Security closure for a container
OwnerTed Gurnard, Richard Wagnerinventors
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Abstract
A security closure for enclosing the top opening of a container includes a cap having a plurality of flexible, independently movable skirt portion segments which are positionable under a rib of the container. A wire engaging the skirt portion segments cooperates with a pivoted lever to move the skirt portion segments into latching position relative to the container and a lock is employed to maintain the wire tightened against the skirt portion segments.
Claims9
A security closure for closing the top opening of a container such as a drinking glass having outwardly projecting structure extending from the outer periphery thereof adjacent to the top opening, said security closure comprising, in combination:
- a cap having a top cap portion for positioning over the top opening of the container and a skirt portion projecting downwardly from said top cap portion for extending around the outwardly projecting structure of the container, said skirt portion including a plurality of flexible, independently movable skirt portion segments having inwardly projecting latch elements for selective positioning under the outwardly projecting structure of the container to prevent removal of the cap from the container and prevent access to contents of the container;
- mover structure cooperable with said flexible skirt portion segments to flex said flexible skirt portion segments inwardly to position said latch elements under the outwardly projecting structure of the container;
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- a lock cooperable with said mover structure to maintain said flexible skirt portion segments flexed inwardly and to maintain said latch elements under the outwardly projecting structure of the container, said mover structure including an elongated constrictor member looping about said flexible skirt portion and a manually operable structural element operatively associated with said elongated constrictor member to tighten said elongated constrictor member and cause said elongated constrictor member to bear tightly against said flexible skirt portion segment, causing said flexible skirt portion segments to flex inwardly, said manually operable structural element comprising a pivoted lever attached to said elongated constrictor member, said lock cooperable with said lever to maintain said elongated constrictor member in tightened condition, said elongated constrictor member comprising a double-ended wire forming a loop, one end of said wire being attached to said lever and the other end of said wire being attached to said lock.
A security closure for closing the top opening of a container such as a drinking glass having outwardly projecting structure extending from the outer periphery thereof adjacent to the top opening, said security closure comprising, in combination:
- a cap having a top cap portion for positioning over the top opening of the container and a skirt portion projecting downwardly from said top cap portion for extending around the outwardly projecting structure of the container, said skirt portion including a plurality of flexible, independently movable skirt portion segments having inwardly projecting latch elements for selective positioning under the outwardly projecting structure of the container to prevent removal of the cap from the container and prevent access to contents of the container;
- mover structure cooperable with said flexible skirt portion segments to flex said flexible skirt portion segments inwardly to position said latch elements under the outwardly projecting structure of the container;
- a lock cooperable with said mover structure to maintain said flexible skirt portion segments flexed inwardly and to maintain said latch elements under the outwardly projecting structure of the container;
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- an outer lid cover covering said cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.