US 12,269,659 B2
Foil free tabbed seal
Victor Sachs, Surrey (GB); and Rafael Zamora, Oberglatt (CH)
Assigned to Selig Sealing Products, Inc., Forrest, IL (US)
Appl. No. 17/779,276
Filed by Selig Sealing Products, Inc., Forrest, IL (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/062172
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/108506, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/941,915, filed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0411146 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 53/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 53/04 (2013.01) [B65D 2251/20 (2013.01); B65D 2577/205 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tabbed sealing member for sealing to a rim surrounding a container opening, the sealing member comprising:
a multi-layer laminate including an upper laminate portion partially bonded to a lower laminate portion forming a gripping tab, the gripping tab configured for removing the sealing member from the container opening,
the lower laminate portion positioned below the gripping tab and including at least a sealant layer for bonding to the container rim,
the upper laminate portion including a support layer, and
the tabbed sealing member being free of a metal foil layer,
wherein the sealing member is mono-material with each of the layers in the sealing member, with the exception of the sealant layer, being made from the same type of material.