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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:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jacques Granger, Libourne, FR;
Richard Poyol, Menesterol, FR;
Assignee:
Pechiney Emballage Alimentaire, Clichy, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 3/500 ;
Abstract
An overcap for a container including a head portion and a skirt portion, and a method for its production. The skirt portion has a metal wall and an opening area constructed and arranged to be broken during removal of the overcap. A sleeve of plastic material adheres to the metal wall over an area limited to the opening area.