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US 8,579,116 B2Granted
Tamper evident device
AssigneeOneworld Design and Manufacturing Group, Ltd.
InventorsFred Pether, Rich Costa
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Abstract
Tamper evident devices and methods including devices that can be used with pill bottles and other packages to provide evidence of tampering by an unauthorized user are provided.
Claims8
An apparatus comprising:
- a. an outer liner, said outer liner including a depression and a plurality of indicia for identification of a key indicia;
- b. a middle liner including a plurality of perforated tabs having indicia corresponding with said plurality of indicia of said outer liner, and a depression, said middle liner being configured to nest within said depression in said outer liner;
- c. a lid having a top surface, a bottom surface, a window between said top and bottom surfaces, and a post protruding from said bottom surface, wherein said post can be rotatably aligned to puncture any one of said perforated tabs when said lid is depressed;
- d. a container having an aperture, said container being removably connected to said outer liner for covering or uncovering said aperture;
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- e. a spring, said spring being positioned between said inner surface of said lid and said depression in said middle liner to allow for movement of said lid between a plurality of positions;
- said outer liner, said inner liner, said spring, and said lid being snap fit together such that attempting to separate or disassemble any one of said outer liner, said middle liner, said spring or said lid causes visible damage to said apparatus, wherein a user can rotate said lid to view any of said plurality of indicia through said window and depress said lid causing said post to damage at least one of said plurality of perforated tabs, thereby confirming that an authorized user has punctured a perforated tab associated with said key indicia or that an unauthorized user has punctured one or more perforated tabs not associated with said key indicia each time said container is opened, wherein each puncture of a perforated tab not associated with said key indicia indicates evidence of tampering.
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