Hinge segment with integrated security tab
AssigneeMonoflo International, Inc.
InventorAxel Sommer
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Abstract
A hinge segment is coupleable with a container lid for connecting the container lid to a container. The container has hinge segment openings with a shoulder defining an undercut. The hinge segment includes hinge pins pivotably securable in the hinge segment openings and a security tab engageable with the undercut. The design is particularly suited for containers with all plastic hinges and provides a high level of security and tamper evidence.
Claims10
A container comprising:
- an enclosure including a top perimeter, the top perimeter including hinge segment openings with a shoulder defining an undercut within each of the hinge segment openings;
- a container lid pivotably securable to the enclosure and displaceable between an open position and a closed position;
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- a plurality of hinge segments connected to the container lid, the hinge segments including hinge pins pivotably secured in the hinge segment openings and a security tab positionable under the shoulder and into the undercut, the security tab being displaceable with the container lid, and the security tab being positioned into the undercut by pivoting the container lid to the closed position,
- wherein the hinge pins are secured in slots defined in sides and tops of the hinge segment openings and recessed in the top perimeter.
A container comprising:
- an enclosure including a top perimeter, the top perimeter including hinge segment openings with a shoulder defining an undercut within each of the hinge segment openings;
- a container lid;
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- a plurality of hinge segments connected to the container lid, the hinge segments including hinge pins pivotably secured in the hinge segment openings and a security tab engageable with the undercut,
- wherein the hinge pins are secured in slots defined in sides and tops of the hinge segment openings and recessed in the top perimeter, wherein the hinge segments comprise segment rails connected to the container lid adjacent sides of the hinge segment openings and extending substantially parallel to the container ends, wherein the hinge segments are displaceable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the security tab is disposed spaced from the segment rails such that in the closed position, the undercut is sandwiched in the space between the security tab and the segment rails.
A hinge segment coupleable with a container lid for connecting the container lid to a container, the container including hinge segment openings with a shoulder defining an undercut, the hinge segment comprising:
- hinge pins pivotably securable in the hinge segment openings;
- a security tab engageable with the undercut;
- a main panel oriented in a plane substantially perpendicular with the container lid;
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- segment rails disposed on opposite sides of the main panel,
- wherein the hinge pins are coupled with the segment rails and extend outward from the segment rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.