Claims
- 1. A molded synthetic closure for liquid product containers having been molded to product a liquid impervious outer skin formed over a foamed core and having an external appearance resembling that of natural cork comprising a mixture of
- a major amount of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer,
- a minor amount of a hardness and strengthening additive selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and ethylenemethacrylic acid copolymer, and
- a pigment for imparting the color of natural cork to the closure.
- 2. The molded synthetic closure of claim 1 wherein the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is present in an amount of about 80% by weight with the substantive balance being polyethylene.
- 3. The molded synthetic closure of claim 1 wherein said pigment includes at least 5% of a powdered pigment having a particle size in the range of 40-60 microns for enhancing the cork-like appearance by leaving specks in or near the surface of the closure.
- 4. A molded closure for liquid product containers made of a thermoplastic resinous material having an external appearance resembling that of natural cork comprising a molded mass having an initial expansible, pigmented, single and continuous elongated strand shape which, upon expansion, randomly contacts itself along its length and coalesces, leaving randomly oriented grain lines in the surface and throughout the molded closure, said closure having been added to product a liquid impervious outer skin formed over a foamed core, said thermoplastic resinous material comprising a mixture of a major amount of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a minor amount of a hardness and strengthening additive selected from the group consisting of ethylene, ethylene-methylacrylic acid copolymer, and a pigment for imparting a color of natural cork to the closure.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 202,156, filed on Sept. 2, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,363,849.
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