Bottles and jars – Closures – Frangible member or portion
Patent
1992-01-31
1993-12-07
Shoap, Allan N.
Bottles and jars
Closures
Frangible member or portion
215318, 215320, 215329, 215354, B65D 4134
Patent
active
052676617
ABSTRACT:
A tamper-evident, snap-on, screw-off closure is used with a specially shaped container neck. The neck has at least one first helical thread on an upper neck stretch portion, and at least one external ratchet tooth on a locking wall portion below the upper neck stretch portion. The closure has an upper skirt having at least one second helical thread mating with the first helical thread of the neck. A downward extending lower skirt portion includes an outer skirt portion and a shoulder extending inwardly from said outer skirt portion. A frangible section interconnects the shoulder and the upper skirt portion. At least one substantially vertical fin is formed upstanding from the shoulder, preventing upward deformation of the lower skirt portion without breaking the frangible section. The lower skirt portion has at least one internal ratchet tooth, and is formed with a line of weakness extending through the outer skirt portion and the shoulder. The lower skirt has a tear tab which, when pulled, fractures the lower skirt on a vertical line. Continued pulling on the tab sequentially fractures the frangible section.
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Luch Daniel
Repp Richard E.
Caplan Julian
Cronin Stephen
Portola Packaging, Inc.
Shoap Allan N.
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