Tamper-evident container
OwnerL. Leroy Hummerinventor
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Abstract
An adaptor includes a cap and seal and may be easily attached to a container after contents have ben placed in the container. The adaptor includes a seal on its bottom surface which is pinned between that bottom and an upper edge of the sidewall of the container after assembly. This provides a seal which cannot be replaced after opening the container. A second seal covers the first seal to provide additional air-tightness during shipping. The adaptor is securely attached to the container, and those locations at which one could pry the adaptor from the container are provided with tamper-evident features.
Claims25
An adaptor for attachment to the neck of a container comprising a skirt for attachment to said container, a bottom wall extending inwardly from said skirt, latch means extending downwardly from said bottom wall for engaging a lip attached to said container for securing said adaptor to said container, said bottom wall having an inner portion with an opening therein, and a seal carried by said bottom wall covering said opening.
Apparatus comprising an adaptor and a container, said adaptor comprising a skirt for attachment to a sidewall of said container, a bottom wall extending inwardly from said skirt, latch means extending downwardly from said bottom wall for engaging a lip attached to said container securing said adaptor to said container, said adaptor comprising a collar extending downwardly from said bottom wall and covering a portion of an inner surface of said sidewall, and a removable seal attached to said collar.
Apparatus comprising a container and an adaptor, wherein said container comprises a sidewall having lip means extending outwardly therefrom, and wherein said adaptor comprises skirt means covering at least a portion of said sidewall, bottom wall means extending inwardly from said skirt means engaging a top of said sidewall of said container, latch means engaging said lip means for securing said adaptor to said container, collar means extending into to said container along said sidewall, removable seal means attached to said collar means, neck means extending upwardly from said bottom wall means and attached to said bottom wall means by a weakened connection, and a cap secured by and covering said neck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.