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US 2019/0177051 A1Published application
Lockable closure
AssigneeGlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC
InventorAmit SABHERWAL
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention are directed to a child-proof cap that is easier to open for adults than traditional child-resistant closures, yet remains resistant to opening by children. The child-proof cap may be opened in a pull-and-flip motion with a single hand.
Claims20
A child-proof cap comprising:
- a lid;
- and
- a lid base having an inner annular wall defining an opening, a base skirt extending around at least a portion of the inner annular wall, and a moveable locking member having a bottom portion affixed to the lid base and a top portion with a lip extending above the annular wall for securing the lid to the lid base;
- wherein the lid is in a closed position when the lid and lid base are mated and the moveable locking member lip is engaged with and above at least a portion of the lid;
- and
- the top portion of the moveable locking member being displaceable outwardly away from the lid to disengage the lip from the lid thereby allowing the lid to be opened.
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A child-proof container system comprising:
- lid;
- and
- a container having a distal end and a proximal end having an inner annular wall defining an opening, a base skirt extending around at least a portion of the inner annular wall, and a moveable locking member having a bottom portion affixed to the base skirt and a top portion with a lip extending above the annular wall for securing the lid to the container;
- wherein the lid is in a closed position when the lid and container are mated and the moveable locking member lip is engaged with and above at least a portion of the lid;
- and
- the top portion of the moveable locking member being displaceable outwardly away from the lid to disengage the lip from the lid thereby allowing the lid to be opened.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.