A storage and transport system for food, comprising a container, wherein the container has a bottom portion having at least one slot formed therein, and a top portion having at least one slot formed therein that corresponds to the slot formed in the bottom portion, and wherein when the container is in a closed position, the corresponding slots form at least one channel passing completely through the container; a self-sealing receipt or label configured to receive printed information regarding the contents of the container, wherein the self-sealing receipt or label passes through the at least one channel and is sealed to itself to securely close the container, and wherein the self-sealing receipt or label is configured to provide visual evidence of tampering when the self-sealing receipt or label is separated from itself.

An insulated container assembly includes an outer box defining a box cavity; and an insulated insert positioned within the box cavity, the insulated insert including a pair of opposing side panels including a first side panel and a second side panel; and a pair of opposing main panels including a first main panel and a second main panel, the first main panel connected to the first side panel by a first crease line, the second main panel connected to the first side panel by a second crease line, the second main panel connected to the second side panel by a third crease line, the pair of opposing side panels and the pair of opposing main panels defining a top end and a bottom end of the insulated insert, the first crease line, the second crease line, and the third crease line extending from the top end to the bottom end.

A cover for sealing a container includes a body, re-sealable seal that can be unsealed and sealed, and an adhesive configured to adhere the body to a container. A method of closing a container includes providing a container and a cover, opening the container to provide an opening in an end of the container, adhering the cover to the end of the container, and sealing an end of the cover.

A storage and transport system for containers of liquid, comprising a detachable or separable handle component configured to securely hold or enclose a liquid-holding container and provide a carrying handle therefor; and a self-sealing receipt or label configured to receive printed information regarding the contents of the liquid-holding container, wherein the self-sealing receipt or label cooperates with the carrying handle to securely close the handle component around the liquid holding container, and wherein the self-sealing receipt or label is configured to provide visual evidence of tampering if the self-sealing receipt or label is separated from itself.

A method of assembling an insulated container can include folding a body portion of an insulated blank including folding a first panel of the body portion relative to a second panel of the body portion, the first panel defining a first end of the insulated blank; folding the second panel relative to a third panel of the body portion; folding the third panel relative to a fourth panel of the body portion, the fourth panel defining a second end of the insulated blank; attaching the first end of the insulated blank to the second end of the insulated blank to at least partially enclose an insulated cavity; folding a first bottom flap of the insulated blank relative to the first panel to further enclose the insulated cavity; and folding a second bottom flap of the insulated blank relative to the second panel to further enclose the insulated cavity.

A method for making a tamper-resistant container, comprising in a container having a body with a closed lower portion, a middle portion, and a closeable upper portion, punching completely through the material of the container to form a plurality of immediately adjacent perforations in the closable upper portion of the container; printing a two-sided receipt that includes identifying indicia regarding contents stored in the container on one side thereof; applying permanent adhesive to other side thereof; and attaching the receipt to the upper portion of the body by folding the printed receipt in half lengthwise and placing the adhesive covered side over the plurality of adjacent perforations such that the adhesive passes completely through the perforations and the two halves of the receipt stick to each other and to the paper or plastic of the container, thereby permanently sealing the container, wherein pulling upward on the receipt tears the upper portion of the container along the plurality of immediately adjacent perforations, thereby damaging the container and providing visible evidence of tampering with the seal.

A bag including: a first side panel having a pair of first side panel transverse edges and a first side panel interior facing surface; a closure opposite the bottom, wherein the closure releasably connects the first side panel to a second side panel. The closure includes: a first flexible angle. The first flexible angle includes a first interior part joined to the first side panel inside of the interior volume and a first exterior part extending from the first interior part and outside of the interior volume. The closure includes a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive that releasably engages the first exterior part to the second side panel interior facing surface. A free flange extends from the first exterior part. The free flange is devoid of the repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive. The first side panel and the second side panel are more than about 80% by weight paper.

A method that includes forming two opposing slots in a container that includes a closed lower portion, a middle portion adapted for storing contents, and a closeable open upper portion, and wherein the two opposing slots are formed the closeable upper portion of the container; printing identifying indicia regarding the stored contents on an outer surface of a strip of paper or strip of material similar to paper; depositing adhesive on opposing ends of an inner surface of the strip; looping the strip through the two opposing slots in the closeable upper portion of the container after the contents have been stored in the middle portion of the container; and closing the upper portion of the bag in a tamper-resistant manner by adhering the opposing ends of the inner surface of the strip to one another using the adhesive, wherein the upper portion of the bag cannot be reopened without removing the strip, wherein removing the strip damages the strip, and wherein the damage to the strip provides evidence of container tampering.

The present invention relates to a closure mechanism, such as a label construction, for a wide variety of packages. The closure mechanism may provide for a security means as well and can be provided with a radio frequency identification (RFID). The closure mechanism may comprise at least one label having at least one RFID device on either a first or second face of the label such that the label is applied to a package wherein the package is subject to a first and second state conditional upon the positioning of the at least one label positioning. The present invention also provides for a method of making and utilizing the label on at least one packaging.

Described herein are devices pertaining to the closure of containers having at least one opening, such as bags. These devices can have at least one connecting structure configured to fit over at least a part of the container's opening, with the connecting structure being connected to at least two sides of the container. In some embodiments, the closure devices have base structures that the connecting structure can connect to and/or be held in place by. In some embodiments, these base structures are configured such that they substantially conceal the portion of the container to which they are connected. In some embodiments, the base structures have festive shapes, for example, being shaped like a birthday cake or flowers. Coupled with the ability to conceal the underlying container, the closure devices can effectively transform a basic paper bag into an enclosed festive gift bag.