EP1076327A2 - Sicherheitsbehälter - Google Patents

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EP1076327A2
EP1076327A2 EP00306735A EP00306735A EP1076327A2 EP 1076327 A2 EP1076327 A2 EP 1076327A2 EP 00306735 A EP00306735 A EP 00306735A EP 00306735 A EP00306735 A EP 00306735A EP 1076327 A2 EP1076327 A2 EP 1076327A2
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container
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aperture
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Steven John Blanks
Christopher James Tabern
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Spirent PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/03—Forms or constructions of security seals
    • G09F3/0305—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used
    • G09F3/0311—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used having arrow-like sealing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins

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  • This invention relates to a security container.
  • One such security fastener comprises a flat head and a barbed projection extending perpendicularly from the head.
  • the projection is inserted through aligned apertures in the lid and body of the container, causing the barbs thereon to compress until they have passed fully through the apertures in the lid and container body.
  • fasteners can be removed by lifting the lid and manoeuvring the fastener from side-to-side to disengage the barbs. In this manner, the seal can be replaced once the contents of the container have been stolen, thereby making it difficult to determine when and where the container was opened.
  • Another disadvantage of conventional security containers is that, because the fastener is usually fitted through an aperture in a peripheral margin of the lid to engage within an aperture in a peripheral flange of the container body, the fastener can be removed by squeezing the barbs together from the underside of the flange of the container body.
  • a container comprising a body having a storage compartment therein and an opening providing access to said storage compartment, a lid for closing said opening, and a fastener for securing said lid to said body of the container, said fastener comprising an enlarged head and a pair of barbed projections extending from said head for insertion through an aperture in said lid and to engage within an aperture in said body of the container, said aperture in said body being divided into two portions by a formation which locates between said barbed projections when said fastener is applied, and each of said barbed projections comprising an inwardly-directed barb for snap-engaging with said formation and an outwardly-directed barb for snap-engaging with said body adjacent said aperture.
  • the projections located either side of the dividing formation of the aperture in the container body, making it difficult to manoeuvre the fastener from side-to-side to disengage the barbs.
  • the width of the root of each projection is slightly less then the width of the aperture portion within which its fits, so that once located, the fastener cannot be moved laterally.
  • each projection comprises a rigid barb and a resiliently flexible barb.
  • the barbs on each projection comprise respective abutment surfaces which are disposed at different distances away from the head of the fastener, thereby making it even more difficult to release the barbs.
  • each projection is directed axially of a line extending through both projections.
  • the outwardly-directed barb of each projection is also directed transversely of said line.
  • the barbs will have to be pulled in sideways and at the same time squeezed together: this procedure is extremely difficult to perform.
  • outwardly-directed barbs of the two projections are directed in opposite directions transversely of said line.
  • the projections are connected to the head by a frangible portion which breaks if an excessive pulling force is applied to the head of the fastener. This enables the fastener to be removed easily and also provides a tamper- evident feature.
  • a gripping formation such as a ring is provided on the head to make it easier to apply a pulling force to the head for removal of the fastener.
  • the gripping formation is attached to the head by a flexible web which allows the gripping formation to be folded into a stored position.
  • a security container comprising a plastics body 10 having a bottom wall, a pair of opposite end walls and a pair of opposite side walls, defining an internal compartment 11 for storing articles.
  • An outwardly-directed flange 12 extends around the top of the body 10 of the container, to facilitate lifting the container, and has a downwardly-projecting rim 12a.
  • a plastics lid 13 is provided for closing the open top of the body 10 of the container.
  • a peripheral margin of the lid 13 seats on the flange 12 of the body 10 and a depending peripheral flange 14 of the lid engages over the peripheral rim 12a of the flange 12 of the container body 10.
  • the lid 13 can be sealed to the container body 10 by inserting fasteners 15 through apertures formed in the peripheral margin of the lid 13, to engage within corresponding apertures in the flange 12 of the container body 10.
  • the fastener 15 comprises a flat rectangular head 20, a pair of parallel projections 21 disposed in line longitudinally of the head 20 and projecting perpendicular thereto, and a ring-shaped grip 22 attached to the head 20 by means of a flexible web 28.
  • Each projection 21 is formed, at its outer end, with a pair of oppositely-directed barbs 23,24, the barbs 23,24 each comprising an abutment surface 23a, 24a which faces the head 20 of the fastener.
  • the projections 21 are separated by a space 29, the barbs 24 on the projections 21 being directed inwardly into the space 29.
  • the other barb 23 on each projection 21 is directed outwardly, axially of a line extending through both projections 21, the barbs 23 also being directed in respective opposite directions transverse to this line, as best seen in Figure 3.
  • Each projection 21 is formed, adjacent its root or junction with the head 30, with an outwardly-directed projection 25 which extends outwardly as far as the outer face of the barb 23, in the as-moulded condition of the fastener.
  • the projections 21 are connected to the head 20 by means of respective frangible webs 26.
  • the fastener 15 is inserted through a rectangular aperture 31 in the peripheral margin of the lid 13 to engage within a corresponding aperture 32 in the flange 12 of the container body 10.
  • the aperture 32 is divided into two sections by a transverse bridge portion 30 extending between opposite sides of the aperture, intermediate its opposite ends: the bottom of the bridge 30 projects below the underside of the flange 12 of the container body.
  • the top of the bridge 30 comprises oppositely-inclined surfaces 30a which are directed upwardly and away from respective opposite ends of the aperture 32.
  • the inclined outer surfaces 24b of the inwardly-directed barbs 24 abut the inclined surfaces 30a of the bridge 30, thereby causing the projections 21 to spread apart.
  • the projections 21 are accordingly able to pass through the apertures 31, 32. Further, the projections 21 are formed with transverse openings 25a which help to permit the projects to be flexed apart.
  • the projections 21 and the barbs 23 recover their shape, so that the abutment surfaces 23a of the outwardly-directed barbs 23 locate under the flange 12 of the container body and so that the abutment surfaces 24a of the barbs 24 engage the underside of the bridge 30, which is seated tightly between the two projections.
  • the head 20 includes a projection 20a on its underside which abuts the top of the bridge 30.
  • the fastener 15 is almost impossible to remove by manipulating its barbs 23,24 out of engagement with the underside of the flange 12 of the container body, since both outwardly-directed barbs 23 have to be displaced simultaneously inwardly towards each other, whilst the inwardly-directed barbs 24 have to be forced apart: it will be appreciated that the inwardly-directed barbs 24 tend to be forced further into engagement with the bridge 30 if the outwardly-directed barbs 23 are displaced towards each other, and the barbs 23 tend to be forced further into engagement with the opposite ends of the aperture 32 if the projections are forced apart to release the barbs 24.
  • a security container in accordance with this invention is thus simple in construction and yet extremely difficult for unauthorised persons to open without breaking the fastener.

