Cap assembly and container used therewith
View Patent ↗A container assembly having a container, a fitment and a cap assembly. The container has at least one panel and at least one seal sealing the at least one panel to define a cavity. The fitment is coupled with the container, comprising a body having a first end and a second end. The second end extends away from the container, wherein the fitment provides fluid communication with the cavity. The cap assembly is releasably attachable to the second end of the fitment. The cap assembly comprises a base and a cover. The base includes an upper surface, a lower surface and an opening extending therethrough. The opening including an upper annular rim extending from the upper surface of the base and a lower annular rim extending from the lower surface of the base. The cover is attachable to the base to cover the opening. The cover includes an annular ring that extends along at least a portion of the upper annular rim of the opening and the lower annular rim of the opening. The annular ring forms a hermetic seal with at least one of the upper and lower annular rims of the opening.
1. A container assembly, comprising:
a container having at least one panel and at least one seal sealing the at least one panel to define a cavity;
a fitment, coupled with the container, comprising a body having a first end and a second end, the second end extending away from the container, wherein the fitment provides fluid communication with the cavity;
a cap assembly releasably attachable to the second end of the fitment, the cap assembly comprising:
a base having an upper surface, a lower surface and an opening extending therethrough, the opening including an upper annular rim extending from the upper surface of the base and a lower annular rim extending from the lower surface of the base; and
a cover attachable to the base to cover the opening, the cover including an annular ring that extends along at least a portion of the upper annular rim of the opening and the lower annular rim of the opening, the annular ring forming a hermetic seal with at least one of the upper and lower annular rims of the opening,
wherein the upper surface of the base includes a shoulder extending at least partially around an outer region thereof, the shoulder comprising at least four spaced apart shoulder components defining a valley therebetween.
2. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the four spaced apart shoulder components include a plurality of arcuate channels positioned therebetween.
3. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the cover includes a body having an upper surface, the upper surface of the body of the cover includes a dome region, the dome region capable of deflecting fluids directed thereat.
4. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the cap assembly is structurally configured to maintain the hermetic seal after exposure to superheated steam of a temperature of at least 280° F. for a predetermined period of time adequate to achieve sterilization.
5. A container assembly, comprising:
a container having at least one panel and at least one seal scaling the at least one panel to define a cavity;
a fitment, coupled with the container, comprising a body having a first end and a second end, the second end extending away from the container, wherein the fitment provides fluid communication with the cavity;
a cap assembly releasably attachable to the second end of the fitment, the cap assembly comprising:
a base having an upper surface, a lower surface and an opening extending therethrough, the opening including an upper annular rim extending from the upper surface of the base and a lower annular rim extending from the lower surface of the base; and
a cover attachable to the base to cover the opening, the cover including an annular ring that extends along at least a portion of the upper annular rim of the opening and the lower annular rim of the opening, the annular ring forming a hermetic seal with at least one of the upper and lower annular rims of the opening,
wherein the upper surface of the base includes a shoulder extending at least partially around an outer region thereof, the shoulder comprising at least four spaced apart shoulder components defining a valley therebetween.
6. The cap assembly of claim 5 wherein the four spaced apart shoulder components include a plurality of arcuate channels positioned therebetween.
7. The cap assembly of claim 5 wherein the cover includes a body having an upper surface, the upper surface of the body of the cover includes a dome region, the dome region capable of deflecting fluids directed thereat.
8. The cap assembly of claim 5 wherein the cap assembly is structurally configured to maintain the hermetic seal after exposure to superheated steam of a temperature of at least 280° F. for a predetermined period of time adequate to achieve sterilization.
9. The cap assembly of claim 1 further comprising a frangible cover positioned over the opening extending through the base of the cap assembly.
10. The cap assembly of claim 5 further comprising frangible cover positioned over the opening extending through the base of the cap assembly.