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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Mark K. Branson, Newburgh, IN (US);
Clifton C. Willis, Evansville, IN (US);
Mark K. Branson, Newburgh, IN (US);
Clifton C. Willis, Evansville, IN (US);
Rexam Closures and Containers, Inc., Evansville, IN (US);
Abstract
A safety closure for use on a container neck having a closure top wall, an annular sidewall depending downwardly from an outer periphery of the top wall defining an open bottom opposite the top wall. The sidewall has inner annular surface with a plurality of lugs projecting inward therefrom, wherein each lug has a lug top surface forming an angle of incidence of greater than 90° with the inner annular surface of the annular sidewall. The plurality of lugs are engageable with a plurality of lug receiving notches in a plurality of bayonet lugs on a container neck. A spring member depends from the closure top wall and is resiliently engageable with the container neck to bias the safety closure away from the container neck. Optional closure retaining means may be incorporated within the closure, container, or both.