Abstract: A blow molded container has a cylindrical neck portion with novel seven circumferentially spaced continuous spiral thread configurations on its exterior to immediately receive and engage an improved tamper indicating flexible cap comprising a top with an annular depending wall on its peripheral edge and seven circumferentially spaced continuous spiral thread configurations on the inner surface surface of the annular depending wall. The novel constructions enable the tamper indicating flexible cap to immediately engage the lead-in ends of the seven circumferentially spaced thread patterns on the exterior of the neck of the container without the heretofore necessary rotation of the prior art caps in order to engage the single spiral thread configuration on the neck of the container.

Abstract: A novel snap on pull off tamper indicating cap and neck configuration for containers, the cap having a top with an annular depending wall on its peripheral edge and seven circumferentially spaced continuous spiral thread configurations on the inner surface of the annular depending wall. A removable tear skirt with continuous ratchet teeth on its inner surface depends from the outer peripheral edge of an outturned flange on said annular wall. An annular rib on said ratchet teeth, the tear skirt is joined to the flange with only the points of the ratchet teeth, a pull tab on the tear skirt with frangible lines enabling removing of the tab and tear skirt from the cap. Ratchet teeth on the container have a continuous longitudinally extending notch within for interlocking registration with the annular rib on the ratchet teeth of the tear skirt.

Abstract: A snap on non-replaceable cap for a plastic school milk bottle neck finish with an external annular rib has a top with an inwardly spaced sealing flange depending therefrom, the outer surface of the sealing flange is shaped downwardly and inwardly. A tear skirt having an inturned annular flange forming the peripheral edge of the top is joined to the top by a thin semi-annular tear line. An inturned rib is formed on the inner surface of the tear skirt which locks under the external rib on the neck finish. The tear skirt, including the inturned annular flange may be completely or partially torn away from the top to permit the top to be removed. To facilitate removal, the tear skirt is formed with a second tear line from a lower edge thereof to the thin semi-annular tear line in the top. A pull tab is formed adjacent the second tear line functions as a lift tab to remove the cap. The top and its depending sealing flange prevent the same from being replaced on the bottle.

Abstract: A snap on non-replaceable cap for a plastic bottle neck has an upper skirt and an inwardly spaced sealing flange, the inner opposed surfaces of the upper skirt and the sealing flange are curved downwardly and away from one another. A tear skirt is joined to the lowermost edge of the upper skirt to form a thin circumferential tear line. An inturned rib is formed on the inner surface of the tear skirt which locks under an external rib on the neck. The tear skirt, including the inturned rib, may be completely or partially torn off to permit the cap to be removed. To facilitate removal, the tear skirt is formed with a vertical tear line from the lower edge thereof to the circumferential tear line. A tab formed adjacent the vertical tear line functions as a lift tab.

Abstract: A container for use in combination with a closure has a threaded neck and a flexible lip portion which extends inwardly and upwardly from the top of the neck portion and which defines the opening to the container. The closure has a top portion from which depends a threaded annular skirt which cooperates with the threaded neck portion. The upper surface of the threads on the annular skirt have a plurality of radially extending small upwardly pointed ribs defining fastening configurations registrable with a plurality of radially extending small downwardly pointed ribs on the lower surfaces of the thread on the neck portion of the container. The threads of the closure are smaller than the threads on the neck of the container so as to extend a lesser distance toward the neck of the container than the distance the thread on the neck of the container extends toward the closure.

Abstract: A cap for a bottle, such as a blow molded sports's water bottle, having a neck surrounding an opening therein and a pair of vertically spaced fastening configurations on the exterior thereof, the cap having an annular tear skirt depending therefrom, the tear skirt having a pull tab for the removal thereof, the cap having an upstanding pour spout or tube registering with an opening in the center of the cap and a smaller diameter plug positioned thereabove on a plurality of upwardly angled legs on said pour spout. A pair of annular ribs are formed on the exterior of the pour spout to permit vertical movement of a top cap having an opening therein registrable with said plug. An annular ring having an inturned annular flange thereon is positioned on the pour spout below one of said annular ribs and is detachably secured to the top cap by a plurality of frangible elements.

