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US 2003/0189047 A1Published application
Tamper proof hinged lid container
AssigneeIn-Vivo Systems Limited
InventorRoy Neil McHutchinson
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AssigneeIn-Vivo Systems Limited
InventorRoy Neil McHutchinson
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A tamper proof ABS plastic container comprising a container body within which medical or hygiene products such as capsules or tablets can be accommodated, the container body including a base section (1) and a lid section (3) of an intermediate section (7) and cover (5) with cooperating coupling means (17) to engage with the intermediate section (7); a tamper prevention means (9) interconnecting the base and lid sections of the container body, the tamper prevention means including a web section (11) located between and secured to both the base and lid sections, and a hanging pull tab (13); wherein the web section is detachable from the container, the detaching of the web section allowing separation of the base and lid sections of the container body and visual indication that the container has been opened, Also provided is a method of injection molding of the base section, web section and intermediate section as an integral unit.
A tamper proof container comprising a container body within which product can be accommodated, the container body comprising a base section, a lid section and tamper prevention means interconnecting the base and lid sections;
A tamper proof container according to any one of the preceding claims, further including cooperating engagement means on the base and lid sections respectively.
A tamper proof container according to any one of the previous claims wherein the web section is formed of an elastomeric material, the lid and base sections being formed from a relatively rigid material.
A method of producing a tamper proof container having a container body with a base section, a lid section including an intermediate section and a cover secured to the intermediate section, and tamper prevention means including a web section located between and secured to both the base and lid sections, the web section being separable from the container, the method including separately molding the base section and the intermediate section, supporting the base and intermediate sections within an injection molding die, injection molding a web section between the base and intermediate sections so that the web section is secured to both said sections.
A method of producing a tamper proof container having a container body with a base section, a lid section including an intermediate section and a cover secured to the intermediate section, and a tamper prevention means including a web section located between and secured to both the base and lid sections, the web section being separable from the container, the method including molding the base section, web section and intermediate section as an integral unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.