US 11,866,233 B2
Closure for a package
John A. Vassallo, Lititz, PA (US); Steven Gift, Lititz, PA (US); and Frank A. Bond, York, PA (US)
Assigned to Berry Global, Inc., Evansville, IN (US)
Filed by Berry Global, Inc., Evansville, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/833,209.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/197,713, filed on Jun. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388735 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 47/10 (2006.01); B65D 51/22 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 47/10 (2013.01) [B65D 47/08 (2013.01); B65D 51/221 (2013.01); B65D 2547/06 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A package comprising
a container and
a closure coupled to the container to control release of product therefrom, the closure including a closure cap coupled to the container and a flip-top cap coupled to the closure cap and configured to pivot relative to the closure cap between a closed position and an opened position,
wherein the closure cap includes a side wall, a top wall coupled to an upper end of the side wall, and a breakaway flap coupled to the top wall,
wherein the closure cap is configured to change from a hermetically-sealed configuration in which the breakaway flap closes a product-dispensing aperture defined by the top wall, to a product-dispensing configuration, in which the breakaway flap at least partially separates from the top wall to allow release of the product from the container through the product-dispensing aperture,
wherein the breakaway flap includes a flap base fixed to the top wall, a frangible border that extends at least partway around the product-dispensing aperture between the top wall and the flap base, a push pad coupled to a central region of the flap base, and a hinge coupled between the flap base and the top wall to provide a horizontal pivot axis therebetween, and
wherein the push pad includes a front wall, a pair of side walls, and a top wall, the front wall arranged adjacent to the frangible border, and the top wall of the push pad inclined to extend away from the hinge.