Global Patent Index - EP 0545566 A1

EP 0545566 A1 19930609 - Tamper indicating elements.

Title (en)

Tamper indicating elements.

Title (de)

Originalitätsvorrichtung.

Title (fr)

Témoin d'inviolabilité.

Publication

EP 0545566 A1 19930609 (EN)

Application

EP 92310321 A 19921112

Priority

  • AU PK942191 A 19911112
  • AU PL253892 A 19920521

Abstract (en)

A method of enhancing the security of a screw fitted closure (2) of a container (3) which comprises, by whatever sequence of fitment, ensuring a plastics tamper indicating element (1) at least skeletally sheathes the surfaces of said closure (2) usually engaged for the manual removal thereof from the container (3), said element (1) being free to rotate about said closure (2) about said surfaces and having at least one frangible zone likely to evidence tampering should pressure be manually applied thereto to move the closure (2) synchronously with the element. The invention also consists in the tamper indicating element (1) and combinations thereof with a container (3) and/or closure (2). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65D 55/08

IPC 8 full level

B65D 41/34 (2006.01); B65D 55/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 55/0863 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0545566 A1 19930609; CA 2082739 A1 19930513; JP H0640460 A 19940215

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92310321 A 19921112; CA 2082739 A 19921112; JP 30252092 A 19921112