Tethered closure device

A tethered closure device for a container comprising:

• a cap element including a seal opening device, an outer wall element, and a guiding device;
• a lid element movably coupled to the cap element by a physical connection area located therebetween;
• a frame device including a collar element disposed between the outer wall element and the seal opening device;
• a first tamper evident element disposed between the cap element and the frame device, wherein the first tamper evident element includes bridge elements extending between the frame device and the cap element that are configured to break based upon rotation of the cap element with respect to the frame;
• and
• a second tamper evident element disposed between the cap element and the lid element, wherein the second tamper evident element is spaced apart from the physical connection area,
• wherein the guiding device is configured to lead the seal opening device in a defined manner from a first position to a second position to at least partially open a seal element during a rotation movement of the cap element with regard to the frame device to permit contents within the container to flow from the container through the partially opened seal element and through the tethered closure device to outside the container.

A cap for use in a tethered closure device, comprising:

• a cap element including a seal opening device with at least one tooth;
• a lid element tethered to the cap element by a physical connection area located therebetween;
• and
• a pair of tamper evident elements, each tamper evident element disposed relative to the cap element,
• wherein the seal opening device is configured to at least partially open a seal element during rotation of the cap element,
• wherein the physical connection area is configured to maintain connection between the lid element and the cap element when the cap element is rotated, and
• wherein the seal element is configured to be positioned with respect to a container such that contents can flow out of the container through the opened seal element and through the tethered closure device to outside the container.