IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,679,611
Granted Patent B2
US 12,679,611 · App. 18/684,505 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Vented dispensing liner

Inventor: Adam Jeffery Fisch (Dorr, MI)
Assignee: Selig Sealing Products, Inc.
B65D51/1633B65D53/08
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Patent No.
US 12,679,611
App. No.
18/684,505
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vented sealing member is provided for sealing to a rim of a container. The vented sealing member may provide for an exchange of fluid, such as gas, between an interior space of the container and the ambient atmosphere. This exchange may be necessary as pressure internal to the container may increase and/or decrease at various times, such as after manufacture and shipment. The vented sealing member is also configured to dispense the contents of the container when an upper member, such as a tabbed member, is removed from the sealing member.

Claims (24)

1 . A vented sealing member for sealing to a rim of a container, the vented sealing member comprising:

a support member having at least one layer, the support member defining a vent opening and a dispensing opening, each of the vent opening and dispensing opening extending from a lower surface to an upper surface of the support member;

a vent layer positioned about the vent opening on at least one of the lower surface and the upper surface, the vent layer permitting gas to vent therethrough; and

an upper member positioned at the upper surface of the support member and partially coupled thereto to provide a coupled portion and a free portion forming a gripping tab for separating the upper member from the support member, the coupled portion covering the dispensing opening at the upper surface of the support member.

2 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 wherein the vent layer is coupled to the upper surface of the support member.

3 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 wherein the vent layer is coupled to the lower surface of the support member.

4 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 wherein the support member is a laminate comprising a plurality of layers.

5 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 wherein the support member comprises at least one of a polymer film, a polymer foam, a metal foil, a pulp material, paper, and combinations thereof.

6 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 wherein the vent opening has a diameter of about 0.005 to about 0.250 inches.

7 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 wherein the dispensing opening has a diameter of about 0.0625 to about 0.5 inches.

8 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 further comprising a screen covering the dispensing opening.

9 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 wherein the vented sealing member includes an entire surface area and the upper member extends across the entire surface area.

10 . The vented sealing member of claim 1 wherein the vented sealing member includes an entire surface area and the upper member extends across less than the entire surface area.

11 . A laminate for forming a vented sealing member for sealing to a rim of a container, the laminate comprising:

a support member having at least one layer, the support member defining a vent opening and a dispensing opening, each of the vent opening and dispensing opening extending from a lower surface to an upper surface of the support member;

a vent layer positioned about the vent opening on at least one of the lower surface and the upper surface, the vent layer permitting gas to vent therethrough; and

an upper member positioned at the upper surface of the support member and partially coupled thereto to provide a coupled portion and a free portion forming a gripping tab for separating the upper member from the support member, the coupled portion covering the dispensing opening at the upper surface of the support member.

12 . The laminate of claim 11 wherein the vent layer is coupled to the upper surface of the support member.

13 . The laminate of claim 11 wherein the vent layer is coupled to the lower surface of the support member.

14 . The laminate of claim 11 wherein the support member is a laminate comprising a plurality of layers.

15 . The laminate of claim 11 wherein the support member comprises at least one of a polymer film, a polymer foam, a metal foil, a pulp material, paper, and combinations thereof.

16 . The laminate of claim 11 wherein the vent opening has a diameter of about 0.005 to about 0.250 inches.

17 . The laminate of claim 11 wherein the dispensing opening has a diameter of about 0.0625 to about 0.5 inches.

18 . The laminate of claim 11 further comprising a screen covering the dispensing opening.