Granted Patent B2

US 7,661,547 · App. 11/432,198 · Granted Feb 16, 2010

Abstract

Claims (6)

1. Container assembly having a container body and a closure cap, the container body has a rim and an opening ( 42 ) which is provided laterally of the container body ( 12 ); and the closure cap is hinged to the container body and is movable from an open position to an intermediate position where it engages the rim of the container; said container assembly further comprising:

a closure element ( 34 ) carried by the closure cap, wherein the closure element is movable to a tamper-evident position to fully close said container assembly when the closure cap is initially in the intermediate position, the closure element ( 34 ) comprising a cylindrical portion ( 44 ) which may be pressed into the opening ( 42 ) of the container body, and a flat portion ( 50 ), wherein the cylindrical portion and the flat portion are interconnected to each other via a film hinge ( 52 ) which is formed as a very thin connection which easily tears if a force is exerted to open the closure cap from its fully closed position, the cylindrical portion ( 44 ) remaining in the opening ( 42 ) when opening the closure cap from the fully closed position, and wherein the flat portion ( 50 ) is mounted via webs ( 38 , 40 ) to the closure cap ( 34 ), wherein said webs initially bias the closure element ( 34 ) to the intermediate position and away from the tamper-evident position.

2. Container assembly according to claim 1 , characterized in that the closure element ( 34 ) is biased toward its intermediate position by said webs and its held down in the temper-evident position by interactive engagement between a locking element ( 48 ) formed on said cylindrical portion, and a shoulder formed on the container body ( 12 ).

3. Container assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the

container body ( 12 ) has a generally cylindrical sidewall, and

a desiccant ( 30 ) adjacent a container sidewall.

Assignments (8)