Tamper evidencing closure
AssigneePortola Packaging, Inc.
InventorMike Xiaoli Ma
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Abstract
A container including a neck and an opening, in combination with a tamper-evidencing closure including a top, a depending annular skirt and a tamper-evidencing band frangibly connected to the annular skirt. The container includes a first securing structure on the neck spaced from the opening. The tamper-evidencing band includes an inwardly turned retaining rim that extends at least partially upwardly. The retaining rim has a free edge for engagement with the locking surface as the closure is removed from the neck. The retaining rim includes a plurality of outwardly directed flutes spaced circumferentially thereon and a second securing structure located on the retaining rim between the flutes.
Claims16
A tamper-evidencing closure comprising:
- a top, a depending annular skirt and a tamper-evidencing band frangibly connected to said annular skirt;
- said tamper-evidencing band including an inwardly turned retaining rim that extends at least partially upwardly, said retaining rim having a free edge adapted for engagement with a locking surface of a closure;
- said retaining rim including a plurality of outwardly directed flutes spaced circumferentially thereon and a securing structure located on said retaining rim between said flutes.
In combination, a container and a tamper-evidencing closure comprising:
- a neck defining an opening in said container, a first securing structure on said neck spaced from said opening;
- said tamper-evidencing closure including a top, a depending annular skirt and a tamper-evidencing band frangibly connected to said annular skirt;
- said tamper-evidencing band including an inwardly turned retaining rim that extends at least partially upwardly, said retaining rim having a free edge for engagement with said locking surface as said closure is removed from said neck;
- said retaining rim including a plurality of outwardly directed flutes spaced circumferentially thereon and a second securing structure located on said retaining rim between said flutes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.