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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert J Tice, Stockholm, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Roussel-Uclaf, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 94 ; 141 18 ; 141329 ; 141367 ; 141285 ; 215230 ; 215203 ; 222147 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for preventing the refilling and reuse of a container after it has dispensed its original contents without being evident of tampering. Refilling is prevented by a lockout device having an armed position and a closed position. The lockout device is in the armed position until attached to a filling apparatus. The pressure caused by a carrier dispensed from the apparatus through the lockout device causes the lockout device to spin to a closed and locked position. In the closed and locked position, the container cannot be refilled. A seal is provided above the lockout device and the device can only be rearmed and container refilled after the seal has been removed.