Claims
- 1. A tamper-indicating closure, comprising:
- a plastic cap having a top wall portion and a depending annular skirt portion; and
- an annular pilfer band depending from said skirt portion and being partially detachably connected thereto, and distinguished therefrom by circumferential, horizontal score means having spaced apart ends between which is provided a connector portion for integrally joining said pilfer band with said annular skirt portion, said pilfer band including a fracturable portion provided by vertical score means positioned beneath said horizontal score means, said pilfer band further including means for substantially preventing propagation of said vertical score means,
- said propagation preventing means comprising further score means formed in said pilfer band in substantially intersecting relationship with said vertical score means in closely spaced relationship below said circumferential horizontal score means to substantially prevent propagation of said vertical score means.
- 2. A tamper-indicating closure in according with claim 1, wherein
- said further score means extends horizontally and is thereby perpendicular to said vertical score means.
- 3. A tamper-indicating closure in accordance with claim 1, wherein
- said further score means substantially intersects said vertical score means at the uppermost extent of said vertical score means.
- 4. A tamper-indicating closure in accordance with claim 3, wherein
- said vertical score means comprises a pair of vertically spaced, upper and lower vertical scores between which is provided said fracturable portion.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 824,428, filed Jan. 31, 1986, U.S. Pat. No. 4,666,053.
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