Abstract: The present invention provides a reusable cover with a tearable tamper-proof band for the closing of a receptacle with which it is associated.The cover comprises an opening tongue which forms an integral part of the tamper-proof band before removal of the band and which is situated in such a manner that it is covered by a wrenching lever when the tamper-proof band is in position. The opening tongue is bounded, by two lateral lines of reduced resistance which tear during the wrenching off of the tamper-proof band and by a horizontal line of articulation of the tongue.

Abstract: A stopper assembly for a medical liquid container comprises an inner cylindrical stopper member formed of a plastic material, a rubber plug member hermetically contained in a chamber formed within the inner stopper member by first and second partition walls. An outer cylindrical stopper member formed of a plastic material is hermetically welded around the inner stopper member. An annular score is formed in the first partition wall with a pulling member being formed at a region enclosed by the annular score. A flange is formed at the base portion of the stopper assembly at which the stopper assembly is joined to a mouth of the medical liquid container. Further disclosed are method and apparatus for manufacturing the stopper assembly.

Abstract: A safety closure cap and container is disclosed. The container is of vial variety having an open top and two vertically-spaced annular protuberances at its upper portion defining a groove therebetween. The cap is circular, having an inverted central dome and a wide outer annular portion integrally formed with a downwardly extending flange. The latter is formed with an inward projection adapted to releasably snap into the groove and includes a plurality of vertical slots circumferentially spaced-apart. The underside of the cap is formed with a fulcrum ridge and a fluid-proof sealing ridge.

Abstract: A tamper indicating device (24) is connected to the inlet (14) of an injection site (10) which inlet (14) includes a pierceable, self-sealing member (16). The tamper indicating device (24) comprises a cap (26, 28) which covers the inlet (14) rendering the pierceable, self-sealing member (16) inaccessible. A first portion (26) of the cap is connected to the inlet (14) and a second portion (28) of the cap is separated from the first portion (26) by a frangible section (30). A handle (32) extends from the second portion (28) and is operable when actuated to break the second portion (28) away from the first portion (26) at the frangible section (30), rendering the pierceable, self-sealing member (16) accessible. The first portion (26) remains connected to the inlet (14) to indicate that tampering has occurred.

Abstract: This relates to closures for containers such as jars and the like wherein the neck finish of the container is provided with an annular locking ring and a skirt of the closure is provided with a series of circumferentially extending and circumferentially spaced lugs for locking the closure in place. The closure may be entirely formed of a resilient plastic or may include only an annular rim which carries a metal panel forming the general end wall of the closure. The skirt is molded so as to define a tab which may be engaged by one's thumb and folded or hinged radially outwardly so as to facilitate application of the necessary lifting force to remove the closure from the container. There are several different tab formations and at least certain of the tabs have associated therewith tamper indicating means.

Abstract: A combination TIP-OFF cap and container closure and sealing means adapted for operative assembly to a container to seal an access opening therein, thereby to seal the contents of the container. The cap comprises an elongated exterior top portion and an open ended skirt depending therefrom and formed integrally therewith. The skirt has a lower edge removably secured to the container adjacent the access opening. The combination TIP-OFF cap and closure sealing means is conjointly operatively connected to and removable from the container as an integrated unit to provide an access to the contents of the container by application of a lateral tilting force against the elongated cap exterior portion at a position remote from the connection of the cap to the container.

Abstract: A stopper assembly for pharmaceutical containers or the like having a pull ring operable between a position flush with the top face of the stopper and an erect position engageable by the finger of the user for removing the stopper from the container. In acccordance with the preferred embodiment, the stopper and pull ring member are separate elements. The stopper which is preferably made of rubber has an annular groove with a locking shoulder to receive an insert ring of the pull ring member of complemetary shape to retain the two in a locked position. A pull ring is connected to a flange of the insert ring by a flexible hinge. The pull ring normally lies in the plane of the insert ring flange flush with the top face of the stopper and may be easily raised to an erect position to receive a finger of the user to enable removal of the stopper from a container by a pulling action.

