US20130082056A1 - Container with seal assurance means - Google Patents
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- US20130082056A1 US20130082056A1 US13/644,062 US201213644062A US2013082056A1 US 20130082056 A1 US20130082056 A1 US 20130082056A1 US 201213644062 A US201213644062 A US 201213644062A US 2013082056 A1 US2013082056 A1 US 2013082056A1
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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
- 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
- B65D55/024—Closures in which a part has to be ruptured to gain access to the contents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B10/00—Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
- A61B10/0096—Casings for storing test samples
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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
- B65D2211/00—Anti-theft means
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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
- B65D2255/00—Locking devices
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Abstract
The container (1) which can be sealed in a tamper-proof manner by a seal assurance means (5) has an outwardly projecting opening edge (2) and connected to the opening edge with sealing contact a cover (3) which is connected to the container (1) by the seal assurance means (5) in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible. The seal assurance means (5) is formed on one side by a retaining ring (6) which encircles the container (1) below its opening edge (2) and on the other side by a cover part (7) which covers over the cover (3) of the container (1) at least partially. The retaining ring (6) is hingedly connected to the cover part (7) of the seal assurance means and at at least one area across the container and opposite the hinge connection (8, 9) there are, mutually engaging in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible, locking means (10-13) which interlock the retaining ring (6) and the cover part (7) of the seal assurance means (5). Thus the cover (3) sealing the container (1) is sealed between them in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention concerns a container with an outwardly projecting opening edge, a cover connected to the opening edge with sealing contact, and a seal assurance means which connects the cover to the container in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible.
- 2. Related Art
- Seal assurance means for containers are needed to make unauthorized and unverifiable access to the contents of the container impossible, as, for example, is required for storing a urine sample from a doping test. An example of a seal assurance means provided on a sample container is known from EP10405191.
- An object of the invention is to provide a container with a seal assurance means which with little effort by the user can be mounted and sealed on a container of known design and which like the container can be produced in a simple and economical manner with the plastic injection-molding process.
- This object of the invention can be achieved in that the seal assurance means comprises on one side a retaining ring which encircles the container below its opening edge and on the other side a cover part which covers over the cover of the container at least partially, where the retaining ring is hingedly connected to the cover part and at at least one area across the container and opposite the hinge connection comprises, engaging in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible, locking means which interlock the retaining ring and the cover part of the seal assurance means so that they enclose the cover.
- Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims and are to be inferred from the following description with the aid of the drawings.
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FIG. 1 shows a perspective representation of a container with, provided on it, a seal assurance means according to the invention but not yet closed on the container; -
FIG. 2 shows a cross section through the container with closed seal assurance means; -
FIG. 3 shows a top view of the container according toFIG. 2 ; and -
FIG. 4 shows an enlarged partial cross section in the area of the locking means of the seal assurance means. - The
container 1, for example, has, as shown inFIG. 1 , the downwards tapering, conical form of a can with an opening edge 2 projecting radially outwards over which a snap-oncover 3 of known design is interlocked by itsgripping edge 4 simply from being pressed on. A substance previously filled into the container, such as, for example, the urine sample from a doping test, is consequently sealed airtight in thecontainer 1. - The seal assurance means 5 provided for tamper-proof storage of the contents of the container is fastened as a cover securement means attaching to the filled and sealed
container 1 in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible. Relating to this the seal assurance means 5 has aretaining ring 6 which can be pushed onto thecontainer 1 from below until coming in contact with or close to the opening edge 2 and has, foldable over the snap-oncover 3, acover part 7 which in this position, aligned parallel to the snap-oncover 3 and corresponding to the representation inFIG. 1 , is interlocked with theretaining ring 6 in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible. - In order to enable the thereby required folding movement of the
cover part 7, it is jointedly or hingedly connected, e.g. via twoflexible bars - For interlocking the
cover part 7 in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible, locking means suitable therefor are provided on diametrically opposite sides of this bendable connection. These locking means have on one of these interlockingparts 7locking shanks other part 6respective locking collets cover part 7 onto the retaining ring. - According to the represented embodiment example of the invention there are on the
retaining ring 6 and projecting radially out from it twolocking collets inner face 14 tapering conically downwards, anencircling lock shoulder 15 is formed. For easier implementability of thelock shoulder 15 in the injection-molding process thelocking collets - The
locking shanks locking collets hollow dowel 16 which has, on a part of its peripheral face, also in the form of a shoulder, and nose-like in its cross section, a projecting cross section by which alocking detent 17 is formed. This lockingdetent part 17 extends, for example, along a peripheral face of approximately more than 180° and therefore, while having sufficient stability of form, is still sufficiently bendable for secure locking engagement in order to produce the locking engagement. - Releasing the described locking engagement is only possible by destruction of or visible damage to the
cover part 7, for example, by cutting off thelocking collets locking shanks
Claims (7)
1. Container with an outwardly projecting opening edge (2), a cover (3) connected to the opening edge with sealing contact, and a seal assurance means (5) which connects the cover to the container (1) in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible, characterized in that the seal assurance means (5) comprises on one side a retaining ring (6) which encircles the container (1) below its opening edge (2) and on the other side a cover part (7) which covers over the cover (3) of the container (1) at least partially, where the retaining ring (6) is hingedly connected to the cover part (7) and at at least one area across the container and opposite the hinge connection (8, 9) comprises, engaging in such a manner that non-destructive release is impossible, locking means (10-13) which interlock the retaining ring (6) and the cover part (7) of the seal assurance means (5) so that they enclose the cover (3).
