Patent ID: 6991140

Claim:
A child-safe plastic fitment comprising: (a) a tubular body portion defining a through passage having axially spaced ends, said through passage is open at one of the axial ends; (b) at least one welding rib integrally formed on said tubular body portion on the outer periphery thereof near the open end of said through passage and outwardly projecting therefrom; (c) a cap member integrally formed on said tubular body portion near the other end of said through passage and having a base wall and a peripheral wall projecting therefrom, said cap member hermetically seals the adjacent end of said through passage in that said cap member is attached to said tubular body portion through a circumferentially extending weakened portion adapted to break when a rotational force is exerted by hand on said cap member, and the dimensions of said cap member are adapted to those of said body portion such that said cap member can be placed onto said tubular body portion for repeatedly sealing said through passage after it has been separated from said tubular body portion; and (d) radially outwardly projecting, wing-like blades on said cap member at diametrically opposite positions dimensioned so that a person can place his fingers thereon to gain additional mechanical leverage when a rotational force to said cap member wherein said blades comprise a plurality of lobes dimensioned to prevent lodging of the cap in a child's wind pipes and a plurality of openings therein, or a combination of lobes and openings to provide breathing passages.