Tamper-resistant and tamper-evident containers
AssigneeInline Plastics Corp.
InventorsRobert Sellari, Peter Boback, Bruce K. Stein, Daniel A. Landan, Tadeusz J. Klimaszewski
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Abstract
A transparent, plastic, one-piece, tamper-resistant/evident container includes a cover portion including an outwardly extending peripheral flange and a base portion having an upper peripheral rim. A tamper-evident hinge joins the cover portion with the base portion. The hinge includes a frangible section. When the container is closed, the outwardly extending peripheral flange of the cover portion abuts the upper peripheral rim of the base portion and the upper peripheral rim of the base portion extends beyond an outer edge of the outwardly extending peripheral flange of the cover portion and deters opening the container.
Claims29
A transparent, plastic, one-piece, tamper-resistant/evident container comprising:
- a base portion including an opening and an upper peripheral rim;
- a cover portion including a horizontally extending peripheral flange with an outer edge extending substantially around the cover portion, wherein a perimeter of the outer edge of the horizontally extending peripheral flange is smaller than a perimeter of the opening of the base portion;
- a tamper-evident hinge joining the cover portion with the base portion, the hinge including a frangible section;
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- wherein, when the container is closed,
- the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover portion abuts the upper peripheral rim of the base portion, and
- an outer peripheral edge of the upper peripheral rim of the base portion is positioned horizontally outward of the outer edge of the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover portion substantially but not completely around the perimeter of the container,
- thereby restricting finger access to the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover and making the container tamper-resistant by deterring unauthorized opening of the container without first severing the frangible section of the hinge.
A transparent, plastic, one-piece, tamper-resistant/evident container comprising:
- a base portion including an opening and an upper peripheral rim;
- a cover portion including a horizontally extending peripheral flange with an outer edge extending substantially around the cover portion, wherein a perimeter of the outer edge of the horizontally extending peripheral flange is smaller than a perimeter of the opening of the base portion;
- a hinge joining the cover portion with the base portion, the hinge including a frangible section;
- a lock for maintaining the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover portion adjacent to the upper peripheral rim of the base portion when the container is closed;
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- wherein, when the container is closed, the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover portion abuts the upper peripheral rim of the base portion, and
- an outer peripheral edge of the upper peripheral rim of the base portion is positioned horizontally outward of the outer edge of the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover portion substantially but not completely around the perimeter of the container thereby restricting finger access to the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover and making the container tamper-resistant by deterring unauthorized opening of the container without first severing the frangible section of the hinge.
A transparent, plastic, one-piece, tamper-resistant/evident container comprising:
- a base portion including an opening and an upper peripheral rim which includes an uppermost planar surface;
- a circular cover portion including a horizontally extending peripheral flange with an outer edge extending substantially around the cover portion, wherein a perimeter of the outer edge of the horizontally extending peripheral flange is smaller than a perimeter of the opening of the base portion;
- a hinge joining the cover portion with the base portion, the hinge including a frangible section, wherein the frangible section includes at least one line of weakness;
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- wherein, when the container is closed, the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover portion abuts the upper peripheral rim of the base portion, and an outer peripheral edge of the upper peripheral rim of the base portion is positioned horizontally outward of the outer edge of the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover portion substantially but not completely around the perimeter of the container so as to restrict finger access to the horizontally extending peripheral flange of the cover and making the container tamper-resistant by deterring unauthorized opening of the container without first severing the frangible section of the hinge.
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