| US 7,568,586 B2 | ||
| Easy open container closure | ||
| Lawrence S. Walters, Jr., 505 Amity Rd., Woodbridge, Conn. 06525 (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 03, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/49,821. | ||
| Application 11/049821 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/579050, filed on May 26, 2000, granted, now 6,860,397. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/136332, filed on May 26, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0189313 A1, Sep. 01, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B65D 41/16 (2006.01); B65D 41/46 (2006.01); B65D 41/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 215—305 [215/295; 215/317; 215/901; 220/281; 220/793] | 30 Claims |
| 1. An easy open, reusable, removable closure apparatus for a container having a terminal end with an orifice and a radially
outwardly extending edge having an outer surface and a radially outwardly extending undercut below said edge, the closure
apparatus comprising:
a cap portion having a top, a peripherally depending sidewall comprising an inner surface that conforms to said container
outer surface and one or more radially inwardly extending lugs that engage a portion of said edge undercut thereby sealably
securing said closure to said container, wherein a material housed by said container is secured in said container by said
cap portion;
a handle depending from said cap portion, said handle comprising a fulcrum portion that abuts a portion of the surface of
the outer sidewall of said container near the terminal end orifice; and
a tamper indicator that becomes deformed when said handle is actuated or the closure is removed from the container,
wherein said tamper indicator is positioned on an inner surface of said handle and becomes deformed by contact with the outer
sidewall of the container when said handle is actuated or the closure is removed from the container.
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