Twisting Your Box Closed According to Wikipedia, the first recorded commercial use of a twist-off bottle cap appeared in 1975. It was introduced on 16-oz beer bottles by Wisconsin’s Schlitz Brewing Company. Thus, it is only proper that the first twist-off box closure device is being introduced by Wisconsin’s Box Latch™ Products The shortcoming of the Schlitz “Twist” was that when the cap was “twisted” back on and the bottle rotated, the beer lost its fizz and leaked from a tipped bottle....