Patent ID: 6886706

Claim:
A container with a container closure, the closure including a two part sealing washer pre-assembly insert combination, said insert comprising an internally threaded tubular body a radially extending flange surrounding said tubular body forming a corner therebetween, an axially elongated cylindrical sealing washer tightly surrounding said tubular body and resting in close proximity to said flange, said sealing washer having a uniform rectangular vertical cross section with an integrally formed rectangular vertical cross section upper portion and a rectangular vertical cross section lower portion, a container wall directly overlying said flange having an upstanding collar surrounding said sealing washer with the upper end of said insert curled over said collar, means for radially compressing said sealing washer upper upper portion rectangular cross section between the major portion of said container wall collar and said insert tubular body to cause said sealing washer lower portion rectangular cross section to be deformed by wedging within and completely fill the void formed between said corner on said insert and the corner formed between said overlying container wall and said collar.