WO2004022445A1 - Support de securite - Google Patents

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WO2004022445A1
WO2004022445A1 PCT/GB2003/003856 GB0303856W WO2004022445A1 WO 2004022445 A1 WO2004022445 A1 WO 2004022445A1 GB 0303856 W GB0303856 W GB 0303856W WO 2004022445 A1 WO2004022445 A1 WO 2004022445A1
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carrier
connector head
socket
sample bottle
plug
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David Sheelan
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Versapak Doping Control Limited
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    • 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
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/08—Coverings or external coatings
    • B65D23/0885—Rigid shells for receiving the bottle or part of it
    • 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 carrier suitable for holding a bottle or other container for a sample of liquid or solid material in a secure and tamper-evident manner.
  • the invention finds particular, but not exclusive, application in the protection of containers for biological samples, such as urine or blood samples taken in drug testing or "doping" procedures for athletes.
  • a sample taken for such purpose is divided and stored in two separate sample containers, one of which is used for laboratory testing. In the event of a positive doping test, the second sample is opened in the presence of witnesses and the testing repeated to confirm the positive result.
  • Each sample container is typically a standard glass sample bottle or vial, having a conventional screw cap.
  • the present invention provides a carrier formed from two separate parts and adapted to hold a sample bottle in a manner such that the sample bottle is visible between the two parts but the sample bottle closure cannot be accessed without it being apparent on subsequent observation of the carrier.
  • the carrier includes a locking mechanism to lock together the two parts of the carrier around the sample bottle.
  • the carrier comprises a first part comprising a body and a peripheral wall, adapted to receive and retain one end of the sample bottle with at least one plug extending therefrom with a snap fit connector head; and a second part comprising a body and a peripheral wall adapted to receive and retain the other end of the sample bottle with a socket adapted to receive and retain the snap fit connector head of said plug.
  • each plug comprises a leg with said connector head at a distal end thereof, said leg having a length such that, when the terminal connector head is fully inserted in said socket, a gap remains between the peripheral wall of the first part and the peripheral wall of the second part through which the sample bottle may be viewed.
  • the plug is essentially planar and comprises a leg with a terminal connector head attached thereto, the terminal connector head being wider than the leg and having sides tapering inwardly towards the distal end of the plug and an internal opening tapering inwardly towards the proximal end of the plug allowing the sides of the connector head to be resiliently deformed inwardly to reduce the width of the connector head.
  • the opening to the corresponding socket is narrower than the width of the connector head but allows the deformed connector head to enter the socket and, on full insertion, resume its original shape so that the connector head cannot be withdrawn.
  • each socket contains an integral locking stud positioned so as to engage with a recess adjoining said internal opening in the connector head when said connector head is fully inserted into said socket.
  • Each socket, and particularly each locking stud is preferably shaped so as to deform the connector head in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the plug so as to allow the snap fit connector head to pass over said locking stud until the connector head is fully inserted into said socket.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a carrier in accordance with the present invention containing a sample bottle
  • Figure 2 is a cross section of the carrier of Figure 1 along the line indicated by the reference X-X.
  • Figure 3a is a perspective view of the cover part of the carrier of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3b is a perspective view of the base part of the carrier of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the plugs on the cover part of Figure 3a.
  • Figure 5 is a cross section of the base part of the carrier of Figure 3b along the line indicated by the reference Y- Y.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of the cover part of a preferred embodiment of the carrier.
