US 2019/0241331 A1Published application

Packaging System with Tamper Evidence/Child Resistant Latch

OwnerTimothy Brooks, Arnold Heckmaninventors

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Abstract

A system of a tamper evidence/child resistant latch device and an enclosure is disclosed. The latching device and the enclosure will remain separate to each other as items that can be “attached” to each other to become as “one item” only when the enclosure such as a bag and/or a blister pack is packaged with a commodity. The system requires “hand-resistance” to break a “seal” to gain access to the commodity. The “seal” aligns with a matching “internal hook” so designed that must be hand-broken to gain access to the commodity. A commodity having a value and not considered as dangerous to a child, can provide new security levels. The system requires the dexterity of two hands, as a “capacity” belonging to an adult, but would be difficult for a child.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A system for packaging a commodity within an enclosure comprising in combination:

a. a latch device, wherein the latch device and the enclosure will always remain independent to each other until a the commodity is within the enclosure;
b. through-holes located on the top side of the enclosure, wherein the latch device aligns with the through-holes located on the top side of the enclosure thereby locking the enclosure, and when hand manipulated by an adult to an un-locked position giving access to a the packaged commodity by that procedure and wherein the unlocking procedure will be difficult for a child but easy for an adult;
c. Wherein the latch device includes a tamper evidence feature designed as a “seal” and, if broken, will give evidence that an attempt has been made to open the child resistant device to the un-locked position for the purpose of gaining access to a commodity as packaged within the enclosure.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/814,240Filed 15 Nov 2017
Published: 8 Aug 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

B65D 50/046
Where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring: and such…
B65D 75/366
One sheet or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages , the recess or recesses…:…
B65D 75/32
Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping,…:…
B65D 2215/04
Child-proof means: requiring the combination of different actions in succession