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EP00306735A 1999-08-07 2000-08-07 Sicherheitsbehälter Withdrawn EP1076327A3 (de)

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GBGB9918572.0A GB9918572D0 (en) 1999-08-07 1999-08-07 Security containers
GB9918572 1999-08-07

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EP1522224A1 (de) * 2001-03-07 2005-04-13 Gold Medal Products Co., Inc. Packsystem für Zuckerwatte und verwandte Produkte
EP2053582A1 (de) 2007-10-25 2009-04-29 Georg Utz Holding AG Schnappverschluss
JP2017507091A (ja) * 2013-12-26 2017-03-16 上海鴻研物流技▲術▼有限公司 不正開封防止装置および当該装置を用いたバルブ

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DE102004006291A1 (de) * 2004-02-09 2005-09-01 Siemens Ag Anordnung mit einer Plombe zum Verschließen einer Öffnung eines Gehäuses

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CH476925A (de) * 1968-10-30 1969-08-15 Obrist Ag Albert Verbindungselement
DE2753285A1 (de) * 1977-11-30 1979-05-31 Kromschroeder Ag G Plombe, insbesondere zum verplomben des zaehlwerksgehaeuses bei einem gaszaehler
EP0454571A1 (de) * 1990-04-27 1991-10-30 Chevillot Sa Identifikations- und Kontrollsiegel
EP0610904A2 (de) * 1993-02-10 1994-08-17 Tecnowerk S.R.L. Verschlussvorrichtung, insbesondere für Behälter mit Garantieverschluss

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CH476925A (de) * 1968-10-30 1969-08-15 Obrist Ag Albert Verbindungselement
DE2753285A1 (de) * 1977-11-30 1979-05-31 Kromschroeder Ag G Plombe, insbesondere zum verplomben des zaehlwerksgehaeuses bei einem gaszaehler
EP0454571A1 (de) * 1990-04-27 1991-10-30 Chevillot Sa Identifikations- und Kontrollsiegel
EP0610904A2 (de) * 1993-02-10 1994-08-17 Tecnowerk S.R.L. Verschlussvorrichtung, insbesondere für Behälter mit Garantieverschluss

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1522224A1 (de) * 2001-03-07 2005-04-13 Gold Medal Products Co., Inc. Packsystem für Zuckerwatte und verwandte Produkte
EP2053582A1 (de) 2007-10-25 2009-04-29 Georg Utz Holding AG Schnappverschluss
JP2017507091A (ja) * 2013-12-26 2017-03-16 上海鴻研物流技▲術▼有限公司 不正開封防止装置および当該装置を用いたバルブ
US10046892B2 (en) 2013-12-26 2018-08-14 Shanghai Hongyan Returnable Transit Packagings Co., Ltd. Tamper-evident device and valve using same

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