Patent ID: 7510094

Claim:
A closure and container combination comprising: a closure having a top wall; a side wall depending downwardly from said top wall and defining an open bottom; at least one internal thread projecting inwardly from an inner surface of said side wall; at least two aligning lugs projecting upwardly from each one of said at least one internal thread on said inner surface wherein at least two of said at least two aligning lugs on each one of said at least one internal thread are of different arc lengths; a container having a neck with an outer surface; at least one external thread projecting outwardly from said outer surface of said neck; at least two notches in each one of said at least one external thread wherein each of said at least two notches in each one of said at least one external thread aligns with each of said at least two aligning lugs on each one of said at least one internal thread on said closure when said closure is in a sealing position on said container neck and each of said at least two notches in each one of said at least one external thread has an arc length greater than said arc lengths of said at least two aligning lugs on each one of said at least one internal thread; and a spring depending downward from said top wall and having a lower surface aligning with said neck of said container when said closure is engaged with said container.