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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Kevin Totten, South Elgin, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Totten, South Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hoffer Plastics Corporation, South Elgin, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 1/00 (2006.01); B65D 41/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/3409 (2013.01);
Abstract
A closure for flexible containers or pouches that contain food products that provides at least two visual indicators showing that the cap has been partially or totally unscrewed from the spout. The first indicator is a tab in a window section of the cap that has its mounting filaments or bridges broken when the cap is unscrewed. These filaments or bridges connect the tab to the top portion of the cap. The second indicator is a vertical break or rupture line in the tab that indicates that the tab has been bent to rupturing.