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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1983
Roy W Emery, Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Other;
Abstract
A moulded container comprising bottom, side walls at right angles to the bottom; a top closure, said top closure comprising flaps hinged to the upper edges of opposed side walls, locking panel means adapted to overlie container contents in use and to be juxtaposed to the top closure of the container when the top closure is closed, said locking panel means having a locking panel interlock means, said flaps of said top closure having closure interlock means integrally moulded therein adapted to cooperate with the locking panel interlock means in interlocking relation when the top closure is closed whereby the top closure is retained closed and the locking panel extends across the opposed free edges of said flaps; said closure interlock means and said locking panel interlock means being accessible when in interlocked relation from the exterior of said top closure for release from interlocking relation; the locking panel interlock means having resilience to flex as the flaps are closed to permit the locking panel interlock means and the closure interlock means to enter into cooperative interlocking relation and to permit the said interlocking relation for opening of the flaps on manual manipulation.