Container with low profile cap

A package is provided including a container (12) and a cap (4) attached thereto The container (2) has an open (8) and a closed end (6), the former having a dispensing opening (12) surrounded by a shoulder (14) A pair of first buttresses (16, 18) are molded into the shoulder (14) arranged a!ong a cro...

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Main Author RIBADENEIRA-MEJIA, LUIS ERNESTO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.11.2011
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A package is provided including a container (12) and a cap (4) attached thereto The container (2) has an open (8) and a closed end (6), the former having a dispensing opening (12) surrounded by a shoulder (14) A pair of first buttresses (16, 18) are molded into the shoulder (14) arranged a!ong a cross-sectional major axis bisecting the opening (12). A pair of second buttresses (20, 22) are also molded into the shoulder (14) and arranged along a minor axis bisecting the opening ( 12) Each of the buttresses (16, 18, 20, 22) have an upper edge (24, 26, 28, 30) tapering downwardly away from the opening (12) Upper edges of the second buttresses (28, 30) have a steeper taper angle than those of the first buttresses (24, 26). The cap (4) includes a lid (46) hingedly connected to an edge of a fitment (52), the latter having a platform (54) surrounded by a skirt wall (56) and a product exit orifice (58) formed in the platform (54) On a lower surface of the platform are four legs (60) surrounding the orifice (58), projecting downwardly with each leg being asymmetrically shaped and lockingly fitted between first and second adjacent buttresses (16, 18, 20, 22).
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20080258100