Plastic closure for containers
First Claim
1. A plastic closure assembly for receipt on a container having a neck finish with an end surrounded by an external bead and a plurality of angularly spaced recesses in said bead, said closure assembly including:
- a plastic fitment having a skirt adapted to be received by snap fit over the finish bead, a plurality of angularly spaced internal lugs on said skirt for receipt in the recesses on the finish bead to prevent rotation of the fitment on the neck finish, and at least one external thread segment, and a plastic closure having a skirt with at least one internal thread segment for engagement with said at least one external thread segment on said fitment.
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Abstract
A plastic closure assembly for receipt on a container includes a plastic fitment having a skirt adapted to be received by snap fit over an external bead on the container neck finish, a plurality of angularly spaced internal lugs on the skirt for receipt in recesses on the finish bead to prevent rotation of the fitment on the finish, and at least one external thread segment. A plastic closure has a skirt with at least one internal thread segment for engagement with the at least one external thread segment on the fitment. In exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, the external thread segment may be disposed on an outer surface of the fitment skirt or on the external surface of a tubular spout on the fitment. The fitment skirt preferably has an internal retention element received by snap fit over the external bead on the container finish.
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24 Claims
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1. A plastic closure assembly for receipt on a container having a neck finish with an end surrounded by an external bead and a plurality of angularly spaced recesses in said bead, said closure assembly including:
a plastic fitment having a skirt adapted to be received by snap fit over the finish bead, a plurality of angularly spaced internal lugs on said skirt for receipt in the recesses on the finish bead to prevent rotation of the fitment on the neck finish, and at least one external thread segment, and a plastic closure having a skirt with at least one internal thread segment for engagement with said at least one external thread segment on said fitment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A plastic closure assembly for receipt on a container having a neck finish with an end surrounded by an external bead and a plurality of angularly spaced recesses in said bead, said closure assembly including:
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a plastic fitment having a deck for overlying the end of the container neck finish, a skirt extending from an outer periphery of said deck having an internal retention element for receipt by snap fit over the external bead on the container neck finish, a plurality of angularly spaced internal lugs on said skirt for receipt in the recesses on the finish external bead to prevent rotation of the fitment on the neck finish, an annular wall extending from said deck for sealing receipt within the container finish, and at least one external thread segment, and a plastic closure having a skirt with at least one internal thread segment for threaded engagement with said at least one external thread segment on said fitment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A package that includes:
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a container having a neck finish with an end surrounded by an external bead and a plurality of angularly spaced recesses in said bead, a plastic fitment having a skirt received by snap fit over said finish bead, a plurality of angularly spaced internal lugs on said skirt received in said recesses on said container finish bead to prevent rotation of said fitment on said neck finish, and at least one external thread segment, and a plastic closure having a skirt with at least one internal thread segment engaged with said at least one external thread segment on said finish. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A package that includes:
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a glass container having a neck finish with an end surrounded by an external bead and a plurality of angularly spaced recesses in said bead, a plastic fitment having a deck overlying the end of said container finish, a skirt extending from an outer periphery of said deck having an internal retention element received by snap fit over the external bead on said container neck finish, a plurality of angularly spaced internal lugs on said skirt received in the recesses on said finish external bead to prevent rotation of the fitment on said neck finish, an annular wall extending from said deck sealingly received within said container neck finish, and at least one external thread segment, and a plastic closure having a skirt with at least one internal thread segment in threaded engagement with said at least one external thread segment on said fitment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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