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US 4,205,755 AGranted
Tamper-proof bottle closure
AssigneeLindner Industrie B.V.
InventorJacques A. de Wijn
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AssigneeLindner Industrie B.V.
InventorJacques A. de Wijn
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A tamper-proof bottle closure is formed of a readily deformable material and is threadedly securable on a bottle. The closure includes a top portion from which a skirt depends and a security band which is detachably connected to the skirt along a circumferential line of spaced slots by bridges of material located between the slots. At least one of the bridges is wider circumferentially than the remaining bridges. At least one transverse score line is formed in the security band extending upwardly and terminating in the region of the line of slots. A weakened line is provided extending across at least one of the wide bridges in alignment with the slots. The security band can thus be completely detached from the skirt without leaving a burred edge on the skirt which is apt to injure the user's hand during repeated use of the closure.
In a tamper-proof bottle closure formed of a readily deformable material threadedly securable on a bottle, said closure including a top portion, a skirt depending from said top portion, a security band detachably connected to said skirt along a circumferential line of spaced slots by bridges of material between the slots, at least one of said bridges being wider circumferentially than the other bridges, and at least one transverse score line formed in the security band and extending upwardly to terminate in the region of the circumferential line of slots, the improvement comprising a weakened line extending circumferentially across at least said one wider bridge and in alignment with the slots on the opposed sides of said wider bridge.
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