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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Sonoco Development, Inc, Hartsville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Allen Ziegenfelder, Florence, SC (US);
Lawrence R. Carpenter, Darlington, SC (US);
Assignee:
Sunoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/24 (2006.01); B65D 17/00 (2006.01); B65D 51/00 (2006.01); B65D 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/243 (2013.01); B65D 3/268 (2013.01); B65D 17/18 (2013.01); B65D 3/26 (2013.01); B65D 51/00 (2013.01); B65D 51/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel closure for a container is provided. The closure comprises an overcap and a built in blade ring for making a circumferential cut in the container body so the top portion of the body can be removed to expose the container contents.