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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Luca Molinaro, New Castle, PA (US);
Assignee:
Consumer Cap Corporation, New Castle, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
215 44 ; 215 45 ; 215254 ; 215318 ; 215346 ; 215354 ;
Abstract
A neck finish for a tamper evident bottle is disclosed having at least ten helically spaced threads which extend along a substantial length of the exterior wall of the neck. The neck finish may include one or two annular ring flanges to accept a snap-on cap. Also disclosed are tamper evident caps having at least ten helically spaced threads positioned on the inner surface of the cap. In one embodiment, the cap includes one or two annular ring flanges to engage the ring flanges on the disclosed neck finish. Another tamper evident cap includes ten helically spaced thread which are adapted to engage at least some portion of threads on a neck finish.