Patent ID: 6557714
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B29B,B65D

Abstract:
A tamper-evident package, comprising:a container having a neck portion defining an opening, said container having an external thread formation on said neck portion, said thread formation including at least one helical thread element, said container further including a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking teeth positioned on said neck portion beneath said thread formation, and a closure configured for fitment to the neck portion of said container for closing said opening, said closure including a top wall portion and a depending annular skirt portion having an internal thread formation for mating engagement with the external thread formation on said neck portion of said container, said closure including a tamper band depending from and at least partially detachably connected to said skirt portion by a frangible connection, said tamper band including an annular band portion, and a plurality of inwardly extending flexible projections each movable about a respective horizontal hinge portion joined to said annular band portion, each of said projections having marginal edges defining the circumferential dimension of the projection, said marginal edge of at least one of said projections being engageable with at least one of said locking teeth on said container during removal of said closure from said container for fracturing said frangible connection to provide visual evidence of opening of said package, said locking teeth being unevenly circumferentially spaced about the neck portion of said container, with the spacing between said locking teeth corresponding to the spacing between said projections, or multiples thereof.