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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1999
Joseph Ladina, Marietta, GA (US);
Wendell Willingham, Zionsville, IN (US);
Ted Boehm, Crawfordsville, IN (US);
David Cerny, Crawfordsville, IN (US);
David Denman, Crawfordsville, IN (US);
Daniel Denman, Rockville, IN (US);
Alcoa Closure Systems International, Inc., Crawfordsville, IN (US);
Abstract
A closure includes a promotion piece holding container within a cap to be installed onto a container such as a bottle. The promotion piece receiving container includes a top flange captured by a lip of a seal installed within the cap. The promotion piece receiving container includes a frangible band extending circumferentially around a substantial circumference of the container. The container can include a bottom flange arranged for convenience gripping and removing of the container from the cap, and a pull tab attached to the frangible band to assist in removing the frangible band to open the container for removal of the promotion piece.