Patent ID: 9254942
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A plastic closure for a container, comprising; a closure body having a top wall portion and an annular skirt portion depending from said top wall portion, an outer seal element depending from said top wall portion inwardly of said annular skirt portion, said outer seal element being generally annular, and defining a generally inwardly facing sealing surface for engagement with a generally outwardly facing sealing surface of an associated container, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced, seal reinforcement elements on the inside surface of said skirt portion, adjacent to and extending to below said top wall portion, said reinforcement elements being engageable with said outer seal element below the top wall portion, the reinforcement elements configured and spaced to limit outward deflection of said outer seal element while limiting detrimental effects of inward impact loading over an arc of the sealing surface, to thereby enhance sealing cooperation of said outer seal element with an associated container.