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AssigneePortola Packaging, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Luch, Rawson Chenault
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A thin-walled, cup shaped container molded of polypropylene, or other suitable material, is formed with a tamper-evident band initially positioned outside the lip at the top of the container wall. The lower edge of the band is connected to the container by spaced frangible bridges. A lid closes off the top of the container and has an outer and inner skirt respectively fitting outside and inside the container lip. The upper end of the band is formed into an annular inward projection overlying the periphery of the lid. Forming the retainer projection is accomplished by bringing a heated tool in contact with the band to heat the same until near its melting temperature. The tool has slanted walls converging at a radius and shaped to bend the projection approximately horizontally inward. The lid cannot be removed without tearing off the band.
A container comprising a body having an open end and a lip surrounding said open end, a band spaced outward of said body formed of thin plastic material, means attaching said band to said body, said band initially extending above said lip to define an uppermost diameter, an upper portion of said band being bent to form an inwardly directed annular projection spaced upward relative to said lip, a minor diameter of said projection being less than said uppermost diameter.
A container comprising a body having an open end, a band of a curlable material around and spaced outward of an upper end of said body, said band having a portion deformed into a deformed portion extending inwardly relative to said body, means attaching said band to said body, said band having a frangible area and
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