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US 5,180,072 AGranted
Safety container and closure system with child resistance
OwnerNeil L. Oehlertinventor
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Abstract
A container having a child resistant closure which is secured by an internal latch and is openable by application of opposing pinching forces to the sides of the container to cause the sides to flex inwardly and thereby release the latch. The closure is provided with child resistance by the provision of stiffening ribs on the closure which direct flexing in one direction to provide release of the container latch and by the provision of tabs which serve to distract the child's attention and encourage application of pressure at a position on the container which will not release the closure.
Claims20
A child resistant safety device comprising:
- a container body having a flexible sidewall presenting an opening thereby defining
- an interior cavity adapted to receive a substance therein, a flexible closure for covering said opening, hinge means mounting said closure on said body and providing an axis for swinging
- movement of said closure between open and closed positions relative to said opening, a flange extending from said closure for reception within said interior cavity of said
- container body adjacent to said sidewall, latch means for securing said closure within said opening, and said flange having flexible means responsive to opposing forces applied to said sidewall
- along a line of action generally parallel to said axis of swinging movement of the closure for releasing said latch means and urging said closure from said opening toward said open position thereof, thereby to permit access to said interior cavity of said container body.
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A child resistant safety device comprising:
- a container body having a flexible sidewall presenting an opening thereby defining an interior cavity adapted to receive a substance therein,
- a flexible closure for covering said opening,
- hinge means mounting said closure on said body and providing an axis for swinging movement of said closure between open and closed positions relative to said opening,
- a flange extending from said closure for reception within said interior cavity of said container body adjacent to said sidewall,
- latch means for securing said closure within said opening, and
- flexor means for inward flexing of opposing portions of said sidewall and said flange in response to opposing forces applied to said sidewall along a line of action generally parallel to said axis of swinging movement of the closure, whereby said latch means is released and said closure is forced out of said opening in said container body.
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A child resistant safety device comprising:
- a tubular container body having a flexible sidewall presenting an opening thereby defining an interior cavity adapted to receive a substance therein,
- a flexible closure integral with said container body and having means providing an axis for swinging movement of said closure between open and closed positions relative to said opening, said closure further having means for flex directing to substantially prevent flexing of said closure along an axis of said flex directing means while permitting flexing of said closure and said container body transversely of said axis of said flex directing means,
- a flange extending from said closure for reception within said interior cavity of said container body adjacent to said sidewall and having an annular bead thereon,
- an annular detent on said sidewall registrable with said bead, said annular bead and annular detent, when in registration, securing said closure within said opening, and
- said flange having flexible means responsive to opposing forces applied to said sidewall along a line of action generally parallel to said axis of swinging movement of the closure for releasing said annular bead from registration with said annular detent and urging said closure from said opening, thereby to permit access to said interior cavity of said container body.
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A child resistant safety device comprising:
- a container body having a flexible sidewall presenting an opening thereby defining an interior cavity adapted to receive a substance therein,
- a flexible closure for covering said opening,
- a flange extending from said closure for reception within said interior cavity of said container body adjacent to said sidewall,
- latch means for securing said closure within said opening,
- a distractor element projecting from said container body, said element being adapted to
- mimic a catch mechanism thereby presenting a false catching mechanism to a child, and
- said flange having flexible means responsive to opposing forces applied to said sidewall for releasing said latch means and urging said closure from said opening, thereby to permit access to said interior cavity of said container body.
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A child resistant safety device comprising:
- a container body having a flexible sidewall presenting an opening thereby defining an interior cavity adapted to receive a substance therein,
- a flexible closure integrally formed with said container body, said closure having means for flex directing to substantially prevent flexing of said closure along an axis of said flex directing means while permitting flexing of said closure in said container body transversely of said axis of said flex directing means,
- a flange extending from said closure for reception within said interior cavity of said container body adjacent to said side wall and having an annular bead thereon,
- an annular detent on said sidewall registrable with said bead, said annular bead and annular detent, when in registration, securing said closure within said opening,
- a distractor element projecting from said container body, said element being adapted to mimic a catch mechanism thereby presenting a false catch mechanism to a child, and
- said flange having flexible means responsive to opposing forces applied to said sidewall for releasing said annular bead from registration with said annular detent and urging said closure from said opening, thereby to permit access to said interior cavity of said container body.
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A child resistant safety device comprising:
- a container body having a flexible sidewall presenting an opening thereby defining an interior cavity adapted to receive a substance therein,
- a flexible closure for covering said opening,
- hinge means mounting said closure on said body and providing an axis for swinging movement of said closure between open and closed positions relative to said opening,
- a continuous, peripheral flange extending from said closure for complemental reception within said interior cavity of said container body in contact with said sidewall,
- latch means for securing said closure within said opening, and
- said flange having flexible means responsive to opposing forces applied to said sidewall along a line of action generally parallel to said axis of swinging movement of the closure for releasing said latch means and urging said closure from said opening toward said open position thereof, thereby to permit access to said interior cavity of said container body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.