Patent ID: 7568586
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An easy open, reusable, removable closure apparatus for a container having a terminal end with an orifice and a radially outwardly extending edge having an outer surface and a radially outwardly extending undercut below said edge, the closure apparatus comprising: a cap portion having a top, a peripherally depending sidewall comprising an inner surface that conforms to said container outer surface and one or more radially inwardly extending lugs that engage a portion of said edge undercut thereby sealably securing said closure to said container, wherein a material housed by said container is secured in said container by said cap portion; a handle depending from said cap portion, said handle comprising a fulcrum portion that abuts a portion of the surface of the outer sidewall of said container near the terminal end orifice; and a tamper indicator that becomes deformed when said handle is actuated or the closure is removed from the container, wherein said tamper indicator is positioned on an inner surface of said handle and becomes deformed by contact with the outer sidewall of the container when said handle is actuated or the closure is removed from the container.