Patent ID: 9662813
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L,B65D,C08K,C08L,C09K

Claim:
1. A method for producing a vessel, the method comprising: providing a vessel closure; heating a polymer-based sealing element until the sealing element is made sufficiently flowable, wherein the sealing element has a Shore A hardness in a range from 40 to 90 and a compression set in a range from 30% to 70% determined at 70° C., after 22 h at 25% compression; and applying the sealing element to the vessel closure in such a manner that the sealing element sealingly abuts the opening of the vessel in a closed state, wherein the sealing element comprises no PVC, wherein the sealing element comprises a polymer material comprising a poly(alkylene), wherein the vessel closure is configured for use as a lug cap for a vessel having an opening that is to be closed by the vessel closure and has an inner diameter of more than 2 cm, and wherein the sealing element is shaped by stamping in a preformed closure blank.