Patent ID: 9656785
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A tamper evident container capable of assuming an open arrangement and an initially sealed arrangement, the container comprising: a lid and a base; the lid including a cover surface and a lid rim, the lid rim circumferentially extending about the entire periphery of the lid; the base including a base rim; the base rim including a base rim bead, the base rim bead comprising a bead top segment, an upwardly extending inner vertical wall having a top and a downwardly extending outer wall having a top, the bead top segment extending from the top of the upwardly extending inner vertical wall to the top of the downwardly extending outer wall; the base rim bead circumferentially extending about the entire periphery of the base; the lid rim and the base rim frictionally engaging each other when the container is in the sealed arrangement; a frangible hinge; the hinge connected to a top pinch segment peripherally projecting from the lid rim and a bottom pinch segment peripherally projecting from the base rim such that when the container is in the initially sealed arrangement a vertical separation distance is defined between a first point on the top pinch segment and a second point on the bottom pinch segment; and the frangible hinge rupturing when the vertical separation distance is reduced.