Global Patent Index - EP 0421590 A1

EP 0421590 A1 19910410 - Tamper-evident container.

Title (en)

Tamper-evident container.

Title (de)

Originalitätsgesicherter Behälter.

Title (fr)

Récipient pour indiquer son ouverture non-autorisée.

Publication

EP 0421590 A1 19910410 (EN)

Application

EP 90308895 A 19900813

Priority

GB 8918541 A 19890815

Abstract (en)

Provision is made on a container to indicate whether the container has been tampered with. Release of a vacuum from within the container causes a lid (4) of the container to become convex. This causes a coating (7) on the lid to craze and therefore produce a visible change.

IPC 1-7

B65D 55/02

IPC 8 full level

B65D 43/04 (2006.01); B65D 55/02 (2006.01); B65D 79/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65D 55/026 (2013.01 - EP); B65D 79/0087 (2020.05 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0421590 A1 19910410; EP 0421590 B1 19950201; AT E117963 T1 19950215; CA 2023375 A1 19910216; CA 2023375 C 20011211; DE 69016556 D1 19950316; DE 69016556 T2 19950706; ES 2069015 T3 19950501; GB 8918541 D0 19890927

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90308895 A 19900813; AT 90308895 T 19900813; CA 2023375 A 19900815; DE 69016556 T 19900813; ES 90308895 T 19900813; GB 8918541 A 19890815