US 11,945,625 B2
Package with closure
Robert H. Owen, Crawfordsville, IN (US)
Assigned to Closure Systems International Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Closure Systems International Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/848,543.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415963 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 41/04 (2006.01); B65D 41/34 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 43/0283 (2013.01) [B65D 41/0471 (2013.01); B65D 41/3428 (2013.01); B65D 2401/20 (2020.05)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A package comprising:
a container having a neck portion defining an opening, the neck portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the container having an external thread formation and a plurality of catch lugs being located on the exterior surface of the neck portion; and
a closure being configured for fitment to the neck portion of the container for closing the opening, the closure comprising a first closure portion and a second closure portion, the first closure portion including a polymeric top wall portion and a polymeric annular skirt portion, the polymeric annular skirt portion depending from the polymeric top wall portion, the polymeric annular skirt portion including an internal thread formation for mating engagement with the external thread formation of the container, the second closure portion including a polymeric tamper-evident band depending from and being partially detachably connected to the polymeric annular skirt portion by a frangible connection, the frangible connection extending around the circumference of the closure, the second closure portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the second closure portion including a plurality of catch teeth, at least one of the plurality of catch lugs of the container configured to mechanically catch and lock with a respective one of the plurality of catch teeth of the second closure portion so as to prevent or inhibit the second closure portion from being removed during the opening of the container;
wherein each of the plurality of catch teeth has a first end and a second end, each of the first ends of the plurality of catch teeth having a height and a width greater than a height and a width of the second end, the height and the width of the plurality of catch teeth being tapered from the first end to the second end, the plurality of catch teeth having a length extending along an interior surface of the polymeric tamper-evident band, the length of the plurality of catch teeth being greater than the width of the first end and the width of the second end, the plurality of catch teeth being greater than the height of the first end and the height of the second end.