Patent ID: 9365331
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A container having tamper evident and tamper resistant features comprising: a tray comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and defining an open top; a cover; a hinge extending from the cover and tray to a radially outermost portion and having a first portion extending from a first side of the cover and a second portion extending from a first side of the tray, the hinge defining a hinge axis about which the tray and cover relatively rotate between a closed position and an opened position; a first tab provided on one of the cover or the tray and entirely located radially interiorly of the radially outermost portion of the hinge; and a second tab provided on the other of the cover or the tray and entirely located radially interiorly of the radially outermost portion of the hinge; wherein, when the cover is in the closed position, the first and second tabs are spaced relative to each other such that a user may grasp the first tab with one hand and the second tab with another hand and relatively pull the first tab and the second tab away from each other to tear the hinge and separate the cover from the tray, and wherein the first and second tab are present prior to tearing the hinge.