Child-resistant box for storage of hazardous materials
OwnerKaren H. Heverly, Larry R. Heverlyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a child-resistant box for storage of medicine and other potentially harmful products. The invention comprises a lid hingedly connected to a receptacle and two sets of finger-actuated latches positioned around the circumference of the box, retaining the lid closed upon the receptacle. The latches are positioned so that only two adult hands can span the distance between the latches and actuate all the latches simultaneously so to open the box.
Claims18
In a child-resistant box containing a lid, a receptacle portion with a bottom and a sidewall, said sidewall containing at least one bend, and multiple sets of latches releasably retaining said lid to said receptacle, said latches of each set spaced a distance apart greater than the span of a child's hand, the improvement which comprises
- attaching the lid to the receptacle using a hinge means;
- positioning the latches around the receptacle so that an adult's hand must reach around a bend of the sidewall to actuate each set of latches;
- wherein each latch comprises a locking means and a retaining means, and said locking means and said retaining means being integral with the box.
In a box resistant to opening by a child containing a lid, a receptacle portion with a bottom and a sidewall, said sidewall containing at least one bend, and multiple sets of hand-actuated latches releasably retaining said lid to said receptacle, said latches of each set spaced a distance apart greater than the span of a child's hand, the improvement which comprises
- attaching the lid to the receptacle using a hinge means, said hinge means being reinforced with a plurality of fins;
- positioning the latches around the sidewall of the receptacle so that an adult's hand must reach around a bend of the sidewall to actuate each set of latches;
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- wherein each latch comprises a locking means and a retaining means, and said locking means and said retaining means being integral with the box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.