Patent ID: 11866233
Assignee: BERRY GLOBAL, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A package comprising
a container and
a closure coupled to the container to control release of product therefrom, the closure including a closure cap coupled to the container and a flip-top cap coupled to the closure cap and configured to pivot relative to the closure cap between a closed position and an opened position,
wherein the closure cap includes a side wall, a top wall coupled to an upper end of the side wall, and a breakaway flap coupled to the top wall,
wherein the closure cap is configured to change from a hermetically-sealed configuration in which the breakaway flap closes a product-dispensing aperture defined by the top wall, to a product-dispensing configuration, in which the breakaway flap at least partially separates from the top wall to allow release of the product from the container through the product-dispensing aperture,
wherein the breakaway flap includes a flap base fixed to the top wall, a frangible border that extends at least partway around the product-dispensing aperture between the top wall and the flap base, a push pad coupled to a central region of the flap base, and a hinge coupled between the flap base and the top wall to provide a horizontal pivot axis therebetween, and
wherein the push pad includes a front wall, a pair of side walls, and a top wall, the front wall arranged adjacent to the frangible border, and the top wall of the push pad inclined to extend away from the hinge.