Patent ID: 11945625
Assignee: CLOSURE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A package comprising:
a container having a neck portion defining an opening, the neck portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the container having an external thread formation and a plurality of catch lugs being located on the exterior surface of the neck portion; and
a closure being configured for fitment to the neck portion of the container for closing the opening, the closure comprising a first closure portion and a second closure portion, the first closure portion including a polymeric top wall portion and a polymeric annular skirt portion, the polymeric annular skirt portion depending from the polymeric top wall portion, the polymeric annular skirt portion including an internal thread formation for mating engagement with the external thread formation of the container, the second closure portion including a polymeric tamper-evident band depending from and being partially detachably connected to the polymeric annular skirt portion by a frangible connection, the frangible connection extending around the circumference of the closure, the second closure portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the second closure portion including a plurality of catch teeth, at least one of the plurality of catch lugs of the container configured to mechanically catch and lock with a respective one of the plurality of catch teeth of the second closure portion so as to prevent or inhibit the second closure portion from being removed during the opening of the container,
wherein each of the plurality of catch lugs has a first end and a second end, each of the first ends of the plurality of catch lugs having a surface being angled inwardly, each of the first ends of the plurality of catch lugs having a height and a width greater than a height and a width of the second ends, the height and the width of the plurality of catch lugs being tapered from the first end to the second end.