Patent ID: 8931243
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a hot-filled container capped with a sports cap, comprising the steps of: providing a container having a neck, the neck having an inner surface; filling the container with product at process temperature, hot, to ensure sterility; providing a linerless, hotfill sports cap closure including a body with a side wall including internal screw thread formations to engage corresponding external screw thread formations on the neck of the container; the body also having a base; a lid; and a spout, the base and lid being connected via a hinge, the body comprising a generally cylindrical lower portion, the lower portion comprising an annular sealing part having an external sealing bead; and sealing the sports cap on the container in the absence of a sealing liner by capping the closure onto the container so that the annular sealing part enters the neck of the container such that the sealing bead seals against the inner surface of the neck.