Patent ID: 6908013

Claim:
A tamper-evident device comprising: a sleeve member which comprises a first portion which prior to initial opening is associated with a second portion by a frangible portion therebetween, means for securing the first portion to a mouth and neck portion of a container, and a container closure member with which the second portion is associated, wherein prior to an initial container opening operation a circumferential edge of the first portion is disposed longitudinally between a circumferential edge of the second portion and a circumferential lip of the container closure member, and wherein further an initial container opening operation causes the frangible portion to fracture or break, and upon reclosure of the container the circumferential lip of the container closure member is disposed longitudinally between the circumferential edge of the first portion and the circumferential edge of the second portion such that the circumferential edges are then disposed in a spaced apart relationship to one another.