Receptacles – Closures – With closure opening arrangements for means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Ngo, Lien (Department: 3727)
Receptacles
Closures
With closure opening arrangements for means
C215S249000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06877631
ABSTRACT:
A tamper-evident container comprises a body portion (2), a lid portion (4) adapted to engage and close said body portion (2), and at least one tamper-evident element (14) releasably attached to one of said portions (4) by a weakened connection (16), and having an operative position co-operating with means on the other of said portions (2) to prevent removal of the lid portion (4) from the body portion (2), the lid portion (4) only being removable from the body portion (2) subsequent to breakage of the weakened connection (16) between the or each tamper-evident element (14) and the one portion (4) of the container, the or each tamper evident element (14), on breakage, having a displaced position on the other portion (2) of the container providing a visual indication that tampering may have occurred, and the container incorporating means to retain the or each tamper-evident element (14) in its displaced position on the other portion (2) of the container such that removal of the or each tamper-evident element (14) from its displaced position cannot be effected without damage to the element (14).
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Bushby Stephen William
Stephenson Keith
Thompson David Noble
Audus Noble LTD
Jackson Douglas E.
Ngo Lien
Stites & Harbison PLLC
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