摘要 |
A tamper indicating package comprising a container having a neck with a threaded finish, an annular bead on the neck, a plastic closure which includes a base wall and a depending peripheral skirt having threads interengaging the threads of the container, and a tamper indicating band attached to the skirt by a plurality of weakened portions defining a line of severing. An annular flange extends axially upwardly and inwardly from the tamper indicating band toward the base wall of the closure and comprises a first continuous annular flange porton connected to the band by a hinge portion and a second portion which has a free ends of the segment portions engaging beneath the bead on the container when the closure is threaded onto the container. The second portion comprises a plurality of segment portions extending upwardly from the first continuous portion. The flange is bent intermediate its ends so that the second portion extends inwardly at a greater angle than the first continuous flange portion. The tamper indicating band has a plurality of circunferentially spaced recesses on an inner surface into which the segments extend when the closure is being applied to a container.
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