(19)
(11)EP 0 196 213 A3

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)Date of publication A3:
23.11.1988 Bulletin 1988/47

(43)Date of publication A2:
01.10.1986 Bulletin 1986/40

(21)Application number: 86302181

(22)Date of filing:  25.03.1986
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB LI NL SE

(30)Priority: 25.03.1985 US 715920

(71)Applicant: Kafkis, Nicholas H.
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(72)Inventor:
  • Kafkis, Nicholas H.
     ()

  


(54)Improved vessel closures and method of forming the closures


(57) Improved vessel closures and method of forming the closures. The vessels (10) each include an elongate filling/dispensing tube (14) which has an open end (16) which is sealed by the closures (20, 22, 28, 32, 36, 42, 46, 50, 58, 64) of the invention which can be disposable or reusable. The disposable closure (20, 22, 36) can be formed by heat sealing the open end (16) of the tubes or folding the open end (16) of the tubes back upon the tube (14) and shrinking material around the tube (14) and open end (16). The reusable closures (28, 32, 42, 46, 50, 58, 64) can be formed by plug-type, heat sealed ends (30, 44, 48, 52) which are shaped to be reinserted into the tubes and rings (34, 68) which can be placed over a folded over end and the tube. The vessels (10) can include an adhesive pad (40) to affix the vessel (10) to a convenient surface.







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