  • Carrier 1 shown in the drawings, represents a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is designed for use with a sample bottle or vial 2 that may contain a liquid or solid sample.
  • a typical sample bottle has a transparent cylindrical body 11, made of glass or plastic, and a removable fluid tight screw fitting cap 12.
  • the carrier 1 of the present invention holds the sample bottle 2 in the manner shown in perspective view in Figure 1 and in cross section in Figure 2.
  • the carrier 1 comprises two parts referred to herein as the cover part 3 and the base part 4, although these labels are not intended to be limiting.
  • Each part is moulded from a suitably tough and resilient plastic such as polypropylene using conventional moulding techniques such as injection moulding.
  • the 34 has a depth sufficient to completely conceal the cap 12 of the sample bottle 2.
  • the precise internal shape of the body 31 and the padding 7 is determined according to the shape of the sample bottle 2 to be carried.
  • the internal shape of the body 31 is circular in order to receive a generally cylindrical bottle 2.
  • the base part 4 comprises a base tray 35 with a peripheral wall 36 shaped so as to fit snugly around the sample bottle 2.
  • the base portion 4 may contain protective padding 8 as described below.
  • the carrier 1 preferably contains protective padding 7, 8 which ensures that the sample bottle 2 is held tightly in the carrier 1 and provides protection for the sample bottle 2 against knocks, for example caused by dropping the carrier 1 or by rough handling during transportation.
  • the padding 7, 8, in one or each part 3, 4 of the carrier 1 also provides a biasing force on the sample bottle 2 towards the other part of the carrier, which assists in firmly locking the connector heads 33 in the sockets 37 as described below.
  • Either or both parts 3, 4 of the carrier 1 may contain the padding 7, 8 although in a preferred embodiment the padding is contained only in the base part 4.
  • the protective padding 7, 8 may be made from any suitable padding material, for example, a foam material such as foamed polystyrene or plastic, or rubber or cork.
  • the cover part 3 of the carrier 1 is adapted to enclose the cap 12 of the sample bottle 2.
  • the peripheral wall 34 of the body portion 31 of the cover part 3 is sufficiently extensive to prevent access to the cap 12, the specific dimensions being determined by the sample bottle to be carried.
  • the base part 4 of the carrier 1 is adapted to hold the other end of the sample bottle 2 so as to prevent removal of the cover part 3 from the sample bottle cap 12.
  • the dimensions of the carrier in particular the depth of the cover part, the base part and the length of the legs are determined such that when the cover part 3 and base part 4 are locked together, the inner dimensions of the carrier hold the sample bottle tightly therein.
  • the closed sample bottle 2 is placed upright in the base part 4.
  • the cover part 3 is then placed on top of the sample bottle 2 and that the snap fit connector heads 33 are inserted into the snap fit sockets 37.
  • the cover part 3 is then pressed towards the base part 4 so as to fully insert the snap fit connector heads 33 which then engage with the snap fit sockets 37 and lock the cover part 3 and the base part 4 together, locking the sample bottle 2 within the carrier 1 and preventing access to the sample bottle cap 12.
  • the sample bottle 2 is still visible between the cover part 3 and the base part 4 as a result of the length of the legs 32.
  • the snap fit socket 37 has a shape complementary to the connector head 33, thereby allowing the snap fit connector head 33 to resume its original shape when fully inserted into the snap fit socket 37.
  • the snap fit connector head 33 is thus held in the socket by abutment of the hooks 43 against complementary shoulders in the socket 37.
  • the triangular shape of the connector head 33 is not essential but it provides tapered sides that direct some of the force applied when pushing the plug into the socket so as to close the opening 41.
  • a similar effect could be achieved using, for example, a trapezium shape, provided the shorter parallel side of the trapezium was shorter than the width of the snap fit socket 37.
  • One potential means to access the sample container 2 without it being readily apparent may be to insert a thin blade between the outer internal edge of the snap fit socket 37 and the leg 32 in order to sever the locking stud 51. It may then be possible to use probes to apply a lateral force to the tapering sides 42 of the snap fit connector head 33 allowing the connector head 33 to be removed from the snap fit socket 37. In order to avoid this possibility, it may be desirable to conceal the opening of the socket 37, especially the outer edge of the opening, when the carrier is closed. This may be achieved by a projection around the outer edge, or the complete periphery, of each leg, located so as to sit just above the opening 38 of the snap fit socket 37 when fully inserted.
