| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 215044000 | Structure includes threads | 82 |
| 20080230505 | Container With a Polygonal Neck - A container, such as a flask or a flexible tube, provided with a cap, the container including a side wall and a plastic head with a neck and a shoulder linking the neck to the side wall. The cap is provided with a circular cylindrical skirt on its inner surface with one or more first screwing means. The wall of the neck is substantially shaped like a prism where the cross-section is globally a polygon having a symmetry of order n about an axis A substantially parallel to the generatrix of the prism, n being an integer strictly greater than 1, and the neck is provided on its outer surface with n second screwing means, uniformly distributed about the axis A. The assembly of n second screwing means of the neck co-operates with the first screwing means of the cap. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080257848 | Beverage Container - A beverage container ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090078668 | Lightweight Finish for Hot-fill Container - A lightweight finish for a hot-fill container uses less material compared to existing hot-fill container finishes. The lightweight finish yields a cost savings while still providing adequate dimensional stability to allow the container to maintain its shape during the hot-fill process. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090173711 | CONTAINER - If the diameter of an opening side neck portion is decreased to minimize the contact surface between contents and air and a small cap is fitted on a container where there is the concern that exposure to air may alter the quality of contents in the container, there is not only the problem that a gap results between the cap top board and the container opening where adequate locking force is not available but the problem that force is required to open and close the lid, making removal and fitting troublesome. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090200258 | CAP LOCKING DEVICE - Conventionally, to lock a cap onto a container with a minute interval of degree rotation, it is necessary to provide a large number of engaging teeth at minute intervals and to engage minute locking teeth thereto, but there is the problem that adequate locking force is not attained so the lock is disconnected, making a secure lock impossible. There is also the problem that high-precision forming technology is required, making it difficult to provide the neck or shoulders of a container with teeth using a plastic blow-forming process. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090236302 | Finish Portion For Plastic Preform and Container and Method of Making - A preform for making a plastic container includes a main body portion and a threaded finish portion that has an outer surface and an inner surface. The threaded finish portion has a proximal and that is unitary with the main body portion of the preform and a distal end that is opposite from the proximal end. At least one external thread is defined on the outer surface of the finish portion. A gripping indentation is advantageously defined in the outer surface and is longitudinally positioned between the external thread and the distal end of the finish portion. A container having such a finish portion and a method of making a container is also disclosed. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090266783 | Shelved Land for a Container Neck - A device and container for improving the connection of a lid to a container by providing for a shelved container neck. The neck includes a shelved land on the top surface of the container neck which provides for an increased radial thickness to the top surface of the container neck. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090289025 | CHILD RESISTANT CONCENTRATE CARTRIDGE AND ASSOCIATED DILUTING AND DISPENSING CONTAINER - A reusable concentrate cartridge adapted to be supported by a diluting and dispensing container for combining at least two separate components of a multi-component system, the concentrate cartridge having a hollow cylindrical element and a hollow tube with a closure portion. The concentrate cartridge is caused to open by the rotating engagement of a closure cap onto the diluting and dispensing container to which causes the closure portion of the hollow tube to disengage, releasing the concentrate material. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100000959 | METHOD FOR REFORMING A PORTION OF A PLASTIC CONTAINER TO INCLUDE A TRANSFERABLE ELEMENT, AND THE RESULTING CONTAINER - A method and apparatus for reforming a portion of a blow molded plastic container includes directing energy from a heater onto the portion of the container so as to heat the portion while leaving the remainder of the container relatively unheated. The heated portion of the container is then engaged by a reforming tool having an embossed or imprinted characteristic on a contact surface of the reforming tool so as to reform the portion of the container and form a three-dimensional feature thereon which is not reproducible without using the method and/or apparatus of the present invention. Alternatively, the heated portion of the container is engaged by a reforming tool having a transferable element on a contact surface of the reforming tool so as to reform the portion of the container and transfer the transferable element to the portion of the container. