Patent ID: 8474644

Claim:
A container assembly comprising: a container having an open end and outwardly directed threads extending from an outer exterior wall surface of the container, and at least one opening located below the threads; a lid having a downwardly extending wall having inwardly directed threads configured to cooperate with the outwardly directed threads of the container to secure the lid relative to the container in a closed configuration; and a locking mechanism connected to a first of the container and the lid, and at least one stop member provided with a second of the container and the lid, said locking mechanism having at least one engagement member; wherein the container assembly has a locked and an unlocked configuration, and when in the locked configuration, the at least one engagement member is prevented from rotation in a first direction with the at least one engagement member prevented from turning by engaging the at least stop member, and movement of the at least one engagement member a predetermined amount disengages the at least one engagement member from the at least one stop member thereby transitioning the container assembly to an unlocked configuration to allow rotation in the first direction, and a tamper indicator initially provided as connected to one of the container, lid and locking mechanism at a connection, and wherein in order to transition the lid to the unlocked configuration from the set configuration, the tamper indicator is at least partially broken to indicate a tampered condition and when in the tampered condition, the tamper indicator can be removed and replaced with a replacement tamper indicator by an authorized party to restore the container assembly to a set condition without replacing any one of the engagement member, the lid and the container, wherein the tamper indicator is connected to the locking mechanism with a prong extending through a bore in the locking mechanism.