US20140197190A1

US20140197190A1 - Anti-tamper container

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Publication number: US20140197190A1
Application number: US13/787,146
Authority: US
Inventors: Shu-Hung YANG; Albert HSIEH
Original assignee: VIGOUR PAK CO Ltd
Current assignee: VIGOUR PAK CO Ltd
Priority date: 2013-01-16
Filing date: 2013-03-06
Publication date: 2014-07-17
Also published as: TWM456780U

Abstract

An anti-tamper container for preventing incorrect opening includes a box body, an abutting flanged portion, a cover and at least one opening preventing device. When a force is applied to the cover to rotarily open it upwards, the front inclined surface of the tilting extension sheet presses the pre-dislocated rib to disengage it from the box body so as to prevent reconnection. Thus, the consumers could easily recognize if the cover has been incorrectly opened so as to ensure the quality and safety of the products while avoiding consumption disputes, and safeguarding the rights of consumers and reputation of industry operators with improved applicability. Because a strengthened opening preventing portion is set on the tilting extension sheet, the tilting extension sheet could be prevented from penetrating upwards without breaking the pre-dislocated rib.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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NAMES OF PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT

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REFERENCE TO AN APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON COMPACT DISC

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a container, and more particularly to an innovative anti-tamper container for preventing incorrect opening.
2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98
A variety of foods such as vegetables and meat available in common markets or fresh food supermarkets are usually packaged in visible, see-through or opaque boxes. Said box comprises a box body and a cover. According to the common packaging process, food is firstly loaded into the box body and then covered by means of binding, snapping or insertion. However, the following shortcomings are still observed during actual applications.
As food is simply sealed into the body of the box, toxic substances could be easily added through the gap between the cover and the box body or by opening the cover and then closing or snapping it quickly. It is well understood that the working staff and consumers could not observe or identify such situations, affecting seriously the consumers' security and rights and the sellers' credit reputation. Hence, the operators in this industry shall endeavor to make a breakthrough to improve the structure of the box body as a technical subject and target.
Thus, to overcome the aforementioned problems of the prior art, it would be an advancement if the art to provide an improved structure that can significantly improve the efficacy.
Therefore, the inventor has provided the present invention of practicability after deliberate design and evaluation based on years of experience in the production, development and design of related products.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The enhanced efficacy of the present invention is as follows: based on the innovative structural design of the present invention wherein “a container against incorrect opening” comprises: a box body, an abutting flanged portion, a cover and at least one opening preventing device, when a forced is applied to the cover to rotarily open it upwards, the front inclined surface of said tilting extension sheet could press the pre-dislocated rib to disengage it from the box body against reconnection. Thus, the consumers could easily recognize if the cover has been incorrectly opened so as to ensure the quality and safety of the products while avoiding consumption disputes, and safeguarding the rights of consumers and reputation of industry operators with improved applicability.
The improvements brought about by this invention are as follows: based on the technical characteristic that a strengthened opening preventing portion is set on the tilting extension sheet, the tilting extension sheet could be avoided to penetrate upwards without breaking the pre-dislocated rib.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the present invention showing the open cover before packaging.

FIG. 3 is an actuating view of the cover and box body of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of the present invention wherein the cover is covered onto the box body in an opening preventing state.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view of the present invention wherein the cover is abutted into the spacing ring concave.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the present invention wherein a force is applied to the cover to rotarily open it upwards, so that the pre-dislocated rib and the box body are disengaged without reconnection.