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100102020 | Screw cap, container body and container - The invention relates to a screw cap ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100116771 | LIGHTWEIGHT CONTAINER - The present invention concerns a package that includes (i) a container with a body and a neck, a container opening with an opening diameter (d), a screw thread, and a flange extending outwardly and having a flange diameter (D), and (ii) a removable closure adapted to be unscrewed from the screw threads of the container, with the closure having a top, a skirt and a tamper-evident ring attached to the lower edge of the skirt and is adapted to catch the flange of the container's neck when the closure is first screwed onto the neck. The ring is detachable from the skirt upon first removal of the closure from the neck. The container has a top load resistance inferior or equal to 30 daN, and the height h between the neck top edge and the lower part of the flange is such that it satisfies the relationship h≦(d/3). | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100140207 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A DRINKING CONTAINER - The invention relates to a closure device ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100140208 | CLOSURE FOR A SEALED CONTAINER OF A POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF - There is described a closure for a sealed container of a pourable food product, comprising a pouring spout defining a pour opening externally closed by a cover portion, a cap fitted to the pouring spout in a removable way, an opening member interposed between the cap and the cover portion of the pouring spout and joined to the cover portion, and a driving mechanism carried by the cap to engage and pull the opening member along a direction transversal thereto upon removal of the cap from the pouring spout so as to detach the cover portion from the neck portion and free the pour opening when the closure is first unsealed by the user. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100219151 | Multi-Compartment Water Purification Bottle Having a Replaceable Filter - A bottle comprises a cap, a reservoir having an open top closeable by the cap, and a filter holder that houses a filter, the filter holder being coupled to the cap such that a liquid in the reservoir is filtered by the filter as the liquid is being consumed, and the filter is fluidly decoupled from the reservoir when the cap is disengaged from the reservoir. Preferred filters can be constructed out of high reactivity carbon mixture, activated carbon, iodinated resin, combinations thereof, or any other suitable compositions for filtering water or other liquids, and can be molded into any suitable size and shape. Preferred filter holder can have a top portion and a bottom portion that couple together via a snap fitting, mating threads, or any suitable means, which allow access to the filter, and which have numerous vents that allow liquid to freely flow through the filter. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100230374 | TAPERED THREAD STRUCTURE - In one embodiment there is provided a novel container neck finish having a substantially cylindrical exterior wall surface surrounding an orifice defined in the container and a thread structure positioned about the exterior wall surface. The thread structure in one aspect has at least a first portion, a second portion positioned substantially axially below the first portion, and a third portion positioned substantially axially below the second portion. The first, second, and third portions, being inclined with respect to the other portions provide a screw on neck finish. The effective maximum diameter of the first portion is less than the effective maximum diameter of the second portion to define a first to second separation distance. And the effective maximum diameter of the second portion is less than the effective maximum diameter of the third portion to define a second to third separation distance. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100270255 | PREFORM AND CONTAINER HAVING THREAD GROOVE - A finish for a plastic container and a preform adapted to be molded into the plastic container. The finish and the preform include an upper portion having a mouth defining an opening into the container. At least one groove is defined around a radial sidewall of the upper portion. The groove slopes gradually downward along the radial sidewall to a terminal end having a first groove depth at a groove entrance and a second groove depth after a predetermined amount of groove travel. The second groove depth being greater than the first groove depth. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100270256 | Blow-Molded Container Having Thread Groove - A blow-molded plastic container includes an upper portion having a finish, a body portion and a base. At least one groove is formed in a radial sidewall of the finish. The groove slopes gradually downward along the radial sidewall and away from an opening into the container. The container may also include a kick out feature engagable with a tamper-evidence band. A closure member is adapted to selectively mate with the finish on the container. At least one thread is formed on the closure member. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100314348 | PLASTIC MATERIAL CONTAINER - A plastic material container, e.g. a beverage bottle, having a neck which requires the use of a smaller amount of plastic than the bottle necks of the prior art, and which is able to ensure a complete functionality for coupling the cap, ensuring at the same time the possibility of implementing the traditional supporting; sealing and handling operations of the bottle carried out during the various steps of manufacturing the same. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100326946 | BOTTLE CAN MEMBER, BOTTLE, AND THREAD FORMING DEVICE - An effective thread number in the thread section which is disposed on the mouth section of the bottle is formed to be 2.2. That is, the thread section is formed such that the thread section | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100326947 | PREFORM AND A MOLD STACK FOR PRODUCING THE PREFORM - Disclosed herein are a preform ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110174757 | Flying beverage container having attachable reversible finned section - Disclosed herein are beverage bottles having a reversible finned section, attachable to a bottle body, positioning a plurality of fins providing aerodynamic guidance of the body as it travels in a direction of a vector originating from the fin-center toward an attached nose; the finned section having two orientations of attachment to the bottle body providing two different profiles. Bottles may also include one or more of: a base section adapting a finned bottle for transport in a track or conveyor of bottling machinery; aerodynamic noses and nosecones, attachable to the neck or bottom of a bottle or other location, optionally holding an object, prize or additive, also optionally acting as a stand; and a production sleeve permitting transport through a track or conveyor. