Patent ID: 11932460
Assignee: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A tamper-evident closure comprising a base and a lid joined by a hinge so that the lid is movable between a closed and an open position with respect to the base, the closure comprises a tamper-evident member which is initially provided on or by the base with the closure in an unopened condition, in which the tamper-evident member is released from the base when the lid is initially moved to the open position and is then retained by the lid, in which the lid includes pockets for retaining the tamper-evident member, in which the pockets include a bead to help retain the tamper-evident member after first opening, in which the pockets are open-ended, and in which the lid includes a lid skirt that comprises two arcuate wall sections which extend from the region of the hinge, and a recessed wall section is provided, the recessed wall section is not joined to the arcuate wall sections, meaning that open pockets are formed, and each of the arcuate wall sections terminate with retention beads.