Tamper resistant container
US9676527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2401/60
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamshell container has a lid connected to a base by an integral hinge. The lid has a perimeter projecting member which engages with a peripheral base sealing wall in a closed configuration so that it is difficult for a user to open the container without tearing the lid along a weakened region of material along the hinge. To aid in resisting undetectable tampering, the container has a post which projects from the side wall and extends less than the length of the side wall within the container. The post has an engaging wall which faces towards a base sealing wall and which is spaced from the sealing wall to define a gap which receives the closed lid's projecting member. Distortion of the closed container which tends to urge the lid projecting member away from the base sealing wall engages it with the post engaging wall to resist tampering.
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