Title: Bottle capsules

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1. A capping capsule made of a synthetic plastics material for sealing attachment to the neck portion of a container, said capsule comprising: a base wall portion in the form of a planar disc; and a heat-shrinkable tubular side wall portion having a substantially uniform wall thickness extending from the periphery of the base wall portion integral therewith and made of the same material as the base wall portion, the base wall portion being thicker than the tubular side wall portion and having a peripheral outline smaller than the peripheral outline of the interior of the side wall portion.

2. The capping capsule according to claim 1 wherein said base wall portion is made of a non-shrinkable material.

3. The capsule according to claim 1 wherein said tubular side wall portion comprises lengthwise spaced peripheral steps.

4. The capsule according to claim 3 wherein said steps are radially increased toward the end of the tubular side wall portion.

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Inventors: Flax, Valer (32190 Vic-Fezensac, FR)

Application Number: 455044
Filing Date: 1974-03-27
Publication_date: 1976-03-02
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 215/246 53/442, 53/488, 156/86
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

825116	Mar, 1906	Engels	206/497.
1937468	Nov, 1933	Talbot	206/497.
2121041	Jun, 1938	Morgan	215/246.
2497870	Feb, 1950	Dennis	206/508.

Other Refs: 1,103,200898,403

Feb, 1968	UK
Nov, 1953	DT

Primary Examiner: Hall, George T.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Hane, Baxley & Spiecens