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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, 2000
Filed:
May. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, SA, Pully, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53410 ; 2643281 ; 264334 ;
Abstract
A method for forming a closure for a container includes molding the closure in a mold such that a spout and a cap lie in substantially the same plane, removing the closure from the mold and folding the cap onto the spout. The closure is molded as a single integral unit that includes a spout and cap and hinge arrangement joining the spout and the cap and further includes a tamper-evident structure.