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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Plastipak Packaging, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventor:
Edward V. Morgan, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Plastipak Packaging, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/34 (2006.01); B65D 55/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/3428 (2013.01); B65D 55/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container assembly includes a plastic container and a tethered closure. In embodiments, a tethered closure includes a cap, a tamper evident band, a plurality of breakaway connectors, and a connecting portion. The plurality of breakaway connectors connect the tamper evident band to the cap. In embodiments, the connecting portion connects the tamper evident band to the cap, and maintains the connection of the cap to the tamper evident band after the separation of the breakaway connectors from the cap.