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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Emery I Valyi, Katonah, NY (US);
Herbert Rees, Orangeville, CA;
Assignee:
The Elizabeth and Sandor Valyi Foundation, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220258 ; 220278 ; 222 83 ; 2225412 ; 2225415 ; 2225418 ;
Abstract
The closure assembly includes: a container having an access opening; an inner closure with a rim attached to the container, a central portion covering the access opening, a weakened portion in the central portion, and a separably interlocking portion in the central portion, as a threaded portion; a removable closure covering the inner closure and separably interlocking the inner closure; whereby twisting the removable closure as by threading action on the inner closure breaks the inner closure at the weakened portion and opens the container. Also discloses a method for opening a closure assembly.