A cap for a container and a package comprising such a cap

A preform for the fabrication of a container, comprising a neck opening into a mouth at one extremity and comprising a shoulder located about the neck proximate to the mouth, the shoulder being configured to be engaged by a locking flange of a cap comprising a disc-shaped top section, an annular side section projecting substantially perpendicularly from the perimeter of the disc-shaped top section, and a locking flange disposed at an extremity of the annular side section opposite the disc-shaped top section, a locking flap extending from at least a portion of the extremity of the annular side section, the locking flap movable between a locked first position wherein a portion of the locking flange contiguous with the locking flap extends inwardly from an interior face of the annular side section, and an unlocked second position wherein the portion of the locking flange is at least partially recessed relative to the interior face of the annular side section.

A package comprising a container comprising a cap comprising a disc-shaped top section, an annular side section projecting substantially perpendicularly from the perimeter of the disc-shaped top section, and a locking flange disposed at an extremity of the annular side section opposite the disc-shaped top section, a locking flap extending from at least a portion of the extremity of the annular side section, the locking flap movable between a locked first position wherein a portion of the locking flange contiguous with the locking flap extends inwardly from an interior face of the annular side section, and an unlocked second position wherein the portion of the locking flange is at least partially recessed relative to the interior face of the annular side section, the cap being located upon a mouth of the container such that the locking flange of the cap engages a shoulder of the neck of the container.