US2011180538A1PendingUtilityA1

Container and closure combinations

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Assignee: GLUD & MARSTRAND ASPriority: May 10, 2006Filed: May 10, 2007Published: Jul 28, 2011
Est. expiryMay 10, 2026(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Mazyar Abolfazlian
B65D 2543/00537B65D 2543/00296B65D 2543/00907B65D 43/0222B65D 2543/00092B65D 2543/00222
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Claims

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container ( 3 ) and closure combination, a container and closure part ( 2 ) thereof comprising a base portion and a wall portion ( 4 ), the combination also comprising a connecting portion for connecting the parts having an outer dimension smaller than the outer dimension of the wall portions of the parts, to provide a recess sized to substantially accommodate the wall portions ( 4,6 ), which wall portions varies in height along their peripheries, whereby the container and closure combination is adapted to achieve a substantially flush outer surface of the container and the closure when closed.

Claims

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1 . A container and closure combination, a container and closure part thereof comprising a base portion and a wall portion, the combination also comprising a connection portion for connecting said parts having an outer dimension smaller than the outer dimension of the wall portions of the parts, to provide a recess sized to substantially accommodate said wall portions, the wall portions varying in height along their peripheries, wherein said container and closure combination is adapted to achieve a substantially flush outer surface of the container and the closure when combined. 
     
     
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         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . A combination according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is a neck portion on one of the parts surrounding a substantially circular opening, the neck portion made integral with, and having an outer dimension smaller than the outer dimension of the wall portion, to provide a recess sized to substantially accommodate the wall portion of the other part, said neck portion varying in height along the periphery of the part, and the wall portion of the other part varying correspondingly in height along its periphery, wherein said combination is adapted to achieve a substantially flush outer surface of the container and the closure when combined. 
     
     
         21 . A combination according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is an intermediate element surrounding a substantially circular opening. 
     
     
         22 . A combination according to  claim 21 , wherein the intermediate element is a ring-shaped member. 
     
     
         23 . A combination according to  claim 22 , wherein one or more areas on the peripheral outer surface of the intermediate element is/are provided with one or more protrusions adapted to engage in an interference fit with an inner, peripheral surface of the wall and/or neck portion on one or both of the container and closure parts. 
     
     
         24 . A combination according to  claim 21 , wherein the intermediate element is a circular cup-shaped member. 
     
     
         25 . A combination according to  claim 24 , wherein one or more areas on the peripheral outer surface of the intermediate element is/are provided with one or more protrusions adapted to engage in an interference fit with an inner, peripheral surface of the wall and/or neck portion on one or both of the container and closure parts. 
     
     
         26 . A combination according to  claim 23 , wherein the one or more protrusions adapted to engage with the closure part of the combination is/are substantially drop-shaped. 
     
     
         27 . A combination according to  claim 25 , wherein the one or more protrusions adapted to engage with the closure part of the combination is/are substantially drop-shaped. 
     
     
         28 . A combination according to  claim 26 , wherein the radial extent of said one or more drop-shaped protrusions, with respect to the peripheral outer surface of the intermediate element, increases with the width of the drop-shaped protrusion. 
     
     
         29 . A combination according to  claim 27 , wherein the radial extent of said one or more drop-shaped protrusions, with respect to the peripheral outer surface of the intermediate element, increases with the width of the drop-shaped protrusion. 
     
     
         30 . A combination according to  claim 22 , wherein the peripheral outer surface of the intermediate element further comprises a circumventing collar following the height variation of the neck and/or wall portion(s). 
     
     
         31 . A combination according to  claim 24 , wherein the peripheral outer surface of the intermediate element further comprises a circumventing collar following the height variation of the neck and/or wall portion(s). 
     
     
         32 . A combination according to  claim 1 , wherein the height variation of said neck and/or wall portions of the combination is so adapted that the parts are complementary to each other when combined. 
     
     
         33 . A combination according to  claim 20 , wherein the height variation of said neck and/or wall portions of the combination is so adapted that the parts are complementary to each other when combined. 
     
     
         34 . A combination according to  claim 32 , wherein the height variation describes a curve. 
     
     
         35 . A combination according to  claim 34 , wherein the described curve is a sinusoid. 
     
     
         36 . A combination according to  claim 33 , wherein the height variation describes a curve. 
     
     
         37 . A combination according to  claim 36 , wherein the described curve is a sinusoid. 
     
     
         38 . A combination according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall portions and/or the neck portion is/are provided with an inwardly curled portion. 
     
     
         39 . A combination according to  claim 20 , wherein the wall portions and/or the neck portion is/are provided with an inwardly curled portion. 
     
     
         40 . A combination according to  claim 38 , wherein the wall and/or the neck portion(s) or the inwardly curled portion thereof comprise(s) engagement means. 
     
     
         41 . A combination according to  claim 39 , wherein the wall and/or the neck portion(s) or the inwardly curled portion thereof comprise(s) engagement means. 
     
     
         42 . A combination according to  claim 40 , wherein the means for engaging comprise threading means. 
     
     
         43 . A combination according to  claim 41 , wherein the means for engaging comprise threading means. 
     
     
         44 . A combination according to  claim 42 , wherein the threading means comprise one or more threads distributed along the outer periphery of said wall and/or neck portion(s) of the container part and/or distributed along the inner periphery of said wall and/or neck portion(s) of the closure part. 
     
     
         45 . A combination according to  claim 43 , wherein the threading means comprise one or more threads distributed along the outer periphery of said wall and/or neck portion(s) of the container part and/or distributed along the inner periphery of said wall and/or neck portion(s) of the closure part. 
     
     
         46 . A combination according to  claim 44 , wherein the threads have a pitch of 5-10 mm. 
     
     
         47 . A combination according to  claim 45 , wherein the threads have a pitch of 5-10 mm. 
     
     
         48 . A container and closure combination according to  claim 40 , wherein the means for engaging comprise two or more protrusions distributed along the outer periphery of said wall and/or neck portion(s) of the container part and/or distributed along the inner periphery of said wall and/or neck portion(s) of the closure part. 
     
     
         49 . A container and closure combination according to  claim 41 , wherein the means for engaging comprise two or more protrusions distributed along the outer periphery of said wall and/or neck portion(s) of the container part and/or distributed along the inner periphery of said wall and/or neck portion(s) of the closure part. 
     
     
         50 . A container and closure combination according to  claim 20 , wherein a transition between the wall portion and the neck portion has a radius of curvature of less than 2 mm. 
     
     
         51 . A container and closure combination according to  claim 1 , further comprising a sealing arranged between the container and closure.

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