Cutter cup having seal cutter and depressor fin

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9376240
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14015393

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A cap for a bottle having a safety seal over its mouth, the cap provided with one or more integral seal-cutting fins to facilitate removal of the safety seal. The cap further includes mouth alignment ribs and may include one or more depressor fins. The cap may have an inner stage and an outer stage. When inverted, the cap may be positioned on the lip of the mouth of a heat induction sealed bottle. Upon application of downward force and rotation of the cap, the seal-cutting fins score or cut the safety seal to facilitate removal of the seal. The depressor fin(s) prevents the entire circumference of the seal from being scored or cut, and therefore reduces the risk that the seal will fall into the bottle during removal of the seal.

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TWM IP LLC1200 FLEX COURT LAKE ZURICH IL 60047

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Huerth, Wayne A Prairie Grove, US 4 11
McMurray, Greg Des Plaines, US 10 122
Wade, Gordon D Wauconda, US 2 11

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