# US 2021/0276769 A1 · Child-Resistant Closure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0276769 A1 - Document ID: US20210276769A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/337,127 - Filed: 2017-10-30 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-31 - Assignees: Plastek Industries, Inc. - Applicants: Plastek Industries, Inc. - Inventors: Timothy C. Dzurik; Peter A. Piscopo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276769A1 ## CPC - B65D 47/0809: {and elastically biased towards both the open and the closed positions} - B65D 50/046: {and such deformation causes the disengagement of locking means, e.g. the release of a pawl-like element from a tooth or abutment, to allow removal of the closure by simultaneous rotation} - A61J 1/03: for pills or tablets (containers for pills or tablets with special dispensing means therefor B65D83/04) - B65D 1/02: Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents (thermally-insulated containers B65D81/38, A47J41/00; {feeding-bottles A61J9/00}) - B65D 47/08: having articulated or hinged closures {(B65D55/16 takes precedence)} - B65D 47/0804: {integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage} - B65D 50/04: requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one ({B65D50/061} takes precedence) - B65D 2215/02: requiring the combination of simultaneous actions - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE ## Abstract A closure comprises: a base for mounting to a container body neck; a cover; and a hinge coupling the cover to the base. The base comprises: an inner sidewall bearing a feature for engaging the neck; an outer sidewall spaced apart from the inner sidewall; an upper web coupling the inner sidewall to the outer sidewall; first and second apertures in the upper web; and first and second apertures in the outer sidewall. The cover comprises a first tab and a second tab. The cover has a closed condition, wherein: the first tab extends into the first aperture in the upper web; and the second tab extends into the second aperture in the upper web. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A closure comprising: a base for mounting to a container body neck; a cover; and a hinge coupling the cover to the base, wherein: the base comprises: an inner sidewall bearing a feature for engaging the neck; an outer sidewall spaced apart from the inner sidewall; an upper web coupling the inner sidewall to the outer sidewall; first and second apertures in the upper web; and first and second apertures in the outer sidewall; the cover comprises: a first tab and a second tab; and the cover has a closed condition wherein: the first tab extends into the first aperture in the upper web; the second tab extends into the second aperture in the upper web; the first tab has a portion radially exposed below a portion of the outer sidewall above the first aperture in the outer sidewall; and the second tab has a portion radially exposed below a portion of the outer sidewall above the second aperture in the outer sidewall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1 wherein: the cover comprises a latching tab having a latching surface engaged to a latching surface of the base in the closed condition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The closure of claim 2 wherein: the latching tab latching surface is a lower surface of a projection along an inboard surface of the latching tab. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1 wherein: the base, cover, and hinge are unitarily molded as a single piece. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The closure of claim 1 wherein: the base, cover, and hinge are molded plastic. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A container comprising the closure of claim 1 and further comprising: a container body having a neck to which the base is mounted. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The container of claim 6 further comprising: a plurality of pills, tablets, capsules, or gellcaps in the container body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The container of claim 7 wherein: said plurality of pills, tablets, capsules, or gellcaps in the container body are multivitamins. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A method for using the closure of claim 1, the method comprising: inwardly pressing on the first tab and the second tab; and rotating the cover to an open condition. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 further comprising: pulling a latching tab of the cover. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein: the inwardly pressing releases a backlocking engagement. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 further comprising: during said inwardly pressing, pulling a latching tab of the cover. ### Claim 13 A method for opening a closure of a container from a closed condition to an open condition, the closure comprising: a base mounted to a neck of a body of the container; a cover having a first tab and a second tab and a latching tab; and a hinge coupling the cover to the base, the method comprising: inwardly pressing on the first tab and the second tab while pulling on the latching tab; and rotating the cover to an open condition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein: in the closed condition, respective exposed portions of the first tab and the second tab are exposed below respective locking portions of the base; and the inwardly pressing comprises contacting the respective exposed portions. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein: the inwardly pressing comprises contacting the respective tabs with a thumb and another finger of a given hand of a user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein: the pulling the latching tab of the cover and the inwardly pressing are done with a single hand. ### Claim 17 A method for opening a closure of a container from a closed condition to an open condition, the closure comprising: a base mounted to a neck of a body of the container; a cover having a first tab and a second tab; and a hinge coupling the cover to the base, the method comprising: inwardly pressing on the first tab and the second tab; and rotating the cover to an open condition, wherein: in the closed condition, respective exposed portions of the first tab and the second tab are exposed below respective locking portions of the base; and the inwardly pressing comprises contacting the respective exposed portions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17 wherein: the inwardly pressing releases a backlocking engagement.