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US4405056A
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Container closure system with vent opening through the closure tape
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1982-05-17
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Granted: 1983-09-20
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Expires: 2002-05-17
Abstract
Abstract An easy-openable tape closure for a container for gas-containing beverages and comprising an interior tape spanning a pour opening, an exterior tape sealed to the interior tape in the area of the pour opening and having a vent opening in the area of the pour opening. A pull tab is positioned over the exterior tape and sealed therethrough to the interior tape to provide means for rupturing the interior tape at the vent opening to vent the container.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Patterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:58
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D17/00; B65D17/50; B65D17/501; B65D17/505; B65D41/00; B65D41/32; B65D2517/00; B65D2517/0001; B65D2517/001; B65D2517/0013; B65D2517/0058; B65D2517/0059; B65D2517/0061; B65D2517/0062; B65D2517/0091; B65D2517/0094; B65D2517/50; B65D2517/5002; B65D2517/5005; B65D2517/5016; B65D2517/5024; B65D2517/5027; B65D2517/5029; B65D2517/504; B65D2517/5067; B65D2517/5072; B65D2517/5083; B65D2517/5091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A container end assembly comprising: a container end with an interior surface, exterior surface and a pour opening therein, and an easy-opening closure system covering said pour opening comprising: an interior tape having an adhesive on one surface adhered to the interior surface of the container end and covering said pour opening, an exterior tape covering the pour opening and adhered therein to said interior tape, said exterior tape having a vent opening formed therein in the area of the pour opening and exposing the adhesive surface of the interior tape, said exterior tape being formed at one end beyond said opening with a pull tab covering a portion of said exterior tape and said vent opening, and said pull tab being secured firmly to the exposed adhesive of the interior tape at said vent opening in the exterior tape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A container end assembly comprising: a container end with an interior surface, exterior surface and a pour opening therein, and an easy-opening closure system covering said pour opening comprising: an interior tape having an adhesive on one surface adhered to the interior surface of the container end and covering said pour opening, an exterior tape covering the pour opening and adhered therein to said interior tape, said exterior tape having a vent opening formed therein in the area of the pour opening and exposing the adhesive surface of the interior tape, said exterior tape being formed at one end beyond said opening with a pull tab covering a portion of said exterior tape and said vent opening, and said pull tab being secured firmly to the exposed adhesive of the interior tape at said vent opening in the exterior tape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A container end assembly according to claim 1 including means for fastening securely said exterior tape to the exterior surface of said container and adjacent the center of the container end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A container end assembly according to claim 1 wherein an adhesive is disposed to removably adhere said exterior tape to the container end around said pour opening and to permanently bond the exterior tape to said interior tape in the area of said pour opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A container end assembly according to claim 1 wherein said pull tab comprises a length of said exterior tape projecting back over said exterior tape from a fold formed in the exterior tape beyond the pour opening of the container end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A container end assembly according to claim 3 wherein said pull tab comprises a separate length of sheet material laminated to said exterior tape adjacent a fold line formed in the exterior tape beyond the pour opening of the container end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
A container end assembly according to claim 1 wherein said pour opening is generally U-shaped and said container end has a tongue-like portion projecting between the sides of the opening and toward the base of the U-shaped opening and having an enlarged distal end sealed between the interior tape and the exterior tape for affording bending of the tongue-like portion upon peeling the exterior tape from over the U-shaped opening by pulling the pull tab over the exterior tape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A container end assembly according to claim 1 wherein said pull tab has a free end formed with surface irregularities to permit grasping and is positioned adjacent the vent opening and does not extend over the entire pour opening area.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A container end assembly according to claim 1 wherein the pull tab is formed with surface irregularities to permit grasping of the pull tab.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A container end assembly according to claim 1 wherein said pull tab is formed with a plurality of holes through the end thereof and a portion of said end within the pattern of holes and free of any hole is firmly adhered to the interior tape through said vent opening.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A container end assembly according to claim 3 wherein said pull tab comprises a length of said exterior projecting back over said exterior tape from a fold line formed in the exterior tape beyond the pour opening of the container end.
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