Abstract: A composite tip-off type cap, and closure sealing means, operatively connected to a container for closure thereof and sealing of the contents therein. The composite cap includes a narrow elongated exterior top portion, a peripherally enlarged open bottom skirt at the bottom thereof, and a container access opening closure seal means, operatively disposed within the skirt and operatively integrated therewith. The integrated composite cap and closure seal means are conjointly removable from the container, to open the container for access to the liquid therein, by application of a lateral tilting force against the narrow, elongated cap exterior at a position thereof remote from connection of the cap to the container. Removal of the integrated cap and closure seal means from the container is effected without breakage of the material forming the container. The cap and closure seal means act as a unit assembly when being removed.

Abstract: A tamper-indicating closure for a container in which the closure is permanently attached to a container and is provided with a cap having a dispensing opening communicating with the container which is closed by a hinged lid. Opening movement of the lid is prevented by the shape of the lid so that a separate handle formed as a unit with the lid must be deformed to a position where it can be more easily gripped for hinged movement of the lid. Once deformed, return movement of the handle to a position correcting the deformation is precluded thereby leaving the handle in a deformed position indicating that the closure has been put in a condition for opening movement.

Abstract: An improved tamperproof container for lyophilized material wherein the container comprises a vial having flange about its opening. Below the flange, but spaced apart therefrom is a shoulder to define an indented neck therebetween. The opening is sealed with a pierceable stopper. An overcap extends over the flange and about the neck to form a skirt about the neck. The skirt has at least a portion thereof extending inwardly in gripping reaction with the neck and limited in removal by contact with the underside of the flange whereby the cap cannot be removed without destroying its structural integrity.

Abstract: Tear-off closure caps shaped for distribution at high speed in channels, the caps each comprising two tear-off tongue portions disposed in a flat V-shape in the plane of the rim portion, at the bottom of its skirt portion. The tongue portions have the outer ends slightly bent upwardly, the bends obliging the rim portion of each cap to become engaged under the tongue portions of the cap which precedes it in a distribution channel. The distribution channel includes grooves in the opposed side walls which receive and guide the outer edges of the tongue portions, the outer edges being slightly divergent relative to each other toward their outer ends.

Abstract: A container for a potable liquid in the form of an elongated cylinder provided with two holes in the top thereof. A drinking straw passes from the liquid through one of the holes, forms a loop outside the container, and the outer end of the straw is insertable into the second hole. The straw fits snugly in the two holes in a manner such that the loop can serve as a handle for carrying the container.

Abstract: A two-part closing arrangement for packing containers of plastic material comprises an internally threaded tubular body of a soft plastic secured to an inturned lip at the mouth of the container and into which is screwed a stopper-like cap also of plastic material and which is provided with a down-turned flange overhanging the mouth to be gripped by the user for applying and removing the cap.

Abstract: Receptacle such as a bottle, beaker or the like made of thermoplastic material, wherein each opening for extraction is constituted by a curved or polygonal slot at least partially closed on itself and made in the end wall by partially melting the thermoplastic material of which said wall is composed, and at least the parts of the end wall surrounding said slot are hermetically fast with a covering foil or cap coated with a layer of adhesive opposite said end wall.

Abstract: A closure cap for bottles which is stamped from a blank and has a pair of tear assisting tabs thereon especially adapted for high speed bottling equipment and designed so as not to jam in the equipment. The tabs in the transport position form a V-configuration on their inner edges and their outer lateral edges are in parallel planes spaced apart a distance equal to the diameter of the cap; such construction permitting a following cap to enter between the tabs without riding up on the preceding cap.

Abstract: A combination cap to recap containers of the "snap-on" or "threaded" type which have been opened, partially consumed, and were provided with non-reusable caps by the packager.

Abstract: A stopper is provided for a test tube, and the like, which can be quickly inserted into the mouth of the test tube into sealing engagement therewith by a simple pushing operation, and which can be just as quickly removed by a simple pulling operation. The stopper has a hat-like configuration. It is formed of rubber, or equivalent resilient material. The stopper is placed over the mouth of the test tube and is pushed inwardly until it assumes an inside-out configuration in which the stopper is firmly sealed to the mouth of the test tube. To remove the stopper, it is merely necessary to pull it back to its original configuration.

