Resealable, tamper evident closure

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2005-04-13

2009-10-20

Hylton, Robin (Department: 3781)

Bottles and jars

Closures

Frangible member or portion

C215S254000, C220S268000, C220S270000, C222S253000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07604139

ABSTRACT:
A tamper evident closure for a container having a bead provided on the outside surface of the neck thereof. The closure includes a top section and an outer skirt extending downwardly from the top section. The outer skirt includes a tamper evident strip extending along only a portion of the outer perimeter. The tamper evident strip is connected to a remaining portion of the outer skirt by a tear membrane, wherein the tamper evident strip may be separated from the remaining portion along the tear membrane. A first lug is provided at least partially on an inner surface of the temper evident strip and one or more second lugs are provided on an inner surface of the remaining portion of the outer skirt. The first lug and the one or more second lugs are each adapted to engage the bead on container to secure the closure to the container.

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