Abstract: The present invention provides a one piece plastic closure of the type including a cap part, a tear band which is removable and an anchor band. A hinge member connects the anchor band to the cap part so that when the tear band is removed, the cap part can hinge relative to the anchor band. The anchor band is intended to be retained by the container to which the closure is applied by push fitting so that the anchor band cannot be removed from the container. The invention further provides weakened sections in the anchor band which will fracture if an attempt is made to pry the closure from the container without removal of the tear band, but which will remain intact when the closure is applied to the container by push fitting.

Abstract: A container closure and container body assembly in which the container body has a mouth and an external annular or substantially annular projecting bead around the outside of the body below the mouth and in which the closure comprises a cap part and a tamper resistant band connected to the cap part by frangible means in which the tamper resistant band is provided with a plurality of spaced apart individual lugs on the inner surface of the band to co-operate with the external projecting bead around the outside of the container body.

Abstract: A tamper resistant and child resistant container and closure assembly comprising a container body with a substantially cylindrical neck including an externally screw threaded portion near to the top and below the screw thread a plurality of cams each with an inclined surface terminating in a sharp shoulder, a closure with a body which tapers internally outwardly from an internally screw threaded part near to the top of the closure and which has a corresponding number of depending webs below the screw thread for engagement with the cams on the container neck in the manner of a ratchet and pawl mechanism and a tamper-resistant band provided below the closure body and connected thereto by frangible means, the band being provided with internal webs vertically below the webs on the closure body also for engagement with the cams so that when the closure is unscrewed after disengagement of the body webs from the cams, the band is prevented from turning by the engagement of the band webs with the cams and the frangib

Abstract: The bag making apparatus may have a bonding means for making bonded seams between webs of thermoplastic material. The bonding means includes first, second, and optionally third, sets of cooperating rotary or reciprocating, bonding members for making transverse and longitudinal seams. The apparatus includes seaming interrupting means which cooperates with one of the bonding means. The bonding means and interrupting means are arranged to cooperate together to form bags from the webs of thermoplastic material so that each bag has a sealed or sealable compartment for containing or containing a material for mixing, a pocket for measuring, and having a mouth opening between the interrupted seams, and a frangible barrier between the compartment and the pocket.

Abstract: This invention comprises a two part closure, for a container, comprising a top cap hingedly connected to an inner cap which is adapted to be semi-permanently positioned over the mouth of an associated container, a depending skirt on the inner cap and a trigger forming part of the skirt of the inner cap, actuation of the trigger normally being prevented by engagement of the trigger with an arcuate bead on the outside of the associated container whereby the trigger forms a locking means to hold the top cap in its closed position until the closure is angularly displaced relatively to the container into a predetermined position in which the trigger is unlocked and can be actuated manually to release the top cap for opening.

Abstract: A container closure has a cap part which can be removed from and replaced upon an associated container as required and a tamper evident tear band which has to be removed from the closure before the cap part can be initially removed from the container. The tear band is connected to the skirt of the cap part by a number of spaced apart relatively strong frangible nibs, the spaces between the nibs being each filled by a relatively weak thin web of material.

Abstract: This invention provides a tubular container body and closure assembly with a smooth or flush outside surface. The assembly is provided with bayonet type child resistant closure and tear away tamper resistant band. The container body has a recess to receive a teartab on the tear away band so that the flush outside surface is maintained, the recess in the body being so positioned that when the tear tab is aligned with the recess an internal bead on the closure forming part of the bayonet type locking arrangement is aligned with an external locking slot on the body so that the closure can be applied to the body by a longitudinal downward movement.

Abstract: The invention provides a container closure with a top, a skirt depending from the top, a tear-away tamper resistant band connected to the skirt by frangible means and a tear tab on the band arranged so that it is inclined upwardly and outwardly in order to ensure that when a container with a closure in position is being packed into a carbon bottom end first the tear tab on the closures does not catch on the rim of the carton. Preferably the tear tab is connected by a frangible tongue to a thumb push on the skirt and disposed immediately above the tear tab.