FIG. 7 is another application view of the strengthened opening preventing portion of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is another application view of the abutting flanged portion of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIGS. 1-4 depict preferred embodiments of the improved, anti-tamper container of the present invention which prevents incorrect opening, which, however, are provided for only explanatory objective. Said container A against incorrect opening includes a box body 10, comprising of: a bottom wall 11, a circumferential wall 12, an open end 15 and a holding space 16. The circumferential wall 12 comprises of an inner ring surface 13 and an outer ring surface 14.
An abutting flanged portion 20 is set integrally onto or near the open end 15 of the box body 10 to form a spacing ring concave 21. Of which, the abutting flanged portion 20 is expanded and formed onto the open end 15 of the box body 10 (shown in FIG. 5), or protruded on the inner ring surface 13 of the circumferential wall 12 adjacent to the open end 15 (shown in FIG. 8). All flanged structures with a spacing ring concave 21 formed on the box body 10 shall be embraced in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
A cover 30 is provided which comprises of a front end 31 and a rear end 32. The rear end 32 of said cover 30 is linked to the back of the open end 15 of the box body 10 via a coupling flange 33. Said cover 30 could be rotarily covered on the box body 10 by taking the coupling flange 33 as a pivot and abutted into the spacing ring concave 21. This prevents pulling open or prying the cover 30 so as to ensure the quality and safety of products within container A.
At least an incorrect opening preventing device 40 is set on the front end 31 of the cover 30 correspondingly to the open end 15 of the box body 10. It comprises of a tilting extension sheet 41, which is extended downwards and gradually tilted forward on the front end 31 of the cover 30. It comprises of a front inclined surface 42 and a rear inclined surface 43. A vertical through-hole 44 is set on the open end 15 of the box body 10 correspondingly to the tilting extension sheet 41. When the cover 30 is covered onto the box body 10, said tilting extension sheet 41 could penetrate downwards the vertical through-hole 44. A pre-dislocated rib 45 is formed in front of the vertical through-hole 44 by a pre-dislocated line 441 extended forwards from both ends of the vertical through-hole 44 (shown in FIG. 1).
Based on above-specified structure, the present invention is operated as follows:
Referring to FIG. 2, said container A is kept in an open state before packaging, so that the packaging workers could place products into the holding space 16 of the box body 10. Referring also to FIG. 3, the cover 30 is rotarily covered on the box body 10 and abutted into the spacing ring concave 21 (shown in FIG. 5). The tilting extension sheet 41 is allowed to penetrate downward the vertical through-hole 44 for limiting securely the cover 30 (as shown in FIG. 4, the tilting extension sheet 41 is extended downwards and then gradually inclined forwards, making it hard to move upwards after penetrating the vertical through-hole 44). Thus, the product could be packaged in a manner to prevent incorrect, or unauthorized, opening of the container A. Furthermore, referring to FIG. 6, if the container A is to be illegally opened, and a force is applied to the cover 30 to rotarily open it upwards, the front inclined surface 42 of said tilting extension sheet 41 could press the pre-dislocated rib 45 to disengage it from the box body 10 (indicated by arrow 11) against reconnection. Thus, the consumers could easily recognize if the cover 30 has been incorrectly opened so as to protect the right and safety of the consumers while avoiding consumption disputes and safeguarding the reputation of industry operators with improved applicability.
A strengthened opening preventing portion 50 is set on the tilting extension sheet 41. Referring to FIG. 4, the strengthened opening preventing portion 50 includes at least a flange 51 protruded on the front inclined surface 42 of the tilting extension sheet 41. Or, referring to FIG. 7, it also includes an inclined stopper 52 which is formed by the rear inclined surface 43 of the tilting extension sheet 41 pressing the front inclined surface 42 and extending upwards obliquely. With this design of improved advantages and applicability, the tilting extension sheet 41 could be avoided to penetrate upwards without breaking the pre-dislocated rib 45.
Additionally, the present invention allows the tilting extension sheet 41 to penetrate downward the vertical through-hole 44 for limitation purposes, so it is difficult to observe the opening preventing mechanism of the container A, helping to increase the efficiency of the incorrect opening preventing device 40.

Claims

1. An anti-tamper container for preventing incorrect opening, comprising:

a box body, comprising of: a bottom wall, a circumferential wall, an open end and a holding space; of which the circumferential wall further comprises of an inner and an outer ring surfaces;

an abutting flanged portion, set integrally onto or near the open end of the box body to form a spacing ring concave on the box body;

a cover, comprising of a front end and a rear end; the rear end of said cover is linked to the back of the open end of the box body via a coupling flange; said cover could be rotarily covered on the box body by taking the coupling flange as a pivot and abutted into the spacing ring concave;

at least an incorrect opening preventing device, set on the front end of the cover correspondingly to the open end of the box body; said incorrect opening preventing device comprises of:

a tilting extension sheet, which is extended downwards and gradually tilted forward on the front end of the cover; said tilting extension sheet comprises of: a front inclined surface and a rear inclined surface;

a vertical through-hole, set on the open end of the box body correspondingly to the tilting extension sheet; when the cover is covered onto the box body, said tilting extension sheet could penetrate downwards the vertical through-hole;

a pre-dislocated rib, formed in front of the vertical through-hole by a pre-dislocated line extended forwards from both ends of the vertical through-hole;

when a force is applied to the cover to rotarily open it upwards, the front inclined surface of said tilting extension sheet could press the pre-dislocated rib to disengage it from the box body against reconnection, enabling a person to easily recognize if the cover has been incorrectly opened.

2. The device defined in claim 1, wherein said abutting flanged portion is expanded and formed onto the open end of the box body, or protruded on the inner ring surface of the circumferential wall adjacent to the open end.

3. The device defined in claim 1, wherein a strengthened opening preventing portion is set on the tilting extension sheet.

4. The device defined in claim 3, wherein said strengthened opening preventing portion includes at least a flange protruded on the front inclined surface of the tilting extension sheet.

5. The device defined in claim 3, wherein said strengthened opening preventing portion also includes an inclined stopper which is formed by the rear inclined surface of the tilting extension sheet pressing the front inclined surface and extending upwards obliquely.