US4449631A
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Tamper proof packaging
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-03-07
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Granted: 1984-05-22
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Expires: 2003-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A sealable package for pharmaceutical and other products which will immediately reveal the presence of tampering. The package consists of a sealed envelope of thermoplastic film having a printed outline in which the sealing of the package is performed at the printed outline. After sealing, the film is shrunk tending to inflate the sealed area because of entrapped air. Should the package be ruptured the inflation is lost. Should the package be cut at the sealed area, it is impossible to reseal the package without a visual indication caused by irregularities in the printed area.
Inventors
- 👤 Nat Levenberg
- 👤 Alvin Levenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 21:58
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/807
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
The method of forming a tamper proof protective packaging for an enclosed article comprising the steps of: providing first and second planar laminae of heat and shrinkable material of sufficient area to enclose said article; printing an area corresponding to a sealed curvilinear area on the outer surfaces of said laminae; inserting said article between said laminae and hermetically sealing said laminae together over said printed curvilinear area to enclose said article; and subsequently heating said sealed laminae to shrink the same about said article, the shrinking causing entrapped air to inflate the areas of said laminae within the sealed areas; whereby an attempt to cut such last mentioned area will cause deflation, and an attempt to cut the sealed area and reseal the same will visibly distort the printing on said sealed area.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
The method of forming a tamper proof protective packaging for an enclosed article comprising the steps of: providing first and second planar laminae of heat and shrinkable material of sufficient area to enclose said article; printing an area corresponding to a sealed curvilinear area on the outer surfaces of said laminae; inserting said article between said laminae and hermetically sealing said laminae together over said printed curvilinear area to enclose said article; and subsequently heating said sealed laminae to shrink the same about said article, the shrinking causing entrapped air to inflate the areas of said laminae within the sealed areas; whereby an attempt to cut such last mentioned area will cause deflation, and an attempt to cut the sealed area and reseal the same will visibly distort the printing on said sealed area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
In the method of claim 1, the additional step of printing with an ink which is color sensitive to the presence of radioactivity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
As a new article of manufacture, a tamperproof package comprising: an enclosed article; a pair of flexible planar laminae, the peripheral area of which are heat-sealed to enclose said article, the heat-sealed areas having a printed pattern on the exposed surfaces thereof; said laiminae being inflated inwardly of said heat-sealed areas by air and trapped during a sealing operation, and further inflated by a subsequent heat-shrinking operation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
As a new article of manufacture, a tamperproof package comprising: an enclosed article; a pair of flexible planar laminae, the peripheral area of which are heat-sealed to enclose said article, the heat-sealed areas having a printed pattern on the exposed surfaces thereof; said laiminae being inflated inwardly of said heat-sealed areas by air and trapped during a sealing operation, and further inflated by a subsequent heat-shrinking operation.
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