Tamper-Resistant Storage Container
OwnerRaymond C. Massey, JR., Carl R. Welchertinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a tamper-resistant storage container. The storage container includes a container and lid portion having formed channels and surfaces along their perimeters configured to interlock securely to each other to attach the lid to the container. The lid includes at least one open area spanned by a breakaway stringer defining an area of weakness along a perimeter of the lid such that removing or attempting to remove the lid from the container breaks the stringer to provide a visible indication that the container has been opened or tampered with.
Claims21
A tamper-resistant storage container, comprising:
- a receptacle comprising a bottom with sidewalls extending upwardly to an upper perimeter, said bottom and sidewalls defining an inner cavity for receiving and storing a contents;
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- a lid configured to mate with said receptacle to seal said contents therein, said lid comprising at least one area of weakness positioned along a perimeter of said lid such that said area of weakness will break prior to other portions of said lid when presented with a removal force to said lid.
A tamper-resistant storage container, comprising:
- a receptacle comprising a bottom portion with at least one wall extending upwardly to an upper perimeter, said upper perimeter comprising at least one channel configured to mate with a like-shaped on a lid;
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- a lid comprising an outer perimeter, said outer perimeter comprising at least one channel configured to mate with said channel of said receptacle such that said lid is securely held to said receptacle, wherein said lid comprises at least one area of weakness having a shear strength less than a shear strength of a remainder of said lid.
A tamper-resistant storage container, comprising:
- a receptacle comprising a bottom with at least one sidewall extending upwardly to an upper perimeter, said bottom and sidewall defining an inner cavity for receiving and storing a contents, wherein said upper perimeter comprises at least one channel configured to receive a corresponding protrusion in a lid;
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- a lid configured to mate with said receptacle, said lid comprising an outer perimeter having a protrusion configured to mate with said channel in said receptacle, wherein said lid comprises at least one area of weakness positioned along a perimeter of said lid such that said area of weakness will break prior to other portions of said lid when presented with a removal force to said lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.