US Patent:
20170210514, Jul 27, 2017
Inventors:
- Sayreville NJ, US
Darryl NAZARETH - Flanders NJ, US
Radhikan KUSAM - Parlin NJ, US
Stephen RICCI - Voorhees NJ, US
Sameh GUIRGUIS - Monrie CT, US
Bernard AMPOMAH - Williamstown NJ, US
International Classification:
B65D 43/02
B65D 1/34
B65D 43/16
Abstract:
A tamper-evident container formed by thermoforming includes a tub having a bottom and a sidewall forming an interior volume. The container has a lid with an edge extending peripherally outward therefrom which is configured to mate with the tub edge to close the container. The lid edge has an inner portion and an outer portion with a perforated section therebetween. The perforated section extends continuously around the entire periphery of the lid, whereby the outer portion forms a tamper-evident seal removable from the inner portion for removing the lid from the tub. Texture elements are distributed around the outer portion of the lid edge which are configured to provide a visual indication of the presence of the tamper-evident seal. The tub edge is disposed beneath the outer portion of the lid edge and extends peripherally outward so that a substantial part of the outer portion of the lid edge does not extend below the tub edge in a vertical direction of the container in an upright orientation. A tab extends from the outer portion of the lid edge and below the tub edge in the vertical direction of the container.
