Tamper resistant clips for modular shipping container
AssigneeCryoport, Inc.
InventorsBobby Onel, James Wilbourn
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Abstract
A temperature-controlled shipper may comprise a temperature-controlled enclosure, a tray, an outer enclosure, and a lid, wherein the tray may be securely coupled to the temperature-controlled enclosure to resist tampering with a payload located in the temperature-controlled enclosure. The secure coupling of the temperature-controlled enclosure and the tray may be achieved using securely fastened or attached loops on both the temperature-controlled enclosure and the tray, wherein each tamper-resistant tie is secured after looping through one loop on the temperature-controlled enclosure and one loop on the tray to prevent access to the payload.
Claims24
A system to resist tampering with cargo in an enclosure, comprising:
- a tray comprising one or more receiving loops configured to fit in the enclosure;
- one or more brackets comprising one or more securing loops each corresponding to each of the one or more receiving loops;
- and
- one or more ties,
- wherein the one or more brackets are coupled to the enclosure, and each of the one or more ties pass through at least one of the one or more receiving loops and at least one of the one or more securing loops.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a main body;
- a machine screw;
- a first aperture to receive the machine screw on the main body;
- a receiving loop;
- and
- a tamper-resistant tie,
- wherein the main body may be secured to a temperature-controlled enclosure by securing the machine screw through the first aperture, and the tamper-resistant tie may loop through the receiving loop and an external loop to couple the apparatus to the external loop.
A method of securely storing and transporting cargo in a temperature-controlled shipper, comprising:
- placing cargo in the temperature-controlled shipper;
- placing a tray comprising one or more securing loops and one or more receiving loops into the temperature-controlled shipper on top of the cargo;
- looping a tamper-resistant tie through each of the one or more receiving loops and a corresponding securing loop and securing the tamper-resistant tie;
- filling the tray with a phase-change material;
- and
- closing a lid of the temperature-controlled shipper.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- an aperture in the base;
- a fastener;
- a receiving element on the base;
- and
- a tamper-resistant coupler,
- wherein the base couples to a temperature-controlled enclosure by securing the fastener through the aperture, and
- wherein the tamper-resistant coupler couples to the receiving element and an external element to irreversibly couple the external element to the temperature-controlled enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.