Tamper-evident dispensing closure with partial breakaway cover
US6631820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2401/35
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A closure structure includes a closure body having a deck and depending sidewall, and a dispensing orifice through said deck. A closure cap has a lid part attached by a hinge to the body, and a cover part frangibly connected to the lid part, on a side of the lid part opposite the hinge. The lid part is latched to the body at lateral positions located between the hinge and the cover part. The cover part covers a lifting lip extending from the lid part. Removal of the cover part exposes the lifting lip for lifting by the user to open the lid part from the closure body.
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