Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stopper for closing neck of container
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Application No.: US14784334Application Date: 2014-04-10
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Publication No.: US10369729B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Grégory Antier , David Jouve
- Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
- Applicant Address: CH Pully
- Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
- Current Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Pully
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Priority: FR1353385 20130415
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/057319 WO 20140410
- International Announcement: WO2014/170214 WO 20141023
- Main IPC: B29C45/00
- IPC: B29C45/00 ; B29C45/36 ; B67D3/00 ; B65D47/36 ; B29C45/26 ; B29L31/56

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a stopper for closing a neck of a container comprises a first step of molding the stopper in one piece. The stopper includes a sealing membrane provided with a central opening, a tubular stem centered on an axis and extending from the sealing membrane around the central opening, and a capsule connected, by a tear wall, to a free end of the stem. The capsule is configured to be wedged in the stem to seal the neck of the container. The method comprises a second step in which, while the tear wall is intact, a force, in line with the axis, is applied to the stopper so as to break the tear wall and move the capsule inside the stem until the capsule is wedged in the stem.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160121525A1 STOPPER FOR CLOSING NECK OF CONTAINER Public/Granted day:2016-05-05
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