Tamper-evident container lock

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tamper-evident container lock, showing a first embodiment of my new design with a flap of a container lid in a forward position with a lateral tab in a flat position;

FIG. 2 is an alternate front perspective view thereof, illustrated with the lateral tab being bent rearward so as to be insertable into a slot of a front wall of the container;

FIG. 3 is an alternate front perspective view thereof, illustrated with the flap engaged with the slot and the container lid in a closed position;

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view thereof, unclaimed portions of the container omitted for clarity, the flap and tab fully engaged with the slot;

FIG. 5 is an exploded front elevational view of FIG. 4, but with the lateral tab in the flat position;

FIG. 6 is an exploded rear elevational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an exploded right-side elevational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is an exploded left-side elevational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is an exploded top plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is an exploded bottom plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment showing the flap of the container lid in the forward position with the lateral tab in the flat position;

FIG. 12 is an alternate front perspective view thereof, illustrated with the lateral tab being bent rearward so as to be insertable into the slot of a double front wall of the container;

FIG. 13 is an alternate front perspective view thereof, illustrated with the flap engaged with the slot and the container lid in the closed position;

FIG. 14 is a rear perspective view thereof, unclaimed portions of the container omitted for clarity, the flap and tab fully engaged with the slot;

FIG. 15 is an exploded front elevational view of FIG. 14 but with the lateral tab in the flat position;

FIG. 16 is an exploded rear elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is an exploded right-side elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is an exploded left-side elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is an exploded top plan view of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 20 is an exploded bottom plan view of FIG. 15.

The broken lines showing a person's hand in the figures depicts environmental matter and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines represent a boarder of the claimed design. Evenly-spaced broken lines outside of the dot-dash boarder represent portions of the container that form no part of the claimed design, and evenly-spaced broken lines inside of the dot-dash border represent perforations and form a part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tamper-evident container lock, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D965433
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 26, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2022
Assignee:
Inventor: Todd Wikstrom (Las Vegas, NV)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Assistant Examiner: Vanessa M. Pursley
Application Number: 29/739,604
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/449; D9/416