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US 2017/0283139 A1Published application
Tamper evident container
AssigneeLindar Corporation
InventorDaniel K. Fosse
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Abstract
A tamper evident closure includes a first snap, a second snap, a tear strip connected to the second snap, a third snap connected to the tear strip, and a first projection extending around three sides of the first snap. In a closed position, a cavity of the second snap is configured to be placed over the first snap, and the third snap is configured to be placed in a cavity in the first snap. Further, in a closed position, the first projection is configured to surround three sides of the third snap that has been placed in a cavity in the first snap.
Claims20
A tamper evident closure comprising:
- a first snap;
- a second snap;
- a tear strip connected to the second snap;
- a third snap connected to the tear strip;
- and
- a first projection extending around three sides of the first snap;
- wherein in a closed position, a cavity of the second snap is configured to be placed over the first snap, and the third snap is configured to be placed in a cavity in the first snap;
- and
- wherein in a closed position, the first projection is configured to surround three sides of the third snap that has been placed in a cavity in the first snap.
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A method comprising:
- closing a tamper evident container by bringing a first container portion into contact with a second container portion;
- placing a cavity of a second snap over a first snap, wherein the second snap is connected to a tear strip along a first perforated line and the tear strip is connected to a third snap along a second perforated line;
- folding the third snap along the second perforated line;
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- placing the third snap in a cavity of the first snap, wherein when the third snap is in the cavity of the first snap, a projection surrounds three sides of the third snap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.