US 4,048,051 A · Box with child resistant closure

Abstract

A container for pharmaceutical preparations such as tablets, capsules and the like is provided with a safety closure that is difficult for children to open yet is easily opened by adults. The safety closure includes a slide, guides and a slide detent. The container may have a base and a hingedly attached lid with the guides provided on both the lid and the base. To releasably maintain the lid in a closed position, the slide is carried by one of the guides and selectively engages another guide. The slide detent may include a finger which retains the slide closure in engagement with the guides until the finger is depressed. A latch may be provided to releasably maintain the lid in the closed position when the slide does not engage the guides. The slide both conceals and prevents operation of the latch. By maintaining symmetry in the safety closure region of the container, operation of the detent is further concealed from discovery by children.

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Dependent claims

A container suitale for holding one or more small objects comprising:

first and second container portions movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the first and second container portions cooperating in the closed configuration to define a compartment;
latching means provided on the container portions, operable to releasably maintain the first and second container portions in the closed configuration;
slide closure means provided on the container portions and operable to slide between a first position and a second position while the container portions are in the closed configuration, in the first position the slide closure means prevents release of the latching means and in the second position the slide closure means permits release of the latching means;
and
detent means provided on one of the container portions operable to releasably maintain the slide closure means in the first position.

2 more elements

In a container suitable for holding one or more small articles such as tablets, capsules and the like, the container including first and second hingedly connected container portions movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the portions cooperating with one another in the closed configuration to define an article receiving compartment, the improvement comprising a safety closure including:

latching means on the first and second container portions operable to releasably maintain the first and second container portions in the closed configuration;
slide closure means provided on the container portions and operable between a first position and a second position while the container portions are in the closed configuration, the slide closure means being operable to prevent release of the latching means in the first position and operable to allow release of the latching means in the second position;
and
detent means provided on one of the first and second container portions, operable to releasably retain the slide closure means in the first position.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Box with child resistant closure

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Box with child resistant closure

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Abstract

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