US Patent Issued to BETAPACK, S.A.U. on March 11 for "Capping device comprising a cap hinged to a base" (Spanish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,896, issued on March 11, was assigned to BETAPACK, S.A.U. (Irun, Spain).

"Capping device comprising a cap hinged to a base" was invented by Francisco Javier Berroa Garcia (Gipuzkoa, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention refers to a capping device (1) which includes: a base (9) intended to be fixed to a container (2); a cap (8) including an upper wall and an external peripheral skirt (11); and an articulation device including at least one first lamella (19) connecting the outer peripheral skirt (11) of the cap (8) to the base (9, 109), presenting the external peripheral skirt (11) a first recessed portion (21) being the ...