Receptacles – Closures – Vent in closure
Patent
1996-07-26
1998-06-09
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Closures
Vent in closure
16257, 220254, 220334, 220338, 220796, B65D 5100
Patent
active
057622280
ABSTRACT:
A vent assembly for the top panel of a seal for a food container including a vent hole in the seal panel at least partially surrounded by an upwardly opening recess with the vent hole and recess being below the upper surface of the seal panel. A vent cover, including a depending plug selectively receivable in the vent hole, is pivotally mounted by a hinge assembly which included a hinge pin on said cover received within spaced trunnion openings in the recess adjacent the vent hole. The trunnion openings are laterally enlarged relative to the pin diameter and of a generally non-symmetric oval configuration.
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Miller D. Scott
Morgan William K.
Dart Industries Inc.
Doninger John A.
Hylton Robin A.
Ross Taylor J.
Shoap Allan N.
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