Double safe child resistant cap
AssigneeDeJonge Associates, Inc.
InventorStuart W. Dejonge
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Abstract
A double safe child resistant cap for medicine containers includes a cap with a cap main structure having a side wall and a top, and including: a) a first safe child resistant cap mechanism requiring compound movement to unlock; and b) a second safe child resistant cap mechanism including (i) a coupling rod attached to said cap main structure top and extending upwardly and (ii) a push-pull valve connected to said container for dispensing therefrom, said push-pull valve having a force-fit coupling rod receiver, wherein said push-pull valve has a down closed position and an up position, which is an open position to permit dispensing. Another embodiment includes a dosage cup with the coupling rod in place of a cap top coupling rod.
Claims26
A double safe child resistant cap for medicines and other secured contents of a container, which comprises:
- a cap for attachment to a container, including a cap main structure having a side wall and a top, and including:
- a) a first safe child resistant cap mechanism that includes a container attachment member, and a primary lock and unlock member that is connected to said attachment member that requires compound movement to open, said lock and unlock member selected from the group consisting of press and twist, squeeze and twist, squeeze and lift, slide and lift, and slide and rotate;
- b) a second safe child resistant cap mechanism including (i) a coupling rod attached to said top of said cap main structure and extending upwardly therefrom and (ii) a push-pull valve not connected to said cap main structure and connectable to said container for dispensing therefrom, said push-pull valve having a coupling rod receiver, wherein said push-pull valve has a down position, which is a closed position and which prevents dispensing therethrough and has an up position, which is an open position and which permits dispensing therethrough;
- wherein a user must overcome said first safe child resistant mechanism by asserting the correct compound movement and then removing said cap;
- and next overcome said second safe child resistant cap mechanism by inverting said cap after removal, pushing said coupling rod into said coupling rod receiver of said push-pull valve, pulling said inverted cap away from said push-pull valve so as to lift said push-pull valve from its closed position to its open position and subsequently removing said coupling rod from said receiver, and then dispensing from said container as needed, and re-securing said double safe child resistant cap by attaching it to said container and thereby pushing said push-pull valve back to its closed position.
A combination double safe child resistant cap and container, which comprises:
- A) a container having an open top and a cap attachment component at said open top for attachment of said double safe child resistant cap;
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- B) said double safe child resistant cap for attachment to said container, including a cap main structure having a side wall and a top, and including:
- a) a first safe child resistant cap mechanism that includes a container attachment member, and a primary lock and unlock member that is connected to said attachment member that requires compound movement to open, said lock and unlock member selected from the group consisting of press and twist, squeeze and twist, squeeze and lift, slide and lift, and slide and rotate;
- b) a second safe child resistant cap mechanism including (i) a coupling rod attached to said top of said cap main structure and extending upwardly therefrom and (ii) a push-pull valve with a valve stem and a valve housing, said push-pull valve not connected to said cap main structure and connectable to said container in said open top for dispensing therefrom, said push-pull valve having a coupling rod receiver, wherein said push-pull valve has a down position, which is a closed position and which prevents dispensing therethrough and has an up position, which is an open position and which permits dispensing therethrough;
- wherein a user must overcome said first safe child resistant mechanism by asserting the correct compound movement and then removing said cap from said container;
- and next overcome said second safe child resistant cap mechanism by inverting said cap after removal, connecting said coupling rod into said coupling rod receiver of said push-pull valve, pulling said inverted cap away from said push-pull valve so as to lift said push-pull valve from its closed position to its open position and subsequently removing said coupling rod from said receiver, and then dispensing from said container as needed, and re-securing said double safe child resistant cap by attaching it to said container and thereby pushing said push-pull valve back to its closed position.
A double safe child resistant cap system for medicines and other secured contents of a container, which comprises:
- a cap system for attachment to a container, including a cap main structure having a side wall and a top, and including:
- a) a first safe child resistant cap mechanism that includes a container attachment member, and a primary lock and unlock member that is connected to said attachment member that requires compound movement to open, said lock and unlock member selected from the group consisting of press and twist, squeeze and twist, squeeze and lift, slide and lift, and slide and rotate;
- b) a dosage cup provided with said main cap structure and having a bottom with an underside containing a coupling rod;
- c) a second safe child resistant cap mechanism including a push-pull valve not connected to said cap main structure and connectable to said container for dispensing therefrom, said push-pull valve having a coupling rod receiver to receive and attach to said coupling rod of said dosage cup, wherein said push-pull valve has a down position, which is a closed position and which prevents dispensing therethrough and has an up position, which is an open position and which permits dispensing therethrough;
- wherein a user must overcome said first safe child resistant mechanism by asserting the correct compound movement and then removing said cap;
- and next overcome said second safe child resistant cap mechanism by positioning said dosage cup upright, pushing said coupling rod of said dosage cup into said coupling rod receiver of said push-pull valve, pulling said dosage cap away from said push-pull valve so as to lift said push-pull valve from its closed position to its open position and subsequently removing said coupling rod from said receiver, and then dispensing from said container as needed, and re-securing said double safe child resistant cap by attaching it to said container and thereby pushing said push-pull valve back to its closed position.
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