Patent ID: 7963413

Claim:
A tamper-evident closure for a container comprising: a wrapper forming a top of the container, said top having a first tear line defining a first panel providing an access opening into the container when the first panel has been separated from a remainder of the wrapper; a sealing layer, adhesively sealed to said top around said opening, said sealing layer being releasable from said top by pulling the sealing layer back in a peeling direction and reclosable against said top to seal said opening when said sealing layer is moved back against said top; and a second tear line in the wrapper located in a sealing area between the access opening and an adjacent edge of the container where said sealing layer is adhesively sealed to said top, said second tear line having a first end spaced from said opening and a second end terminating at the first tear line defining said opening, the second tear line defining a second panel for indicating an initial opening of the closure when the second panel is separated from said wrapper along said second tear line and such that first and second panels are contiguous prior to initial opening.