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US 8,708,175 B2Granted
Tamper evident closure
AssigneeCreanova Universal Closures Ltd.
InventorMark Smith
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Abstract
Closure (1) comprising a ring shaped base (12) laterally surrounding a cap (13) which is functionally interconnected to the ring shaped base (12) via a hinge arrangement (14), whereby the ring shaped base (12) is having an in general horizontal section (15) on which a first end of the hinge arrangement (14) is fixed protruding vertically (z) above the horizontal section (15) of the ring shaped base (12) and whereby a second end of the hinge arrangement (14) is laterally fixed to an outer sidewall (30) of the cap (13).
Claims7
A closure comprising:
- a ring shaped base and a cap, said cap being functionally interconnected to the ring shaped base via a hinge arrangement, wherein the ring shaped base having a generally horizontal section on which a first end of the hinge arrangement is fixed protruding vertically above the horizontal section of the ring shaped base, wherein a second end of the hinge arrangement is laterally fixed to an outer sidewall of the cap, wherein the hinge arrangement comprises two L-shaped arms arranged laterally at a distance to each other, each L-shaped arm comprising a first articulation element fixed to the ring shaped base and a second articulation element fixed to the cap, and wherein each articulation element is interconnected to a trapezoid element via a hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.