Closure with soft feel grip

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a closure comprising a gripping area having a covering. More particularly, the invention is directed to a closure comprising a gripping area having a covering that is a soft feel material.

1 . A closure having a peripheral skirt and a ceiling extending inwardly from atop of the skirt wherein the peripheral skirt has an outer surface that is a gripping area for removing the closure from a container and wherein the outer surface has a covering that is part of the closure.  
   
   
       2 . A closure according to  claim 1 , wherein the covering is comprised of a material having a different composition than the closure.  
   
   
       3 . A closure according to  claim 1 , wherein at least part of the covering is a soft feel material.  
   
   
       4 . A closure according to  claim 3 , wherein the covering covers at least 20% of the outer surface of the peripheral skirt.  
   
   
       5 . A closure according to  claim 3 , wherein the covering covers at least 30% of the outer surface of the peripheral skirt.  
   
   
       6 . A closure according to  claim 3 , wherein the covering covers at least 50% of the outer surface of the peripheral skirt.  
   
   
       7 . A closure according to  claim 3 , wherein the covering covers at least 65% of the outer surface of the peripheral skirt.  
   
   
       8 . A closure according to  claim 3 , wherein the covering covers at least 80% of the outer surface of the peripheral skirt.  
   
   
       9 . A closure according to  claim 3 , wherein the covering covers 100% of the outer surface of the peripheral skirt.  
   
   
       10 . A closure according to  claim 3 , wherein the soft feel material is selected from the group consisting of cataloy polyolefin, thermoplastic olefin, thermoplastic elastomer, lacquer, and soft feel paint.  
   
   
       11 . A closure according to  claim 1 , wherein the covering is comprised of at least two labels.  
   
   
       12 . A closure according to  claim 3  wherein the covering is comprised of at least two labels.  
   
   
       13 . A closure according to  claim 1 , wherein the covering has a thickness of 2-12 mils.  
   
   
       14 . A closure according to  claim 1 , wherein the covering has a thickness of 2-8 mils.  
   
   
       15 . A closure according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyamides and/or polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinylchloride, and polystyrene, including multilayer combinations thereof.