Patent ID: 7007816

Claim:
A closure for a container of the type having a rounded neck with an upper crown defining a neck opening, comprising: a top for closing off the neck opening; a skirt depending from the top for covering upper side portions of the neck; a locking bead extending inwardly from and interior side of the skirt at a location spaced from the top, the locking bead adapted to mount underneath the upper crown upon full mounting of the closure on the neck; and a cylindrical lower portion of the skirt extending below the locking bead; wherein the upper portion of the skirt from the locking bead to the top is angled inwardly, to direct at least a portion of the application force radially outwardly to assist the locking bead in clearing the upper crown, and wherein the skirt includes a pair of tear lines that extend up into the upper portion of the skirt, and wherein the closure includes a non-spill central opening and a removable plug.