MXPA06006435A - Composite two-piece tamper-evident closure with a seal-delay-release feature and a method therefor - Google Patents

Composite two-piece tamper-evident closure with a seal-delay-release feature and a method therefor

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MXPA06006435A
MXPA06006435A MXPA/A/2006/006435A MXPA06006435A MXPA06006435A MX PA06006435 A MXPA06006435 A MX PA06006435A MX PA06006435 A MXPA06006435 A MX PA06006435A MX PA06006435 A MXPA06006435 A MX PA06006435A
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container
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R Fricke Mark
E Herr James
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Berry Plastics Corporation
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An apparatus includes an outer closure including a closure plane and a circumferentially depending outer skirt extending in a first direction from the closure plane. The closure plane has first ramped lugs equi-spaced around a circumference of the closure plane and which extend axially in the first direction. The outer skirt has screw threads on a radially inward side and a tamper-evident arrangement frangibly connected to a lower edge of the outer skirt. A first ramp of each of the first ramped lugs is substantially parallel to the screw threads on a same radius. The apparatus also includes an inner sealing disk adapted to nest rotatably and axially movably against a side of the closure plane facing the first direction. The inner sealing disk is enclosed by the outer skirt and an axial movement of the inner sealing disk is limited by a retaining arrangement of the outer closure. The inner sealing disk includes second ramped lugs extending axially in a second direction opposite the first direction. Each second ramped lug corresponds to one of the first ramped lugs. A second ramp of each of the second ramped lugs is substantially parallel to the first ramp for each radial position. A container includes a sidewall having screw threads on a radially outward side adapted to engage the screw threads on the outer closure and an upper edge adapted to engage a container sealing area of the inner sealing disk. The upper edge is arranged around an opening of the container. The sidewall has an arrangement adapted to engage the tamper-evident arrangement of the outer closure. The outer closure and the inner sealing disk cooperate to provide a tamper-evident closure with the container. The tamper-evident closure maintains the inner sealing disk on the container while the outer closureis unthreaded from the container for a first time until the tamper-evident arrangement shows evidence of tampering.

Description

A TWO PIECE EVIDENT VIOLATION PLUG COMPOSED OF A DELAYED DELAY AND METHOD RELEASE CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE SAME DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to containers and containers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and device for providing a two piece tamper evident closure composed of a seal retard release feature. The obvious tamper seal can be used to increase consumer safety by showing whether a package has been opened after it has been produced. Obvious handling indicators may include an automatic opening button in the center of a container and a disconnect seal connected to the lower edge of a cover. The automatic opening button has the disadvantage that it can be difficult to ensure if the seal has been broken. The lower disconnect cover section may be too sensitive and may be disconnected inadvertently during normal thrust. Alternatively, the lower disconnect cover section may be insensitive to tampering or theft, and may not be disconnected until after the seal between the closure and the container has been broken. The above situation gives rise to the possibility that the container can be accessed and resealed without breaking the evident tampering seal. This possibility weakens the purpose behind the obvious tampering seal, thus reducing consumer confidence in a product sealed in this way. The following patents are believed to discuss obvious tampering seals. US Patent No. 3,306,482 is believed to disclose a safety closure for containers including first and second relatively rotatable and axially movable members, and engagable and detachable engagement means that can be respectively operated to disable and enable the relative rotation of the members. U.S. Patent No. 3,438,528 is believed to describe a lid having a tamper indicating skirt attached to the lower end of the side wall of the lid by brittle plastic bridges and a sealing disc sealing against the neck surround of the bottle. U.S. Patent No. 4,807,770 is believed to describe a vacuum indication, tamper evident closure for a container for packaging a vacuum packaged product. The closure is of two-piece construction and has a metal cover portion that is retained in sealing engagement with the enclosure of a container by a plastic ring portion.
