Patent ID: 7281638

Claim:
A tamper evident snap-hinged closure, comprising: a body portion that is constructed and arranged to be secured to a container; a lid portion; a hinge portion that is attached to said body portion and said lid portion so as to permit said lid portion to be opened from and closed on to said body portion after said closure is first opened; at least one tamper evident band connecting said body portion and said lid portion, said at least one tamper evident band mechanically securing said lid portion to said body portion at a position that is diametrically opposed from and distal from said hinge portion, said at least one tamper evident band being integral at a first location with said body portion and further being unitary at a second location with said lid portion, whereby said closure may not be opened without defeating said at least one tamper evident band, and wherein at least a portion of said at least one tamper evident band is designed to remain attached to at least one of said body portion and said lid portion upon opening of said closure; and gripping structure defined on at least one of said body poriton and said lid portion for facilitating gripping by a consumer in a direction that is necessary to defeat said at least one tamper evident band during opening; wherein said gripping structure comprises a gripping projection that is defined on said lid portion and positioned substantially above said at least one tamper evident band so as to place stress on said tamper evident band when lifted.