Tamper-evident closure
AssigneeGcl International Sarl
InventorAlexander Donald Meiklem McPherson
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Abstract
A tamper-evident closure (1) for a container, the closure comprising: a shell comprising a first shell part (3A) and a second shell part (3B); and a tamper-evident overcap, the overcap comprising a cap (4A) which is fixed to the exterior of the first shell part and a tamper-evident member (4B) which is releasably connected to the cap (4A) and releasably located around the exterior of at least part of the second shell part (3B), such that the first and second shell parts (3A, 3B) cannot be separated unless the member (4B) is released, and thereafter the cap (4A) is removable together with the first shell part (3A).
Claims20
A tamper-evident closure for a container, the tamper-evident closure comprising:
- a shell comprising a first shell part and a second shell part, and
- a tamper-evident overcap comprising a cap and a tamper-evident member releasably connected to the cap by a releasable connection therebetween;
- the tamper-evident overcap fitted onto the shell with the cap fixed to the exterior of the first shell part and the tamper-evident member releasably secured around the exterior of at least part of the second shell part so that the cap cannot be removed before the tamper-evident member is released, and;
- after the tamper-evident member is released the cap is removable together with the first shell part;
- wherein
- the first and second shell parts cannot be separated before the tamper-evident member is released, and
- after the tamper-evident member is released, the first shell part can be moved relative to the second shell part to open the tamper-evident closure.
A tamper-evident overcap for use with a closure, the closure having a shell comprising a first shell part and a second shell part, the tamper-evident overcap comprising a cap and a tamper-evident member releasably connected to the cap by a releasable connection therebetween, the tamper-evident overcap fittable onto the shell with the cap fixed to the exterior of the first shell part of the closure and the tamper-evident member releasably secured to the exterior of the second shell part whereby when the tamper-evident overcap is arranged for use on the closure, the cap cannot be removed before the tamper-evident member is released, and after the tamper-evident member has been released, the cap is removable together with the first shell part;
- wherein the first and second shell parts cannot be separated before the tamper-evident member is released, and after the tamper-evident member is released the first shell part can be moved relative to the second shell part to open the tamper-evident closure;
- and wherein
- the tamper-evident member is a tamper-evident band having an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge frangibly connected to a free end of the cap and the lower edge unconnected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.