Patent ID: 6332550
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A tamper evident closure for a container having a neck defining an open upper end and an annual shoulder extending about the neck in close proximity to the open upper end thereof, the tamper evident closure comprising:a sealing cap attachable to the neck in a manner enclosing the open upper end thereof;a tamper evident cap cooperatively engaged to the sealing cap and including a selectively fracturable parting region which, when fractured, allows at least a portion of the tamper evident cap to be separated and removed form the sealing cap; anda closure retaining section coupled to the sealing cap and advanceable over the shoulder of the container upon the attachment of the sealing cap to the neck thereof;the parting region being formed within the tamper evident enclosure such that the fracture of the parting region occurs as a result of the engagement of the closure retaining section to the shoulder upon the movement of the sealing cap away from the shoulder subsequent to the attachment of the sealing cap to the neck.