Protective tamper-evident label and bottle cap
OwnerWalter E. Hidding, Douglas J. Hiddinginventors
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Abstract
An improved, tamper-evident label and bottle cap to be used with standard five gallon bottles; such bottle cap of the type having a central tube section capable of receiving a dispensing probe which is part of a dispensing system. A micro-thin, plastic label is heat-sealed to the face of the bottle cap, thereby protecting the central tube section from any external contaminants. An edge of the label is left unsealed to provide a means for peeling the label from the bottle cap when the bottle is to be installed. By virtue of the heat-sealing method of attachment, the tamper-evident label cannot be reattached to the face of the bottle cap, or any other surface, once it is removed.
Claims15
An improved bottle cap for a container, the cap having a central tube section capable of receiving a probe which is part of a dispensing system, the cap comprising:
- a seal preventing external contaminants from reaching said central tube section and said container through said central tube section when said cap is applied to said container,
- said seal being formed by a plastic, non-metallic tamper-indicating membrane attached to a top face of said cap by a heat seal band which evidences tampering with said seal in the event of an attempt to remove said seal,
- said tamper-indicating membrane being free of adhesive such that it is non-reattachable to an outside surface of said container and to said top face of said cap.
An improved bottle cap for a container, the cap having a central tube section capable of receiving a probe which is part of a dispensing system, the cap comprising:
- a seal for preventing external contaminants from reaching said central tube section and said container through said central tube section when said cap is applied to said container,
- said seal being formed by a plastic, non-metallic tamper-indicating membrane attached to a top face of said cap by a heat seal band which evidences tampering with said seal in the event of an attempt to remove said seal,
- said tamper-indicating membrane serving as a label for said container, said label containing printed information,
- said tamper-indicating membrane being free of adhesive such that it is non-reattachable to an outside surface of said container and to said top face of said cap.
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