Abstract: A resilient plastic bottle cap for a five-gallon water bottle of the type having a crowned neck including an external upper bead, the cap having a top portion with a depending skirt which fits snuggly around the exterior of the bottle neck and so long as it remains intact prevents tampering with the contents. An inner annular groove divides the depending skirt into upper and lower portions and an inner groove is formed between the annular groove and the lower edge of the lower part of the depending skirt and adjacent a tab so that the lower part of the skirt may be torn off to permit easy removal of the cap from the water bottle. Several inturned annular flanges are formed on the inner surface of the depending skirt to form multiple flexible seals and retaining means engaging the external upper bead of the water bottle.

Abstract: A closure for containers, such as a blow molded jug having a neck surrounding an opening therein and a pair of vertically spaced fastening configurations on the exterior thereof, the closure having a cap portion and an annular tear skirt depending therefrom. The cap portion and the tear skirt having vertically spaced fastening configurations and a frangible annular wall joining the tear skirt and the cap portion between said fastening configurations. The tear skirt having a vertically positioned frangible wall and a pull tab formed integrally with the tear skirt at one side of said vertical frangible wall and of a height equal to said tear skirt. Vertically positioned ribs on the opposite sides of said pull tab facilitating manual grasping of said pull tab and removing the tear skirt from the closure so as to permit the closure to be removed from the container on which it is applied.

Abstract: A tamper indicating container and closure combination in which the container has configurations about the neck thereof registering with configurations on a separate portion of a closure engageable therewith, which separate portion is separated from the closure when the closure is removed from the container. A sealing disc is positioned in the closure by limited frictional engagement therewith so that when the closure is removed from the container, the separable portion of the closure remains on the container as an indicator and the sealing disc remains in sealing relation on the container and must be wholly or partially removed by a tab thereon to gain access to the contents of the container whereby the sealing disc and tab forms a second indicator.

Abstract: A flexible closure for a container such as a blow molded jug having an inturned flange surrounding an opening therein and a pair of vertically spaced fastening configurations on the neck of the container, the closure having a resilient cap portion with an annular flange depending therefrom, vertically spaced fastening configurations on said annular flange positioned for registry with said fastening configurations on said neck, a lower portion of said annular flange forming a tear skirt. The fastening configurations on the neck of the container and the fastenign configurations on the annular flange of the flexible closure forming dual fasteners, either of which is capable of holding the closure on the neck of the container. One or more resilient flexible depending ribs on the resilient cap portion sealingly engage said inturned annular flange surrounding said opening.

Abstract: A closure for a container such as a blow molded bottle having a neck surrounding an opening therein defined by an inturned annular flange formed by a spin finish operation on the blow molded bottle, the closure having a cap portion and an annular tear skirt depending therefrom, the closure having an annular frangible wall joining the cap portion and the tear skirt and fastening configurations on the cap portion and the tear skirt, the cap portion having a resilient top portion with cross sectionally rounded annular sealing flanges depending therefrom arranged for sealing registry with the upper surface of the inturned annular flange defining the opening in the bottle.

Abstract: A closure for a container such as a blow molded jug having a neck surrounding an opening therein and a pair of vertically spaced fastening configurations on the exterior thereof, the closure having a cap portion and an annular tear skirt depending therefrom, the tear skirt having a pull tab for the removal thereof, the cap portion having an annular flange therein and the tear skirt having an annular groove therein and a second annular groove spaced with respect thereto defining a frangible wall joining the cap portion and the tear skirt. The annular flange in the cap portion seats under one of the fastening configurations on the neck of the container and one of the annular grooves in the closure receives the other fastening configuration on the neck of the container to form dual fasteners, either one of which is capable of holding the closure on the neck portion of the container.

Abstract: A flexible closure for a container, such as a blow molded jug, having a neck surrounding an opening therein and a pair of vertically spaced fastening configurations on the exterior thereof, the closure having a cap portion with an annular ribbed flange and a tear skirt depending from the annular ribbed flange, the tear skirt having a pull tab for the removal thereof, the cap portion having an annular flange therein and the ribbed flange having an annular groove therein defining a frangible wall joining the ribbed flange and the tear skirt. The annular flange in the cap portion seats under one of the fastening configurations on the neck of the container and the annular groove in the annular ribbed flange receives the other fastening configuration on the neck of the container to form dual fasteners, either one of which is capable of holding the closure on the neck portion of the container.