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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Smart-tab, Llc, Upland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Terry Vovan, Upland, CA (US);
Jane Vovan, Upland, CA (US);
Assignee:
SMART-TAB, LLC, Upland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 55/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 65/46 (2006.01); B65D 43/22 (2006.01); B65D 45/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 55/024 (2013.01); B65D 43/02 (2013.01); B65D 43/0274 (2013.01); B65D 43/162 (2013.01); B65D 43/22 (2013.01); B65D 45/20 (2013.01); B65D 65/466 (2013.01); B65D 2101/0015 (2013.01); B65D 2101/0023 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00194 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00296 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00537 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a plastic container having a tamper evident lid and methods therefor, and particularly to a plastic container having a two-component pull-tab attached to part of the lid at its edge which is used to pull the lid off the container, where the pull-tab has a frangible break line where the act of pulling the pull-tab breaks an outer section away from an inner locked down tab, and once the frangible section is broken, provides evidence that the container was opened, since both parts of the pull-tab are now separated and the outer one bent upwards at an angle.