U.S. Patent No. 5,031,787 is believed to describe a closure having an axially movable insertion disc which is lifted by a ridge around the interior of the closure cover to open a sealed container. U.S. Patent No. 5,884,788 is believed to describe a tamper indication closure for a container that includes a lid with removable panels of a top wall of the lid. Each removable panel is connected to a protrusion inside the lid. The upper wall includes inner and outer cams on an internal surface and the protrusions underlie the cams. U.S. Patent No. 5,984,124 is believed to describe a theft-proof cap made of synthetic resins capable of preventing at least one rotation of a package together with a lid in a simple construction when the lid is removed. The holding lid or hermetically sealed closure of a container is provided until the bridge breaks. U.S. Patent No. 6,382,444 is believed to describe an obvious tampering closure for containers having a threaded means finish and a rim extending radially and externally circumferentially under the threads. The closure includes a lid portion, a retaining ring, and a band of obvious manipulation. The lid portion is cup-like in shape and has internal threads for co-operatively coupling the threads in a container to apply and remove the lid portion. The retaining ring depends on the lower edge of the skirt portion of the cover and is connected thereto by a series of circumferentially spaced bridge connections. The evident tampering band has means for rotatably mounting on the retaining ring, which can rotate therein, and includes a series of spring joints for engaging under the retainer rim the container when the closure is fully seated. US Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0144971 is believed to describe a closure for a container consisting of an upper wall and a sealing disc with a flexible annular ring. However, none of the prior patents or publications believed to describe a clear, two-part tampering closure that includes a delay release mechanism, which can hold a sealing disc in a container until the obvious handling device show evidence of manipulation. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an obvious external threaded tamper lock is provided with an open central top panel, which couples axially extended projections and a sealing disc pressure ring. An inner sealing disc is provided with axially extended projections, a peripheral bevelled projection and a container sealing area. The two piece assembly provides an obvious tampering closure with a delay release feature that holds the sealing disc in the container until the obvious handling device has shown evidence of tampering. The delay release feature includes axially extended projections of the outer seal and the sealing disc which cooperate as positive application projections and sealing release projections. The time of the delay release mechanism depends on the advancing angle of the external closing thread design and the inclined plane of the inner seal disc protrusion. The inclined plenum angle of the inner sealing disc protrusion may be greater than or equal to the advancing angle of the outer sealing thread. The inclined plane of the sealing disc protrusion can also reduce the undercut of the threaded closure and the release of its seal on the container. The freedom of the inner sealing disc to rotate within the threaded closure may allow the engagement of the cooperating projections for positive application on the container. An apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an outer closure that includes a closure plane and a circumferentially-dependent outer skirt that extends in a direction from the closure plane. The closure plane has a plurality of first inclined projections equi-spaced around a circumference of the closure plane. The first sloping protrusions extend axially in the first direction The outer skirt has screw threads on one radially inner side and an obvious handling arrangement brittlely connected to a lower edge of the outer skirt A first ramp of each of the first The inclined projections are substantially parallel to the screw threads in the same radius.The apparatus also includes an inner sealing disc adapted for rotary nesting and axially movable against one side of the closing plane facing the first direction. Inside is enclosed by the outer skirt and an axial movement of the inner sealing disc is limited by a retaining arrangement of the outer closure.The inner sealing disc includes a plurality of second inclined projections extending axially in a second direction opposite to the first address, each of the second projections inclines das corresponds to one of the first inclined projections. A second ramp of each of the second inclined projections is substantially parallel to the first ramp for each radial position. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a container includes a side wall having additional screw threads on a radially outer side adapted to engage the screw threads in the outer closure and an upper edge adapted to engage a container sealing area of the inner sealing disk. The upper edge fits around an opening of the container. The side wall has an arrangement adapted to couple the obvious handling arrangement of the outer closure. The container also includes a base opposite the opening. The outer closure and the inner sealing disc cooperate to provide an evident tampering closure with the container. The evident tampering closure keeps the inner sealing disc in the container while the outer closure is unscrewed from the container for the first time until the apparent handling arrangement shows evidence of tampering. The outer closure and the inner sealing disc can cooperate to provide a delay release mechanism. The delay release feature may include the plurality of first inclined projections and the plurality of second inclined projections. A time of the delay release mechanism may be a function of an advancing angle of the additional screw threads and an inclined plane of the second ramp. The angle of the inclined plane can be greater than or equal to the angle of advance. The sealing area of the container can be accommodated around a radially outer edge of the inner sealing disc. The sealing area of the container may include a peripheral bevelled projection accommodated on an outer circumference of the inner sealing disc. The peripheral bevelled projection may be adapted to engage the upper edge of the side wall of the container. A mutual coupling between each of the first inclined projections and the corresponding one of the second inclined projections can delay a release of a seal between the inner sealing disc and the container when the outer closure is unscrewed from the container. The rotational capability of the inner sealing disc within the threaded closure may allow a mutual engagement of the plurality of first inclined protrusions and the plurality of second inclined protrusions, the muting is configured to cause a positive application in the container. The closure plane may include an annular opening. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, one method is to seal a closure in a container in an obvious handling manner. The method includes providing an exterior closure, providing an interior sealing disc, and providing a container. The method also includes tightening the outer closure on the container until the sealing area of the container contacts the upper edge of the container and the apparent handling arrangement couples an arrangement adapted to engage the evident handling arrangement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows an inner sealing disc according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 shows an outer closure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 shows a container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention which is configured to be coupled with the inner sealing disc illustrated in Figure 1 and the outer closure illustrated in Figure 2. Figure 4 shows a view in FIG. cross section of an inner sealing disc and a container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 shows a plan view of an outer closure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the outer closure shown in Figure 5 taken along the line VI-VI, the outer closure engages with an inner sealing disc and a container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the outer closure and the inner sealing disc shown in the Figure taken along line VII-VII. Figure 1 shows the inner sealing disk 10 having the sealing surface 11 and the sealing area 12 arranged around a circumference of the sealing surface 11. Four equi-separated inclined projections 13 are shown as being arranged around the circumference of the closing surface 11, although it should be understood that more or less outgoing can be provided. Each of the inclined projections 13 includes the ramp 14 which all fit together at the same angle. In other words, the travel around the circumference in one direction (for example, in the clockwise direction), each successive inclined projection 13 encounters the same orientation. For example, the clockwise travel around the circumference in the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, each inclined projection 13 is at the beginning of the ramp, then rises to the top of the ramp, then falls to the closing plane, and then proceeds to the next successive sloped projection 13. An angle 15 is provided in each projection 13 inclined between the ramp 14 and the closing surface 11. Each angle 15 for each inclined projection 13 is substantially equal to each angle 15. Figure 2 shows the outer closure 20 having the closing plane 21 and the outer skirt 23. The closing plane 21 includes the annular opening 22 centrally positioned in the closing plane 21 and is symmetrical about an axis of the closing plane 21. On an interior side wall of the skirt 23 outside the screw threads 24 are accommodated. The threads 24 of screw form the angle 25 between an inclined plane passing through the screw threads 24 and a parallel plane for the closing plane 21. Arranged around the circumference of the closing plane 21 are additional inclined projections 26. The additional inclined projections 26 are positioned to cooperate with the inner sealing disc 10 when the inner sealing disc 10 is nested in the outer skirt 20. Additional inclined shoulders 26 include