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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Aptargroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
James Hammond, North Prairie, WI (US);
Timothy Mazurkiewicz, Waukesha, WI (US);
Tim Wallace, Denver, NC (US);
AptarGroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A closure body () is provided for installation with a liner membrane () on a container (). The closure body () has a peripheral portion () for being mounted on the container () around an access opening (), and a separable portion () that (i) is disposed laterally inwardly of the peripheral portion (); (ii) is initially connected to the peripheral portion () by at least one frangible connection (); and (iii) can be separated from the peripheral portion () upon breaking of the at least one frangible connection (). The closure body () has an opening member () that is connected with the separable portion () to accommodate movement of the opening member () relative to the separable portion (). The opening member () has a grippable portion () and a puncture portion () each disposed in an initial inactive orientation relative to the separable portion ().