2. Container according to claim 1 , characterized in that the seal assurance means (5) is formed as one piece of plastic so that the hinge connection (8, 9) forms an integral hinge.
3. Container according to claim 2 , characterized in that the hinge connection is formed by at least two flexible bars (8, 9) connecting their retaining ring (6) to their cover part.
4. Container according to claim 1 , characterized in that the locking means of the seal assurance means (5) consist of at least one locking shank (10, 11) and at least one corresponding locking collet (12, 13) which on one side are formed on the retaining ring (6) and on the other side are formed on the cover part (7).
5. Container according to claim 4 , characterized in that the at least one locking collet (12, 13) is open on both sides and has inner profiling tapering conically in the direction of locking engagement and ending in a lock shoulder (15).
6. Container according to claim 5 , characterized in that the at least one locking shank (10, 11) is embodied as a hollow dowel (16) formed on the cover part (7) and insertable into a locking collet (12, 13), said hollow dowel having, on a part of its peripheral face and forming a shoulder, a nose-like cross section by which a locking detent 17 is formed.
7. Container according to claim 6 , characterized in that the dowel (16) of the locking shank (10, 11) forms a downwardly open hollow body.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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CH01616/11 | 2011-10-03 | ||
CH01616/11A CH705589A2 (en) | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-03 | Container seal. |
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US20160137026A1 (en) * | 2014-11-17 | 2016-05-19 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Hvac module with hinged clamp |
US20170158397A1 (en) * | 2015-12-08 | 2017-06-08 | Inline Plastics Corp. | Child-resistant containers |
US20190263573A1 (en) * | 2018-02-27 | 2019-08-29 | Thomas E. Taylor | Protected tumbler lid having a spring-biased hinged protective cap |
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US2958439A (en) * | 1959-04-29 | 1960-11-01 | Donald E Yochem | Container and closure |
US3407956A (en) * | 1966-11-14 | 1968-10-29 | Robert P. Linkletter | Bottle cap |
US4462504A (en) * | 1983-05-23 | 1984-07-31 | Continental Packaging Company, Inc. | Tamper-indicating closure |
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US6877631B1 (en) * | 1999-04-30 | 2005-04-12 | Audus Noble Ltd | Tamper-evident container |
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US5690246A (en) * | 1992-08-11 | 1997-11-25 | Versapak (International) Ltd. | Security containers for samples |
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DE19756887A1 (en) | 1997-12-19 | 1999-07-01 | Siemens Ag | Plastic composite body |
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US2958439A (en) * | 1959-04-29 | 1960-11-01 | Donald E Yochem | Container and closure |
US3407956A (en) * | 1966-11-14 | 1968-10-29 | Robert P. Linkletter | Bottle cap |
US4462504A (en) * | 1983-05-23 | 1984-07-31 | Continental Packaging Company, Inc. | Tamper-indicating closure |
US4934547A (en) * | 1987-02-10 | 1990-06-19 | Helena Laboratories Corporation | Specimen collection container and non-removable cover |
US4753358A (en) * | 1987-03-02 | 1988-06-28 | Promega Corporation | Vial cap coupling device |
US5133470A (en) * | 1990-01-12 | 1992-07-28 | Capitol Vial, Inc. | Tamper-proof container and cap assembly |
US5984123A (en) * | 1995-04-10 | 1999-11-16 | Eisai Co., Ltd. | Container having screw-threaded captive cap |
US5685444A (en) * | 1995-09-19 | 1997-11-11 | Valley; Joseph P. | Tamper-evident hinged closure cap construction |
US5765716A (en) * | 1996-11-25 | 1998-06-16 | Dopaco, Inc. | Cup protector |
US6877631B1 (en) * | 1999-04-30 | 2005-04-12 | Audus Noble Ltd | Tamper-evident container |
US6398067B1 (en) * | 1999-11-10 | 2002-06-04 | Cv Holdings, Llc | Tamper-proof container cap assembly and related methods |
US20050023238A1 (en) * | 2003-07-29 | 2005-02-03 | Wong Johnson N.S. | Tamper evident vial cap and integrity assurance method |
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US20160137026A1 (en) * | 2014-11-17 | 2016-05-19 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Hvac module with hinged clamp |
US9873306B2 (en) * | 2014-11-17 | 2018-01-23 | Mahle International Gmbh | HVAC module with hinged clamp |
US20170158397A1 (en) * | 2015-12-08 | 2017-06-08 | Inline Plastics Corp. | Child-resistant containers |
US9926118B2 (en) * | 2015-12-08 | 2018-03-27 | Inline Plastics Corp. | Child-resistant containers |
US10543967B2 (en) | 2015-12-08 | 2020-01-28 | Inline Plastics Corp. | Child-resistant containers |
US20190263573A1 (en) * | 2018-02-27 | 2019-08-29 | Thomas E. Taylor | Protected tumbler lid having a spring-biased hinged protective cap |
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Owner name: BERLINGER & CO., SWITZERLAND Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:OERTLI, CHRISTIAN;REEL/FRAME:029277/0395 Effective date: 20121010 |
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