Tamper Evident Container

A tamper evident container (2) made from cardboard, paperboard or other lightweight foldable sheet material comprises a container body (6) comprising a first pair of opposed side wall panels (8, 10) and a second pair of side wall panels (12, 14), the side wall panels (8, 10, 12, 14) being hingedly attached to each other about respective side wall fold lines (16). A lid (22) is hingedly attached to one side wall panel (8) of the first pair of opposed side wall panels (8, 10) about a lid fold line (26). First and second closure flaps (28, 30), are hingedly attached to a respective one of the second pair of opposed wall panels (12, 14) about respective closure flap fold lines (32, 34) so as to define respective locking slots (36, 38) between a side edge of the respective closure flaps (28, 30) and the other side wall panel (10) of the first pair of side wall panels (8, 10). The lid (22) comprises a lid panel (50) hingedly attached at a proximal edge (52) to the one side wall panel (8) of the first pair of side wall panels (8, 10) about the lid fold line (26). It further comprises a locking flap (56) comprising a first locking flap panel (58) hingedly attached at a proximal edge (60) to a distal edge (62) of the lid panel (50) about a frangible line of weakness (64) and a second locking flap panel (66) hingedly attached at a proximal edge (68) to a distal edge (70) of the first locking flap panel (58) about a locking flap fold line (72). It is folded about the locking flap fold line (72) so as to lie behind and in a face to face relationship with the first locking flap panel (58). A distal end (74) of the second locking flap panel (66) comprises at least one free edge forming a locking edge (76). The locking flap (56) is insertable into the locking slots (36, 38) such that the at least one locking edge (76) of the second locking flap panel (66) engages behind the side edges of the closure flaps (36, 38) so as to lock the lid (22) in position.