Bottles and jars – Closures – Frangible member or portion
Patent
1992-11-23
1994-02-01
Shoap, Allan N.
Bottles and jars
Closures
Frangible member or portion
B65D 4134
Patent
active
052825400
ABSTRACT:
A tamper evident closure for a container opening including a substantially cylindrical end cap closed at a first end by a top surface, open at a second opposite end and including an annular side wall having a predetermined width extending between the first and second ends, a tamper band member frangibly connected about the second opposite end of the end cap for detaching from the end cap and remaining affixed to the container upon removal of the end cap from the container, an engagement member integrally formed with a first portion of an inside surface of the tamper band for providing gripping contact between the tamper band and a substantially cylindrical or rectilinear neck portion of the container, for restricting axial movement of the tamper band with respect to the end cap and the neck portion and for preventing removal of the tamper band from the container upon severing of the frangible connection and removal of the end cap, and stop members integrally formed with a second portion of, and at a plurality of predetermined positions about, the inside surface of the tamper band for reinforcing the engagement member during contact with the rectilinear neck portion of the container.
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Creative Packaging Corp.
Shoap Allan N.
Stucker Nova
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