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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh, Reinach, CH;
Inventor:
Alexander Donald Meiklem McPherson, Falkirk, GB;
Assignee:
Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/34 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 49/02 (2006.01); B65D 55/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 43/0283 (2013.01); B65D 41/34 (2013.01); B65D 49/02 (2013.01); B65D 55/026 (2013.01); B65D 2101/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tamper-evident closure for a container comprises two or more parts and is movable from a first position to a second position in an opening event, the movement to the second position generating two or more gaps between and/or within the parts, the closure further comprising means for preventing closing of the gaps whereby to confirm the opening event has occurred.