Sealing cap having tamper evidence ring for sealing resealable container and method of use

A resealable container, including:

• a container body, the container body comprising:
• a tubular sidewall extending upward from a bottom to an upper portion of the container body, interior surfaces of the tubular sidewall, the bottom, and the upper portion collectively defining a storage cavity for storing contents therein, and
• a circumferential tamper evidence actuating formation circumscribing an opening of the container body enabling access to contents within the storage cavity;
• and
• a plug style closure cap, the plug style closure cap comprising:
• a plug style closure cap body comprising:
• a substantially circular sidewall,
• a traversing wall contiguous with the substantially circular sidewall isolating a product side from a public side of the plug style closure cap body,
• a motion translating feature that translates a rotational motion to an axial motion when engaged with a mating motion translating feature on a radially interior, product side surface of a substantially circular sidewall circumscribing the opening of the container, wherein the motion translating feature is formed on a radially exterior, product side surface of the substantially circular sidewall of the plug style closure cap body,
• at least one sealing surface, wherein the sealing surface is designed to engage with a mating sealing surface proximate the opening of the container, and
• a tamper evidence feature integral with the plug style closure cap body, the tamper evidence feature including an actuating member, the actuating member oriented at an acute angle from an axial direction, the acute angle being respective to a direction of axial motion to activate the tamper evidence feature,
• wherein, in use, the motion translating feature of the plug style closure cap body rotationally engages with a mating motion translating feature proximate the opening of the container resulting in an axial motion, the axial motion engages the actuating member of the tamper evidence feature and the circumferential tamper evidence actuating formation with one another,
• wherein, during the axial motion, the engagement and the acute angle of the actuating member cause the tamper evidence feature to at least one of change in shape and fracture,
• wherein the at least one of change in shape and fracture is clearly visible to an end user indicating activation of the tamper evidence feature.

A method of using a resealable container, the method comprising steps of:

• rotating a plug style closure cap inserted into an opening of a resealable container body, the resealable container comprising:
• a container body, the container body comprising:
• a tubular sidewall extending upward from a bottom to an upper portion of the container body, interior surfaces of the tubular sidewall, the bottom, and the upper portion collectively defining a storage cavity for storing contents therein,
• a circumferential tamper evidence actuating formation circumscribing an opening of the container body enabling access to contents within the storage cavity, and
• a container motion translating feature provided on a substantially circular sidewall of a radially interior, product side surface of the opening of the resealable container;
• the plug style closure cap comprising a plug style closure cap body having:
• a substantially circular sidewall,
• a traversing wall contiguous with the substantially circular sidewall isolating a product side from a public side of the plug style closure cap body,
• a cap motion translating feature provided on a radially exterior, product side surface of the substantially circular sidewall of the plug style closure cap body,
• at least one sealing surface, wherein the at least one sealing surface is designed to engage with a mating at least one sealing surface of the opening of the container, and
• a tamper evidence feature integral with the plug style closure cap body, the tamper evidence feature including an actuating member, the actuating member oriented at an acute angle to an axial direction, the acute angle being respective to a direction of axial motion to activate the tamper evidence feature, wherein the actuating member of the tamper evidence feature engages with a surface of a tamper evidence actuator located proximate the opening of the container body;
• translating a rotational motion of the plug style closure cap to an axial motion, wherein the translation is caused by engagement between the cap motion translating feature and the container motion translating feature;
• rotationally engaging the motion translating feature of the plug style closure cap body rotationally with the container motion translating feature resulting in an axial motion,
• engaging the actuating member of the tamper evidence feature and the circumferential tamper evidence actuating formation with one another during the axial motion, and
• causing the tamper evidence feature to at least one of change in shape and fracture as a result of the acute angle of the actuating member during the engagement between the actuating member of the tamper evidence feature and the circumferential tamper evidence actuating formation during the axial motion,
• wherein the at least one of the change in shape and the fracture is clearly visible to an end user indicating activation of the tamper evidence feature.