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110309048 | HOLLOW BODY EQUIPPED WITH RELIEFS THAT ENABLE THE INDEXING THEREOF AND PROCESS FOR HANDLING SUCH A BODY - Hollow body extending along a principal axis and having a neck provided with a first relief suitable for allowing a predetermined angular indexing of the hollow body around its principal axis with respect to a device for gripping the hollow body. The neck having a second relief, axially offset with respect to the first relief, suitable for allowing a predetermined angular indexing of the hollow body around its principal axis with respect to a second gripping device superimposed on the first one. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120000879 | FINISH HORIZONTAL REINFORCING RIB-RING FORCE - A container comprising a finish, a sidewall portion extending from the finish having a thread portion and an opening formed therein, a base portion extending from the sidewall portion and enclosing the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity, and an inwardly directed rib member. The inwardly directed rib member is circumferentially disposed about the finish. In some embodiments, the inwardly directed rib member is positioned between the opening of the finish and the start of the thread portion. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120031871 | STEP TWIST ZIPPED VISUAL TAMPER-EVIDENT CAP AND NECK FINISH - A tamper-evident cap is disclosed having a circular closure member, a cylindrical annular wall depending generally from the periphery of the closure member terminating with a base and having a plurality of serrations, and a tamper-evident band circumferentially positioned around the base having teeth and attached to a portion of the base. The tamper-evident band may be mounted to the base by at least one of the teeth or attached by at least one of the serrations extending below the base. The interior and/or exterior of the cylindrical wall may be stepped. The tamper-evident band may have a groove between the teeth for retaining the tamper-evident band on a neck finish. A neck finish having at least one set of teeth and optional raised portions for securing the tamper-evident band in place is also disclosed. The neck finish may be stepped to correspond with a cap having a cylindrical wall with a stepped interior. A cap and neck finish combination for a container is also disclosed. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120043295 | CHILD RESISTANT FLIP-TOP CLOSURE WITH POURING SPOUT - Described is a handled bottle having a flip top, child-resistant closure with a pour spout. In one embodiment, the closure cap has a pair of tabs that lock into the latches on the closure base member. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120187069 | COMPACT SPHERICAL BOTTLE WITH FLAT SIDES - A plastic container with a longitudinal axis includes a neck region with an opening into the container. The container also includes a base region that closes off the container and a sidewall continuously extending from the neck region to the base region. The sidewall includes a rounded portion and at least one panel. The rounded portion lies substantially on an imaginary rounded object that is three dimensional and that is entirely rounded. The panel lies within an imaginary plane that intersects the imaginary rounded object. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120211458 | PLASTIC AEROSOL CONTAINER - An aerosol container includes a main body portion that is constructed and arranged to withstand aerosol pressurization within a range that is about 90-180 psig and a threaded finish portion that is unitary with the main body portion. The threaded finish portion has at least one helical thread, a support ledge beneath the helical thread and a secondary flange that is positioned beneath the support ledge. The secondary flange has an outer circumference that is noncircular in at least one location, whereby it may be engaged during a capping operation to prevent rotation of the container during capping. A method of making an aerosol container in which a preform is capped before the blow molding process is also disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120223044 | Decorative Top for Bottle with Existing Lid - A bottle is assembled with an existing cap on its threaded neck to seal the contents in the bottle. A decorative top fits onto the existing cap and bottle for holding a decorative body, such as a figurine or the like, on a stem of the top. To open the bottle and use the decorative top, a removable rim comes off the top allowing it to be removed from the existing cap. The cap then twists off the bottle's neck and can be discarded. To reseal the bottle and allow drinking of its contents, the top with the removable rim detached threads onto the bottle's neck. A spout or valve of the top's stem can then be opened so contents of the bottle can be drunk from the stem. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120255927 | CONVERSION OF EXISTING OPEN TOP CONTAINER TO RECLOSABLE CAN - A can or container reformed from an existing open ended can adds additional volume and integral thread portions to form a recloseable can. An existing can is inverted, drawn to increase the volume, an end wall pierced and reformed into an outwardly curled lip, thread portions formed along a perimeter portion of the can body adjacent a first end, and a new end seamed to the original open, second end of the can. A cap with thread lugs cooperates with the thread portions on the external perimeter of the reformed can to originally and subsequently reseal the can once the can has been opened. