Bottles and jars – Closures – Frangible member or portion
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2007-05-01
Stashick, Anthony D. (Department: 3781)
Bottles and jars
Closures
Frangible member or portion
C215S043000, C215S321000, C215S318000, C215S258000, C220S780000, C220S301000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10519045
ABSTRACT:
A cap with a tamper-evident ring is designed to snap engage a container that is provided with an upper and lower bead. A ring of teeth provided along an inside skirt of the cap engage teeth located along an inside wall of the container. When the cap is snapped onto the container, both sets of teeth automatically engage and a plug seal provided on the cap engages the container upper bead. By turning the cap clockwise or counterclockwise, the side angles of the teeth force the cap to disengage upwards over the upper bead and unsnap from the container. When the closure is opened for the first time, the ring breaks away from the cap and slides down the container below the lower bead, which keeps the ring from coming off the container and provides evidence that the cap had been opened.
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Auer Robert
Stull Gene
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Smalley James
Stashick Anthony D.
Stull Technologies, Inc.
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