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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413095 | Vandal resistant locking cap with limited tightening torque A device for closing, connecting and/or locking including a driving element and a driven element having a threaded end. The driven element is at least partially positioned within the driving element. An axial anchoring structure axially anchors the driving element t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7176796 | Anti-counterfeit sealing cap with identification capability A sealing cap with an anti-counterfeit and identification capability comprises a cap body, an identification chip with a signal emitting device generating an identification signal, and a destructive device, characterized in that the cap body is electrically connecte... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7097058 | Container and lid combination with tamper evident information A container (10) has a lid (12) for rotation mounting thereon. A tamper evident mechanism is located for operation between the container and lid. The mechanism includes at least one projection (42) on the container and at least one corresponding... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087298 | Rotating label system A system and method are disclosed for constructing a rotatable label and attaching the rotatable label to a container. The rotatable label may have a transparent portion and is temporarily secured to a container or an inner label that is permanently secured to the c... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7004341 | Tamper evident composite closure with threadless securement A composite closure type container assembly that is designed for use with unthreaded containers includes a container having an unthreaded outer surface and an opening that is defined by an upper rim, a sealing disc that is sized and shaped to cover the opening and t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6942114 | Cap for container A cap is used for a container as a bottle or jar. The cap includes a cylindrical cap main portion with a closed upper end and an open lower end, and a ring member. The cap main portion is screwed in an upper portion of the cylindrical container to close an opening o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929137 | Composite sealing cap The cap (1) comprises a head and skirt and is characterised in that it comprises two assembled parts: a) an inner part (3) comprising a so-called inner head (30) and a so-called inner skirt (31), typical... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926162 | Tamper indicating band arrester A tamper indicating band arrester is described herein for use with a container neck or finish bead comprising an upper portion and a lower portion. The TI band has an annular step having a smaller diameter than the lower portion of the finish bead. The TI band furth... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6871753 | Tamper proof hinged lid container A tamper proof ABS plastic container comprising a container body within which medical or hygiene products such as capsules or tablets can be accommodated, the container body including a base section (1) and a lid section (3) of an intermediate section ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6739466 | Folding finger tamper-indicating band arrester A tamper-indicating band arrester including a closure having a tamper-indicating band depending therefrom. The tamper-indicating band has a plurality of folding fingers of alternating first and second lengths extending inwardly. The fingers of a longer length have a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726042 | Tamper evident closure A closure for a container has a cap portion with screw threads to engage screw threads on the container and a tamper evident band connected to the cap by frangible bridge elements. The tamper evident band includes segments that engage a retaining flange on the conta... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6398067 | Tamper-proof container cap assembly and related methods A tamper-proof container and cap assembly is provided, comprising a container having an upper portion and an outer surface. The container has a rim at the upper portion. The upper portion includes a flexible and detachable protrusion having a contact elem... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394294 | Closure having torque-reducing feature A safety closure and a container is comprised of a container having an externally threaded neck portion and a first locking bead spaced downwardly from the threaded neck portion and a closure having a cap portion and a tamper indicating band portion. The ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6325226 | Plastic screw closure A plastic screw closure for bottles comprising a cap having a substantially cylindrical peripheral portion (1) with an internal screw thread (8) for screwing onto an external screw thread (11) of a bottle neck (10), and with a disc-like top plate portion ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6260721 | Plastic cap A plastic cap of this invention is opened by tearing-off and is comprising a top plate provided with a sealing portion to be engaged with the mouth of a container, a skirt extending perpendicularly from the top plate, and a tear-off portion arranged aroun... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6253939 | Tamper-evident closure having improved drainage A closure having a tamper-evident band secured to a container neck by a retaining band. The tamper-evident band is attached to the retaining band by a hinge so that the retaining band rotates upward about the hinge when the closure is applied to the neck ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6227399 | Tamper-evident fastening assembly A tamper-evident fastening assembly for an outlet of a conduit, including a closure member for covering the outlet of the conduit, a strap extending from the closure member, and first and second fasteners connected to the closure member. The first fastene... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220484 | Dispensing spout-to-bottle security strap A beverage dispensing device includes a dispensing spout disposed at the mouth of a bottle. A single-piece, disposable security strap is used to secure the spout to the bottle to prevent unauthorized removal of the spout to dispense drinks. The spout has ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6179139 | Tamper-indicating closure This relates to the provision of a button type closure with a tamper-indicating element that visually indicates when a container has been opened. A deflectable button on an actuator panel is utilized to fracture a disk of brittle material situated between... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6179821 | Membrane port for a container A membrane port. The membrane port includes a flow port portion defining a lumen therethrough. A frangible connector portion is mounted on an enlarged portion of the flow port portion. A pierceable membrane is disposed in the lumen defined through the flo... