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

Claim 0:
1. 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 configured to engage with threads of the finish;
a plug seal configured to extend into an opening of the finish whereby contents are sealed in the interior of the container;
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 including at least six separated surfaces each having a nonzero and nonorthogonal angle relative to the closure axis, the segmented cam integrally formed as one piece with the tamper evidence band; and
a plurality of overhang portions disposed above 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,
wherein each of the overhang portions is circumferentially positioned between adjacent separated surfaces of the at least six separated surfaces.