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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Owens-brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Inventors:
Brian J Chisholm, Sylvania, OH (US);
Susan L Smith, Rossford, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 55/02 (2006.01); B65D 79/00 (2006.01); B65D 77/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 55/026 (2013.01); B65D 55/024 (2013.01); B65D 77/2024 (2013.01); B65D 77/2028 (2013.01); B65D 79/005 (2013.01); B65D 2201/00 (2013.01); B65D 2577/205 (2013.01); B65D 2577/2058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A package that includes a container and a container closure having a vacuum-indicating pull tab. The container includes a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, a mouth, and a sealing surface. The container closure includes a seal membrane sealingly and removably coupled to the container sealing surface to seal the container, and a pull tab configured to extend from the seal membrane. Manipulation of the pull tab provides an indication of the presence or absence of a vacuum in the package.