additional ramps 27. The additional ramps 27 form the angle 28 with the closing plane 21. The angle 28 can be substantially greater than or equal to the angle 25. The closing flange 29 fits inside the outer skirt 23 and defines a smaller diameter than the diameter of the inner sealing disc 10. Therefore, the inner sealing disc 10 can be accommodated between the closing plane 21 and the closing rim 29 for nesting the inner sealing disc 10 in the outer closure 20. When nested in the closure 20, the inner sealing disc 10 can be rotated and moved axially. At the edge of the outer skirt 23 far from the closing plane 21 is the tamper evident ring 30. The breakable tamper evident ring 30 is connected to the outer skirt 23 by brittle connectors 31, which may consist of a plurality of equi-separated bridges between the tamper evident ring 30 and the outer skirt 23, and which can point to facilitate breaking. Figure 3 shows the container 32 having the side wall 33 and the base 34. The screw threads 35 of the container are arranged around the exterior of the side wall 33 and form an angle 36 between the inclined plane of the screw threads 35 of the container and a plane parallel to the base 34. The angle 36 is substantially equal to the angle 25 of the outer skirt 20. The opposite base 34 is the opening 37, which is defined by the upper edge 38 of the side wall 33 of the container 32. The continuous flange 29 fits under the screw threads 35 and the container is configured to cooperate with the ring 30. that can be broken from obvious manipulation. The holding flange 40 is accommodated under the continuous flange 39 and may or may not be a continuous flange around the container 32. Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional close-up view of the seal between the inner sealing disc 10 and the container 32. The closing surface 11 has the projection 13 inclined near a circumference of the closing surface 11. The beveled edge 42 fits over the upper edge 38 to form a seal inside the container 32 over the opening 37. The operation of the closure including the outer closure 20 and the inner sealing disc 10 with the container 32 is described in FIG. the next. The inner sealing disc 10 is nested within the outer closure 20 between the fixing flange 29 and the closing plane 21. Each inclined projection 13 is accommodated adjacent a corresponding additional inclined projection 26 so that each ramp 14 of each inclined projection 32 rests against a corresponding additional ramp 27. The screw threads 24 of the outer closure 20 are threaded onto the screw threads 35 of the container with sufficient tightening to cause the beveled edge 41 to form an air tight seal with the upper edge 38 of the container 32. The closure is sealed in the container 32 in this manner during production, thus securing the contents of the container 32. The tamper evident ring 30 of tamper evident on the outer skirt 23 of the outer closure 20 surrounds the container 32 under the continuous flange 39. The tamper evident ring 30 includes a coupling arrangement (e.g., the lower projection 51 shown in Figure 5) that, although it allows the passage of the tamper evident ring 30 over the continuous flange 39 in a closing direction, it does not allow the passage of the tamper evident ring 30 over the continuous flange 39 in an opening direction . When the outer closure 20 is rotated for removal (for example, in a clockwise direction in the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures), the tamper-evident ring 30 engagement arrangement contacts the flange 39 continuous. The continuous rotation of the outer closure 20 continues to unscrew the outer closure 20 and causes breakage of the brittle connectors 31. When the fragile connectors 31 are all broken, the tamper evident ring 30 is disconnected from the outer skirt 23 of the outer closure 20. The tamper evident ring 30 is held around the container 32 between the continuous flange 39 and the holding flange 40 and functions as an indicator that the container 32 has been opened and may no longer be in an unadulterated condition. . The inner sealing disc 10 operates with the outer closure 20 to maintain a seal with the container 32 until all the fragile connectors 31 are broken and the tamper evident tamper evident ring 30 is disconnected from the outer skirt 23. Therefore, the inner sealing disc 10 can cooperate with the outer closure 20 to maintain a downward pressure against the upper edge 38 of the side wall 33 of the container 32 even when the outer closure 20 is rising from the upper edge 38. This downward force in the inner sealing disc 10 is caused by the mutual action of the inclined projection 13 and the additional inclined projection 26. Specifically, each ramp 14 of each inclined projection 13 rests against a corresponding additional ramp 27 of the additional inclined projection 26. The outer rotation lock 20 for unscrewing the screw threads 24 from the screw threads 35 of the container causes the ramp 14 to engage the additional ramp 27 in an increasing manner when the ramps slide relative to each other to their respective highest points. This opposing force caused by the mutual interaction between the ramps 14 and the additional