Patent ID: 9573732
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A closure for a product retaining container constructed for being inserted and securely retained in a portal forming neck of the container with the closure being in direct fluid communication with a fluid product within the product retaining container, the closure comprising: a substantially cylindrical shape comprising a length; substantially flat terminating surfaces forming opposed ends of said closure and defining a gas permeation property of the closure corresponding to a gas permeation rate through the opposed ends of the closure when the closure is disposed in the portal forming neck of the container; and a decorative layer only partially covering at least one of said terminating surfaces such that the gas permeation property of the closure is not significantly altered by presence of the decorative layer, the decorative layer comprising a plastic material and being compositionally different from a material of said terminating surfaces; wherein in use the entire length of the closure fits into the portal forming neck of the container without the closure extending beyond a lateral width of the portal forming neck of the container.