Patent ID: 7631776

Claim:
A tamper evident container which has a vertical axis, comprising: a base which forms an upwardly-opening cavity; a covering which is closed on said base to cover said cavity, said base and said covering being formed of plastic sheeting; said covering has a peripheral covering portion that is fixed to said base, and said covering has a radially inner covering portion that lies on said axis and that forms a lid that is joined to said peripheral covering portion by a tear line where said covering is weakened and can be torn by manually applying a first lifting force to the lid, so the lid can be removed while the peripheral covering portion remains with the base so the base and peripheral covering portion together form a base device; said lid being constructed to reclose on said base device, and said lid having a latch part that latches to said base device when said lid is reclosed on said base device, and that unlatches from said base device to allow the lid to be removed by applying a manual lift force to the lid that is less than said first lifting force, so after said tear line is torn and said lid is removed, said lid can be replaced on the base device and thereafter the lid can be easily lifted to unlatch from the base device and then can be latched closed again on the base device; said base and said peripheral covering portion each forms a mechanical connection hat of a hat cross-section forming a pair of radially-spaced hat sides, and with one of the connection hats of said base and of said peripheral covering portion fitting into the other hat; one of said connection hats has a pair of shoulders at said opposite hat sides and the other has a pair of tabs at said opposite hat/sides that each has a tab free end that resiliently deflects to engage one of the shoulders when the base and peripheral covering portions are moved together, to thereafter prevent the base and peripheral covering portions from moving apart.