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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA (US);
David Ziegenhorn, Libertyville, IL (US);
Jay Hinkle, Libertyville, IL (US);
Greg Showers, Libertyville, IL (US);
Kerry D. Azelton, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stacie M. Alvarez, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bryan Irwin, Libertyville, IL (US);
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a closure containing a top deck, an inner skirt and an outer skirt. The inner skirt engages the neck of a bottle via a snap fitting. The closure contains regions of weakness such that once the inner skirt engages the neck of the bottle and the regions of weakness are broken, the closure cannot be removed from the bottle neck without disabling the snap engagement between the closure and neck, thus preventing refilling and reuse of the bottle.