Status indicating and tamper evident closure
Description
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a status indicating and tamper evident closure, showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right-side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image of FIG. 4;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the present invention after it has been adhesively attached to a cap of a vial or the like for covering an access port; and,
FIG. 7 is a pictorial view of the present invention during removal of a tear away center portion to uncover the access port.
The discontinuous lines in FIGS. 1, 5, 6 and 7 indicate perforations and form a part of the claimed design.
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Patent History
Patent number: D362185
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 1995
Inventor: Joseph W. Ramsey (East Hanover, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Patrick J. Pinto
Application Number: 0/20,128
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 1995
Inventor: Joseph W. Ramsey (East Hanover, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Patrick J. Pinto
Application Number: 0/20,128
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D/9438