Child-resistant molded-fiber container

A child-resistant molded-fiber container comprising:

• a molded-fiber base having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface defining a cavity and the lower surface defining a channel surrounding the cavity, wherein the channel is disposed between an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall of the base;
• and
• a molded-fiber lid having a sidewall extending around a perimeter of the molded-fiber lid,
• wherein in a closed configuration, the sidewall of the lid is disposed around the outer sidewall of the base and conceals the upper surface of the base,
• wherein when the container is in the closed configuration, an interior surface of the sidewall of the molded-fiber lid engages the upper surface of the molded-fiber base around the entire outer sidewall of the molded-fiber base to secure the container in the closed configuration,
• wherein the interior surface of the sidewall of the lid defines a first textured surface and the upper surface of the base defines a second textured surface, and the first and second texture surfaces have a coefficient of friction in a range from 0.8 to 0.2 such that the container is maintained in the closed configuration at least in part by friction between the first textured surface of the lid and the second textured surface of the base, and
• wherein the channel has a depth-to-width ratio of at least 2:1, and the depth of the channel is at least 10 mm, and the width of the channel is less than 5 mm and greater than 0 mm.