Patent ID: 6499616
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A closure for a container of the type having a rounded neck with an upper crown defining a neck opening, comprising:a top panel for closing off the neck opening, a skirt depending from the top panel for covering upper side portions of the neck, and a locking bead extending inwardly from the interior side of the skirt at a location spaced from the top panel, the locking bead adapted to mount underneath the upper crown upon full mounting of the closure on the neck, a cylindrical lower portion of the skirt extending below the locking bead, wherein the upper portion of the skirt from the locking bead to the top panel is substantially straight and angled inwardly, to direct at least a portion of the application force radially outwardly to assist the locking bead in clearing the upper crown, and wherein the skirt includes a pair of tear lines that extend up into the upper portion of the skirt.