Plastic safety closure for bottles simulating the appearance of a traditional cork-type wine bottle closure

A safety closure of molded synthetic material, comprising a rigid head having interior screw threading, a separable portion connected to the rigid head by a circular tear-off safety zone, said separable portion comprising an upper ring and a lower skirt, the skirt having a truncated conical shape narrowing in the direction of the ring, the separable portion comprising opening means for breaking said portion in a substantially longitudinal direction, wherein said opening means comprises an opening formed through said upper ring below said circular tear-off safety zone, and a longitudinally extending portion of reduced thickness extending from said opening, and a slot connecting said portion of reduced thickness to a lower edge of said lower skirt, said opening and said longitudinally extending portion and said slot being in alignment along a single straight line.