Patent ID: 6016931
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A cap comprising;a cap body which comprises a top plate having a portion forming a port for pouring out the content, a skirt continuous to the peripheral portion of the top plate having a protrusion formed on the inner surface thereof to engage with the mouth of a container, and on the lower surface of the top plate, an inner ring extending downwardly with a distance from the skirt, said cap body being tightly fixed to the mouth of the container by fitting the mouth of the container in a space between the inner ring and the skirt so that the mouth is engaged with the protrusion provided in the skirt;a ring-like member formed integrally with the cap body so as to cover at least the outer surface of a portion of the skirt on which the protrusion for engaging with the mouth of the container is provided; andan upper closure for covering the top plate of the cap body; wherein,the skirt and the ring-like member are connected through a plurality of breakable bridge portions spaced in the circumferential direction,the outer surface of the skirt and the inner surface of the ring-like member face each other via cut surfaces, andwhen the cap body is tightly fixed to the mouth of the container, the breakable bridge portions are not broken, and the outer surface of the skirt and the inner surface of the ring-like member are intimately contacted to each other at the cut surfaces.