Patent ID: 9051095
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. An overcap suitable for use in sealing a container having an outer rim, an inside wall surface, and an inner rim spaced inwardly from the inside wall surface, the inner rim forming a container opening, the overcap comprising: a body portion for releasably fitting over the outer rim of the container and for covering the opening into the container; a peripheral skirt extending from the body portion and dimensioned to surround the outer rim of the container; and a flexing portion formed within the body portion, the flexing portion having a first sealing position and a second sealing position with respect to the container, the flexing portion comprising wherein the sealing surface engages the inside wall surface in the first sealing position and wherein movement of the sealing plug to the second sealing position of the flexing portion causes resilient inward movement of the wall member, separating the sealing surface from the inside wall surface.