초록

A tamper evident folding carton having tamper indicating seals at opposite ends, at least one of which seals will be triggered by an attempted violation of carton integrity through the carton side seam.

대표청구항 ▼

A tamper-evident folding carton having (a) first, second, third, and fourth walls three of which are articulated to one another along parallel score lines, the fourth of which is adhered to the first by a glue lap articulated to the fourth wall; (b) top and bottom end closing flaps articulated to th

A tamper-evident folding carton having (a) first, second, third, and fourth walls three of which are articulated to one another along parallel score lines, the fourth of which is adhered to the first by a glue lap articulated to the fourth wall; (b) top and bottom end closing flaps articulated to the top and bottom of each said first, second, third, and fourth walls; (c) a glue lap extension flap articulated to at least one of the top and bottom edges of said glue lap; (d) said glue lap extension flap is adhered to an adjacent closing flap of said first wall; (e) elongated viewing windows formed in the top and bottom flaps of said second panel; (f) elongated adhesive closure slots formed in the top flap of said first panel and in the bottom flap of said fourth panel; said adhesive closure slots are adapted to underlie said viewing windows in registry therewith; (g) the top end of said carton being closed by the sequential infolding of said third top flap; said fourth top flap; said first top flap having said adhesive slot; and said second top flap having said window; (h) the bottom end of said carton being closed by the sequential infolding of said third bottom flap, said first bottom flap, said fourth bottom flap having said adhesive slot, and said second bottom flap having said window; (i) adhesive closure means deposited in the form of a slug in said closure slots and adhering said windowed flaps to both said immediately underlying slotted flaps and to the end flaps underlying said slotted flaps; and (j) tamper indicating seals adhered to said windowed flaps and closing off said windows; said seals including a carrier having tamper indicating means of low adhesion material adapted to create an irreversible “flagging”indicia viewable through said carrier at said window when said adhesive closure means sealing said windowed flaps to said underlying flaps has been disrupted by carton-opening or tampering motion.