摘要 |
<p>An container made from a vial-like mass produced glass bottle (2) with a plastic neck (30) mounted securely thereon, and a simple method for securely mounting the plastic neck (30) to the glass bottle (2) is disclosed. The open end of the bottle has a neck (10) with a flange (28) forming an annular shoulder. A plastic neck insert (30) is provided that has a threaded neck opposite a resilient sleeve (40). The resilient sleeve (40) is adapted to expand to receive the flange (28) in a snap fit type engagement. An aluminum ferrule (50) is press fit over the resilient sleeve of the plastic neck insert (30) to lock the plastic neck insert (30) onto the flange (28). The ferrule has an upwardly directed edge (57) that engages a downwardly directed edge (54) of the sleeve (40) in interference fit to lock the ferrule (50) onto the sleeve (40). An elastic seal (60) is provided between the plastic neck insert (30) and the glass bottle (2) to ensure that the connection of the two components is airtight.</p> |