Child-resistant box
OwnerMike C Sanchezinventor
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Abstract
A child-resistant box that includes a container and a pivotally coupled closure. The closure includes one or more projections that can engage with the rolled rim of the container for securing the closure to the container. Under an external downwards force on the closure, the one or more projections can snap over the rolled rim. The closure can be opened by depressing a front wall of the container resulting in the rim moving inwards past one or more projections. Once the rim disengages from the one or more projections, the closure can be lifted and the box opened.
Claims7
A child-resistant box comprising:
- a container comprising:
- a base and a wall, wherein the base and the wall define an inner volume of the container,
- the container has an open-top,
- an outwardly rolled rim along a periphery of the open-top;
- and
- a closure pivotally coupled to the container, the closure comprising:
- a central section and a skirt that extends downwards from a periphery of the central section,
- the skirt has an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the skirt has one or more projections, wherein a space between the one or more projections and the central section is proportional to a thickness of the outwardly rolled rim,
- wherein the outwardly rolled rim is configured to slide over the one or more projections under an external force and retained within the space between the one or more projections and the central section.
A method for restricting access of a child to a container, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a child-resistant box comprising:
- a container comprising:
- a base and a wall, wherein the base and the wall define an inner volume of the container,
- the container has an open-top,
- an outwardly rolled rim along a periphery of the open-top,
- a closure pivotally coupled to the container, the closure comprising:
- a central section and a skirt that extends downwards from a periphery of the central section,
- the skirt has an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the skirt has one or more projections, wherein a space between the one or more projections and the central section is proportional to a thickness of the outwardly rolled rim,
- wherein the outwardly rolled rim is configured to slide over the one or more projections under an external force and retained within the space between the one or more projections and the central section;
- and
- applying a downward force on the closure resulting in the one or more projections snapping over the outwardly rolled rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.