Bottles and jars – Closures – Frangible member or portion
Patent
1992-03-09
1993-06-01
Shoap, Allan N.
Bottles and jars
Closures
Frangible member or portion
215258, 215306, B65D 4132
Patent
active
052152049
ABSTRACT:
A closure for a container having a tamper evident band which remains on the container after the closure is removed including a substantially cylindrical end cap closed at a first end thereof by a top surface, open at a second opposite end thereof and including an annular side wall having a predetermined length extending between the first and second ends, an annular band having a first side positioned proximate the second open end of the end cap, a plurality of severable bridge members connecting the first side of the annular band to the second open end of the end cap at a plurality of predetermined positions about the periphery of the annular band and the end cap thereby forming between the bridge members a plurality of slits extending between the first side of the annular band and the second end of the end cap, a member for affixing the annular band to the container and a tether member connected between the first side of the annular band and the second open end of the end cap for providing limited movement between the annular band and the end cap during removal of the end cap, for enabling removal of the end cap from the container without distorting the end cap or the annular band, and for enabling the annular band to remain affixed to the container by the affixing member after removal of the end cap, the tether member remaining attached to both the end cap and the annular band.
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Beck James M.
Kubitz Terry E.
Kutaj Alex
Creative Packaging Corp.
Schwarz Paul A.
Shoap Allan N.
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