Abstract: An improved tear-off closure for a container is disclosed having a circular top end wall, a closure skirt depending from the top end wall, an annular rim projecting radially outwardly from the bottom of the closure skirt and an integral concentric pull ring around the annular rim. The pull ring comprises a curled bead having a radially inwardly open slot therein into which a terminal edge portion of the annular rim projects to secure the pull ring in a fixed position of the base of the closure skirt prior to sealing of the closure on a container. A method and tools for forming such a closure are also disclosed.

Abstract: An improved tear-off closure for a container comprising a top end wall, a depending closure skirt around the top end wall and a pull ring around the bottom edge of the closure skirt. The closure has a pair of score lines therein traversing the skirt and the top end wall to define a tear strip across the closure. The pull ring is integrally connected to the tear strip at the bottom of the closure skirt. A line of separation between the pull ring and the closure skirt extends from a location adjacent the score line on one side of the tear strip around the closure skirt to a location adjacent the score line on the other side of the tear strip. The curved terminal ends of the line of separation are spaced from the tear strip laterally of the score lines on both sides of the tear strip.

Abstract: A protector cap for establishing a sterile seal over a port having a puncturable section in a container wall and a cylindrical neck portion projecting from the periphery of the wall section. The cap comprises a molded housing having a ring-shaped recess for sealingly engaging the neck member and a chamber formed at least in part within a compressible handle portion. The handle portion is compressed prior to inserting the cap on the neck portion of the port and is subsequently released to establish a partial vacuum in the chamber. The partial vacuum assists in retaining the protector cap in position and prevents trapped air from forcing the cap off during subsequent heat-sterilization of the container.

Abstract: A cover and safety closure structure for a container having a flowable material therein includes a cap member integral with or mounted on the container and having a material dispensing aperture in a top wall of the cap member. A closure member is hingedly mounted on the cap member and is movable between an open position and a position in covering relation with and closing the material dispensing aperture. A latch member extends from the closure member and the latch member and the cap member have cooperative portions engageable one with the other for retaining the closure member in covering relation with and closing the material dispensing aperture. The cover and closure structure includes a resilient member or members mounted on one of the cap member and the closure member and engageable with the other of the cap member and closure member for urging the cooperative portions on the latch member and cap member into retaning engagement.

Abstract: A lever-actuated closure for bottles or the like containers is described which closure comprises a closing member sealingly mountable on an outlet orifice of the container, an actuating member having a manually operated gripper part and being hingedly mounted below the outlet orifice, and a connecting member hingedly attached to the actuating member and to the closing member at the outside thereof, which closure can be transferred, by means of the actuating member, from an open position, in which the closing member frees the outlet orifice, through elastic deformation of at least one of the parts of the closure via a dead-center position, in which the hinge axis of the actuating member and the two hinge axes of the connecting member are in a common plane, into a closed position, in which the closing member seals the outlet orifice, or vice versa from this closed position into the open position, the gripper part of the actuating member being, in the closed position, above the elastically deformed closing membe

Abstract: A sheet metal closure having a main body mountable to the mouth of a container. The closure main body includes a depending skirt extending peripherally around the neck of the container. A continuous ring is integrally attached to a portion of the skirt with the skirt including a plurality of flutes tightly gripping the container. The ring may be pivoted about its attachment to the skirt thereby expanding at least some of the flutes enabling the closure to be removed from the container.

Abstract: A plastics container and closure assembly in which the closure has a cap part, a tear away band, an anchor band, a hinge connecting the cap part to the anchor band and a bung to seat within the mouth of the container. The bung is deeper on one side than on the other whereby when viewed from one side the bottom of the bung is formed by an oblique line extending upwardly from the deepest part of the bung to the shallowest part and wherein the shallowest part of the bung is adjacent to a thumb tab by which the cap may be manipulated and the deepest part of the bung is adjacent to the hinge. The anchor band has an auxiliary band retaining projection positioned when in use below the auxiliary bead on the container and a main band-retaining projection when in use below the main band-retaining bead the arrangement being such that when the tear-off strip is removed the cap part remains connected to the anchor band by a hinge and the anchor band is firmly held in position.

