Patent ID: 7918360
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A snap-on closure, the closure configured for use with a container having a circumferential container bead providing a generally horizontal downwardly facing shoulder, wherein the closure comprises: a top wall and a skirt extending thereabout, said skirt having at least one deflectable tab defined by a pair of circumferentially spaced slots and a central cutout extending into said top wall to provide a pair of straps and a thumb grip, said tab having an internal bead extending about the internal periphery of the tab and providing a generally horizontal upwardly facing shoulder dimensioned and configured to snap under the shoulder of the container bead, said shoulders abutting to secure said closure on the container, and said tab being deflectable outwardly and upwardly by applying force upwardly and outwardly on the thumb grip to disengage the internal bead from the container shoulder.