Patent ID: 6481589
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65D

Abstract:
A closure for an opening in a container, said closure being adapted for movement between a closed position occluding said opening and an open position spaced from said opening, said closure comprising:a body for being mounted to said container, said body comprising a first, generally rigid piece which is molded from a first material, said body having a top deck portion and a skirt portion depending from the periphery of said top deck portion; and a second piece which is molded from a second material onto said first, rigid piece and bonded to said first, rigid piece to define a portion of the periphery of the exterior of said closure, said second material being softer than said first material, said second piece defining an exterior region for being contacted by at least one of the user's fingers when the user grasps the closure, said exterior region including at least alternating narrow and wide portions on said skirt portion around the periphery of said body skirt portion adjacent said top deck portion, said wide portions each extending from said top deck portion on said skirt portion lower than said narrow portions to define finger-engaging regions separated by exposed surface regions of said first material which define outwardly projecting ribs which can be engaged by an automatic capping machine in applying the closure to a container.