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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2022
Silgan White Cap Llc, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Mark Hewett, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Dennis Szczesniak, Lemont, IL (US);
William J. Kapolas, Goodyear, AZ (US);
Darren Neputy, Palos Hills, IL (US);
Tian Liang, Aurora, IL (US);
Dustin Vance, Lombard, IL (US);
Silgan White Cap LLC, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Abstract
A composite closure which includes an improved sealing gasket material and shape. The Closure includes an end panel that is received in a circular plastic fitment having a central opening therein defined by an inwardly extending flange which over-lies in an outer periphery of the end panel and an integral skirt downwardly depending from the flange. The fitment includes an inwardly extending circumferential bead or bead segments which include a substantially non-deformable flat vertical surfaces that are substantially parallel to the axis of the closure and axially positioned to contact the radial outer-most edge of the end panel when the closure is fully applied to a container. The sealing gasket has the shape of an annulus with a particular cross-section and formed from a PVC free material.