Stopper having a tamper-evident band
US12054318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D41/48
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention includes a plastic stopper comprising a closure shell and a tamper band. The tamper band is separably connected to the closure shell through at least a weakness line and includes a hoop positioned at a bottom edge of the tamper band. The hoop is configured to invert into and secured under a ring of the bottle neck, and the hoop comprising a least one protrusion. The hoop is configured to inverted into the stopper and extend in front of an inner wall of the tamper band. The inner wall comprises a recess extending into a thickness of the inner wall, and the is recess configured to receive the at least one protrusion of the hoop.
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