US4771937A
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Lid for heat-sealing container
Assignee: Toyo Aluminum KK
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Filing: 1987-03-04
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Granted: 1988-09-20
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Expires: 2007-03-04
Abstract
Abstract An improved lid for heat-sealing a container is proposed which comprises a substrate and an outer peel layer laminated to the substrate through two adhesive layers, one of which has a weaker adhesion strength than the other. The substrate has a base sheet and is formed with such a discontinuous cut outlining an opening that a tear starting from the end of one cut will be received by the front end of a cut next to the cut, and a partial opening will be formed in the substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Mamoru Kamada
- 👤 Fumiaki Nagase
- 👤 Eiichi Takeuchi
- 👤 Toshihiko Nakano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:53
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/22; B65D77/30; B65D77/32; B65D77/36; B65D77/10; B65D77/20; B65D77/2024; B65D77/2028; B65D77/2032; B65D77/2044; B65D77/2048; B65D77/2056; B65D77/206; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/64; B65D2577/00; B65D2577/10; B65D2577/20; B65D2577/2041; B65D2577/205; B65D2577/2066; B65D2577/2075; B65D2577/2091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A lid for heat-sealing a container, comprising a substrate including a base sheet and having inner side thereof having a heat-sealability, and an outside peel layer laminated to said substrate thorugh a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer having a weaker adhesion strength than said first adhesive layer, said first adhesive layer covering the entire surface of said substrate but said second adhesive layer covering part of said first adhesive layer, said substrate being formed with discontinuous cuts arranged so as to enclose an opening portion, said cuts extending at least through said base sheet and being arranged so that a tear starting from the rear end of one cut will be received by the front end of a cut next to said one cut.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A lid for heat-sealing a container, comprising a substrate including a base sheet and having inner side thereof having a heat-sealability, and an outside peel layer laminated to said substrate thorugh a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer having a weaker adhesion strength than said first adhesive layer, said first adhesive layer covering the entire surface of said substrate but said second adhesive layer covering part of said first adhesive layer, said substrate being formed with discontinuous cuts arranged so as to enclose an opening portion, said cuts extending at least through said base sheet and being arranged so that a tear starting from the rear end of one cut will be received by the front end of a cut next to said one cut.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said substrate further comprises a heat-sealing layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second adhesive layer is on said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second adhesive layer is on said outside peel layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second adhesive layer is absent from said opening portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second adhesive layer is partially provided on said opening portion with a ratio of coated area to non-coated area smaller than such a ratio for the remainder of said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second adhesive layers are arranged on said substrate such that adhesion strength between said substrate and said peel layer is greater on said opening portion than on the remainder of said substrate.
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