Child-resistant canister

A child-resistant canister comprising

• a container formed to include a product-receiving chamber and a mouth opening into the product-receiving chamber,
• a closure configured to mount on the container to assume a closed position closing the mouth formed in the container when rotated relative to the container about an axis of rotation, the closure including a first lid anchor and a second lid anchor, the first and second lid anchors at least partially circumferentially separated by at least one passageway and configured to engage with the container to retain the closure on the container, and
• a closure-release control mechanism comprising a lock tab coupled to the closure and a tab blocker coupled to the container and configured to mate with the lock tab upon movement of the lock tab to a closure-retaining position to block rotation of the closure relative to the container about the axis of rotation in a closure-removal direction to retain the closure on the container,
• wherein the at least one passageway extends radially through the closure between the first and second lid anchors and substantially unobstructed by the first and second lid anchors and
• wherein the at least one passageway is configured to allow movement of the lock tab in a radially inward direction toward the axis of rotation from the closure-retaining position to a closure-releasing position where the lock tab is positioned at a similar radial distance from the axis of rotation as the first and second lid anchors to separate the lock tab from the tab blocker and allow removal of the closure from the container.

A child-resistant canister comprising

• a container formed to include a product-receiving chamber and a mouth opening into the product-receiving chamber,
• a closure configured to mount on the container to assume a closed position closing the mouth formed in the container when rotated relative to the container about an axis of rotation, the closure including a first lid anchor and a second lid anchor, the first and second lid anchors configured to engage with the container to retain the closure on the container, and
• a closure-release control mechanism comprising a lock tab coupled to the closure and a tab blocker coupled to the container and configured to mate with the lock tab upon movement of the lock tab to a closure-retaining position to block rotation of the closure relative to the container about the axis of rotation in a closure-removal direction to retain the closure on the container,
• wherein the closure is formed to include a passageway extending through the closure between the first and second lid anchors and configured to allow movement of the lock tab in a radially inward direction toward the axis of rotation from the closure-retaining position to a closure-releasing position where the lock tab is positioned at a similar radial distance from the axis of rotation as the first and second lid anchors to separate the lock tab from the tab blocker and allow removal of the closure from the container and
• wherein an outside diameter of the closure is minimized by disposing first and second lid anchors in a circumferentially spaced apart relationship to locate first and second lock tabs circumferentially therebetween eliminating a need for a radial clearance between lock tabs and an internal closure mechanism used to mount the closure on the container.

A child-resistant closure comprising

• a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a first tab mover wall,
• wherein the first side wall, the second side wall, and the first tab mover wall are each coupled to the top wall adjacent an outer perimeter of the top wall and depending downwardly from the top wall,
• a first lid anchor coupled to the first side wall and located radially inwardly from the first side wall,
• a second lid anchor coupled to the second side wall and located radially inwardly from the second side wall, and
• a first lock tab coupled to the first tab mover wall and located radially inwardly from the first tab mover wall, wherein the first lock tab is configured to prevent rotation of the closure about an axis of rotation when the closure is mated to a container having a tab blocker,
• wherein the first lid anchor and second lid anchor each include at least a portion of a closure mechanism configured to engage a corresponding closure of the container having a tab blocker,
• wherein the first lid anchor and second lid anchor are circumferentially separated by a passageway,
• wherein the first lock tab is radially movable in the passageway between a closure-retaining position and a second radial position that is radially inward of the closure-retaining position, and
• wherein in the second radial position the first lock tab is at a similar radius from the axis of rotation as at least one of an inner surface of the first lid anchor and an inner surface of the second lid anchor.