Patent ID: 9586730
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A tamper-evident closure assembly for a container having an opening, the tamper-evident closure assembly comprising: a cap configured to be secured to the container to close the opening; a tamper-evidencing member carried by the cap and configured to provide an indication when the cap is removed from the container; and an outer shell having a central aperture through which the cap is received without rotation of the outer shell and the cap relative to each other, the outer shell and the cap being configured to cooperate with each other such that the cap is operatively secured to, and mounted so as to be non-rotatable relative to, the outer shell, wherein the outer shell includes a first annular wall and a second annular wall joined with the first annular wall and disposed radially inward from the first annular wall, the second annular wall defining the central aperture and configured to engage the cap for removably securing the outer shell to the cap.