ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,351, issued on April 21, was assigned to Plastipak Packaging Inc. (Plymouth, Mich.).
"Tethered closure and container assembly" was invented by Edward V. Morgan (Northville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container assembly includes a plastic container and a tethered closure. In embodiments, a tethered closure includes a cap, a tamper evident band, a plurality of breakaway connectors, and a connecting portion. The plurality of breakaway connectors connect the tamper evident band to the cap. In embodiments, the connecting portion connects the tamper evident band to the cap, and maintains the connection of the cap to the tamper...