Patent ID: 6193146
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A beaded-top twist container comprising:a cylindrically shaped inner layer, the inner layer having an inside surface, an outside surface and a top and a bottom edge, the inside surface of the inner layer defining an interior volume, the top and bottom edges defining top and bottom openings into the interior volume, the outer surface of the inner layer having an outer diameter;a cylindrically shaped outer layer concentrically positioned with the inner layer, the outer layer having an inside surface, an outside surface and a top and a bottom edge, the inside surface having an inner diameter, the inside diameter of the outer layer being slightly greater than the outside diameter of the inner layer, the outer layer being separated into at least three segments, the separations comprising score lines through the outer layer around the circumference of the outer layer, each segment having an upper side and a lower side;a top bead formed around at least the top edge of the inner layer;the bottom edge of the inner layer and the bottom edge of the outer layer being joined by a bottom joint; andthe upper side of a segment being closely adjacent to the top bead.