Patent ID: 6239712
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A talking closure for application to a container, said closure comprising:a top panel;an annular skirt extending downwardly from said top panel and carrying a means for releasably securing said closure to a neck of the container; anda normally silent electrical element carried by said closure, said electrical element being adapted to emit an audible signal upon application of a load to said closure;wherein said means for releasably securing said closure to a neck of the container comprises an inner closure member having a second top panel underlying said top panel, said inner closure member having a second annular skirt, said second annular skirt being adapted to directly contact an exterior of said neck of said container; andwherein said electrical element is positioned between one of said top panel and said annular skirt and one of said second top panel and said second annular skirt and is adapted to emit the audible signal upon application of an opening load to said closure by distortion of said one of said top panel and said annular skirt by the opening load.