Tamper-evident band assembly

A tamper-evident band assembly for use with a container and closure combination, the container having a peripheral collar and the closure having a skirt, the assembly comprising:

• a breakaway band having a shoulder extending inward and angling downward from an upper periphery;
• and
• a staying ring frangibly connected to the breakaway band by a plurality of frangible connectors,
• the staying ring having an upward-angled ledge of a thickness sufficient to avoid flexure, extending upward and inward from a bottom periphery, the upward-angled ledge including an upper edge that is positioned below a bottom surface of the skirt of the closure, and the staying ring positioned laterally inward of the breakaway band, and
• the breakaway band cooperating with the staying ring so that the downward-angled shoulder is above the staying ring;
• and
• wherein when the assembly is positioned onto the container and the closure, the upward-angled ledge is positioned below the peripheral collar and is defined by an inner dimension that is smaller than an outer dimension of the peripheral collar, and wherein, when the closure is removed from the container, the closure moves upward, a bottom surface of the peripheral collar contacts the upper edge of the upward-angled ledge, the peripheral collar prevents the upward-angled ledge and the staying ring from moving upward, an upper surface of the skirt moves the downward-angled shoulder upward, moving the breakaway band upward and tearing the plurality of frangible connectors apart so that the breakaway band breaks away from the staying ring and the staying ring remains positioned under the peripheral collar.