(19)
(11) EP 4 234 431 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/38

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/35

(21) Application number: 23171082.3

(22) Date of filing: 12.11.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65D 41/34(2006.01)
 B65D 55/16(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B65D 55/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 12.11.2018 US 201862759931 P

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
19884687.5 / 3880575

(71) Applicant: Novembal USA Inc.
Edison, NJ 08817 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • DODD, Kirk
    Fort Smith, 72908 (US)

(74) Representative: Sidel Group 
c/o Gebo Packaging Solutions France 5-7 Rue du Commerce ZI - CS 73445 Reichstett
67455 Mundolsheim Cedex
67455 Mundolsheim Cedex (FR)

   


(54) TETHERED PLASTIC SCREW STOPPER


(57) The present invention relates to tethered plastic stopper having a closure shell and a tamper band that separably connected to the closure shell by a plurality of bridges that connect a bottom edge of the closure shell to a top edge of the tamper band. Each bridge is configured to be stretched and broken when the closure shell is moved from a first orientation prior to opening to a second orientation after opening. The stopper further includes a strip and a hinge. The strip is intended to connect to the closure shell at a junction point and has an extremity located at an end of the top weakness line positioned above a first set of bridges located along the bottom weakness line. The hinge is intended to link the strip and the tamper band. The hinge is positioned beneath a set of bridges located along the top weakness line.







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