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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Plasticum Netherlands B.v., Tilburg, NL;
Jan van Alfen, Nijmegen, NL;
Shi Ming Pun, Arnhem, NL;
Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus den Boer, Twello, NL;
Gerrit Jan Stegeman, Lochem, NL;
PLASTICUM NETHERLANDS B.V., Tilburg, NL;
Abstract
A tamper-evident dispensing closure includes a body adapted to be attached to a container and a pivotable lid which is hingedly attached to the body. A tamper-evident strip is located within the contour of the body and attached to the body by means of predetermined frangible connecting points. The tamper-evident strip is engaged or engageable by at least one locking member provided on a skirt portion of the lid, such that the lid is only pivotable to the open position when the tamper-evident strip is permanently removed. The body and the pivotable lid in the closed position define a recess in which the tamper-evident strip is received in a countersunk manner. The recess has a height which essentially corresponds to the height of the tamper evident strip such that the edges of the tamper-evident strip are essentially unreachable.