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US 11,691,794 B2Granted
Selectively openable closure for a container
AssigneeBerry Global, Inc.
InventorsJordan Robert French, Seth A. Tempel
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Abstract
A closure for a container, and more specifically a closure that is selectively openable and/or lockable providing, for example, one or more child resistant opening features is disclosed.
Claims20
A closure, comprising:
- a base and a lid;
- wherein the base is configured to be coupled to a container and the lid is movable relative to the base between a closed position and an open position;
- a locking protrusion on the base that extends in a radial direction from the base;
- a collar coupled to the lid and having a side wall that is movable between a locked position, in which it prevents the lid from opening, and an unlocked position in which it allows the lid to open;
- and
- a collar base bead extending in a radial direction from the collar side wall;
- wherein the locking protrusion on the base and the collar base bead are in vertical alignment to prevent opening of the lid when the lid is in the closed position and the collar is in the locked position;
- wherein the collar is configured to be moved from the locked position to the unlocked position by a first user input, with the collar base bead out of vertical alignment with the locking protrusion to allow opening of the lid;
- and
- wherein the lid is movable from the closed position to the open position by a second user input;
- wherein the collar includes a hub and at least one spoke, wherein the hub is prevented from rotating relative to the lid, the collar is allowed to rotate relative to the lid, and the at least one spoke is deformable from a resting condition when the collar is in the locked position to a deformed condition when the collar is in the unlocked position.
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A closure for a container, comprising:
- a base and a lid;
- wherein the base is coupled to the container and the lid is movable relative to the base between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- a collar having a side wall that is movable between a locked position, in which it prevents a user from opening the lid, and an unlocked position in which it allows the user to open the lid;
- and
- wherein the collar is rotatable relative to the base by a user input to move the collar between the locked position and the unlocked position;
- wherein the collar includes a hub and at least one spoke, wherein the hub is prevented from rotating relative to the lid, the collar is allowed to rotate relative to the lid, and the at least one spoke is deformable from a resting condition when the collar is in the locked position to a deformed condition when the collar is in the unlocked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.