ramps 27 presses the inner sealing disc 10 towards the container 32 and thereby maintains the air-tight seal of the container 32 when the outer closure 20 is raised. Therefore, the elevation of the outer closure 20 will cause the brittle connectors 31 to break before losing the seal. In this way, the tamper evident ring 30 will reliably indicate that the seal of the container 32 has broken. Figure 5 shows a plan view of the outer closure 20 that includes the closing plane 21 and the annular opening 22. The additional inclined projections 26 are shown in silhouette through a portion of the closure plane 21 and are arranged in this exemplary embodiment in an internal circumference of the closure plane 21 adjacent the annular opening 22. Alternative positions for additional inclined ledges 26 in a larger circumference are also possible. Alternatively, the opening 22 will be smaller or non-existent and the additional inclined projections 26 can be in a smaller circumference. Figure 5 shows a silhouette of the outer skirt 23 on an outer circumference of the closing plane 21. Figure 5 also shows a silhouette of the sealing projection 50, which fits in a circumference between the additional inclined projections 26 and the outer skirt 23. The sealing projection 50 can be pressed onto the inner sealing disc 10 to create an air tight seal with the container 32 when the outer closure 20 is in a sealed, sealed position. Figure 6 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of Figure 5. The Figure shows the outer closure 20 in a sealed position, hermetic in the inner sealing disc 10 which is in the container 32. The outer closure 20 includes a closing plane 21 and the annular opening 22. The additional inclined projections 26 and sealing projections 50 are shown in Figure 6 from a perspective edge. The outer skirt 23 having the screw threads 24 is also visible at the lower edge of the outer skirt 23 is the tamper evident ring 30 which is attached to the outer skirt 23 by brittle connectors 31. Since the fragile connectors 32 are still connected to the outer skirt 23, the container 32 is in an unadulterated state. Since the tamper evident ring 30 is attached to the outer skirt 23, a user can ensure that the contents of the container have not been contaminated or stolen by the removal of the inner sealing disc 10. Unscrewing the outer closure 20 of the container 32 by sliding the screw thread 24 adjacent to the screw threads 35 of the container causes the outer closure 20 to be separated from the side wall 33. When the outer skirt 23 moves upwardly, the tamper evident ring 30 engages the continuous flange 39 causing brittle connectors 31 to break, disengaging the breakable ring 30 from apparent tampering of the outer skirt 23. The obvious tamper evident ring 30 drops when disconnected from the outer skirt 23 and is held in the container 32 between the continuous flange 39 and the fastening flange 40. When the tamper evident ring 30 is disconnected, a user is provided with a visual indication that the container has been tampered with. The inner sealing disc 10 is held against the upper edge 38 of the side wall 33 by the sealing projection 50 of the outer closure 20 which presses down the closure surface 11 opposite the upper edge 38. Also when pressing down on the closing surface 11 is the mutual coupling of inclined projections 13 and additional inclined projections 26. The mutual coupling of the inclined projections 13 and the additional inclined projections 26 continues and can still be increased when the outer closure 20 is rotated and therefore moves upwards away from the side wall 33. The continuous downward pressure caused by the mutual coupling of the inclined projections 13 and the additional inclined projections 26 maintains the seal between the inner sealing disc 10 and the upper edge 38 until at least the fragile connectors 31 of the ring 30 can be removed. Break from obvious manipulation break. Therefore, the seal between the inner sealing disc 10 and the container 32 is maintained until the vidual indicator of the tamper evident ring 30 can communicate to a user that the seal has broken. The tamper evident ring 30 may include features similar to the features included in the device described in US Patent No. 6,371,317, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. For example, the tamper evident ring 30 may include, for example, the projections described in US Patent No. 6,371,317. Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of the apparatus shown in Figure 6 taken along the line VII-VII. Figure 7 shows the closing plane 21 accommodated in the upper part of the closing surface 11. The inclined projection 13 is shown having the ramp 14, which rests against the corresponding additional ramp 27 of the additional inclined projection 26. The rotation of the outer closure in a "separate" direction causes the closing plane 21 to move to the left relative to the closure surface 11. This movement causes the coupling of the ramp 14 and the corresponding additional ramp 27 to counteract the upward movement for the closing plane 21. This causes the closure surface to maintain the vertical position and thereby maintain a seal on the container.

