US 12,077,349 B2
Closure
Daniel Holmes, Flitwick (GB); and Darren Garrett, Flitwick (GB)
Assigned to OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH, Reinach (CH)
Appl. No. 17/784,410
Filed by OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH, Reinach (CH)
PCT Filed Dec. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/085862
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/116468, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1918317 (GB), filed on Dec. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0017736 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 47/08 (2006.01); B65D 55/02 (2006.01); B65D 55/16 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 47/0838 (2013.01) [B65D 55/024 (2013.01); B65D 55/16 (2013.01); B65D 2401/15 (2020.05)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A single-piece flip-top dispensing closure, the closure comprising
a base attachable to a container neck and includes an integral spout,
a lid joined by a hinge, and
a tamper-evident member is frangibly connected to the lid, the tamper-evident member includes a hook, the base is provided with a raised crossbar under which the hook engages with the closure in an initially closed condition, in which when the lid is initially opened the interaction between the crossbar and the hook causes the tamper-evident member to release from the lid,
wherein the tamper-evident member is connected to the lid by a lateral frangible bridge at either side thereof, in which the crossbar is supported by lateral support members, and in which each lateral support member includes a groove in which the lateral frangible bridges sit in the initially closed position.