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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2014
SA Des Eaux Minerales D'evian Saeme, Evian les Bains, FR;
Compagnie Gervais Danone, Paris, FR;
Frederic Jouin, L'Haye les Roses, FR;
Christine Gehringer, Vinzier, FR;
Jennifer Ostertag, Evian les Bains, FR;
SA DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN SAEME, Evian-les-Bains, FR;
COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The plastic bottle () is filled with liquid and provided with a rigid neck () that defines a narrow opening () with an inner diameter (D) typically inferior to 40 mm. A flexible sheet-like cover member (C), having a lower closing element and an upper reinforcing element, is provided to seal the opening. A reinforcing portion () of the reinforcing element (C) is directly fastened to a central portion () of the closing element in contact with the annular upper face (F) of the neck and reinforces this central portion. A first surface (S) suitable for displaying label information is defined by the reinforcing portion. The outer rim () of the reinforcing element extends along or close to a rim () of the face (F). An optional pull tab () forming part of the closing element (C) and/or an extension portion forming part of the reinforcing element (C) may be provided.