Tamper evident band for a food container
OwnerGregory Brian Collierinventor
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Abstract
An easy to open tamper evident band for a food container and, in particular, an easy to open tamper evident band with a pull tab extending past a seam and a perforation on the band for a frozen food container. The band withstands freezing storage temperatures and minimizes breakage of the band during freezing, storage, and transportation conditions while providing an easy way to open the band. The band is placed around the perimeter of the container and two end portions are sealed together at a seam, where one end portion extends past the seam and the other end portion to form a flap or pull-tab. The band also contains a perforation located between the seam and an end portion.
Claims20
A tamper evident seal for a container having an easy-open pull tab comprising:
- a band that is wrapped around a perimeter of a container rim, the band having a first end portion and a second end portion;
- the first end portion overlaps the second end portion, and the second end portion is sealed to the band along a seam spaced apart from the first end portion;
- a perforation adjacent the seam;
- and
- the first end extends past the seam and past the second end to form the pull tab.
A method of removing a tamper evident seal on a container comprising:
- grasping a tab at an edge of a first end portion, wherein the first end portion overlaps a second end portion of a band positioned around a perimeter of the container and the second end portion is sealed to the band along a seam spaced from the first end portion;
- and
- pulling the tab to break the band at one of a perforation or the seam.
A tamper evident band for a freezer container having an easy-open pull tab comprising:
- the band being wrapped around a perimeter of a container rim, the container rim comprising a lip of a lid and a portion of a base adjacent the lid;
- the band having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion overlapping the second end portion;
- the second end portion is sealed to the band along a seam spaced apart from the first end portion, the first end portion extending past the seam to form the pull tab;
- and
- a perforated line positioned between the seam and the first end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.