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US 10,343,824 B2Granted
Tamper evident container
AssigneeLindar Corporation
InventorDaniel K. Fosse
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Abstract
A tamper evident closure includes a first snap, a second snap, a tear strip connected to the second snap, and a first projection extending around three sides of the first snap. In a closed position, the second snap is positioned in a cavity of the first snap, and the first projection surrounds three sides of the second snap that is positioned in the cavity of the first snap.
Claims31
A tamper evident closure comprising:
- a first snap that is configured to be attached to a first container portion;
- a tear strip that is configured to be attached to a second container portion that is configured to be removed from the tamper evident closure;
- a second snap connected to the tear strip;
- and
- a first projection extending around three sides of the first snap;
- wherein in a closed position, the second snap is positioned in a cavity of the first snap;
- wherein in a closed position, the first projection surrounds three sides of the second snap that is positioned in the cavity of the first snap;
- and
- wherein when the tear strip is removed, the second snap remains in the first snap on the first container portion and there are no snaps on the second container portion.
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A tamper evident container comprising:
- a first container portion;
- a second container portion;
- and
- a tamper evident closure comprising:
- a first snap connected to the first container portion;
- a tear strip connected to the second container portion;
- a second snap connected to the tear strip;
- and
- a first projection extending around three sides of the first snap;
- wherein in a closed position, the second snap is positioned in a cavity of the first snap;
- wherein in a closed position, the first projection surrounds three sides of the second snap that is positioned in the cavity of the first snap;
- and
- wherein when the tear strip is removed, the second container portion can be removed from the first container portion and the second snap remains in the first snap on the first container portion and there are no snaps on the second container portion.
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A method comprising:
- closing a tamper evident container by bringing a first container portion into contact with a second container portion, wherein the first container portion has a first snap and the second container portion has a flange, a tear strip attached to the flange along a first perforated line, and a second snap attached to the tear strip along a second perforated line;
- folding the tear strip along the first perforated line;
- folding the second snap along the second perforated line;
- and
- placing the second snap in a cavity of the first snap, wherein when the second snap is in the cavity of the first snap, a projection in the first container portion surrounds three sides of the second snap;
- removing the tear strip from the tamper evident container;
- and
- removing the second container portion from the first container portion, wherein the second snap remains in the first snap on the first container portion and there are no snaps on the second container portion.
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A tamper evident container comprising:
- a first container portion;
- a second container portion;
- and
- a tamper evident closure comprising:
- a first snap connected to the first container portion;
- a flange connected to the second container portion;
- a tear strip connected to the flange;
- a second snap connected to the tear strip;
- a first projection extending around three sides of the first snap;
- a second projection on a first side of the flange;
- and
- a third projection on a second side of the flange;
- wherein in a closed position, the second snap is positioned in a cavity of the first snap;
- wherein in a closed position, the first projection surrounds three sides of the second snap that is positioned in the cavity of the first snap;
- and
- wherein in a closed position, the second projection and the third projection are positioned in a cavity formed by the first projection.
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A method comprising:
- closing a tamper evident container by bringing a first container portion into contact with a second container portion, wherein the first container portion has a first snap and the second container portion has a flange, a tear strip attached to the flange along a first perforated line, and a second snap attached to the tear strip along a second perforated line;
- folding the tear strip along the first perforated line;
- folding the second snap along the second perforated line;
- and
- placing the second snap in a cavity of the first snap, wherein when the second snap is in the cavity of the first snap, a projection in the first container portion surrounds three sides of the second snap, and wherein when the tamper evident container is closed, a second projection on a first side of the flange and a third projection on a second side of the flange are placed in a cavity in the first projection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.