Patent ID: 7445130

Claim:
In combination, a closure cap ( 10 ) and a container neck ( 20 ), the closure cap ( 10 ) comprising a top panel ( 30 ), a cylindrical skirt ( 35 ) depending from the periphery of the top panel, and a tamper-evident band ( 40 ) frangibly connected to the open end of the skirt, the tamper-evident band ( 40 ) has a plurality of circumferentially spaced retaining flaps ( 60 ), in use the retaining flaps extend radially inwardly and are directed towards the top panel so as to engage under an annular retaining bead ( 23 ) on the container neck ( 20 ), characterised in that, the flaps ( 60 ) include spacer means ( 85 a , 85 b , 186 ) which push them away from the neck ( 20 ), wherein the spacer means is at least two generally triangular fins which are located at lateral edges of a generally trapezoidal section ( 80 ) of the flap.