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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1999
Michael A. Yurkewicz, Corry, PA (US);
Robert J. Smith, Edinboro, PA (US);
Gregg S. Montgomery, West Chester, OH (US);
Stephen Getsy, Erie, PA (US);
David E. Babcock, Lafayette, IN (US);
Mike G. Palma, Carmel, IN (US);
Lee Albrecht, Vyhalia, MS (US);
Paul W. Robbins, Danville, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A container closure is disclosed which includes a shell attachable to a container around a container opening thereof. The shell has a shell opening in fluid communication with the container opening when the shell is attached to the container. A tip is received on the shell movable between a closed position sealing the shell opening and an open position. A cover is releasably attached to the shell in a manner indicative of the tip being positioned in the closed position when the cover is attached to the shell. Both the shell and the cover may be provided with tamper-evident bands. The present invention is particularly well adapted to be formed as a push-pull container closure for sports bottles and the like.