Audus Noble Limited

Keith Stephenson

David Noble Thompson

Stephen William Bushby

Ian Douglas Tennick

A tamper-evident container comprises a body portion (), a lid portion () adapted to engage and close said body portion (), and at least one tamper-evident element () releasably attached to one of said portions () by a weakened connection (), and having an operative position co-operating with means on the other of said portions () to prevent removal of the lid portion () from the body portion (), the lid portion () only being removable from the body portion () subsequent to breakage of the weakened connection () between the or each tamper-evident element () and the one portion () of the container, the or each tamper evident element (), on breakage, having a displaced position on the other portion () 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 () in its displaced position on the other portion () of the container such that removal of the or each tamper-evident element () from its displaced position cannot be effected without damage to the element ().

Tamper-evident container

A tablet dispenser comprises an upwardly-open body portion ( ), a plurality of flexible, circumferentially spaced tabs ( ) around the upper end thereof to extend upwardly therefrom whereby gaps ( ) are defined between adjacent tabs ( ), an apertured lid portion ( ) encasing the tabs ( ) whereby the tabs ( ) underlie the inner surface of the lid portion ( ), cooperating locations means ( ) on the body portion ( ) and the lid portion ( ) so positioned that, on initial assembly of the dispenser, the lid portion ( ) is located on the body portion ( ) with the aperture ( ) overlying a tab ( ) to define a closed position of the dispenser, the lid portion ( ) being rotatable relative to the body portion ( ) to an open position in which the aperture ( ) is aligned with a gap ( ) between two adjacent tabs ( ), and resilient means ( ) reacting between the body portion ( ) and the lid portion ( ) such that it is first of all necessary to depress the lid portion ( ) against the bias of the resilient means ( ) to release the lid portion ( ) into a position whereby it can be rotated to the open position.

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Keith Stephenson