  • the projection is preferable moulded integrally with the leg and may take any suitable shape or form.
  • a preferred implementation may be to provide the projection as a step such that the thickness of the leg 32 above the step is greater that the remainder of the leg 32 adjacent the snap fit connector head 33. Any interference with the step or projection will be readily apparent from a cursory inspection of the carrier 1 whereas the clean severing of the locking stud 51 will be essentially internal and may not be so easily detected.
  • the invention provides a carrier which can seal a sample bottle in a tamper-evident fashion while the content of the sample bottle, and any label thereon, remains visible. Furthermore, the carrier described provides protection for the sample bottle against rough handling during transportation.
  • the snap fit connector head 33 may be exchanged with the snap fit socket 37 on some or all of the connectors such that the socket 37 forms part of the cover portion 3 and the snap fit connector head 33 extends from the base portion 4.
  • a defined area of weakness in the legs 32, the cover portion 3 or the base portion 4 to allow the carrier to be broken open at the appropriate time would be useful.
  • Such an area of weakness may comprise a scoring of the legs 32 or a tear off section in the cover portion 3 or base portion 4.
  • each of the legs 32 has a pair of score lines 61, 62 of generally V-shaped cross section extending transversely across it.
  • a first score line 61 weakens the area where the leg 32 joins the peripheral wall 34 of the cover part 3.
  • a second score line 62 weakens the area where the leg 32 joins the snap fit connector head 33.
  • the second score line 62 is positioned so that it is just inside the snap fit socket 37 when the snap fit connector head 33 is fully inserted into the snap fit socket 37.
  • This positioning of the score line 62 is advantageous. In particular, anyone attempting to tamper with the locked carrier, and in particular attempting to withdraw the snap fit connector head 33 from the snap fit socket 37, can only grip the leg 32 above the score line. However, any significant force applied to the leg 32 above the score line 62, resulting from an attempt to remove the connector head 33 from the socket 37, will break the leg 32 along the score line 62, thus making it evident that tampering has taken place.
  • each leg 32 facilitates the breaking open of the carrier at an appropriate time, such as when it reaches its correct destination.
  • the carrier may be broken open by rotating the cover part 3 and the base part 4 in opposite directions.
  • the scoring depth is approximately half the thickness of the leg 32 and therefore does not weaken the legs 32 sufficiently to compromise their ability to transmit the pressure necessary to close the snap fit locking mechanism from the top of the carrier when the carrier is being locked.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un support (1) comprenant deux parties destiné à une bouteille (11) d'échantillon, qui peut être fermé autour d'une bouteille (11) tout en laissant le contenu de celle-ci visible de l'extérieur. Ce support (1) assure également une protection à ladite bouteille (11) d'échantillon contre des dommages occasionnés pendant un transport. Ledit support comprend une partie couvercle (3) et une partie de base (4) qui contiennent un rembourrage (7,8). Les deux parties s'assemblent autour de la bouteille (11) au moyen d'un ou de plusieurs éléments d'encliquetage (32, 33) et de connecteurs de partie femelle (37), et empêchent d'accéder à la fermeture (12) de la bouteille (11) sans abîmer de manière évidente ledit support (1). La partie femelle (37) comprend un goujon de blocage (51) qui entre en prise avec les éléments d'encliquetage (32,33) afin d'assurer une sécurité supplémentaire.
PCT/GB2003/003856 2002-09-06 2003-09-05 Support de securite WO2004022445A1 (fr)

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AU2003260784A AU2003260784A1 (en) 2002-09-06 2003-09-05 Security carrier

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GB0220793.4 2002-09-06
GB0220793A GB2392662B (en) 2002-09-06 2002-09-06 Security carrier

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WO2006059154A3 (fr) * 2004-12-02 2007-02-15 Versapak Internat Ltd Dispositif d'etancheite

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