Closure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9630753-B2
Application number	US-201414477332-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2014
Priority date	May 10, 2011
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

Described is a closure adapted to be fit on top of containers such as bottles. In various embodiments, the closure may include an outer skirt and an inner skirt. The closure may be engageable with a container neck. In some embodiments, a region of weakness may be adapted to break and/or deform upon an attempt to remove the closure from the container neck. In some embodiments, after the break and/or deformation, the closure may no longer be engageable with the container neck.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container, comprising:
a bottle with a neck;
a closure that is engageable with the neck of the bottle, the closure comprising:
an upper deck;
an outer skirt depending from the upper deck;
an inner skirt depending from the upper deck and being concentric with the outer skirt; and
a region of weakness located on the inner skirt adapted to break and/or deform upon an attempt to remove the closure from the neck of the bottle, wherein after the break and/or deformation, the closure is no longer engageable with the neck of the bottle; and
wherein the region of weakness extends generally longitudinally along the inner skirt and comprises an axial notch configured to tear upon the attempt to remove the closure from the container neck.

2. A container, comprising:
a bottle with a neck;
a closure that is engageable with the neck of the bottle, the closure comprising:
an upper deck;
an outer skirt depending from the upper deck;
an inner skirt depending from the upper deck and being concentric with the outer skirt; and
a region of weakness adapted to break and/or deform upon an attempt to remove the closure from the neck of the bottle, wherein after the break and/or deformation, the closure is no longer engageable with the neck of the bottle; and
wherein the region of weakness comprises an annular notch located on the top deck between the inner skirt and the outer skirt.

3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the annular notch is offset from the inner skirt.

4. A container, comprising:
a bottle with a neck;
a closure that is engageable with the neck of the bottle, the closure comprising:
an upper deck;
an outer skirt depending from the upper deck;
an inner skirt depending from the upper deck and being concentric with the outer skirt; and
a region of weakness adapted to break and/or deform upon an attempt to remove the closure from the neck of the bottle, wherein after the break and/or deformation, the closure is no longer engageable with the neck of the bottle,
wherein the region of weakness comprises an annular notch located at a juncture between inner skirt and the top deck.

Assignees

• Clorox Co

Inventors

• Ziegenhorn David
• Hinkle Jay
• Showers Greg
• Azelton Kerry D
• Alvarez Stacie M
• Irwin Bryan

Classifications

• B65D2401/20

  Frangible elements completely enclosed in closure skirt · CPC title

• B65D49/12 Primary

  by destroying, in the act of opening the container, an integral portion thereof · CPC title

• B65D43/0235

  with integral tamper element · CPC title

• B65D47/0838 Primary

  located at an edge of the base element · CPC title

• B65D41/32

  Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings · CPC title