Patent ID: 11919687
Assignee: OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A multi-piece container closure assembly, comprising:
an inner closure, including
an inner shell, having
a base wall, and
an inner shell outer skirt extending away from an outer periphery of the base wall, carrying external thread segments, and including an axially outward portion extending in a direction axially outwardly away from the base wall, and an axially inward portion extending in a direction axially inwardly away from the base wall and terminating in a grip petal portion having a plurality of circumferentially spaced petals having radially inwardly projecting container engagement lugs, and

a plug liner carried by the inner shell; and

an outer shell, including
a base wall,
an inner skirt extending away from the base wall, and

an outer shell outer skirt extending away from an outer periphery of the base wall at a location spaced radially outwardly from the inner skirt, and including an internally threaded portion carrying internal thread segments and an unthreaded extension extending away from the threaded portion and on an axial side of the internally threaded portion opposite that of the base wall, wherein the axially outward portion of the inner closure has an axially outwardly extending standoffs, such that the axial outward portion of the inner closure is longer than the inner skirt of the outer shell.