FIBER PACKAGES, CONTAINERS, AND CLOSURES

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EP 4 768 399 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.09.2026 Bulletin 2026/36

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/27

(21)	Application number: 26175097.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.02.2023

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

D21J 3/10^(2006.01)
B65D 6/00^(2006.01)

B65D 41/18^(2006.01)
B65D 65/46^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	D21J 3/10; B65D 13/04; B65D 11/04; B65D 65/466; B65D 41/18; B65D 41/02; B65D 23/02

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

28.02.2022 US 202263314751 P
28.06.2022 US 202263356311 P

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	23760954.0 / 4482750

(71)	Applicant: Nypro Inc.
	Clinton, MA 01510 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Minnette, Jeffrey C. Clinton MA, 01510 (US) Davidson, Ryan P. Clinton MA, 01510 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gulde & Partner
	Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB Berliner Freiheit 2 10785 Berlin 10785 Berlin (DE)

(54)	FIBER PACKAGES, CONTAINERS, AND CLOSURES

(57) Disclosed herein are packages such as containers. A container includes a molded fiber container body including a neck portion and an upper body portion; a collar bonded to the neck portion of the molded fiber container body, the collar having an s-shaped cross-section including a first horizontal section, a vertical section, and a second horizontal section; and a closure configured to be releasably attached to the collar and the molded fiber container body, the closure including a first sealing surface configured to mate with the first horizontal section to provide a first seal and a second sealing surface configured to mate with the vertical section to provide a second seal.

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