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US 11,401,086 B2Granted
Container
AssigneeBerry Plastics Corporation
InventorsKerry Austin, Tim L. Willett
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Abstract
A package includes a container and a lid. The container may include a tamper evident feature, a child resistant feature, or both.
Claims20
A package comprising
- a container including a body that includes a rim that surrounds the body and opens into a product storage region formed by the body,
- a collar having a sidewall surrounding at least a portion of the rim and a locking protrusion that extends from the collar toward the body,
- a lid coupled to the body or the collar and movable between an open position and a closed position in which at least a portion of the lid blocks access to the product storage region, and
- a deformable tab attached to the lid, the deformable tab formed to an include an aperture through which the locking protrusion extends when the lid is in the closed position to form a locked position,
- wherein the deformable tab releasingly latches with the locking protrusion to provide the locked position in which the deformable tab engages the locking protrusion and is configured to release from the locking protrusion when subject to a first user input in a first direction,
- wherein the first user input releases the deformable tab and the locking protrusion to provide a released position,
- wherein the collar includes an outwardly extending landing engaged with the deformable tab above the aperture when the deformable tab is in the locked position and the released position to locate the outwardly extending landing vertically between the aperture and the rim of the container when the lid is in the closed position,
- wherein a second user input in a second direction is blocked when in the locked position and is permitted in the released position, and
- wherein the second user input in the second direction when in the released position moves the lid to the open position.
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A package comprising
- a container including a body that includes a rim that surrounds the body and opens into a product storage region formed by the body,
- a collar having a sidewall surrounding at least a portion of the rim and a locking protrusion that extends from the collar toward the body,
- a lid coupled to the body or the collar and movable between an open position and a closed position in which at least a portion of the lid blocks access to the product storage region, and
- a deformable tab attached to the lid, the deformable tab formed to an include an aperture through which the locking protrusion extends when the lid is in the closed position to form a locked position,
- wherein the deformable tab releasingly latches with the locking protrusion to provide the locked position in which the deformable tab engages the locking protrusion and is configured to release from the locking protrusion when subject to a first user input in a first direction,
- wherein the first user input releases the deformable tab and the locking protrusion to provide a released position,
- wherein the collar includes an outwardly extending landing engaged with the deformable tab when the deformable tab is in the locked position and the released position,
- wherein a second user input in a second direction is blocked when in the locked position and is permitted in the released position,
- wherein the second user input in the second direction when in the released position moves the lid to the open position, and
- wherein the collar further comprises a removable tamper evident strip located in a lower portion of the sidewall and exterior to at least a portion of the deformable tab.
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A package comprising
- a container including a body that includes a rim that surrounds the body and opens into a product storage region formed by the body,
- a collar having a sidewall surrounding at least a portion of the rim and a locking protrusion that extends from the collar toward the body,
- a lid coupled to the body or the collar and movable between an open position and a closed position in which at least a portion of the lid blocks access to the product storage region, and
- a deformable tab attached to the lid, the deformable tab formed to an include an aperture through which the locking protrusion extends when the lid is in the closed position to form a locked position,
- wherein the deformable tab releasingly latches with the locking protrusion to provide the locked position in which the deformable tab engages the locking protrusion and is configured to release from the locking protrusion when subject to a first user input in a first direction,
- wherein the first user input releases the deformable tab from the locking protrusion to provide a released position,
- wherein the collar includes an outwardly extending landing engaged with the deformable tab when the deformable tab is in the released position, the outwardly extending landing located vertically between the locking protrusion and the rim of the container when the lid is in the closed position,
- wherein a second user input in a second direction is blocked when in the locked position and is permitted in the released position,
- wherein the second user input in the second direction when in the released position moves the lid to the open position, and
- wherein the first user input is applied to the deformable tab below the outwardly extending landing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.