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

Claim 6:
7. 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 closure further includes a flap retainer that is configured to engage and retain the breakaway flap in the product-dispensing configuration, and
wherein the flap retainer includes an interruption coupled to an inner surface of the closure facing toward a central axis of the closure cap.