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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh, Reinach, CH;
Inventor:
Alexander Donald Meiklem McPherson, Falkirk, GB;
Assignee:
Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/34 (2006.01); B65D 55/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 41/3447 (2013.01); B65D 41/34 (2013.01); B65D 41/348 (2013.01); B65D 55/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tamper-evident closure for a container comprises a shell having a break line along which it is separated during a first opening of the closure. The shell further comprises a first shell portion on one side of the break line, a second shell portion on the other side of the break line, and a distortable portion, which is distorted during the first opening of the closure. The distortable portion is spaced from and separate to the break line.