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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Duane Sawyer, York, PA (US);
Ryan Davidson, Evansville, IN (US);
Robert C. Weilminster, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Frederick R. Middlestadt, White Marsh, MD (US);
Inventors:
Duane Sawyer, York, PA (US);
Ryan Davidson, Evansville, IN (US);
Robert C. Weilminster, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Frederick R. Middlestadt, White Marsh, MD (US);
Assignee:
Berry Plastics Corporation, Evansville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 39/00 (2006.01); B65D 41/00 (2006.01); B65D 51/04 (2006.01); B67D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tamper-evident closure includes a body adapted to mount on a container, a cap, and a hinge coupled to the body and to the cap. A tamper-evident tear strip is coupled to the cap to retain the cap temporarily in a fixed position relative to the body.