Patent ID: 8251242

Claim:
A container comprising: a base defining a space and an opening at a periphery, the opening comprising at least one outwardly extending base flange, the flange comprising a contact surface, and the base further comprising a base sealing section; a lid defining a shape that generally matches the opening of the base generally at a periphery of the lid, the lid comprising at least one outwardly extending lid flange comprising a contact surface at the periphery and a lid sealing section, where the lid sealing section and the base sealing section can together form a continuous reclosable snap fit connection when the lid is forcibly applied to the opening of the base to generally close the opening, and where the base flange and lid flange can be in at least approximate alignment when the opening is closed, and where the lid and base flanges can be manually pulled apart to separate the lid and base and overcome the snap fit, at least one of the lid or base flanges further comprising a removed portion to create an increased distance between corresponding contact surfaces of said lid and base flanges at least one region; a tamper-evident, annular closed band attached at a first end to one of the base and lid substantially along its entire periphery and having a free end at a second end, the tamper-evident band being at least partially detachable from the base or lid as a closed band, and extending to block direct manual access to the lid and base flanges, wherein the lid and band are generally raised at the removed portion.