US 12,325,560 B2
Containers having tamper evident features and methods related thereto
Mayank Singnal, Udaipur-Rajasthan (IN); and Kishor Nagarkar, Gujarat (IN)
Assigned to PI INDUSTRIES LTD., Udaipur Rajasthan (IN)
Appl. No. 18/034,098
Filed by PI INDUSTRIES LIMITED, Udaipur-Rajasthan (IN)
PCT Filed Oct. 27, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/059918
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/090952, PCT Pub. Date May 5, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202011047199 (IN), filed on Oct. 29, 2020; and application No. 202011055737 (IN), filed on Dec. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382604 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 41/34 (2006.01); B65D 47/40 (2006.01); B65D 51/22 (2006.01); B65D 51/24 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 41/3409 (2013.01) [B65D 47/40 (2013.01); B65D 51/223 (2013.01); B65D 51/245 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container (10) having tamper evident features comprising:
a bottle (12) having a neck (34) with an opening (14) at a distal end (16) and a base (20) at a proximal end (18) thereof;
a cap (22) received on the neck (34) and movably retained on the bottle (12) wherein the cap (22) includes a first tamper evident feature (24) to provide an indication of tampering to an end user, the cap (22) further includes a second tamper evident feature (32) which becomes visible only when the first tamper evident feature (24) is removed partially or completely from the bottle (12);
wherein the cap (22) has a collar (62) through which a first strip (28) together with a tear tab (26) is frangibly attached through one or more frangible members (30) as the first tamper evident feature (24); and
wherein the tear tab (26) is frangibly attached with the collar (62) through a window (66) formed in the collar (62).