Patent ID: 8146769
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. Bear excluding container apparatus, comprising: a molded body having an interior volume and an aperture formed therein, said body further comprising first threads and a cap retention element, and being adapted to withstand forces exerted by said bear; and a molded cap having a locking element and a support ring associated therewith and second threads, said cap being retained on said body through at least cooperation between said first and second threads, and said support ring contacting and supporting an interior surface of said body proximate to said aperture only during instances of transverse loading of said body; wherein access to said volume by said bear is frustrated by said locking element, said body, said support ring and said cap; and wherein said support ring is located substantially within said aperture when said cap and body are mated and said support ring is spaced inward of said aperture an amount less than the height of the second threads of said cap.