Container with flexible wall locking mechanism
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsStephen J. BELLAMAH, Owen COSANS, Johnathan M. QUICK
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AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsStephen J. BELLAMAH, Owen COSANS, Johnathan M. QUICK
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A container includes a base, lid, and protrusion. The base can be moved from a relaxed position to a flexed position by applying a first force in a first direction. The lid can be moved between a closed, locked position and an open position. The protrusion is on one of the lid and a peripheral wall of the base, and is configured to be received in a receptacle defined by the other of the lid and peripheral wall. In the closed, locked position, the protrusion is at least partially in the receptacle, the base is in the relaxed position, and the protrusion can engage the receptacle to retain the lid in the closed, locked configuration. The lid can be moved from the closed, locked position to the open position by applying a second force to the lid in a second direction while the base is in the flexed position.
A container comprising:
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