Patent ID: 9624009
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
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, a second portion extending from a first side of the tray, and at least one hinge line of weakness configured to tear when the container is opened, the hinge defining a hinge axis about which the tray and cover relatively rotate between a closed position and an opened position; and a first tab provided on the first side of one of the cover or the tray and at least partially defined by a line of weakness; and wherein, when the cover is in the closed position, a user may grasp the first tab with one hand and relatively pull the first tab provided on one of the cover or the tray away from the other of the cover or the tray to tear the hinge along the hinge line of weakness and separate the cover from the tray, and wherein the line of weakness at least partially defining the first tab is configured to tear when the first tab is pulled to tear the hinge line of weakness and separate the cover from the tray.