Abstract: A dispensing container for dispensing small tablets one at a time wherein the container comprises an inner element within an outer element, both elements being substantially rectangular in plan so as to form a flat dispensing pack, and wherein the outer element has a tablet orienting member with a channel to receive tablets and to arrange the tablets in alignment, the channel terminating at one end thereof adjacent to a pocket provided in a projecting member, on the inner element, which is shaped to receive a single tablet, a dispensing opening being provided in the bottom of the outer element through which the projecting member can pass in such a way as normally to close the opening, downward movement of the inner member relatively to the outer member being effective to uncover the opening to dispense a single tablet.

Abstract: A bag suitably for mixing has a compartment, a pocket in the bag having a mouth opening so that either it can be filled with liquid to a predetermined volume or it can receive a dispensing member. The pocket is easily ruptured when the mouth is closed and, when mixing, a volume of liquid may be discharged into the compartment for mixing with a material in the compartment. During mixing the walls of the pocket abut to serve as a non-return valve in the bag.Apparatus for making the bags includes web bonding means, feeding means to feed film of waterproof thermoplastics material from rolls to the bonding means, and interrupting means to form the mouth in the pocket.The apparatus may form bags with open bottoms for insertion of the material for mixing and subsequent closure or sealed, filled bags.

Abstract: The present invention provides a closure for a container. The closure is provided with a tunnel member into which any appropriate implement such as the handle of a teaspoon can be inserted when it is desired to manipulate the closure e.g. for opening. The provision of the tunnel member is of great assistance to people lacking in manual dexterity.

Abstract: A tamper-resistant screw cap and container body assembly has a cap which is connected to a safety band which can turn with the cap when the cap is being screwed on to the container body but which is held against turning when the cap is being screwed off, by the engagement of discontinuous ratchet-shaped inner beads on the cap with discontinuous ratchet-shaped outer beads on the container body beneath a continuous outer retaining bead.

Abstract: A mixing bag (4) comprising a mixing chamber in the form of a compartment (45), a pocket (42) in the bag having a mouth opening (44) so that it can be filled with liquid (72) to a predetermined volume. The pocket is easily ruptured when the mouth is closed to discharge the volume of liquid into the compartment for mixing with a material (70) in the compartment. During mixing the walls (46, 47) of the pocket about to serve as a nonreturn valve in the bag.

Abstract: This invention provides a Turn-Lok closure with a child-resistant press and turn feature in which the closure is also provided with a tamper-resistant means including a safety band connected to the Turn-Lok part of the closure by frangible means.

Abstract: The invention provides a closure, for a container, in which the closure is provided with means to engage with the wall of a container when the closure is in operative position so that the closure cannot be removed until the closure and/or the container is manipulated to disengage the closure from the container and in which the closure includes a tamper-resistant band connected to the main part of the closure by frangible means so that the closure cannot be removed initially from the container without first breaking the frangible means.

Abstract: A tamper-resistant screw closure for a bottle or the like having an external screw thread in which a cap with a top and a depending skirt and a tamper-resistant band below the skirt has spaced apart frangible tongues connecting with the skirt and the tamper-resistant band and the tamper-resistant band has internal projections engaging below the external projecting means on the bottle to resist movement of the band when the closure is unscrewed so that the frangible tongues break to show that the closure has been removed.

Abstract: This invention provides a tamper-resistant fitment to convert a container which has a conventional cap or lid into a container which is tamper-resistant. The fitment has an outer rim member adapted to seat on the top edge of the container, an inner member to seat on the top of the cap, a plurality of grip tabs projecting from the outer rim member so as to extend downwardly along the outside of the container, a tension belt to hold the grip tabs in operative position and frangible means connecting the inner member to the outer rim member.

Abstract: This invention provides a container and closure assembly in which the container has an open mouth, a rim around the mouth, a cut-out in the rim and annular closure retaining means below the rim and in which the closure has a top to close the mouth of the container, an inner depending plug to enter the mouth of the container, a tear band, means shaped to engage with the closure retaining means on the container and a thumb-receiving recess in the plug.