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  1. CLAIMS 1. An apparatus, characterized in that it comprises: an outer closure including a closing plane and a circumferentially-dependent outer skirt extending in a first direction from the closing plane, the closure plane having a plurality of first inclined shoulders equi-separated around a circumference of the closing plane, the first inclined projections extend axially in the first direction, the outer skirt has screw threads on a radially internal side and an evident handling arrangement brittlely connected to a lower edge of the outer skirt, a first ramp of each of the first inclined projections is substantially parallel to the screw threads in the same radius, the outer closure includes a retention arrangement; and an inner sealing disc adapted for rotary nesting and axially movably against one side of the closing plane facing the first direction, the inner sealing disc can be sealed by the outer skirt, the retaining arrangement configured to limit movement axially of the inner sealing disc, the inner sealing disc includes a plurality of second inclined projections extending axially in a second direction opposite to the first direction, each of the second inclined projections corresponds to the respective one of the first inclined projections, a second ramp of each of the second inclined projections is substantially parallel to the first ramp for each radial position.
  2. 2. The apparatus in accordance with the claim 1, further characterized in that it comprises a container including: a side wall having screw threads on a radially outer side adapted to couple the screw threads in the outer closure and an upper edge adapted to couple a sealing area of the disk container inner sealing, the upper edge accommodated around a container opening, the side wall has an arrangement adapted to couple the evident handling arrangement of the outer closure; and a base opposite the opening.
  3. 3. The apparatus in accordance with the claim 2, characterized in that the outer closure and the inner sealing disc are configured to provide an obvious tampering closure with the container, the evident tampering closure configured to maintain the inner sealing disc in the container during unscrewing of the outer closure of the container for the first time until the apparent handling arrangement indicates tampering.
  4. The apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the outer closure and the inner sealing disc are configured to provide a delay release mechanism.
  5. The apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the delay release mechanism includes the plurality of first inclined projections and the plurality of second inclined projections.
  6. 6. The apparatus in accordance with the claim 4, characterized in that a time of the delay release mechanism is a function of an advancing angle of the screw threads and an inclined plane of the second ramp.
  7. The apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the inclined plane angle is greater than or equal to the advance angle.
  8. 8. The apparatus in accordance with the claim 2, characterized in that the sealing area of the container is accommodated around a radially outer edge of the inner sealing disc.
  9. The apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that the sealing area of the container includes a peripheral bevelled projection accommodated on the outer circumference of the inner sealing disc, the peripheral bevelled projection adapted to engage the upper edge of the side wall of the container. container.
  10. 10. The apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the container includes a fastening arrangement adapted to maintain the evident handling arrangement in the container after the brittle connection between the evident handling arrangement and the lower edge of the outer skirt has been broken.
  11. The apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that a mutual coupling between each of the first inclined projections and the corresponding one of the second inclined projections delays the release of a seal between the inner sealing disc and the container during an operation of unscrewing the outer closure of the container.
  12. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotation of the inner sealing disc inside the threaded closure is configured to mutually couple the first inclined projections and the second inclined projections to cause a positive application in the container.
  13. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the closing plane includes an annular opening.
