Patent ID: 6044994
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
In combination, a closure cap and container comprising:a container having a neck, said neck having an inner and an outer wall, said inner and outer walls terminating along their upper ends to create a land surface therebetween, said inner and outer walls presenting cylindrical surfaces at the upper ends adjacent to said inner land surface, said land surface defining a mouth allowing for ingress and egress of contents stored in said container, said land surface sloping from said inner wall to said outer wall;a closure liner; anda closure cap adapted to receive said closure liner, said closure cap having a top panel with an upper and a lower surface and an integrally depending annular skirt, said annular skirt and said top panel defining a container receiving area, said closure cap having formed on said upper surface within said container receiving area liner compression means for gripping and stretching said closure liner down into said mouth of said container and around said land surface, thereby creating a conforming seal of said closure liner between said closure cap and said land surface, said liner compression means being inwardly spaced from said container neck inner wall.