Abstract: This invention relates to a closure which serves hermetically to close -- though being easily reopened -- a bottle or similar container, which possesses a neck having a dispensing orifice, a neck frontal face surrounding said orifice and an orifice bead located below the latter and having a constriction on its underside, and which closure comprises a cap serving as the head of the closure, with an upper cap wall ( or roof wall of the cap ) and a cap side wall circumferential about the latter and possessing slot means, extending from its lower rim and transversely to the latter, to permit it to splay ( or spread ) on being mounted on the mouth of the bottle, and with an inner annular bead, projecting inwards from the inner face of the cap side wall and intended, in the closing position, to engage with the underside of the orifice bead of the bottle, a sealing element, provided on the inner face of the upper cap wall and serving, in the closing position, to seal the dispensing orifice of the bottle, a lifting e

Abstract: This invention relates to a closure which serves hermetically to close - though being easily reopened - a bottle or similar container, which possesses a neck having a dispensing orifice, a neck frontal face surrounding said orifice and an orifice bead located below the latter and having a constriction on its underside, and which closure comprises a cap serving as the head of the closure, with an upper cap wall (or roof wall of the cap) and a cap side wall circumferential about the latter and possessing slot means, extending from its lower rim and transversely to the latter, to permit it to splay (or spread) on being mounted on the mouth of the bottle, and with an inner annular head, projecting inwards from the inner face of the cap side wall and intended, in the closing position, to engage with the underside of the orifice head of the bottle, a sealing element, provided on the inner face of the upper cap wall and serving, in the closing position, to seal the dispensing orifice of the bottle, a lifting element

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a tamper-indicating press-on, pull-off closure for maintaning pressure in a container whereby the closure and container provide a package which may be readily opened by a consumer without the use of tools and without the creation of dangerous sharp edges. This closure includes a cap and a unique cap liner which fits within the cap and is formed integral with a pull ring for removal of the cap from a container. A plurality of severable tamper-indicating webs are formed between the pull ring and the cap liner and sever upon actuation of the ring pull to indicate tampering with the package. The cap incorporates a plurality of scores in its skirt portion which fracture when the pull ring is actuated to thereby release the cap from engagement with the container.

Abstract: A tamper-indicating closure combination consisting of a container having a circular neck and a twist-on cap therefor. The container neck has external interrupted thread sections with ratchet teeth on their under surfaces. The cap has similar, cooperating internal thread sections on the inner surface of its skirt with ratchet teeth on their upper surfaces. When the cap is turned onto the neck, the sets of ratchet teeth interengage and lock the cap against retrograde rotation. The cap also has a puller which is connected to the cap, a first section thereof being connected by frangible portions and a second section thereof being connected permanently to said cap. In order to remove the cap, the puller is broken away at the first section and then is pulled upwardly and outwardly relative to the container neck to disengage the cooperating sets of ratchet teeth. The cap is replaced by turning it onto the bottle neck for re-engaging the cooperating threads and ratchet teeth.

Abstract: A self-opening closure cap for containers. The cap has a hole at its central portion and a self-opening means integrally formed with a seal placed under the cap and protruding therefrom through the hole. In one embodiment the self-opening means and seal are injection molded of polyethylene or polypropylene. When a pulling force is exerted on the self-opening means by a finger, the core of the seal will be punctured so that the contents are removable through the hole without using any mechanical opener and without removing the whole cap.

Abstract: A tamperproof sterile needle package including a relatively rigid cartridge loosely supporting a hypodermic needle for aseptic removal. After the cartridge is opened, the needle is removed by tipping the cartridge body and spilling the loosely-supported needle onto a sterile surface. When sealed within the cartridge, the needle and its tip are fully protected against damage and contamination despite the loose fit between the parts. The cartridge includes a cover with an integral lever which is lifted to pry the cover free of the body, without contaminating either the needle or the mouth of the cartridge, when removal of the needle is desired.

Abstract: A sheet metal closure is provided which has a tear strip across its skirt and a pull ring below the bottom edge of the skirt and integrally connected to the tear strip to facilitate severance of the score lines which define the tear strip. The pull ring is in the form of a bead which is curled inwardly from the connection of the ring to the tear strip and is adapted to be cammed against the neck of the container below the connection to the tear strip so the end of the tear strip will be partially wrapped around the curled bead when the tab is lifted to initiate severance of the score lines.