Product container or package having a security device

摘要

A product package assembly formed from a blank has walls for containing contents and a printed circuit. The printed circuit is connected to more than one of the interior surfaces of the walls. When assembled, one wall of the product package can be moved between an open position allowing access to contents in the product package via an opening and a closed position. The printed circuit extends across the opening such that in the closed position the printed circiiit is connected, and in the open position the printed circuit connection is broken. If a wall is severed or torn, the printed circuit can also be broken. A security device can be removably connected to the package and provided in electrical communication with the printed circuit. The security device has an alarm adapted to provide an alert when conductivity of the printed circuit is broken.