Patent ID: 6082568
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container cap for use with a container with means for attaching said container cap to said container comprising:(a) a base cap having a dispensing orifice therein;(b) a movable cover lid on said base cap;(c) a means for connecting said cover lid to said base cap;(d) a removable liner which is adhered to the underside of said base cap, and which extends across said dispensing orifice prior to its removal; and(e) a tear member secured to said liner, and having a pull tab which protrudes from said liner in a manner that it can only be gripped from the inside of said base cap, said tear member being arranged so as to enable tearing of said liner across said liner from one side of said base cap to the other side of said base cap when a pulling force is applied to said pull tab;wherein said liner comprises one or two layers of the same or different materials, wherein said materials are plastic, paper, paperboard, foil or cardboard, and is adhered to the underside of said base cap by adhesives, chemical bonding, gluing or induction sealing; and wherein said tear member is a plastic wire, or a nylon, silk or foil tear ribbon, thread, tab, strip, string or tape which is secured to said liner by chemical bonding, gluing or heat sealing.