Weatherchem Corporation

Charles Tecco

Lawrence E Lasich

A container includes a fiber tube and a plastic end closure. The end closure is of one piece plastic construction and includes a base having a central opening. A dish shaped dispensing wall covers the central opening and provides a plurality of small dispensing holes. A tab covers the central opening of the base and provides a sealing pin for closing each of the dispensing holes.

Resealable end closure having plural openings

An injection molding machine includes a stationary mold half and a movable mold half. The stationary and movable mold halves cooperatively define a mold cavity for injection molding an end closure article having a base and a recloseable tab molded in an open position relative to the base. A thermoplastic material is injected into the mold cavity to form the end closure article. The movable mold half is then separated from the stationary mold half to open the mold cavity, and the tab of the end closure article is closed prior to ejecting the end closure article from the open mold cavity.

Injection molding machine

A container comprising a fiber tube and a plastic end closure is shipped and displayed at the point of purchase in a display rack. A first end of the paper fiber tube is deformed radially inwardly to close the first end of the tube. The closed first end of the tube is provided with a longitudinally recessed center portion. The plastic end closure is disposed on the second end of the tube. The plastic end closure is structured and arranged so that it provides a smooth top surface having a recessed center portion. The display rack includes a plurality of cavities, and each cavity includes a resilient finger projecting into the cavity at each of its ends. The resilient fingers project into the recessed first end of the fiber tube and into the recessed center portion of the end closure on the second end of the tube to removably secure the container in the display rack.

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Northfield, OH, United States of America

Charles Tecco