Claims
- 1. An arrangement comprising:
a top piece comprising:
a tubular side wall formed from a first material; a dome covering one end of the tubular side wall of the top piece; and a hinged interconnection formed between the dome and the tubular side wall of the top piece; a bottom piece comprising:
a tubular side wall formed from a second material; and a joining region formed between the top piece and the bottom piece for joining the top piece to the bottom piece.
- 2. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the top piece further comprises a neck finish formed on the dome, the neck finish having an opening.
- 3. The arrangement of claim 2, further comprising a cap having threads for twist-closure with the neck finish.
- 4. The arrangement of claim 2, further comprising a cap having an opening and a post, wherein the post fits with the opening of the neck finish for opening or closing the opening of the neck finish.
- 5. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein the cap further comprises:
a radially surrounding side wall; a top that radially extends from the opening of the cap to an end of the top at the sidewall of the cap; and a support structure supporting the post in a spaced position from the cap opening, where an outline of the support structure forms a passageway between the cap opening and a hollow space within the cap.
- 6. The arrangment of claim 5, wherein the cap further comprises:
an internal cap ring formed on an inner surface of the side wall of the cap.
- 7. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the second material is different from the first material.
- 8. The arrangement of claim 7, wherein the second material has a different color than the first material.
- 9. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the second material is a same material as the first material.
- 10. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the joining region is a welded region.
- 11. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the bottom piece further comprises a sealed seam to form a sealed end of the tubular side wall of the bottom piece.
- 12. The arrangement of claim 11, wherein the bottom piece is filled with a product and the top piece further comprises a neck finish having an opening for dispensing the product.
- 13. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the top piece comprises a standing ring formed between the hinged interconnection and the tubular side wall of the top piece, the arrangement is capable of standing-up on the standing ring when the dome is in an inwardly projecting position so that the dome is below a cross sectional plane of the standing ring.
- 14. A method of making an arrangement, comprising:
forming a top piece comprising:
a tubular side wall formed from a first material; a dome covering one end of the tubular side wall of the top piece; and a hinged interconnection formed between the dome and the tubular side wall of the top piece; separately forming a bottom piece comprising:
a tubular side wall formed from a second material; and joining the top piece to the bottom piece.
- 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the molding a top piece further comprises molding a neck finish on the dome and creating an opening on the neck finish.
- 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising fitting a cap on the neck finish, the cap having threads for twist-closure with the neck finish.
- 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising fitting a cap on the neck finish, the cap having an opening and a post, wherein the post fits with the opening of the neck finish for opening or closing the opening of the neck finish.
- 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the cap further comprises:
a radially surrounding side wall; a top that radially extends from the opening of the cap to an end of the top at the sidewall of the cap; and a support structure supporting the post in a spaced position from the cap opening, where an outline of the support structure forms a passageway between the cap opening and a hollow space within the cap.
- 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the cap further comprises:
an internal cap ring formed on an inner surface of the side wall of the cap.
- 20. The method of claim 14, wherein the second material is different from the first material.
- 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the second material has a different color than the first material.
- 22. The method of claim 14, wherein the second material is a same material as the first material.
- 23. The method of claim 14, wherein the joining comprises welding the top piece to the bottom piece.
- 24. The method of claim 15, further comprising filling the bottom piece with a product.
- 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising sealing an open end of the bottom piece with a seam.
- 26. The method of claim 14, wherein the forming a top piece comprises forming a standing ring between the hinged interconnection and the tubular side wall of the top piece and the arrangement is capable of standing-up on the standing ring when the dome is in an inwardly projecting position so that the dome is below a cross sectional plane of the standing ring.
- 27. The method of claim 14, wherein the forming a top piece comprises at least one of compression molding and injection molding.
- 28. The method of claim 14, wherein the forming a bottom piece comprises extrusion molding the bottom piece.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/378,347, filed May 8, 2002 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/430,662, filed Dec. 4, 2002, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (2)
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Date |
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60378347 |
May 2002 |
US |
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60430662 |
Dec 2002 |
US |