Container with hang tab and method of forming the same

A container comprising:

• a) a cover portion including an outwardly extending peripheral flange;
• b) a base portion including an upper peripheral edge;
• c) a hinge joining the outwardly extending flange of the cover portion with the base portion;
• and a hang tab projecting from the base section and including means for suspending the container from a hook when the container is closed;
• and wherein the hang tab is formed at least in part from material scavenged from the hinge.

A tamper-resistant/evident container comprising:

• a) a cover portion including an outwardly extending peripheral flange;
• b) a base portion including an upper peripheral edge, wherein the cover portion and base portion are adapted and configured to lock together about their periphery by way of a circumferential engagement means;
• c) a hinge joining the outwardly extending flange of the cover portion with the base portion, the hinge including a frangible section, which upon severing, provides an arm extending outwardly from the base portion for facilitating removal of the cover portion from the base portion to open the container;
• and
• d) a hang tab projecting from the base section of the container and defining an aperture for enabling the container to be suspended from a hook when the cover portion is in the closed position;
• wherein the hang tab is formed at least in part from material scavenged from the hinge of the container.

A thermoformed plastic container comprising:

• a) a cover portion including an outwardly extending peripheral flange;
• b) a base portion including an upper peripheral edge;
• and
• c) a hinge joining the outwardly extending flange of the cover portion with the base portion, and
• d) a hang tab projecting from either the base portion or the cover portion of the product container for use in displaying the container when the cover section is in the closed position;
• wherein the container is made from a unitary piece of polymeric material and the hang tab is formed at least in part from material scavenged from the hinge.