Receptacles – Closures – With closure opening arrangements for means
Patent
1992-10-14
1994-09-20
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Closures
With closure opening arrangements for means
220256, 220276, 220359, 215213, 215253, 22912515, 222562, 222569, B65D 4132, B65D 4162
Patent
active
053481844
ABSTRACT:
A tamper-evident thermoplastic fitment having a spout and a closure for said spout are welded to a polymer-coated paperboard container or to a flexible plastic container. The fitment and closure are initially molded simultaneously but with a substantial space between the two parts interconnected by an elongated runner which conducts molten plastic from the closure to the fitment. Upon retraction of the core of the mold, the closure is pulled into the spout until shoulders on the parts engage, whereupon the closure is stripped from the mold core. The runner comprises a tear tab which slides through an apertured space on the closure. When the parts engage tangs on the tear tab engage the space, making the assembly tamper-evident. The fitment has a flange which may be welded or otherwise secured to the container. The tab may be pulled by the consumer to open the container. The closure may be unscrewed from the spout or otherwise disengaged.
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Adams Brian M.
Chenault Rawson
Luch Daniel
Caplan Julian
Caretto Vanessa
Portola Packaging, Inc.
Shoap Allan N.
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