Bottles and jars – Closures – Frangible member or portion
Patent
1992-11-06
1993-12-21
Shoap, Allan N.
Bottles and jars
Closures
Frangible member or portion
215216, 215330, B65D 4314
Patent
active
052715124
ABSTRACT:
A molded tamper-evident closure for use with a container having a neck. The closure includes a generally planar top portion with an outer peripheral edge, an annular skirt depending from the peripheral edge and having a lower edge margin, an annular breakaway band having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface including a plurality of spaced frangible bridge formations integrally joined to the lower edge margin of the skirt. An outer surface of the breakaway band is provided with a plurality of support formations such as gusset members for preventing distortion of the breakaway band as the closure is applied to the container. The closure may also be provided with a plurality of specially configured recess formations for engaging ratchet formations on the neck of the container to provide an anti-backoff feature.
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Cronin Stephen
Phoenix Closures, Inc.
Shoap Allan N.
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