Tamper indicating closure having a rotary seal
AssigneeSunbeam Plastics Corporation
InventorsGary V. Montgomery, Terry E. Beck
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AssigneeSunbeam Plastics Corporation
InventorsGary V. Montgomery, Terry E. Beck
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A closure including a standard threaded cap having a tamper indicating band depending from the cap skirt by frangible webs. The tamper indicating band has an inwardly directed bead which cooperates with a flange on the container neck which allows the band to rotate with the cap but prevents the band from being removed past the container flange. Alternatively the tamper indicating band contains spaced ratchet teeth which engage ratchet teeth on the container neck to prevent further rotation. A rotary seal is provided between the cap and container neck which is effective for an axial length A greater than the sum of a distance B between the cap bead and the container flange when the cap is tightened or the axial movement of the cap in rotating the ratchet teeth into contact and the distance C which the frangible webs stretch before fracture. Thus the rotary seal prevents access to the product prior to breaking the tamper indicating band loose from the cap.
A threaded tamper indicating closure for use on a container having a threaded neck and stop means below its threads, said closure comprising:
The threaded tamper indicating closure according to claim further including a fitment engaging said container neck and having a dispensing orifice therein.
A threaded tamper indicating closure for use on a container having a threaded neck and stop means below its threads, said closure comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.