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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1996
Thomas P Rapchak, New Castle, PA (US);
Michael Marino, New Castle, PA (US);
West Penn Plastics, New Castle, PA (US);
Abstract
A tamper evident resealable cap for use on a bottle, the cap having an upstanding spout that is registerable with an opening in the center of the cap and a sealing plug of a smaller diameter positioned thereabove on multiple upstanding legs extending from the spout. An over cap extends over the spout, enclosing the spout with a tamper evident enclosure. The improvement is directed towards a detachable annular ring secured to the over cap by a plurality of frangible elements thereabout, the ring is arranged for restrictive registration with a locking shoulder that extends from the top of the cap body. The cap body has a tamper evident tear band extending from the cap with a frangible tear line therein. A tear tab extends from the tear band for selective engagement by the user to remove the tear band.