Tear strip closure for a container with a security ring

A closure for a container having a retention bead comprising:

• a top panel,
• a depending skirt extending about periphery of the top panel and extending downwardly and outwardly from said top panel, said skirt having an inner wall and outer wall,
• a locking bead means on the inner wall of said skirt for interlocking with the retention bead on the container to hold the closure on the container,
• a removable tear strip on the lower portion of the skirt having a line of weakness connection connecting an upper portion of the skirt to a lower portion of the skirt,
• a pull tab for the removable tear strip molded integrally with the tear strip,
• said pull tab having a portion spaced radially outwardly relative to the tear strip,
• a first frangible bridge extending between the skirt and the pull tab and located adjacent the free end of the pull tab to hold the pull tab inwardly,
• a hinged end on said pull tab connected to said skirt,
• said pull tab being biased to swing outwardly about the hinged end, and
• a lift tab connected to the skirt and exposed with removal of the tear strip and located above said security ring and projecting outwardly from the skirt to be used to lift the closure from the container.

A closure for a container having a retention bead comprising:

• a top panel,
• a depending skirt extending about periphery of the top panel and extending downwardly and outwardly from said top panel, said skirt having an inner wall and outer wall,
• a locking recess means on the inner wall of said skirt having a lower shoulder for engaging the lower side of the retention bead on the container to hold the closure on the container,
• a removable tear strip on the lower portion of the skirt having a line of weakness connection at said locking recess means connecting an upper portion of the skirt to a lower portion of the skirt, said lower shoulder being on said removable tear strip and removed therewith,
• a pull tab for the removable tear strip molded integrally with the tear strip to be pulled to tear the tear strip at said line of weakness, leaving a lower skirt edge adjacent the container retention bead,
• said tear strip having a secondary tab portion permanently secured to said skirt,
• a frangible connection joining said secondary tab to said tear strip and breaking with removal of the tear strip to leave the secondary tab for lifting the closure from the container.

The combination comprising:

• a container having an open mouth,
• a retention bead on said container adjacent the open mouth,
• a top panel on the closure
• a depending skirt on the closure extending about periphery of the top panel and extending downwardly and outwardly from said top panel, said skirt having an inner wall and outer wall,
• a locking recess means on the inner wall of said skirt having a lower shoulder for engaging the lower side of the retention bead on the container to hold the closure on the container,
• a removable tear strip on the lower portion of the skirt having a line of weakness connection at adjacent said locking recess means connecting an upper portion of the skirt to a lower portion of the skirt, said lower shoulder being on said removable tear strip and removed therewith,
• a pull tab on the removable tear strip molded integrally with the tear strip to be pulled to tear the tear strip at said line of weakness, leaving a lower skirt edge adjacent the container retention bead, and
• a lift tab connected to the skirt and available with removal of the tear strip and projecting outwardly from the skirt to be used to lift the closure from the container.

The combination comprising:

• a plastic container having an open mouth,
• a plastic closure having a top panel for covering the open mouth of said container,
• a depending skirt extending about periphery of the top panel and extending downwardly and outwardly from said top panel, said skirt having an inner wall and outer wall,
• interlocking bead means on the inner wall of said skirt and the wall of said container to hold the closure on the container,
• a removable tear strip on the lower portion of the skirt having a line of weakness connection connecting an upper portion of the skirt to a lower portion of the skirt,
• a security ring on said container projecting radially outwardly from the container and located adjacent to and beneath said skirt,
• a pull tab for the removable tear strip molded integrally with the tear strip,
• said pull tab having a portion spaced radially outwardly relative to the tear strip,
• a first frangible bridge extending between the skirt and the pull tab and located adjacent the free end of the pull tab to hold the pull tab inwardly, and
• a lift tab connected to said skirt and being exposed with pulling of the pull tab and removal of the tear strip.