Tamper evident locking folded box
A tamper resistant latching mechanism is provided with an insert tab and wings on a first section used in conjunction with a slot and release panel on an opposite hingedly connected section.
1. A container made of a foldable substrate, and said container being of the type having;
a bottom rectangular panel foldably connected to lower edges of a rear wall, opposed sidewalls, and a front wall to form a tray defining a storage area within;
a top having a rear edge hingedly connected to a top edge of the rear wall of the tray;
the top having a top panel with a front edge with a crease line connecting to a front flap section, said crease line having an intermediate section of a cut line defining an opening proximate the path of the crease line;
perforations extending inward from the front edge of the top panel at either end of the cut line;
a fold line connecting ends of the inward extending perforations, said cut line, perforations, and fold line defining a release panel;
the front wall of the tray having a top edge with a crease line connecting to a lower portion of a latch leg;
a latch tab attached along an upper portion of the latch leg, said latch tab having a width defined by one or more crease lines less than the length of the cut line along the front edge of the top panel;
a wing element attached to a side of the latch tab at a crease line and foldable against the latch tab;
wherein the top is a clamshell crown.
2. The container of claim 1 wherein the latch tab has a width defined by a crease along each side, and a wing element attached along each side.
3. The container of claim 1 wherein the wing element attached to the latch tab at a crease line has an opposite crease line defining a second foldably connected wing element.
4. The container of claim 1 wherein gussets connect the ends of the opposed sidewalls to the rear wall and the front wall of the tray.
5. The container of claim 1 wherein the substrate is paperboard.
6. The container of claim 1 wherein the length of the perforations extending downward on the front wall exceeds the length of the latch tab extending from the front edge of the top.
7. A container made of a foldable substrate, and said container being of the type having;
a bottom rectangular panel foldably connected to lower edges of a rear wall, opposed sidewalls, and a front wall to form a tray defining a storage area within;
a top having a rear edge hingedly connected to a top edge of the rear wall of the tray;
the top having a top panel with a side edge with a crease line connecting to a side flap section, said crease line having an intermediate section of a cut line defining an opening proximate the path of the crease line;
perforations extending inward from the side edge of the top panel at either end of the cut line;
a fold line connecting ends of the inward extending perforations, said cut line, perforations, and fold line defining a release panel;
a sidewall of the tray having a top edge with a crease line connecting to a lower portion of a latch leg;
a latch tab attached along an upper portion of the latch leg, said latch tab having a width defined by one or more crease lines less than the length of the cut line along the side edge of the top panel;
a wing element attached to a side of the latch tab at a crease line and foldable against the latch tab.
8. The container of claim 7 wherein the latch tab has a width defined by a crease along each side, and a wing element attached along each side.
9. The container of claim 7 wherein the wing element attached to the latch tab at a crease line has an opposite crease line defining a second foldably connected wing element.
10. The container of claim 7 wherein gussets connect the ends of the opposed sidewalls to the rear wall and the front wall of the tray.
11. The container of claim 7 wherein the substrate is paperboard.
12. The container of claim 7 wherein the length of the perforations extending downward on the front wall exceeds the length of the latch tab extending from the front edge of the top.