Patent ID: RE40003

Claim:
A tamper evident closure for a container having a neck defining an open upper end and an annular shoulder extending about the neck in close proximity to the open upper end thereof, the tamper evident closures comprising: a sealing cap attachable to the neck in a manner enclosing the open upper end thereof; a tamper evident cap cooperatively engaged to the sealing cap in a manner resisting relative movement therebetween, the tamper evident cap including a selectively fracturable parting region which, when fractured, allows at least a portion of the tamper evident cap to be separated and removed from the sealing cap; and a closure retaining section cooperatively engaged to the sealing cap and advanceable over the shoulder of the container upon the attachment of the sealing cap to the neck thereof; the tamper evident closure being sized and configured relative to the container such that the movement of sealing cap away from the shoulder subsequent to the attachment of the sealing cap to the neck results in the engagement of the closure retaining section to the shoulder and the fracture of the parting region.