Tamper prominent containers
OwnerAli Lotfiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to containers and packaging that incorporate novel tamper evident features that make prominent the evidence of tamper. In particular, the novel tamper prominent containers of the present invention comprise newly designed tamper prominent images, i.e., prominent continuity control (PCC) images. Additionally, the present invention provides novel methods of increasing prominence of the evidence of tamper with a container, e.g., of consumer goods, by incorporating prominent continuity control (PCC) images integrated with a button locking assembly that must be removed to open a locked container making prominent the evidence of tamper through clear visualization in the PCC image, e.g., prominently displaying an image of a broken lock after full fracture and removal of the button locking assembly.
Claims20
A tamper prominent container comprising:
- a cover portion comprising a first button lock component of a button locking assembly positioned on a first access tab, and separable from the first access tab by perforations;
- a base portion comprising a second button lock component of the button locking assembly on a second access tab, which provides the locking matching pair to said first button lock component, and separable from the second access tab by perforations;
- wherein the combination of the cover portion and the base portion in the closed position with the button locking assembly in the locked position form a prominent continuity control (PCC) image, and wherein the button locking assembly in the locked position prevents opening of the container;
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- wherein the force required to separate the first button lock component from the second button lock component is greater than the force required to fracture the perforations that separate the button lock components from their respective access tabs, such that upon fracture and removal of the button locking assembly the PCC image makes prominent the evidence of tamper.
A tamper prominent container comprising:
- a cover portion comprising a first button lock component of a button locking assembly positioned on a first access tab, and separable from the first access tab by perforations, wherein the first button lock component is a male protrusion button component;
- a base portion comprising a second button lock component of the button locking assembly on a second access tab, which provides the locking matching pair to said first button lock component, and separable from the second access tab by perforations, wherein the second button lock component is a female recess button lock component;
- wherein the combination of the cover portion and the base portion in the closed position with the button locking assembly in the locked position form a prominent continuity control (PCC) image of a lock that appears as a broken lock when the button locking assembly is fractured and removed, and wherein the button locking assembly in the locked position prevents opening of the container;
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- wherein the force required to separate the first button lock component from the second button lock component is greater than the force required to fracture the perforations that separate the button lock components from their respective access tabs, such that upon fracture and removal of the button locking assembly the PCC image makes prominent the evidence of tamper on the residual access tabs, wherein the removal of the button locking assembly leaves residual access tabs that are positioned to afford repeated opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.