Patent ID: 7661547

Claim:
Container assembly having a container body and a closure cap, the container body has a rim and an opening ( 42 ) which is provided laterally of the container body ( 12 ); and the closure cap is hinged to the container body and is movable from an open position to an intermediate position where it engages the rim of the container; said container assembly further comprising: a closure element ( 34 ) carried by the closure cap, wherein the closure element is movable to a tamper-evident position to fully close said container assembly when the closure cap is initially in the intermediate position, the closure element ( 34 ) comprising a cylindrical portion ( 44 ) which may be pressed into the opening ( 42 ) of the container body, and a flat portion ( 50 ), wherein the cylindrical portion and the flat portion are interconnected to each other via a film hinge ( 52 ) which is formed as a very thin connection which easily tears if a force is exerted to open the closure cap from its fully closed position, the cylindrical portion ( 44 ) remaining in the opening ( 42 ) when opening the closure cap from the fully closed position, and wherein the flat portion ( 50 ) is mounted via webs ( 38 , 40 ) to the closure cap ( 34 ), wherein said webs initially bias the closure element ( 34 ) to the intermediate position and away from the tamper-evident position.