Protective closures for containers

Abstract

There is provided a safety closure container in which the neck portion of the container has slots and a notch. A cap having lugs is secured to the neck portion, with the lugs being accommodated by its slots. The cap is also provided with a latch at its forward end and a hinge. In addition, the cap has a depending cam portion on the underside thereof. A sleeve surrounds the cap and the neck of the container. The sleeve has an internally extended rod which extends into the notch portion of the neck of the container and interlocks with the latch on the cap to prevent inadvertent opening thereof. A bar provided interiorly of the sleeve also extends into the notch in the neck of the container limiting the movement of the sleeve. The neck of the container also has an inwardly extending shoulder upon which the cap rests. A gasket is normally disposed on the shoulder and underneath the cap. To open the cap it is only necessary to depress the cap to cause the latch to fall away from the rod and turn the sleeve carrying the rod to assume a position away from the latch. The cap will thereupon lift upon the hinge exposing the contents for pouring. To relock the assembly it is only necessary to depress the cap and the bar automatically rides over the inclined plane of the cam on the cap unitl the rod assumes its position above the latch so that when the depressing force is released the latch will reengage the rod and lock the cap in position.

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