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EP0141591A2
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Improved closure
Assignee: Glasgow Royal Infirmary
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Filing: 1984-10-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-10-18
Abstract
Abstract @ This invention provides a closure for closing the mouth of a container. The closure has a body part for engagement with the container and which is provided with a number of openings. The cap part is arranged to open and close the opening and is connected to the body part by a snap hinge. The body part and the cap part have cooperable tamper evident means which interengage when the cap part is first closed and prevents opening of the cap part until the cap part is released by tearing away or breaking the tamper evident means.
Inventors
- 👤 Eugene Edward Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:06
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/08; B65D47/0804; B65D47/0809; B65D47/0814; B65D2401/00; B65D2401/15; B65D2401/25
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A one piece plastics moulded closure, for closing the mouth of a container, comprising a body part for engagement with the container and having at least one opening therein for dispensing material held in the container and a cap part arranged to open and close the or each opening in the body part and connected to the body part by a snap hinge, the body part and the cap part having cooperable tamper evident means which interengage on closing the cap part and thereafter prevent opening of the cap part until the cap part is released by tearing away or breaking the or a portion of the tamper evident means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A one piece plastics moulded closure, for closing the mouth of a container, comprising a body part for engagement with the container and having at least one opening therein for dispensing material held in the container and a cap part arranged to open and close the or each opening in the body part and connected to the body part by a snap hinge, the body part and the cap part having cooperable tamper evident means which interengage on closing the cap part and thereafter prevent opening of the cap part until the cap part is released by tearing away or breaking the or a portion of the tamper evident means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A closure according to claim 1 wherein the body part has a top, a depending outer skirt and an inner depending plug surrounding a central raised aperture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A closure according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the tamper evident means comprises an upstanding tear band connected to the body part by spaced nibs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A closure according to claim 3 wherein the cap part has a plurality of projecting pips so disposed that, when the closure is in its closed position the pips are positioned between the nibs on the body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A closure according to claim 4 wherein the pips project from the outer periphery of the cap part which fits within the upstanding tear band when the closure is closed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A Closure according to claim 4 varied in that the pips are on the body part and the tear band is attached to the cap part.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
91 words
A closure for a container wherein the closure comprises a body part with an opening therein and a cap part connected to the body part by a snap hinge and adapted to open and close the opening in the body part characterised by the provision of cooperable tamper evident means on the two parts of the closure adapted to prevent the cap part being moved into position when once it has been closed until the cap part is freed by mutilation of at least a part of the tamper evident means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
91 words
A closure for a container wherein the closure comprises a body part with an opening therein and a cap part connected to the body part by a snap hinge and adapted to open and close the opening in the body part characterised by the provision of cooperable tamper evident means on the two parts of the closure adapted to prevent the cap part being moved into position when once it has been closed until the cap part is freed by mutilation of at least a part of the tamper evident means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
A Closure according to claim 7 characterised in that the tamper evident means includes an upstanding tear band disposed around the top of the body part and shaped to surround the periphery of the cap part when the cap part is first closed, the tear band being connected to the body part by frangible connections.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A Closure according to claim 8 characterised in that one part of the closure has spaced apart projecting pips to cooperate with frangible tongues connecting the tear band to the other part of the closure.
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