US 11,702,251 B2
Closure
Slavica Cesare, Trumbull, CT (US); and Gregory Lalier, Brookfield, CT (US)
Assigned to Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US)
Filed by Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/983,376.
Application 16/983,376 is a continuation of application No. 15/611,781, filed on Jun. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,730,669.
Application 15/611,781 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/EP2016/081755, filed on Dec. 19, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 15202602 (EP), filed on Dec. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0361665 A1, Nov. 19, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 41/17 (2006.01); B65D 41/04 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01); B65D 41/34 (2006.01); B65D 41/16 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 41/17 (2013.01) [B65D 41/0471 (2013.01); B65D 41/34 (2013.01); B65D 47/08 (2013.01); B65D 47/0838 (2013.01); B65D 41/16 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A closure comprising
a. an upper wall defining an opening;
b. a cylindrical snap-on pipe depending from the upper wall and extending axially to a bottom end,
c. the cylindrical snap-on pipe including at least one resistance recess at the bottom end thereof;
d. the cylindrical snap-on pipe further including at least one thread on a wall thereof;
e. the cylindrical snap-on pipe defining opposing first and second walls of the resistance recess;
f. and
the bottom end of the cylindrical snap-on pipe being shaped to include a guidance recess for lowering the cylindrical snap-on pipe thread relative to a container neck, the closure being configured such that the guidance recess includes a first guidance recess wall with an upward gradient and a second guidance recess wall having a downward gradient whereby in a closure opening direction of rotation the first guidance recess wall permits the cylindrical snap-on pipe axially to be lowered toward the container neck having a forcing element and the second wall being consistent with the closure cylindrical snap-on pipe being raised relative to the container and the thread maintains its axial position relative to a thread on a bottle neck to which the closure is being applied when the forcing element contacts a resistance recess wall at least until the forcing element reaches a position beneath the second guidance recess wall.