Patent ID: 6974046

Claim:
A tamper evident closure, comprising: a body portion comprising a base and a downwardly depending sidewall portion; and a tamper evident band frangibly connected to said sidewall portion, said tamper evident band comprising: a main band portion; a J-hook retention member that is oriented in a first molded position that is substantially beneath and in alignment with said main band portion of said tamper evident band, said J-hook retention member extending continuously about an entire circumference of said tamper evident band; wherein said J-hook retention member comprises a plurality of flexible web elements, wherein at least one of said flexible web elements has a ventilation opening and a predetermined crease line defined therein; wherein said J-hook retention member further comprises a plurality of retaining elements, at least some of said retaining elements being constructed and arranged to engage a container to which said closure may be mounted in order to retain said tamper evident band on the container when said body portion is removed from the container; and a plurality of flexible web elements, and said flexible web elements being sufficiently flexible to render said J-hook retention member circumferentially compressible from said first molded position and a second engaged position wherein said retention member is bent upwardly and inwardly to engage the container for retention purposes; wherein at least one of said flexible web elements is shaped so as to have a predetermined crease line about which said web element will begin to fold as said J-hook retention member is circumferentially compressed; and wherein said flexible web element is shaped so that said predetermined crease line is positioned radially inwardly from the nearest retaining element, whereby said flexible web element will be caused to fold radially inwardly as said J-hook retention member is circumferentially compressed.