Closure with tamper-evident tear-off panel unitary with a flow control element

A tamper-evident dispensing closure comprising:

• a body for mounting on a container, said body having a peripheral skirt and having a top wall defining a dispensing orifice for communicating with said container for dispensing the contents thereof;
• a flow control means disposed on said body for pivoting about an axis between positions opening and closing said dispensing orifice, said flow control means having a distal end remote from said axis and adjacent said body skirt when said flow control means is closed;
• a tamper-indicating member unitary with said flow control means;
• a first frangible connecting means for connecting said tamper-indicating member to said flow control means distal end along a line generally parallel with said axis;
• an anchor means unitary with said tamper-indicating member for being retained by said body skirt, said anchor means being non-unitary with said body skirt and separate from said body skirt;
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• a second frangible connecting means for connecting said anchor means to said tamper-indicating member whereby said tamper-indicating member can be pulled to completely sever said member from both said flow control means and anchor means along said first and second frangible connecting means and thereby permit the opening of said flow control means while providing evidence of tampering with said closure.

A tamper-evident dispensing closure comprising:

• a body suitable for mounting on a container and defining a dispensing orifice for communicating with said container for dispensing the contents thereof, said body having a skirt with an exterior surface and an interior surface, said skirt defining an anchor-receiving aperture extending between said exterior and interior surfaces;
• a flow control means disposed on said body for being moved between positions opening and closing said dispensing orifice;
• a tamper-indicating member adjacent said flow control means and body;
• a first frangible connecting means for connecting said tamper-indicating member to said flow control means;
• an anchor means for being retained by said body, said anchor means including a retaining bar with at least a portion disposed adjacent said skirt interior surface;
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• a second frangible connecting means for extending through said anchor-receiving aperture from said retaining bar and connecting with said tamper-indicating member adjacent said skirt exterior surface;
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• a pull tab means connected to said tamper-indicating member for being pulled to sever said member from both said flow control means and anchor means along said frangible connecting means and thereby permit the opening of said flow control means while providing evidence of tampering with said closure.

A tamper-evident dispensing closure comprising:

• a body with a skirt suitable for mounting on a container, said body defining a dispensing orifice for communicating with said container for dispensing the contents thereof;
• a lid disposed on said body and having a front end and a rear end, said lid being mounted adjacent said rear end for pivoting movement between positions opening and closing said dispensing orifice;
• a tamper-indicating member connected by at least one first frangible web to said lid;
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• an anchor means for being retained by said body and connected by at least one second frangible web to said tamper-indicating member whereby said tamper-indicating member can be pulled to completely sever said member from both said lid and anchor means along said first and second frangible webs and thereby permit the opening of said lid while providing evidence of tampering with said closure, said anchor means being non-unitary with said body skirt and separate from said body skirt.