US 12,252,303 B2
Tamper-evident enclosure for zippers included on security carriers
Paul D. Lantz, Kingston, PA (US); Donald R. Casterline, Mountain Top, PA (US); and Robert J. Cohn, Dallas, PA (US)
Assigned to A. Rifkin Co., Hanover Township, PA (US)
Filed by A. Rifkin Co., Hanover Township, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/081,236.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/289,799, filed on Dec. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182967 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 33/25 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 33/2585 (2020.05) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A security enclosure for use with a carrier bag including a slidable fastener formed across a portion of the carrier bag to permit access thereto, the security enclosure, comprising
a bottom component disposed along the underside a front panel of the carrier bag in an area where a closed termination of the slidable fastener is located;
a top component disposed over the front panel in alignment with the bottom component in a manner where the top and bottom components are fixed together in an immovable form, the top component including a recess for supporting a slider of the slidable fastener when fully closed; and
a lid component attached to the top component via a hinge element, whereupon closure of the lid component over the top component, the slider of the slidable fastener is fully enclosed between the lid component and the top component, with a provided frangible seal positioned to fix the position of the lid component with respect to the top component, wherein
the bottom component further comprises a seal lock pivot pin disposed perpendicular to a top surface of the bottom component, the seal lock pivot pin of a length sufficient to pass through a thickness of the front panel and an alignment hole formed in the top component and the top component further comprises a seal lock arm disposed along a side of the top component in a lever configuration, the seal lock arm including an aperture for aligning with the seal lock pivot pin when the seal lock arm is rotated adjacent to the side of the top component.