Child-resistant container having cap retainer features
AssigneeHenkel IP & Holding GmbH
InventorsDaniel Peter Sterling, Keith Colacioppo
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Abstract
A container body has a neck defining an opening with an axis. The neck includes a projection that projects radially away from the axis. A cap includes a wall that defines at least part of an exterior of the cap. The wall includes an aperture extending therethrough. The cap is removably attached to the neck and supported for movement on the neck between a first position and a second position. The wall is resiliently flexible for radial movement between a retained position and an unretained position with respect to the neck. In the retained position the projection retains the cap in the first position. The wall, in the unretained position, allows movement of the cap from the first position toward the second position.
Claims19
A child-resistant container, comprising:
- a container body having a neck that defines an opening to an inner cavity within the container body, the opening defining an axis extending therethrough, the neck including a projection that projects radially away from the axis;
- a cap having a cover member as well as an inner skirt and an outer skirt that depend from the cover member, the inner skirt removably engaged to the neck, the outer skirt disposed outboard radially from the inner skirt with respect to the axis, the outer skirt including a first arcuate segment, a second arcuate segment, and a wall disposed circumferentially between the first and second arcuate segments with respect to the axis, the wall defining at least part of an exterior of the cap, the wall including an aperture extending therethrough, the inner skirt supported for movement on the neck for moving the cap between a first position and a second position;
- the wall being resiliently flexible for radial movement between a retained position and an unretained position with respect to the neck;
- the wall, in the retained position, disposed outboard radially from the first arcuate segment and the second arcuate segment;
- the wall, in the retained position, disposed proximate the neck with the projection received in the aperture to retain the cap in the first position, the aperture visibly exposing the projection from the exterior of the cap to visually confirm the cap is in the retained position;
- the wall, in the unretained position, spaced apart radially away from the projection with the projection outside the aperture to allow movement of the cap from the first position toward the second position.
A child-resistant container, comprising:
- a container body having a neck that defines an opening to an inner cavity within the container body, the opening defining an axis extending therethrough, the neck including a projection that projects radially away from the axis;
- a cap having a cover member as well as an inner skirt and an outer skirt that depend from the cover member, the inner skirt removably engaged to the neck, the outer skirt disposed outboard radially from the inner skirt with respect to the axis, the outer skirt including a first arcuate segment, a second arcuate segment, and a wall disposed circumferentially between the first and second arcuate segments with respect to the axis, the outer skirt including a first pad that projects out radially from the axis to connect the first arcuate segment and the wall, the outer skirt including a second pad that projects out radially from the axis to connect the second arcuate segment and the wall, the wall defining at least part of an exterior of the cap, the wall including an aperture extending therethrough, the inner skirt supported for movement on the neck for moving the cap between a first position and a second position;
- the wall being resiliently flexible for radial movement between a retained position and an unretained position with respect to the neck;
- the wall, in the retained position, disposed outboard radially from the first arcuate segment and the second arcuate segment;
- the wall, in the retained position, disposed proximate the neck with the projection received in the aperture to retain the cap in the first position, the aperture visibly exposing the projection from the exterior of the cap to visually confirm the cap is in the retained position;
- the wall, in the unretained position, spaced apart radially away from the projection with the projection outside the aperture to allow movement of the cap from the first position toward the second position.
A child-resistant cap for a container body having a neck that defines an opening to an inner cavity within the container body, the neck including a projection that projects radially away from an axis, the child-resistant cap comprising:
- a cover member configured to cover over the opening;
- an inner skirt that depends from the cover member and that defines an axis, the inner skirt configured to threadably engage the container body and move between a first threaded position and a second threaded position relative to the container body;
- an outer skirt that depends from the cover member and that extends about the inner skirt and the axis, the outer skirt disposed outboard radially from the inner skirt with respect to the axis, the outer skirt including a first arcuate segment, a second arcuate segment, and a wall disposed circumferentially between the first and second arcuate segments with respect to the axis, the wall defining that partly defines an exterior of the cap, the wall including an aperture extending therethrough;
- the wall being resiliently flexible for radial movement between a retained position and an unretained position with respect to the axis;
- the wall, in the retained position, disposed outboard radially from the first arcuate segment and the second arcuate segment;
- the wall, in the retained position, configured to be disposed with the projection received in the aperture to retain the cap in the first threaded position;
- the wall, in the unretained position, configured to be disposed radially from the projection with the projection disposed outside the aperture to allow movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.