TAMPER-EVIDENT DEVICE

摘要

There is disclosed a tamper-evident device (1, 101, 201) for a closure assembly adapted to be applied to a mouth of a container (3), for example, a neck of a bottle. There has been identified a need for an improved tamper-evident device which does not have any parts which are removed upon initial opening and which are liable to be reattached by counterfeits or the like. Accordingly the present invention provides a tamper-evident device (1, 101, 201) comprising a sleeve member (5, 105, 205) which comprises a first portion (10, 110, 220) associated with a second portion (15, 115, 215) by means of a frangible portion (10, 110, 220) therebetween, and wherein said first portion (10, 110, 210) is adapted to be applied to a mouth and neck portion (4) of a container (3), and said second portion (15, 115, 215) is associated with a container closure member (35, 135, 235), and wherein an initial container opening operation causes said frangible portion (20, 120, 220) to fracture or break such that when the container (3) is reclosed said first and second portions (10, 110, 210) are located in a spaced apart relationship to one another.