Gordon J Beth

US Patent:

7281638, Oct 16, 2007

Filed:

Jul 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/911052

Inventors:

Valentin Hierzer - Arlington Heights IL, US
Rick Gaiser - Spring Grove IL, US
Gordon Beth - Schaumburg IL, US

Assignee:

Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH

International Classification:

B65D 51/20
B65D 43/18
B65D 43/14
B65D 39/08
B65D 41/34
B67D 5/00
B67D 47/10

US Classification:

2202571, 220835, 220839, 2202591, 215235, 215237, 215253, 22215306, 2225415, 2225416

Abstract:

A tamper evident hinge type closure includes, as is conventional in such closures, a body portion, a lid portion and a hinge portion. Advantageously, at least one tamper evident band is provided so as to mechanically secure the lid portion to the body portion at a position that is distal from the hinge. The tamper evident band, which is designed to break upon initial opening of the closure by a consumer, is preferably integral with both the body portion and the lid portion, so as to ensure more reliably than was possible with interlocking mechanical tamper evident structures that the closure may not be opened without defeating the tamper evident band. A process for making the improved closures is also disclosed.

US Patent:

20030062369, Apr 3, 2003

Filed:

Nov 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/290727

Inventors:

Valentin Hierzer - Arlington Heights IL, US
Rick Gaiser - Spring Grove IL, US
Gordon Beth - Schaumburg IL, US

International Classification:

B65D047/10
A47G019/22

US Classification:

220/259100, 220/268000, 220/835000, 220/717000, 215/237000, 215/253000, 222/541500

Abstract:

A tamper evident hinge type closure includes, as is conventional in such closures, a body portion, a lid portion and a hinge portion. Advantageously, at least one tamper evident band is provided so as to mechanically secure the lid portion to the body portion at a position that is distal from the hinge. The tamper evident band, which is designed to break upon initial opening of the closure by a consumer, is preferably integral with both the body portion and the lid portion, so as to ensure more reliably than was possible with interlocking mechanical tamper evident structures that the closure may not be opened without defeating the tamper evident band. A process for making the improved closures is also disclosed.