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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Silgan White Cap Llc, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Inventors:
William J. Kapolas, Palatine, IL (US);
Dennis Szczesniak, Lemont, IL (US);
Assignee:
Silgan White Cap LLC, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/04 (2006.01); B65D 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/04 (2013.01); B65D 41/0471 (2013.01);
Abstract
A metal closure having multiple thread engaging lugs configured to decrease the pressure exerted by the closure lugs on the neck of a container is provided. In various embodiments, the metal closure comprises a top wall, a skirt extending downward from a peripheral edge of the top wall, a lower edge included on the skirt, and a plurality of lugs formed at the lower edge of the skirt. Pressure may be decreased by the closure having more lugs and/or larger lugs than other metal closures.