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US 2008/0164235 A1Published application
Tamper-evident closure and container combination
AssigneePhoenix Closures, Inc.
InventorLen Ekkert
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Abstract
A tamper-evident closure and container combination identifies a compromised seal when a severable ring has been detached from a closure upon a first opening of the container. Successful detachment of the severable ring is improved whereby a lower neck portion of a container is angled or arced downwardly and outwardly from a point immediately adjacent an annular ring.
Claims11
A closure and container combination comprising:
- a container having a neck with an upper neck portion, an outwardly projecting annular shoulder and a lower neck portion that extends downwardly and outwardly from a point immediately beneath and adjacent the annular shoulder;
- a cap comprising a top wall, an annular sidewall, and a detachable ring;
- the annular sidewall having a top portion and a lower portion, a bridge portion severably connecting the detachable ring portion to the lower annular sidewall portion at an upper portion of the detachable ring, the detachable ring portion having a lower portion, and a plurality of tabs connected to the lower ring portion by a joint portion.
A closure and container combination comprising:
- a container having a neck with an upper neck portion, an outwardly projecting annular shoulder and a lower neck portion that extends downwardly and outwardly from a point immediately beneath and adjacent the annular shoulder wherein the angle proscribed by the lower neck portion below and adjacent the annular ring is about 8 degrees;
- a cap comprising a top wall, an annular sidewall, and a detachable ring;
- the annular sidewall having a top portion and a lower portion, a bridge portion severably connecting the detachable ring portion to the lower annular sidewall portion at an upper portion of the detachable ring, the detachable ring portion having a lower portion, and a plurality of tabs connected to the lower ring portion by a joint portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.