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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Silgan White Cap Llc, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Inventors:
Darren Neputy, Palos Hills, IL (US);
Kevin Orth, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Assignee:
Silgan White Cap LLC, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/3423 (2013.01); B65D 41/3428 (2013.01); B65D 2401/30 (2020.05);
Abstract
A closure with a top panel, a skirt extending downward and away from the top panel, frangible connections that connect the skirt to a tamper band. The frangible connections provide a visual indication, when broken, that the closure has been opened. The tamper band includes a sidewall coupled to the frangible connections, the sidewall including a recess in which a pivotable engagement structure is displaced while the closure is applied to a container.