Tamper Evident Packaging
AssigneeLeading Industry, Inc dba Pinnacle Plastic Containers
InventorHong Samuel
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Abstract
A recloseable package that has means to show if the package has been previously opened by another, thereby reducing the chance of product tampering. This tamper evident package has a separable lid or tray and bowl, and possess at least two means to securely reattach said lid to said bowl after the consumer has opened the package. Emphasis is placed upon the reduction or elimination of the possible safety hazards involving exposed sharp plastic perforated edges by having the tamper evident means internally located using natural plastic biases to cover as much of the perforation as possible. Container contains a periphery edge on the lid that is submerged to prevent access through any other means other than the tamper evident seal.
Claims14
A recloseable tamper evident container comprising:
- i. a bowl portion, defined by a bottom surface along a horizontal axis, at least one surface wall, describing an interior cavity to hold product, as one contiguous piece therefrom said bottom surface, extending upwardly along the vertical axis from said surface, an exterior edge profile that has a “U” shaped downward orientation facing away from said interior cavity, said exterior “U” shaped edge running along the outer perimeter of said bowl, said perimeter geometrically congruent to said bottom surface, having at least one engagement flange along the horizontal axis, said engagement flanges defined by a nearly perpendicular boundary wall and a projection protruding exteriorly and primarily horizontally from said exterior edge where said projection contains a mating surface used by tamper evident means;
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- ii. a lid portion, said lid having a central surface is the same horizontal plane as said bottom surface said central surface defined as geometrically congruent to said bottom surface, said lid having a defined perimeter area thereabout the entirety of said lid having a defined exterior edge, said perimeter area containing at least two securement means where said means secure said lid to said bowl, where the said exterior perimeter edge engages interiorly, and in close fit proximity to, of a said engagement flange of said bowl, this said engagement flange being located interiorly to said upper edge of said bowl and where said lid contains a protuberant tab located along said exterior perimeter edge of said lid where said tab contains tamper evident means and gripping means and whose exterior edge does not extend past the profile of said upper edge of said bowl portion;
A recloseable tamper evident container comprising:
- i. a bowl portion, defined by a bottom surface along a horizontal axis, at least one surface wall, describing an interior cavity to hold product, as one contiguous piece therefrom said bottom surface, extending upwardly along the vertical axis from said surface, an exterior edge profile that has a “U” shaped downward orientation facing away from said interior cavity, said exterior “U” shaped edge running along the outer perimeter of said bowl, said perimeter geometrically congruent to said bottom surface, having at least one engagement flange along the horizontal axis, said engagement flanges defined by a nearly perpendicular boundary wall and a projection protruding exteriorly and primarily horizontally from said exterior edge where said projection contains a mating surface used by tamper evident means;
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- ii. a lid portion, said lid having a central surface is the same horizontal plane as said bottom surface said central surface defined as geometrically congruent to said bottom surface, said lid having a defined perimeter area thereabout the entirety of said lid having a defined exterior edge, said perimeter area containing at least two securement means where said means secure said lid to said bowl, where the said exterior perimeter edge engages interiorly, and in close fit proximity to, of a said engagement flange of said bowl, this said engagement flange being located interiorly to said upper edge of said bowl and where said lid contains a protuberant tab located along said exterior perimeter edge of said lid where said tab contains tamper evident means and gripping means and whose exterior edge does not extend past the profile of said upper edge of said bowl portion;
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