Child-resistant locking device for reclosable bag
OwnerR. David Diederich, Ray G. Brooks +1inventors
InventorsR. David Diederich, Ray G. Brooks, Tim W. Brooks
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Abstract
A child-resistant locking device for a flexible bag, pouch or the like having an opening and requiring child-resistant packaging which is to be filled with hazardous articles including a zipper operatively associated with the opening and movable between an open and closed position, the zipper being provided with a pull tab having an opening for actuating the zipper and a releasable lock supported on the bag operatively associated with the pull tab opening for releasably retaining the zipper in the closed position with the lock including elements requiring manual dexterity with both hands at a skill level common to an adult as opposed to a child for release.
Claims14
A child resistant container, comprising:
- a) a flexible bag having an opening;
- b) the opening being closed by a zipper;
- c) the zipper having first and second fasteners that are coupled to the bag, the zipper also having a slider moveable between the first and second fasteners, the slider comprising a pull tab;
- d) a clamp located adjacent to an end of the zipper, the clamp being coupled to the bag, the clamp receiving at least one portion of the slider so as to retain the slider in a locked position, wherein when the slider is in the locked position, the zipper and the opening are closed, the clamp also allowing the release of the slider to an unlocked position, wherein when the slider is in the unlocked position, the slider can be moved to open the zipper;
- e) the clamp having two opposing arms, each arm having first and second ends, the arms being coupled together at a location intermediate the first and second ends, the arms having at least one stop surface located between the first ends and the intermediate location, the anus being moveable between open and closed clamp positions, the stop surface being located between the one portion of the slider and the unlocked slider position when the arms are in the closed clamp position, the stop surface being removed from a location between the one portion of the slider and the unlocked slider position when the arms are in the open clamp position.
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