Patent ID: 11873141
Assignee: NIAGARA BOTTLING, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A tamper evidence closure for rotatably engaging with a finish of a container to seal contents within the interior of the container, the tamper evidence closure comprising:
interior threads that are configured to engage with threads of the finish;
a multiplicity of thin connections attaching a tamper evidence band to a circumference of the tamper evidence closure;
a segmented cam extending around the circumference of the tamper evidence band about a closure axis, the segmented cam integrally formed with the tamper evidence band and including a plurality of separated surfaces each having a nonzero and nonorthogonal angle relative to the closure axis; and
a plurality of overhang portions axially spaced from the segmented cam and configured to support the tamper evidence band on an upper portion of a tamper evidence ledge of the finish after separation of the tamper evidence closure from the finish, each overhang portion of the plurality of overhang portions circumferentially positioned between adjacent separated surfaces of the plurality of separated surfaces.