Container and closure assembly

• US 5,667,094 A
• Filed: 04/29/1996
• Issued: 09/16/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: West Penn Plastics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: West Penn Plastics, Inc.
• Inventors: Marino, Michael, Rapchak, Thomas P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoap, Allan N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY
• Application Number:
  US08/638,804
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• Field of Search: 220/339, 220/306, 220/780, 220/793, 220/794, 220/796, 220/805, 220/375, 215/235, 215/237, 215/224, 215/45, 215/43, 215/306, 215/305
• US Class Current: 220/834
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/162 the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece B65D43/161 takes precedence

Abstract

A container and cap assembly of the type comprising an integral molded container and hinge cap. The container having a neck surrounding an opening thereto with a rim extending thereabout. The cap is interconnected to the container by a living hinge, aligning the cap with the neck for sealing registration thereon. Engagement and release tabs extend from the respective container and cap portions for angularly aligned positioning to one another upon cap registration on the container.

Claims

1. A container and cap assembly comprising;

a container and a closure that are integrally molded from plastic to one another, said container having an annular sidewall with a closed end and an open end surrounded by a locking rim with two tapered engagement surfaces, engagement tabs extending from said container and said closure respectively, said closure having a depending skirt and a sealing flange engageable on said rim by downwardly closure movement to secure said closure in a closed position on said container and prevent upward movement of said closure, said skirt having four angular plane engagement surfaces, wherein the first and second angular plane engagement surfaces having different vertical inclinations and engage one of said tapered engagement surfaces on said container adjacent said opening, the third angular plane engagement surface extends below said first and second angular plane engagement surfaces and engages on said remaining rim'"'"'s tapered surface, and the fourth angular plane engagement surface extends from said third angular plane engagement surface in spaced relation to said annular sidewalls when closed, said hinge having a recessed portion and a contoured notch in spaced oppositely disposed relation to one another defining a flexible means therebetween.

2. The container and cap assembly of claim 1 wherein said first angular plane engagement surface is of a vertical angular inclination of 10 degrees and said second angular plane engagement surface is of a vertical angular inclination of 18 degrees.

3. The container and cap assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said rim'"'"'s tapered engagement surface registerable on said first and second annular plane engagement surfaces of said closure is of a vertical inclination of 18 degrees.

4. The container and cap assembly of claim 1 wherein said recess portion in said hinge extends transversely thereacross and is of a known depth and width and said oppositely disposed contoured notch is of a depth and width greater than that of said known recess.

5. The container and cap assembly of claim 1 wherein said flexible means between said container and said closure when in closed position defines a space therebetween.

6. The container and cap assembly of claim 1 wherein said third angular plane engagement surface is of a vertical angular inclination of 30 degrees.

7. The container and cap assembly of claim 1 wherein said first and fourth angular plane engagement surfaces are of an identical vertical angular inclination.