Patent ID: 8455071

Claim:
An environment-friendly foamed container closure laminate with embossed tabs, comprising: six layers comprising from top to bottom: a polyethylene terephthalate printing layer comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein half of said top surface comprises an embossed surface, said bottom surface comprising a printed surface; a polyethylene terephthalate reinforcement layer comprising a bottom reinforcement layer surface, said polyethylene terephthalate reinforcement layer being in direct contact with said polyethylene terephthalate printing layer, wherein half of said bottom surface comprises an embossed surface, said polyethylene terephthalate printing layer being laminated with said polyethylene terephthalate reinforcement layer to form a laminated polyethylene terephthalate printing layer and reinforcement layer, said laminated polyethylene terephthalate printing layer and reinforcement layer defining a tab; a soft polymer foam layer defining a sealing gasket, said soft polymer foam layer being in direct contact with said polyethylene terephthalate reinforcement layer; a polyethylene terephthalate isolation layer in direct contact with said soft polymer foam layer; an electromagnetic induction heated metal layer, said polyethylene terephthalate isolation layer insulating a heat transfer from said electromagnetic induction heated metal layer to said soft polymer foam layer, said electromagnetic induction heated metal layer being in direct contact with said polyethylene terephthalate isolation layer; and a peelable thermosensitive adhesive layer in direct contact with electromagnetic induction heated metal layer.