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120285919 | Dispenser for Pressurized Beverage Bottle - A beverage release cap over a bottle cap of a plastic carbonated beverage bottle for dispensing a beverage, without losing gasses inside the bottle, when the bottle is inverted or partially inverted for pouring. The beverage release cap has three distinct functional and physical sections. A lower section engaging a bottle rim below the bottle cap and snapping over the bottle rim, thereby retaining the beverage release cap to the bottle while providing a seal and permitting a twisting rotation of the beverage release cap. A middle section gripping the bottle cap with vertical, equally spaced ribs, a space between the ribs allowing beverage to flow between the bottle cap and the beverage release cap. An upper section providing a path for the beverage to flow from the middle section. The beverage release cap may alternatively be a replacement to the standard bottle cap. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120305516 | SPIRALLY THREADED MOLDED BOTTLE NECK HAVING AREAS OF REDUCED WALL THICKNESS - A screw-type bottle neck having areas of reduced wall thickness is provided. The bottle neck includes a neck opening having a neck opening axis, a neck interior surface, and a neck exterior surface. The neck exterior surface includes at least one spiral thread portion. The bottle neck has at least one area of first neck thickness having a first neck thickness, and at least one area of second neck thickness having a second neck thickness. The second neck thickness is greater than the first neck thickness. The difference between the first neck thickness and the second neck thickness allows for a substantial reduction in the amount of material required to manufacture the bottle neck. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130075355 | CONTAINER HAVING A THREADED CLOSURE SLEEVE - A container includes a container space and a dispensing neck having a dispensing opening and comprising a substantially round cross-section and on which a fastening device is provided for fastening a closure cap over the dispensing opening, wherein said container comprises an outer sleeve that is rigidly disposed on the dispensing neck. The fastening device is formed on the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is placed at least partially over the dispensing neck. The outer circumference of the dispensing neck is pressed onto an inner circumferential surface of the outer sleeve. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130098863 | Bottle Registration Feature - A fitment has an axis and a registration feature. The fitment is sealed within a bottle neck in a position in which the registration feature has a predetermined orientation to the bottle neck rotationally about the axis. Preferably, the fitment has a screw thread defining a limit of rotation for a bottle cap to be screwed onto the fitment. The registration feature has a predetermined orientation to the screw thread rotationally about the axis, whereby the limit of rotation also has a predetermined orientation to the bottle neck rotationally about the axis. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130180942 | Closure - An orientatable closure for a container comprises a body with a screw thread, the thread comprising a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness. The first and second thicknesses are different and the interface between the first and second portions defines a stop such that a co-operating screw thread on a container is not rotatable past the interface, whereby to define a predetermined relative orientation between the closure and container. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130200032 | CLOSING ARRANGEMENT - A closing arrangement includes a neck having an end closed by a wall and an associated cap. The end of the neck is provided with a weakening line that surrounds the neck. The cap is provided with an opening promoting device arranged for engaging with a further opening promoting device of the wall to separate at least a part of the wall of the neck along the weakening line. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130220964 | METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED FINISH GEOMETRY - A metal beverage container may include a body portion, a neck portion connected with said body portion, and a finish portion. The finish portion may include a threaded portion, a lip portion, and a transition portion coupled between the threaded portion and the lip portion. The transition portion may include an outwardly convex shape. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130270211 | GLASS CONTAINER WITH INTERNALLY THREADED NECK - The present invention relates to a glass container with a cylindrical neck ( | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130299444 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE FABRICATION OF GLASS CONTAINERS WITH INTERNALLY THREADED NECK - The present invention relates to a process and equipment for the fabrication of glass containers with internally threaded neck and such containers. The plunger ( | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130299445 | Bottle neck structure and relative cap made of plastic material, particularly for water and beverages - Bottle neck structure and relative cap made of plastic material, particularly for water and beverages, comprising a neck ( | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130327738 | CONTAINER PREVENTING CONTACT WITH PLASTICS - A container is disclosed, comprising a container body having an inner surface formed from a first non-plastics material, a neck forming a mouth of the container, and a lid removably attachable to the neck. A layer of a second non-plastics material is formed across a surface of the lid facing the inside of the container body when the lid is attached to the neck. The layer of the second non-plastics material extends across the mouth of the container so as to form a seal with the neck of the container when the lid is attached to the neck. The lid includes a sipper made of a third non-plastics material mounted in an opening formed in the lid. The layer of the second non-plastics material and the sipper are disposed so as to form a fluid-tight connection between them. The sipper is detachable from the lid and the sipper is held in place relative to the opening of the lid by upper and lower flanges. A method for manufacturing the container is also disclosed. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140076838 | PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH A CUT NECK PRODUCED IN A STRETCH BLOW-MOLDING METHOD - A plastic container with a cut neck is disclosed, which is produced by stretch blow-molding from a preform manufactured by plastic injection or plastic flow molding, and which immediately following production, or separated in space and/or time, is inserted into a mold cavity of a blow-mold tool of a stretch blow-molding device and with the aid of a blow-molding medium inflated and stretched according to the mold cavity. The preform is then shaped to form the desired plastic container by cutting off an excess section that includes an injection-molded neck part of the preform. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140103003 | CONTAINER FOR RECYCLABLE CLOSURE AND CONTAINER CLOSURE ASSEMBLY WITH SAID CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a tamper-evident closure of the roll-on type which comprises an engagement surface, suitable for engaging with a corresponding engagement surface provided on the neck of a container, wherein the engagement surfaces permit the complete removal of the closure after the first opening. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140151322 | CLOSURE CAP FOR BOTTLE CONTAINER - Disclosed is a two piece closure caps for bottle containers having a threaded neck portion onto which the cap is intended to fit. More specifically, the bottle container is used for storing and dispensing pharmaceutical/medical product. The medical product is in the liquid form for ophthalmic and/or Ear related infections/disease. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140151323 | Apparatus And Method For Forming A Container Having A Receptacle And An Integral Cap And Product Formed Thereby - An apparatus for forming a container generally comprises a first mold part having an injection mold portion and a blow mold portion and a second mold part having a core pin. The core pin is configured to cooperate with the injection mold portion in a first position to define an injection mold cavity for forming a preform and an integral cap. The core pin is also configured to cooperate with the blow mold portion in a second position to define a blow mold cavity for forming a receptacle from the preform. The cap may be closed at the blow mold portion to seal the receptacle. One or more threads may be formed on a neck of the container. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140166606 | Container with Pour Spout - A container includes a neck finish extending from a body and having at least two thickened wall portions circumferentially spaced apart and extending radially inwardly, and including interior surfaces disposed radially inwardly of a neck finish interior surface to at least partially establish an internal trough, and axially facing shoulders axially recessed with respect to a sealing lip of the neck finish. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140166607 | CONTAINER EXCELLENTLY PREVENTING LIQUID FROM DRIPPING - A container having a mouth portion forming, on the outer circumferential surface thereof, a screw thread for fastening a cap, wherein an arcuate or annular horizontally recessed portion is formed between the upper end of the screw thread and the upper end of the mouth portion or in the screw thread, and the angle θ of the upper wall surface of the horizontally recessed portion is set to be 80 degrees to 150 degrees relative to the vertical direction. The container has a mouth portion forming, on the outer circumferential surface thereof, a screw thread for fastening a cap without forming a coating that covers the mouth portion, and effectively prevents the liquid contained therein from dripping along the outer circumferential surface of the mouth portion when the liquid contained therein is poured out from the mouth portion. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140183153 | INVERTED BOTTLE ASSEMBLY - An inverted bottle assembly includes a bottle, a tip insert, and a cap. The bottle may include: 1) a rounded top portion engaged with or adjacent to a sidewall portion, 2) a base portion engaged with or adjacent to the sidewall portion, 3) a conical flange engaged with or adjacent to the base portion, and 4) a neck portion engaged with or adjacent to the conical flange. Additionally, the bottle may include a non-round cross-sectional shape. The tip insert may engage with the neck portion of the bottle. The tip insert may also have a nozzle with a nozzle passageway with an opening. The cap may cover the tip insert and the neck portion. The bottle assembly may also include first and second sealing structures within the cap. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140190925 | BI-INJECTED CAP, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A CAP - The disclosure includes a cap having a first portion made of a plastic material and forming a bottom for covering a container neck and a protective side wall for surrounding the container neck, and a second portion made of a flexible material that is compatible with the plastic material of the first portion and separate from the plastic material of the first portion, the second portion being annular and consisting of a flexible seal, which projects from the bottom toward the interior of the side wall and which is welded to the first portion. Thus, the manufacture of the stopper by molding includes injecting a flexible material to produce the flexible annular seal and then the movable portions of the mold are placed such that the flexible material is in a groove that is set back from the planar surface of the mold. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140231375 | PET CONTAINER HAVING INWARD THREAD FINISH - A container and a method for making a container having inwardly formed threads are provided. The container includes a body portion having a bottom portion and a sidewall portion. A neck portion is formed above the body portion and defines an opening at a top of the container. The neck portion includes a vertical cylinder portion extending vertically upward from the body portion, the vertical cylinder portion having a thread portion formed as a concave profile around the vertical cylinder portion. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140231376 | PACKAGING SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - The packaging system according to the invention comprises a container ( | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140251941 | LIDS FOR SPILLPROOF CONTAINER ASSEMBLIES - A spillproof container assembly includes a container body and a lid body that is adapted to be fastened onto the container body by screwing. Both the container body and the lid body are advantageously provided with outwardly extending wing portions for enhancing the grippability of and properly orienting the container assembly for small children. The outwardly extending wing portions of the container body are aligned with the outwardly extending wing portions of the lid body. The lid body is provided with an acoustic waveguide, and sound generating structure is provided in communication with the acoustic waveguide for creating an audible feedback when the lid body has been tightened onto the container body to a predetermined relative position and tightness. The acoustic waveguide further functions as a viewing port that provides a visual feedback so that a user can visually verify the position of the lid body with respect to the container body. In addition, the wing portions of the lid body are designed to slightly interfere with and cam over respective upper platforms on the wing portions of the container body so that a user will be provided with a tactical feedback as a lid body is approaching an optimal amount of tightness with respect to the container body. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140263149 | Container With Coupling Features - A container is provided. The container includes a neck. The neck includes coupling features. A first closure is configured to be coupled to the container by a first coupling feature. A second closure is configured to be coupled to the container by a second coupling feature. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A THREADED NECK ON A METALLIC BOTTLE - An apparatus and method of making and applying threaded twist-off neck finishes for metal containers is provided. More specifically, the present invention relations to apparatus and methods used to form metallic bottles with threaded necks adapted to receive selectively removable threaded closures. The threaded neck may be formed by interconnecting a threaded outsert to a metallic bottle. Alternatively, the threaded neck may be formed as an integral portion of the neck of the bottle. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263151 | CONTAINER CLOSURE - A canister includes a container and a closure. The container is formed to include a product-storage region to receive products and the closure is configured to seal off a brim of the container to block access to the product-receiving container when the closure is rotated in a clockwise direction. The closure includes a lid-retainer ring and a floating lid that covers a mouth of the container. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140284299 | CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURE SYSTEMS FOR CONTAINERS - A child-resistant closure system for a container includes an overcap having a pair of levers, each opposite the other and formed into a side facing of the overcap, each lever including a lower vertical member on a rear side thereof, the overcap including a pair of partial threads extending horizontally along an inner surface at the bottom of the overcap, each partial thread 180 degrees from the other, and a cylindrical collar configured to receive the overcap thereon, the collar having an opening configured to receive a dispenser tip and bottleneck of the container therethrough, the collar forming a mechanical bond with the bottleneck, the collar including a neck having a pair of neck threads formed around an external surface thereof, each neck thread 180 degrees apart from the other on the neck, each neck thread terminating at a truncated vertical wall formed on the neck external surface. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140299567 | CONTAINER WITH SHELF AND SCOOP INSERT - A container for storing dispensable contents includes a tub. The tub includes a body having one or more walls extending from a base, an opening, a neck formed around the opening and extending out from the body to form a lip, and a shelf disposed on an inner perimeter of the neck and below the lip. The container also includes a removable insert disposed below the lip and above the contents. The removable insert includes a scoop implement for dispensing the contents, and an outer frame removably coupled to the scoop implement, the outer frame configured to rest on the shelf and support the scoop implement above the contents. The container also includes a closure configured to removably cover the opening. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140305898 | PREFORM, CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR FORMING A CONTAINER | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140319093 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER CLOSURE AND COMBINATION OF SAME AND CONTAINER - A synthetic resin container closure does not render required initial torque and required secondary torque for unsealing excessively high, and but can fully reliably prevent slipping-out, a phenomenon where a locking device ascends while elastically climbing over a locking jaw portion, without causing breakage of a circumferential breakable line, at the time of unsealing. Such a synthetic resin container closure and a combination of the synthetic resin container closure and a container are provided. An inverted truncated cone-shaped fitting surface extending upwards at a radially outward incline from the base edge of an upper surface of the locking device is disposed in the inner peripheral surface of a tamper evident bottom section demarcated below the circumferential breakable line formed in a skirt wall. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140360968 | CONTAINER HAVING DUAL TAMPER-EVIDENT INDICATORS - An improved container for dispensing liquid having a bottle and a mounting closure. The bottle has a top with a neck defining a mouth. The closure includes a hollow collar having a first section adapted to be received over the neck of the bottle and a second section having a protrusion. The closure includes a cap adapted to be received over the collar having an opening aligned with the protrusion. A first tamper-evident means is associated with the cap, while a second tamper-evident means is associated with the collar. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150027974 | METAL PACKAGING WITH TUBULAR PART - The metal packaging includes a tubular part ( | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150027975 | LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PREFORM - A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the dispensing opening has an inner diameter that is at least 22 mm, and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150102004 | GLASS CONTAINER WITH ROLL-ON CLOSURE - A glass container in the form of a growler is provided with a re-sealable roll-on closure. An improved construction is provided for the container enabling it to handle higher pressures in which minimum glass wall thicknesses are optimized to provide necessary strength for the container, yet the construction conserves amounts of glass used. In a preferred embodiment, the container is capable of holding a 64 oz beverage, and the container includes a re-sealable roll-on 38 mm closure with a capacity to hold up to 3.00 v/v CO | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150321804 | CHILD-RESISTANT CAP AND CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A child-resistant container assembly for selectively storing materials is provided. The child-resistant container assembly includes a cap and a container. The cap has a top wall and a sidewall. First and second levers are positioned in respective gaps in the sidewall and are pivotably connected thereto via hinges. The container includes a neck positioned at an upper end thereof, having a radially outwardly extending, circumferentially tapering locking rib. The locking rib defines at least one locking edge, at a largest diameter of the locking rib, and at least one base edge, at a smallest diameter of the locking rib. To remove the cap from the container, the first and second levers are manually pivoted to clear the at least one locking edge, in order to permit sufficient rotation of the cap relative to the container to remove the cap from the container. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150329232 | Neck Finish for a Container - A container neck finish includes an outer surface of the neck finish having a parting line, an axially facing sealing surface, a bead projecting radially outwardly from the outer surface and axially spaced from the sealing surface, and circumferentially spaced retention elements projecting radially outwardly from the outer surface, and being located axially between the sealing surface and the bead. At least one of the retention elements includes a stop portion including a ramp portion that extends circumferentially toward the parting line and radially inwardly toward the neck finish outer surface and converges therewith at a location within ten angular degrees of the parting line. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150329233 | Plastic Container Neck Configured for Use with a Fitment - An apparatus is provided in the form of a neck for a plastic bottle or other plastic container. The neck includes an external thread with a constant major diameter that can engage with a bottle cap with an internal thread. The neck has an internal surface with an irregular shape where the internal diameter proximate to the top sealing surface is greater than the internal diameter proximate to the side wall of the plastic bottle. The internal surface of the neck engages with a fitment inserted into the neck of the plastic container to prevent movement of the fitment. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150344166 | LOW SPREAD METAL ELONGATED BOTTLE AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A low-spread metal elongated bottle and its production method are described for reducing rejection rates associated with the production of metal bottles at high speeds. The elongated bottle includes a sheet metal formed body. The sheet metal has a low spread between a yield state corresponding to the yield stress of the sheet metal and an ultimate tensile state corresponding to the ultimate tensile stress of the sheet metal. The body further includes a concave bottom portion having a circular perimeter. A cylindrical portion extends from the circular perimeter of the bottom portion and has a uniform diameter. A neck portion extends from the cylindrical portion and has a tapered profile. The neck portion may include a threaded portion including threads exposed on the outer surface of the neck portion or an area for crimping of a crown. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150360803 | Glass Container with Internally Threaded Neck - A glass container with a cylindrical neck including an internal thread allowing for reversible plugging and unplugging of the container by screwing and unscrewing said stopper, wherein the internal thread of the neck includes at least two independent thread turns allowing unplugging and plugging of the container by screwing and respectively unscrewing the stopper by rotating it over an angle of less than 180°. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150375888 | SCREW-TOP BOTTLE-CAN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a screw-top bottle-can and a screw-top bottle-can are provided so that a screw-thread can be formed without damaging an inner coating and a resealing operation can be improved. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160001486 | INJECTION STRETCH BLOW MOLDING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INTERNALLY THREADED CONTAINERS - A carrier assembly for injection molding a parison with internal threads. The carrier assembly may be used with an injection stretch blow molding machine that includes a core rod. The carrier assembly comprises a carrier insert surrounding a portion of the core rod. The carrier insert includes a thread-forming portion presenting an interior radial surface and an exterior radial surface. The interior radial surface is configured to be positioned adjacent to the core rod, and the exterior radial surface includes a threaded protrusion configured to extend away from the core rod. The carrier assembly also includes a pinion insert surrounding at least a portion of the threaded protrusion of the thread-forming portion of the carrier insert. The pinion insert is spaced apart from the thread-forming portion of the carrier insert so as to present a thread-forming cavity between the pinion insert and the carrier insert. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160023795 | Combination Drink Bottle and Frozen Comestible Maker - An apparatus for enabling consumers to seamlessly convert the contents of a sippable drink container into a handheld frozen comestible. The present invention alleviates the need for consumers to purchase distinct products for when they desire a beverage and when they desire a frozen comestible. Further alleviated is the need for cumbersome and messy homemade kits consisting of plastic molds and popsicle stick support members. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160059255 | VENTED CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR A SPRAY CONTAINER - A closure assembly includes a vented closure and a dispensing fitment. The closure includes an upper deck, a tubular hub extending downwardly from the upper deck, an annular outwardly threaded fitment neck extending upwardly from the upper deck, and a fitment seat surrounding the fitment neck. The fitment seat has a vent hole radially spaced from the hub. The dispensing fitment includes a fitment body, an arbor extending downwardly from the fitment body, an annular inwardly threaded sealing wall extending downwardly from the fitment body, and a dispensing neck extending upwardly from the fitment body. The arbor is movable between an open venting position and a closed position which blocks the vent hole. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160096309 | PREFORM NECK CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD - A neck crystallization method includes inserting a core into the neck, heating the neck using a heater group disposed along a transfer direction while rotating the preform on its axis, and transferring the preform along the transfer direction in a state in which the core is inserted into the neck, and cooling the neck of the preform in a state in which the core is inserted into the neck. The heating of the neck includes a first step that drives first heaters positioned on the upstream side in the transfer direction at a first power, and a second step that drives second heaters positioned on the downstream side of the first heaters at a second power that is lower than the first power until the temperature of the neck reaches a crystallization temperature zone. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160101912 | CLOSURE ASSEMBY - A closure assembly comprising a two-part closure having a metal panel or disc ( | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160137331 | CARBONATED SOFT DRINK FINISH MODIFICATION - An apparatus and method are provided for a finish configured to define an opening to an interior of a container and to substantially reduce foaming of contents when the container is opened. The finish comprises a cylindrical body comprising a peripheral portion with a first edge and a second edge disposed at opposite ends. The first edge defines a first opening and is configured to receive a container cap. The second edge defines a second opening and is configured to receive a neck of the container. The first and second openings are in fluid communication. One or more threads on an exterior of the peripheral portion are configured to rotatably engage with one or more threads of the container cap. At least one notch is disposed at the first edge, peripheral to the first opening, and comprises a cross-sectional shape suitably formed to substantially reduce foaming of the contents. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160137366 | BOTTLE-SHAPED RESIN CONTAINER - A bottle-shaped resin container with a bottle body and a cap, the container being configured to determine whether the seal has been broken by: the container having a long, tall cylindrical section between a neck ring and a flange that connects the neck ring and the flange; and when the cap body is rotated in the unscrewing direction, bridges being broken and the cap ring separating from the cap body and falling by its own weight so that the lower surface thereof contacts the flange and remains above the flange, exposing the side surface of the long, tall cylindrical-section between the upper surface of the cap ring and the lower surface of the neck ring. As the side surface of the long, tall cylindrical section is a straight line when viewed from the front, it is possible to determine the taper angle definitively and the taper angle is 60-80 degrees. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160176566 | PREFORM EXTENDED FINISH FOR PROCESSING LIGHT WEIGHT ECOLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL BOTTLES | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160176567 | Bottle Registration Feature | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160250795 | HIGH STRETCH RATIO PREFORMS AND RELATED CONTAINERS AND METHODS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160251105 | Method and Apparatus for Forming a Threaded Neck on a Metallic Bottle | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160251121 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME | 09-01-2016 |
| 20170233138 | Protective Bottle Enclosure | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170233150 | LUG CLOSURE | 08-17-2017 |
