US 12,378,046 B2Granted

Restricted access container

AssigneeWVC Holdings, Inc.

InventorsJeremy Cooper, Jeremiah Buck, Timothy Hanley, Zachariah Johnson

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Abstract

A restricted access container may include an outer shell and an inner tray. The outer shell may define a recess. The outer shell may include a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and an opening. The first wall may include a hole and a notch. The second wall may be opposite the first wall. The third wall may be coupled to each of the first wall and the second wall. The opening may be opposite the third wall. The inner tray may define a receiving area. The inner tray may include a tab, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. The first protrusion may be disposed on the tab. The inner tray may be inserted through the opening into the recess of the outer shell such that the first protrusion is disposed within the hole of the first wall to fix the inner tray to the outer shell and the second protrusion is disposed within the notch.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A restricted access container, comprising:

an outer shell defining a recess, the outer shell including:
a first wall including a first notch and a second notch defined thereby, the first notch and the second notch each having a closed end pointing toward each other relative to the first wall and an open end pointing away from each other relative to the first wall;
a second wall opposite the first wall;
a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall;
and
an opening opposite the third wall, the opening defined by the first wall, the second wall, a fourth wall extending from the first wall to the second wall and a fifth wall extending from the first wall to the second wall;
and
an inner tray defining a receiving area, the inner tray including:
a tab extending from the inner tray and moveable relative thereto;
a first protrusion disposed on the tab;
and
a second protrusion disposed on the inner tray,
wherein the inner tray is inserted through the opening into the recess of the outer shell such that the second protrusion is disposed within the second notch and the first protrusion is disposed within the first notch of the first wall to fix the inner tray relative to the outer shell in a locked position,
wherein the first protrusion is pushed into the recess of the outer shell in an unlocked position, and
wherein pulling the second protrusion away from second notch in the unlocked position slides the inner tray out of the outer shell.

12 more elements

A restricted access container, comprising:

an outer shell defining a recess, the outer shell including:
a first wall including a first notch and a second notch defined thereby, the first notch and the second notch each having a closed end pointing toward each other relative to the first wall and an open end pointing away from each other relative to the first wall;
a second wall opposite the first wall including a third notch and a fourth notch defined thereby, the third notch and the fourth notch each having a closed end pointing toward each other relative to the second wall and an open end pointing away from each other relative to the second wall;
a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall;
and
an opening opposite the third wall, the opening defined by the first wall, the second wall, a fourth wall extending from the first wall to the second wall and a fifth wall extending from the first wall to the second wall;
and
an inner tray defining a receiving area, the inner tray including:
a tray top wall;
a tray bottom wall;
a tray side wall;
a first tab extending from the inner tray and moveable relative thereto;
a second tab extending from the inner tray and moveable relative thereto;
a first protrusion disposed on the first tab;
a second protrusion disposed on the inner tray;
a third protrusion disposed on the second tab;
and
a fourth protrusion disposed on the inner tray,
wherein the inner tray is inserted through the opening into the recess of the outer shell such that the first protrusion is disposed within the first notch and the second protrusion is disposed within the second notch of the first wall and the third protrusion is disposed within the third notch and the fourth protrusion is disposed within the fourth notch of the second wall to fix the inner tray relative to the outer shell in a locked position,
wherein the first protrusion is pushed into the recess of the outer shell in an unlocked position,
wherein pulling the second protrusion away from second notch in the unlocked position slides the inner tray out of the outer shell,
wherein the first protrusion engages the first notch such that the inner tray is retained within the outer shell, and
wherein the second notch is disposed proximate to the opening.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/294,249Filed 14 Nov 2019 · us provisional application
Priority: 15 Nov 2018
Published: US 2022/0089336 A124 Mar 2022
Granted: 5 Aug 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

B65D 50/045
Requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one:…
B65D 11/12
Of polygonal cross-section and all parts being permanently connected to each other: of drawer-and-shell type
B65D 43/0231
Secured by rotation: only on the outside, or a part turned to the outside, of the mouth of the container
B65D 85/10
Rod-shaped or tubular: for cigarettes