  14. A system, characterized in that it comprises: an outer closure that includes a closing plane and a circumferentially-dependent outer skirt extending in a first direction from the closure plane, the closure plane having a plurality of first inclined projections equi -separated around a circumference of the closing plane and extending axially in the first direction, the outer skirt has screw threads on a radially internal side and an evident handling arrangement brittlely connected to a lower edge of the outer skirt, a first ramp of each of the first inclined projections is substantially parallel to the screw threads in the same radius; an inner sealing disc adapted for rotary nesting and axially movably against one side of the closing plane facing the first direction, the inner sealing disc can be enclosed by the outer skirt, the inner sealing disc includes a plurality of second ones inclined projections extending axially in a second direction opposite the first direction, each of the second inclined projections corresponds to the respective one of the first inclined projections, a second ramp of each of the second inclined projections is substantially parallel to the first ramp for each radial position; and a side wall of a container having screw threads on a radially outer side adapted to engage the screw threads in the outer closure and an upper edge adapted to couple a sealing area of the inner sealing disk container, the upper edge accommodated around an opening of the container, the side wall having an arrangement adapted to couple the evident handling arrangement of the outer closure and a base opposite the opening.
  15. 15. A method for sealing a closure device in a container in an obvious handling manner, the closure device including an exterior closure and an interior sealing ring, the exterior closure includes a closure plane and an exterior skirt that depends circumferentially extending in a first direction from the closure plane, the closure plane has a plurality of first sloping shoulders equi-spaced around a circumference of the closure plane and extending axially in the first direction, the outer skirt having screw threads on a radially internal side and an evident handling arrangement brittlely connected to a lower edge of the outer skirt, a first ramp of each of the first inclined projections is substantially parallel to the screw threads in a same radius, the disc of internal sealing rotary and axially movably against one side of the closing plane which and confronts the first direction, the inner sealing disc enclosed by the outer skirt, the inner sealing disc includes a plurality of second inclined projections extending axially in a second direction opposite the first direction, each of the second inclined projections corresponding to the respective one of the first inclined projections, a second ramp of each of the second inclined projections is substantially parallel to the first ramp for each radial position, the container includes a side wall including screw threads on a radially external side adapted for coupling the screw threads in the outer closure and an upper edge adapted to engage a sealing area of the inner sealing disc container, the upper edge accommodated around an opening of the container, the side wall having an adapted arrangement for coupling the obvious handling arrangement of the outer closure and a base opposite the opening, characterized in that it comprises: tightening the outer closure on the container until the sealing area of the container contacts the upper edge of the container and the evident handling arrangement couples the arrangement adapted to couple the evident handling arrangement . SUMMARY An apparatus includes an exterior closure that includes a closure plane and an outer skirt that circumferentially depends, extending in a first direction from the closure plane. The closure plane has first inclined projections equi-spaced around a circumference of the closure plane and extending axially in the first direction. The outer skirt has screw threads on one radially internal side and an evident handling arrangement brittlely connected to a lower edge of the outer skirt. A first ramp of each of the first inclined projections is substantially parallel to the screw threads in the same radius. The apparatus also includes an inner sealing disc adapted for rotary nesting and axially movably against one side of the closure plane facing the first direction. The inner sealing disc is enclosed by the outer skirt and an axial movement of the inner sealing disc is limited by a retaining arrangement of the outer closure. The inner sealing disc includes second inclined projections extending axially in a second direction opposite the first direction. Each second inclined projection corresponds to one of the first inclined projections. A second ramp of each of the second inclined projections is substantially parallel to the first ramp for each radial position. A container includes a side wall having screw threads on a radially outer side adapted to engage the screw threads in the outer seal and a top edge adapted to engage a sealing edge of the inner seal disk container. The upper edge fits around a container opening. The side wall has an arrangement adapted to couple the obvious handling arrangement of the outer closure. The outer closure and the inner sealing disc cooperate to provide an evident tampering closure with the container. The evident tampering closure keeps the inner sealing disc in the container, while the outer closure is unscrewed from the container for the first time until the evident handling arrangement shows evidence of tampering.
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