Container and closure assembly

In combination, a container and a closure therefor, said container having a neck surrounding an opening thereto, an outwardly projecting shoulder spaced from said opening and surrounding said neck, and means disposed between said opening and said shoulder for retaining said closure, said shoulder having an upper surface facing generally toward the opening of said container;

• said closure comprising a skirt surrounding said neck and having means retentively engaged to said closure retaining means, said closure including a cover for said opening, said skirt having a score line spaced from the distal end of said skirt and defining a tear strip between said score line and said distal end, said tear strip having a distally located, annular and outwardly projecting flange surrounding said neck and engaging the upper surface of said shoulder, said tear strip further having a pull tab one piece with said tear strip projecting upwardly from said flange, the outward extension of said pull tab not exceeding the outward projection of said flange.

In a closure for a container of the type having a neck surrounding an opening to the container, having a shoulder surrounding said neck and spaced from said opening, and having closure retaining means supported by said neck between said shoulder and said opening;

• said closure comprising means for covering said opening to said container and a skirt for surrounding said neck, said skirt having means for engaging said retaining means and a first score line spaced from the distal end of said skirt to define one side of a tear-away portion, said tear-away portion having a pull tab affixed thereto, the improvement wherein said tear-away portion has a flange extending peripherally therearound and projecting radially outwardly therefrom, said flange having a first thickness throughout the larger portion of its peripheral extent and a second and smaller thickness adjacent said pull tab, said pull tab being integral with the portion of said flange having said second thickness, and wherein the outward extension of said pull tab does not exceed the outward projection of said flange.