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6109465 | Tamper-evident closure system A tamper-proof closure construction including a cap having a top wall, a skirt and a plurality of tabs extending from the bottom edge of the skirt. The cap fits over the opening in the neck of a container which neck includes a shelf, cams having portions ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6102225 | Container with internally threaded finish and seal A tamper-indicating container-closure package assembly is composed of a container including a base, a sidewall portion extending upward from the base, and a finish portion connected to an upper region of the sidewall portion defining a mouth of the contai... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5890609 | Tamper indicating closure system Tamper indicating closure and container assembly which prior opening of the assembly is indicated by exposing projections formed integrally with the closure with such projections remaining concealed in the originally closed position of the assembly. The t... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5875907 | Tamper-evident dispensing closure for a container A closure is provided for a container. The closure has a body and a lid. The closure includes a tamper-indicating member connected to the body of the closure by an anchor member received in an anchor member-receiving aperture defined in the closure body. ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5853093 | Reclosable, two-part cap assembly for soda bottles A bottle cap assembly, comprising a main portion, and a lid. The main portion and lid are attached by a hinge. The main portion is selectively secured to the lid with a latch, the latch opposite the hinge. The main portion has a central bore, and the hing... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5829610 | Closure with a tamper-indicating element optionally suitable for use as a tool A tamper-evident closure is provided with a base for attachment to a container, and the base defines a discharge aperture. A lid is movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the discharge aperture. A manually releasable latch ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5819969 | Tamper-evidencing lid assembly A tamper-evidencing lid assembly comprises a cap (10) adapted to be threadingly engaged upon the neck of a bottle (15). The cap has rotatably mounted thereon a shell (11) being sized and shaped to cover the cap to a sufficient extent to prevent a user fro... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5775528 | Snap-on/screw-off cap and neck configuration A container closure system comprising a threaded cap and a threaded neck wherein the cap is affixed to the neck by direct axial application so that the mating threads slip past one another and into engagement. The cap further includes sealing means to cap... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5755346 | Tamper indicating closure with dual-camming projection band A tamper indicating closure for use with an associated container includes a closure cap having a circular top wall portion, and a depending annular skirt portion depending from the top wall portion. The skirt portion has an internal thread formed therein ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5755712 | Tamper evidence feature for sterile port and cap system A port and cap assembly for a solution container is provided. The port includes a tubular wall having a first end and second end, the first end securable to the container and the second end being open and opposite to the first end. An annular flange exten... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5722547 | Tamper indicating closure system Tamper indicating closure and container assembly which prior opening of the assembly is indicated by exposing projections formed integrally with the closure with such projections remaining concealed in the originally closed position of the assembly. In on... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5690242 | Sharps disposal container cap securement arrangement A sharps disposal container cap securement arrangement includes a container with a neck having an opening at a top thereof through which sharps may be placed for disposal within the container, a cap adapted to screw downward over and around the neck of th... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5642825 | Container closure having peripheral tamper-indicator In combination, a container having an opening and a cap adapted for closing the opening and having a tamper-indicating ring frangibly connected thereto for denying removal of the cap while the ring is connected thereto, wherein the ring comprises a plural... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5605230 | Sealed label having anti-counterfeit construction A container, such as the type having a base portion, and an upper neck portion, a shoulder portion between the neck and base portion and a removable closure applied to the neck portion in a sealed relation therewith, is provided with an anti-counterfeit m... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5597089 | Beverage container A beverage container 10 suitable for liquids includes a vessel 12 which defines a filling orifice proximate a first end thereof. A drinking straw 14 is integral with, and external of, the vessel 12 so that the straw 14 and the vessel 12 form a one-piece a... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5540344 | Originality-ensuring device for container closures An originality-ensuring device for container closures (32), having an indicator element (35) subdivided by predetermined breaking points (37) into individual segments (36), the indicator element (35) being formed as a separate part for self-holding arrang... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5524782 | Bottle improvement for shrink banded caps At the top of a bottle the circumferential bead lying between the cap fastening means and the neck is enlarged in diameter to better meet the enlarged diameter of an oversize cap such as a two piece "child-resistant" cap. The undercut below the bead formi... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5373955 | Neck finish for a wide mouth container A neck finish on a wide mouth container to accept a tamper evident cap to provide multiple sealing surfaces therebetween. The neck finish having cooperating upper and lower locking ribs and grooves holding the cap in place until a majority portion of the ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5320237 | Sealed closure for drum A closure is used for selectively closing an opening of a container, the container including a tubular collar defining an opening and surrounded at the opening by an annular collar flange. An embossment includes a tubular collar retainer having an outer d... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5263600 | Tamper-evident twist-off closure A tamper-proof closure for use with a bottle having a neck, a lip, and shelf surrounding the neck and a plurality of ramp sections. The closure includes a top wall, a skirt and a plurality of tabs extending from the bottom edge of the skirt. The tabs incl... | 11/23/1993 |
