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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:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Gary L. Mengeu, Wheeling, WV (US);
Stephen B. Getsy, Bridgeville, PA (US);
Inventors:
Gary L. Mengeu, Wheeling, WV (US);
Stephen B. Getsy, Bridgeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Silgan Plastics Corporation, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 45/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A closure for a microwavable container has a top wall and a skirt with at least one tab formed of a pair of straps and a thumb grip. The tab has an internal bead extending about its inner periphery which provides a shoulder which abuts a shoulder on the bead of the container to retain the closure on the container. The tab can be gripped by the user's thumb to apply force outwardly and upwardly to disengage the internal bead.