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US 11,896,550 B2Granted
Pill container and methods
AssigneeApothecary Products, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Darst, Randall Wayne Nichols, Betsy Marie Brown, Satu Pauliina Lee
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Abstract
A pill container includes a base with a cavity and a lid movable between a closed position and an open position. The base has an integral spring tab such that when the lid is unlocked from the base, the spring tab pushes against an interior part of the lid to move the lid from the closed position to the open position.
Claims12
A container comprising:
- (a) a base having surrounding wall defining a cavity with an interior volume;
- (i) the cavity including a front portion, a back portion, a bottom, and an open mouth opposite of the bottom;
- the open mouth providing access to the interior volume of the cavity;
- (ii) the base having a molded in, integral spring tab projecting from an exterior of the back portion;
- (iii) the surrounding wall including a front wall, opposite back wall, and first and second opposing sidewalls extending between the front wall and back wall;
- the front wall defining the front portion of the cavity;
- the back wall defining the back portion of the cavity;
- (A) the spring tab including an arm arrangement integrally molded to the base and positioning the tab to be laterally spaced from the back wall;
- (b) a lid being sized to removably cover the cavity over the mouth so that the lid is movable between a closed position covering the cavity and an open position exposing the cavity;
- the lid having an interior surface facing the cavity;
- (i) the lid being pivotably secured to the back portion of the base;
- (ii) the spring tab being in pushing engagement directly against the interior surface of the lid, when the lid is in the closed position;
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- (iii) the lid having a first member of a hook and catch arrangement to selectively lock the lid to the base, when the lid is in the closed position, and selectively unlock the lid from the base;
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- (c) a push button assembly connected to the base having a second member of the hook and catch arrangement to selectively lock the lid to the base, when the lid is in the closed position, and selectively unlock the lid from the base;
- wherein when the lid is unlocked from the base, the spring tab makes direct contact with and pushes against the interior surface of the lid to move the lid from the closed position to the open position.
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