Retainable closure

A closure for a container, comprising:

• a cover and a skirt depending from the cover;
• a tamper band, wherein the skirt is disposed between the cover and the tamper band;
• a first separation area extending at an angle relative to a vertical direction around a portion of a circumference of the closure between the skirt and the tamper band, wherein the vertical direction is parallel to a central axis of the closure;
• a second separation area that extends transverse to the first separation area substantially to a bottom edge of the tamper band to at least partially define a tab, wherein the tab has a tab bottom portion that is aligned with the bottom edge of the tamper band in a horizontal direction transverse to the vertical direction;
• the second separation area including at least one of:
• a pair of scores defining the tab therebetween, a first area of frangible material and a second area of frangible material defining the tab therebetween, and a pair of gaps defining the tab therebetween;
• and
• at least one hinge disposed adjacent the first separation area and the second separation area;
• wherein the closure is configured to rotate about a hinge axis that extends through the at least one hinge between a closed position in which the cover blocks access to the container and an open position in which the cover allows discharge of contents from the container;
• wherein the tab is configured to engage the container when the closure is in the open position to retain the closure in the open position;
• wherein the at least one hinge allows movement of the closure between the closed position and the open position and also retain the skirt to the tamper band.

A closure for a container, comprising:

• a cover and a skirt depending from the cover;
• a tamper band, wherein the skirt is disposed between the cover and the tamper band;
• a first separation area extending around a portion of the circumference of the skirt;
• a second separation area formed in the tamper band and extending below the first separation area substantially to a bottom edge of the tamper band to at least partially define a tab having a tab bottom edge such that the bottom edge of the tamper band and the tab bottom edge cooperate to extend circumferentially around substantially the entire tamper band;
• a pair of hinges that includes a first hinge and a second hinge;
• the first hinge disposed adjacent the first separation area and the second separation area, and a second hinge disposed adjacent the first separation area and the second separation area, wherein the first hinge and the second hinge are disposed on opposite sides of the tab;
• and
• at least one third separation area below the first separation area and extending transverse to the second separation area;
• at least one strap disposed between the first separation area and the third separation area and extending circumferentially therebetween;
• wherein the closure is configured to rotate about a hinge axis that extends through the pair of hinges between a closed position in which the cover blocks access to the container and an open position in which the cover allows discharge of contents from the container;
• wherein the strap extends circumferentially from at least one of the first hinge and the second hinge and the strap is configured to provide additional movement of the skirt relative to the tamper band when moved between the closed position and the open position;
• wherein the tab is configured to engage the container when the closure is in the open position to retain the closure in the open position;
• wherein the pair of hinges allow movement of the closure between the closed position and the open position and also retain the skirt to the tamper band.