US 11,866,231 B2
Hinged closure
Sanjeev Khattar, Brampton (CA)
Assigned to NOVEMBAL USA INC.
Filed by Novembal USA Inc., Edison, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/036,764.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097923 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 41/34 (2006.01); B65D 55/16 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 41/3409 (2013.01) [B65D 55/16 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hinged closure for a container, comprising:
an upper lid portion;
a tamper evident band at a bottom edge of the upper lid portion;
a hinge portion comprising
a pair of connecting bands, where each of the connecting bands integrally interconnects the lid portion and the tamper evident band, and
a flexible portion positioned parallel to and between the pair of connecting bands, the flexible portion having at least one groove configured to at least partially deform to allow rotation of the flexible portion relative to the tamper evident band, where the flexible portion integrally interconnects the lid portion and the tamper evident band and wherein the flexible portion is separate from the connecting bands.