Patent ID: 8109396

Claim:
A bi-injected easy grip closure for a container made of a first material, comprising: a top wall with depending side wall; said side wall having an exterior surface partitioned into a gripping surface and a slide ring, said gripping surface recessed within said side wall relative to said slide ring and receiving a second material, said second material bi-injected into said gripping surface after formation of said gripping surface, said second material being softer than said first material; said slide ring being annular about said closure such that the outer diameter of said slide ring is greater than the outermost periphery of said gripping surface with said second material; said top wall having an exterior surface partitioned into a top surface slide rail of said first material and a gripping top surface of said second material, said gripping top surface recessed within said top wall relative to said top surface slide rail and receiving said second material, said second material bi-injected into said gripping top surface after formation of said gripping top surface; whereby said top surface slide rail of said first material projects vertically beyond the uppermost extent of said gripping top surface of said second material.