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(11) | EP 0 106 614 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Container and closure |
| (57) A closure/container combination of the type in which the closure is released from
the container by tilting the closure by downward pressure on the periphery of the
closure comprises a container having a circular sealing rib adjacent its mouth and
one or more stop formations which limit the downward movement of the closure on the
container. The closure has a skirt which is cylindrical or includes a cylindrical
portion and the height of the skirt exceeds the distance between the outwardly projecting
rib and the stop formation or formations which provide hinge points about which the
closure may be tilted. The skirt of the closure forms an interference fit with the
outwardly projecting rib. The stop formation is preferably in the form of a part-circular
rib extending through 210-270° around the container. The ends of the rib form the
hinge points for titling the closure. The skirt of the closure may include an inwardly
extending detent which lies above the level of the stop rib and prevents tilting of
the closure except when the detent is aligned with the gap between the ends of the
stop rib. |