Patent ID: 7909204

Claim:
In a container comprising a container body defined by a side wall, a top end portion and a bottom end portion opposite the top end portion, a top end closure is attached to the top end portion for closing and sealing the container with product therein, the top end closure including an end ring having an peripheral outer rim secured to said container body top end portion and an inner rim defining an access opening into the interior of the container, a resealing overcap comprising: a body portion constructed for releasably fitting over the peripheral outer rim of the end ring closure; a sealing portion for covering the access opening in the container, the sealing portion having a downwardly depending flange, the flange having a peripheral dimension approximately equal to the dimension of the inner rim of the access opening, an engagement bead on the depending flange for engaging and sealing with the inner rim with a friction fit, and a vent formed on the engagement bead, the vent being active during engagement of the bead with the inner rim prior to the sealing of the bead and the inner rim.