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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1996
John W Bayer, Perrysburg, OH (US);
James G Mierzwiak, Toledo, OH (US);
Owens-Illinois Closure Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A plastic closure comprising a base wall and a peripheral skirt. The base wall has an inner surface and a liner is bonded to the inner surface of the base wall of the closure. The liner comprises a fusion blend of a linear ethylene polymer made utilizing single-site catalysts and a lubricant. Preferably the linear ethylene polymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene-1-octene copolymers and ethylene-1-butene copolymers. The liner is preferably compression molded in the closure. The lubricant comprises an amide, preferably selected from the group consisting of oleamide, erucamide, stearamide, and EBS (ethylene bis stearamide).