Patent attributes
A tamper evident closure (TEC) for a medical container includes a cover having an access opening and a tip cap removably disposed therein. First and second snap structures are respectively disposed within said cover and on said tip cap and are cooperatively disposed and configured to removably restrict exiting of said tip cap from said cover, via said access opening and in movable engagement with one another concurrent to said exiting of said tip cap. Each of the first and second snap structures are disposed and configured for movable, sliding engagement with one another, concurrent to the exiting of said tip cap. At least one component of the TEC is dimensioned and configured to define a flexure thereof, concurrent to the sliding engagement of first and second snap structures, resulting in a snap-action disconnection of said tip cap from said cover.