US 11,440,711 B2Granted

Child-resistant, resealable container

AssigneeAssurpack LLC

InventorsNancy Warner, Jeremiah Buck

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Abstract

A container and method include a bowl having an interior for storing a substance, an openable lower lid for accessing the substance when the lower lid is in an open configuration, and an upper lid for retaining the substance within the interior of the bowl and the lower lid. The lower lid in the open configuration is replaceable and resealable using an adhesive to be in a closed configuration, with the substance sealed within the bowl. The bowl, the lower lid, and the upper lid are composed of a biodegradable or recyclable material. A ring is disposed under a lip of the bowl and engageable with the upper lid for establishing a child-resistant engagement between the upper lid and the bowl. An intermediate lid pushes against an engagement surface of the bowl for locking the upper lid and the ring together.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A container comprising:

a bowl having:
a plurality of walls forming an interior for storing a substance;
and
a lip having an engagement surface on a top surface of at least one of the plurality of walls;
a lower lid having a bottom surface, with the lower lid removably coupled to the plurality of walls for accessing the substance when the lower lid is in an open configuration, wherein the lower lid in the open configuration is resealable on the plurality of walls to be in a closed configuration to seal the substance within the interior of the bowl;
an adhesive on the bottom surface for resealing the lower lid in the open configuration to be in the closed configuration;
an upper lid for retaining the substance within the interior of the bowl and the lower lid;
a ring disposed adjacent to a portion of the bowl and engageable with the upper lid for establishing a child-resistant engagement between the upper lid and the bowl;
and
an intermediate lid coupled to a lower side of the upper lid and positioned on the lip to engage the top of the lip, wherein the intermediate lid pushes against the engagement surface for locking the upper lid and the ring together.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/291,822Filed 25 Nov 2019 · us provisional application
Priority: 30 Nov 2018
Published: US 2022/0009681 A113 Jan 2022
Granted: 13 Sep 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

B65D 51/18
Closures not otherwise provided for: arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
B65D 43/00
Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
B65D 45/30
For applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface: annular members, e.g. with snap-over action or screw-threaded
B65D 45/305
Annular members, e.g. with snap-over action or screw-threaded: screw-threaded or bayonet-type annular members cooperating with an intermediate ring