Patent ID: 7284303

Claim:
A clip for closing sheet-formed containers having a mouth at one end, the clip comprising: a male element substantially longitudinal in shape and having first and second ends; a female element substantially longitudinal in shape and having first and second ends; a coupling joining the first end of the male element and the second end of the female element, acting as a snap-free spring, and formed of continuous protuberances integral with each other and with the male and female elements; an anti-tampering means comprising a first tongue at the second end of the male element and a second tongue at the second end of the female element; a sealing means comprising a first fixed joint formed in or on the male element and a second fixed joint complementary to the first fixed joint and formed in or on the female element; and a cutting or tearing means on a top of the female element, wherein the clip is configured to be inserted in a open configuration on the mouth of the container and to seal the container by assuming a closed configuration.