IP Library Granted Patent US 9,950,845
Granted Patent B2
US 9,950,845 · App. 15/148,566 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

Container that prevents from an illegal operation and can be easily identified after being illegally operated

Inventor: Albert Hsieh (Lukang Township, Changhua County, TW)
Assignee: VIGOURPLASTIC CO., LTD.
B65D55/024B65D43/14B65D43/26B65D2543/00333B65D2543/00833
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Patent No.
US 9,950,845
App. No.
15/148,566
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A container includes a casing having an opening and a first abutting edge surrounding the opening. A cover is selectively mounted onto the casing for closing the opening, wherein the cover has a second abutting edge laterally extending therefrom and abutting against the first abutting edge when the cover closes the opening. A puller extends from the second abutting edge of the cover. A snapping device is formed between the casing and the puller. The snapping device includes a plug formed on the puller and a socket defined in the casing for temporarily receiving the plug and holding the plug in place. A weakened portion is formed on at least one place of the puller such that the puller is irreversibly curved after being lifted due to the weakened portion and the curved puller is used as a basis for easily identifying whether the container is illegally operated or not.

Claims (11)

1. A container that prevents tampering and allows the tampering to be easily identified after being tapered with, the container comprising:

a casing having an opening and a first abutting edge surrounding the opening;

a cover selectively mounted onto the casing for closing the opening, wherein the cover has a second abutting edge laterally extending therefrom and abutting against the first abutting edge when the cover closes the opening;

a puller extending from the second abutting edge of the cover;

a snapping device formed between the casing and the puller, the snapping device having a plug formed on the puller and a socket defined in the casing for temporarily receiving the plug and holding the plug in place, wherein a pre-broken line is formed on the puller and surrounds a root of the plug, wherein the plug is maintained in the socket when the pre-broken line is broken and the cover is lifted from the casing; and

a weakened portion formed on at least one place of the puller such that the puller is irreversibly curved after being lifted due to the weakened portion and the puller is used to easily identify whether the container is tampered with, wherein the pre-broken line is separated from a periphery of the plug and the weakened portion is formed between the pre-broken line and opposite sides of the puller, wherein the puller forms a pull-tab and the puller is curved along the weakened portion when the puller is lifted and when the pre-broken line which surrounds the plug is broken, wherein the weakened portion is formed with a fold edge and the pre-broken line has multiple connecting sections, the fold edge aligning with a corresponding one of the multiple connecting sections of the pre-broken line.

2. The container of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one connecting plate connecting two corresponding sides of the cover and the casing such that the cover extends upwardly and inclined relative to the casing after being lifted from the opening in the casing.

3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the first abutting edge is formed with a first wall and an outer periphery of the second abutting edge of the cover is laterally engaged to the first wall, wherein a groove is laterally defined in a root of the first wall and the outer periphery of the second abutting edge of the cover is laterally engaged into the groove.

4. The container of claim 3 , wherein the groove has two opposite ends and a free section is formed between the snapping device and each of the two opposite ends of the groove, wherein the sides of the cover are moveable along the free section when the puller is upwardly lifted.

5. The container of claim 4 , wherein a second wall is formed on the cover along the second abutting edge for preventing the first abutting edge and the second abutting edge from being detached from each other by pinching with fingers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2016
From: HSIEH, ALBERT
To: VIGOURPLASTIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038649/0574 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 104133819 A · Oct 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170107031A1 · Apr 20, 2017