Safety closures for containers

A plastics material, one-piece closure for a container wherein the closure is adapted to be push fitted onto the container and comprises a cap part with a depending skirt having a top connected to the cap part and a bottom, a tear band having a top and bottom, the top of the tear band being connected to the bottom of the skirt by frangible safety means, an annular anchor band having a top and a bottom, the top of the anchor band being connected to the bottom of the tear band by frangible safety means and a hinge member connecting the anchor band to the skirt and by which the skirt and cap part may be hinged relative to the anchor band after the tear band has been removed characterized in that the annular anchor band is divided into separate sections by frangible indicating means for indicating that tampering has occurred and for indicating that an upwards force has been applied to the closure with said tear band in place, said frangible indicating means comprising lines of weakening across the width of the anchor band, the frangible indicating means remaining unbroken when the closure is opened in normal use, and the frangible indicating means breaking only as the closure is moved upwardly over a retaining bead around the neck of the container when an upward force is applied to persuade the closure off the container without tearing away the tear band to thereby indicate that tampering has occurred.