Closure for a container
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1. An overcap for a container comprising:
- a button-like member having a generally flat top surface; and
a decorated film fused into the top surface, said decorated film including at least one first image on a top side of the decorated film in a top layer; and
a second image in a layer under the top layer which is visible only while being illuminated with radiation having a predetermined wavelength which is outside the spectral range of daylight.
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Abstract
A closure for a container is disclosed. The closure includes a cap seal and an overcap removably fastened to the cap seal, where the overcap includes a decorated film fused into a top surface of the overcap.
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32 Claims
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1. An overcap for a container comprising:
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a button-like member having a generally flat top surface; and a decorated film fused into the top surface, said decorated film including at least one first image on a top side of the decorated film in a top layer; and a second image in a layer under the top layer which is visible only while being illuminated with radiation having a predetermined wavelength which is outside the spectral range of daylight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of fabricating an overcap for a medicament container comprising the steps of:
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forming a plurality of arrangements of at least one image on a top side of a substrate; attaching a plurality of memory devices on a bottom side of the substrate such that the plurality of arrangements and the plurality of memory devices are aligned; removing each one of the aligned arrangements and the memory devices from the substrate to form a plurality of decorated films; forming a plurality overcaps by inserting each of the plurality of decorated films into a mold with a top side of the decorated film adjacent to a wall of the mold; and injecting a polymeric material into the mold to form the overcap, wherein the decorated film is fused into a top surface of the overcap. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A closure for a container comprising:
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a cap seal having an annular center section; and an overcap removably fastened to the cap seal, said overcap having a decorated film fused into a top surface, said overcap including a depending projection adapted to engaging the annular center section, the annular center section separating from the cap seal and remaining with the overcap when the overcap is removed from the cap seal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of establishing traceability of the contents of a container, the method comprising the steps of:
storing in a memory device capable of being wirelessly read, an unalterable character string, the character string being uniquely associated with the memory device; and
attaching the memory device to the container substantially concurrently with filling the container with the contents such that the stored character string is uniquely identified with the container, wherein the filled container is thereafter exposed to sterilization, and wherein the memory device remains fully functional after the container is exposed to the sterilization.- View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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