Tamper evident container
AssigneeLindar Corporation
InventorDaniel K. Fosse
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Abstract
A tamper evident container includes a first container portion, a second container portion, and a tamper evident closure. The tamper evident closure includes a first snap connected to the first container portion, a second snap connected to the second container portion, a tear strip connected to the second snap, and a third snap connected to the tear strip. In a closed position, the first snap is placed in a cavity in the second snap, the third snap is placed in a cavity in the first snap, and the tear strip faces outward from the taper evident container. The container is opened by removing the tear strip and then separating the first snap from the second snap.
Claims18
A tamper evident container comprising:
- a first container portion;
- a second container portion;
- and
- a first tamper evident closure comprising:
- a first snap connected to the first container portion;
- a second snap connected to the second container portion;
- a tear strip connected to the second snap;
- and
- a third snap connected to the tear strip;
- wherein in a closed position, the first snap is placed in a cavity in the second snap, the third snap is placed in a cavity in the first snap, and the tear strip faces outward from the tamper evident container;
- and
- wherein the tear strip can be removed from the first tamper evident closure, and thereafter the first snap and the second snap can be opened and closed repeatedly to open and close the tamper evident container.
A method comprising:
- closing a tamper evident container by bringing a first container portion into contact with a second container portion;
- placing a first snap in a cavity of a second snap to form a first closure, wherein the first snap is connected to the first container portion and the second snap is connected to the second container portion, and wherein the first snap securely fits in the cavity of the second snap so that the first snap can be removed from and reinserted into the cavity of the second snap;
- folding a tear strip and a third snap around the first closure, wherein the tear strip is connected to the second snap and the third snap is connected to the tear strip;
- and
- placing the third snap in a cavity of the first snap, wherein the third snap tightly fits in the cavity of the first snap and cannot be removed from the cavity of the first snap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.