Patent ID: 8028848

Claim:
A closure and container package that includes: a container having a wall with a neck finish for dispensing flowable container contents, said neck finish having at least one external thread segment and an external ledge spaced from said thread and from said container wall and having a first external locking recess in said ledge, and a non-removable closure that includes an inner annular wall with at least one internal thread segment for engagement with said first external thread on said neck finish, an outer skirt wall, an intermediate annular wall radially between said inner wall and said outer skirt wall and extending axially sufficiently to overlap said external ledge of said container neck finish having said locking recess, and a first internal lug on said intermediate annular wall protruding radially inwardly from said intermediate annular wall, said first internal lug being disposed for receipt into said first external locking recess as said closure is threaded onto said container neck finish to prevent unthreading of said closure from said neck finish, wherein a second internal lug is disposed on said intermediate annular wall diametrically opposed to said first internal lug, wherein said ledge has a second external locking recess diametrically opposed to said first external locking recess, and wherein a second internal lug is disposed on said intermediate wall for receipt into said second external locking recess as said closure is threaded onto said container neck finish to further prevent unthreading of said closure from said neck finish, wherein said outer annular wall serves as a barrier to tampering access to said intermediate annular wall.