Tamper-indicating closure and package
CA 2419086 A1 · Owner: Fuchs, Timothy J. · Inventors: Fuchs, Timothy J.
Overview
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A tamper-indicating closure includes a one-piece integrally molded plastic closure, shell having a base wall with a peripheral skirt and at least one internal thread for securing the, closure to a container. A seal ring includes a cylindrical first portion coupled to the base wall, radially inwardly of the skirt and a frustoconical second portion extending radially inwardly from, a free edge of the first portion The second portion of the seal ring is adapted to fold upwardly, and outwardly toward the first portion upon engagement with a container finish. A tamper-, indicating band is frangibly connected to an end of the skirt spaced from the base wall. A stop, flange extends axially …
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- Filed February 18, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 18, 2023.
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