Dispensing tube assembly with tamper indication
AssigneeSilgan Plastics LLC
InventorKenneth J. Browning, JR.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dispensing tube assembly with tamper indication including a label with a main body portion and a tamper evident portion. The boundary between the label main body portion and tamper evident portion is defined by a perforated score. The dispensing tube assembly includes a tube portion and a cap portion. The label is adhesively attached to the dispensing tube assembly such that the label surrounds portions of both the tube and the cap and such that the tamper evident portion covers a portion of the cap end. The label also optionally includes a tear-away portion to facilitate separation of the tamper evident portion from the main body portion.
Claims20
A dispensing tube assembly with tamper indication, comprising:
- an extruded plastic tube including a side wall extending between an open tube end and a closed tube end to define an interior;
- a cap attachment head sealed to the closed end, the attachment head including a flow channel;
- a cap having a cap body extending between an attachment end and a cap end, the attachment end being attached to the cap attachment head;
- an adhesive;
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- a label surrounding at least a portion of the tube and a portion of the cap body, the adhesive attaching the label to at least a portion of the tube.
A dispensing tube assembly with tamper indication, comprising:
- an extruded plastic tube including a side wall extending from an open end to a closed end to define an interior;
- a cap attachment head sealed to the tube closed end, the attachment head including a first flow channel;
- a cap having an attachment portion having a second flow channel and a hinged cover having a top surface, the attachment portion being attached to the attachment head such that the first and second flow channels are oriented to permit the flow of material from the interior of the tube to the outside of the tube, the cover being moveable between a flow position and a no-flow position to prevent flow of material from the inside of the tube when the cover is in the no-flow position;
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- a label having a main body portion and a tamper indicating portion, the boundary between the main body portion and the tamper indicating portion defined by a score in the label, the label adhesively attached to the tube such that the main body portion surrounds at least a portion of the tube and a portion of the cap attachment portion.
A dispensing tube assembly with tamper indication, comprising:
- an extruded plastic tube including a side wall extending between an open tube end and a closed tube end to define an interior;
- a material located in the interior of the tube;
- a cap attachment head sealed to the closed end, the attachment head including a flow channel;
- a cap having a cap body extending between an open cap end and a closed cap end, the open cap end configured for attachment to the cap attachment head;
- an adhesive;
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- a label surrounding at least a portion of the tube and a portion of the cap body, the adhesive attaching the label to at least a portion of the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.