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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Silgan White Cap Llc, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gary Berge, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Silgan White Cap LLC, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/18 (2006.01); B65D 47/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/18 (2013.01); B65D 47/2006 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0021 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0078 (2013.01); B65D 2251/1066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A closure includes a pivoting closure cap and a closure base configured to more easily align and securely pivot open without uncoupling. In various embodiments, the pivoting closure cap includes a pair of hinge assemblies including hinge pins pivotable between a closed position and an open position where the pivoting closure cap is opened for pouring. The closure base includes a pair of hinge pin receivers with a hinge pin sockets. The hinge pins located and rotatable within the sockets.