Apparatus for opening tamper-resistant containers

A kit for separating a lid of a tamper-resistant container from a container body, comprising:

• a device for assisting in the separation of the lid from the tamper-resistant container, the device comprising:
• an elongate body configured to rest against a sidewall of the container body;
• a protrusion extending perpendicularly from the elongate body, the protrusion comprising a cavity disposed within an underside surface of the protrusion, wherein the cavity is configured to fit over a stopping mechanism disposed on the container body, and wherein, when the lid is rotated, the protrusion is configured to depress a flexible portion of a lid around a barb extending from the lid such that the barb slides behind the stopping mechanism and the protrusion to enable the lid to be separated from the container body;
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• an attachment mechanism receiving assembly configured to receive an attachment mechanism for securing the apparatus to an external surface of the tamper-resistant container body or lid.

A method of manufacturing a tamper-resistant container opener, comprising:

• forming an elongate body configured to fit against a sidewall of a tamper-resistant container body;
• forming a protrusion extending substantially perpendicularly from the elongate body, the protrusion including a cavity or depression on its underside surface configured to fit over a stopping mechanism of the tamper-resistant container body;
• shaping the protrusion and elongate body such that when the tamper-resistant container opener is placed over the stopping mechanism, it remains in place and allows a user to turn a lid of the tamper-resistant container,
• wherein the tamper-resistant opener is formed with sufficient rigidity to depress flexible portions of the lid, enabling lid protrusions or barbs to slide past the stopping mechanism and allowing the lid to be released from the tamper-resistant container body.