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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Phoenix Closures, Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Len Ekkert, Lemont, IL (US);
Phoenix Closures, Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Abstract
A two-piece tamper-evident band assembly for use with a container and closure combination, where the container has a peripheral collar and the closure has a skirt, is shown. The tamper-evident band assembly includes a breakaway band frangibly connected to a staying ring. The staying ring has decreased flexibility where it connects to the container and closure combination, which prevents the assembly from deforming in a manner that will cause the assembly to fail to indicate that the container has been opened. The tamper-evident band assembly also indicates whether the container has been compromised without requiring modification of the container or the closure and can be applied to existing container and closure combinations that lack a tamper-evident system, allowing the assembly to be used with a variety of container and closure combinations.