Tamper evident container
First Claim
1. A container adapted to securely engage a cover displaying a peripheral depending skirt, comprising:
- a body including side walls having an upper edge portion adapted to engage the peripheral depending skirt of a cover;
said side walls including a peripheral flange consisting of a horizontal portion projecting outwardly from said side wall and of an outer vertical portion distanced from said side wall, said portions receiving in close relationship therewithin a lower part of said skirt; and
a pair of opposite side projections each having a horizontal portion integrally formed with said side wall and with said horizontal portion of said flange and a downwardly extending vertical portion integrally formed with said vertical portion of said flange;
tab means on said side projections being connected at least to said vertical portion of said flange through weakened areas to thereby render said tab means breakable when pressure is applied thereon thus providing visual indication of tampering, whether authorized or unauthorized, and allowing removal of the cover from the container.
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Abstract
A container adapted to securely engage a cover displaying a peripheral depending skirt comprises a body with side walls having an upper edge portion adapted to engage the skirt of the closure. The side walls include a peripheral inverted L-shaped flange. Integrally formed with the flange on two sides of the container is a downward projection including a frangible tab which must be broken to remove the cover from the container; however, the broken tabs do not hinder the reclosure of the container, nor the handling of the container. The side projections are so shaped as to allow similarly constructed containers to be nested one into the other.
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9 Claims
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1. A container adapted to securely engage a cover displaying a peripheral depending skirt, comprising:
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a body including side walls having an upper edge portion adapted to engage the peripheral depending skirt of a cover;
said side walls including a peripheral flange consisting of a horizontal portion projecting outwardly from said side wall and of an outer vertical portion distanced from said side wall, said portions receiving in close relationship therewithin a lower part of said skirt; anda pair of opposite side projections each having a horizontal portion integrally formed with said side wall and with said horizontal portion of said flange and a downwardly extending vertical portion integrally formed with said vertical portion of said flange;
tab means on said side projections being connected at least to said vertical portion of said flange through weakened areas to thereby render said tab means breakable when pressure is applied thereon thus providing visual indication of tampering, whether authorized or unauthorized, and allowing removal of the cover from the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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