Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap
AssigneeTri State Distribution, Inc.
InventorsDavid A. Miceli, Joseph A. Miceli
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a circumferential outer skirt for engaging a container, and a circumferential resilient depending inner member.
Claims12
A reversible child resistant cap for use with a container, the cap having a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child resistant position and having a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-child resistant position, the cap comprising:
- a closure plane;
- a circumferential outer skirt comprising an upper portion extending in an upward direction from the closure plane, a lower portion extending in a downward direction from the closure plane;
- an inner skirt inside the circumferential outer skin, the inner skirt having an upper end and a lower end;
- a non-child resistant engaging means far engaging the container and positioned above the closure plane;
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- wherein the inner surface of the lower portion of the circumferential outer skirt comprises a child resistant engaging means for engaging the container.
A reversible child resistant cap for use with a container having an opening with an opening diameter, the cap having a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child resistant position and having a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-child resistant position, the cap comprising:
- a closure plane;
- a cap upper portion extending an upward direction from the closure plane and including an upper circumferential outer skirt, a non-child resistant engaging closure for engaging the container, and an upper inner skirt inside the upper circumferential outer skirt;
- a cap lower portion extending in a downward direction from the closure plane and including a lower circumferential outer skirt, a lower inner skirt inside the lower circumferential outer skirt, and a child resistant engaging closure for engaging the container;
- wherein the lower circumferential outer skirt includes an inner surface and the child resistant engaging closure is positioned on the inner surface of the lower circumferential outer skirt;
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- wherein the upper circumferential outer skirt includes an inner surface and the inner surface of the upper circumferential outer skirt includes a non-child resistant engaging closure means for engaging the container.
A reversible child resistant cap for use with a container having an opening with an opening diameter, the cap having a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child resistant position and having a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-child resistant position, the cap comprising:
- a closure plane;
- a cap upper portion extending an upward direction from the closure plane and including an upper circumferential outer skirt, a non-child resistant engaging closure for engaging the container, and an upper inner skirt inside the upper circumferential outer skirt;
- a cap lower portion extending in a downward direction from the closure plane and including a lower circumferential outer skirt, a lower inner skirt inside the lower circumferential outer skirt, and a child resistant engaging closure for engaging the container;
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- wherein the upper circumferential outer skirt includes an inner surface and the inner surface of the upper circumferential outer skirt includes a non-child resistant engaging closure means for engaging the container.
A reversible child resistant cap for use with a container having an opening, the cap having a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child resistant position and having a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-child resistant position, the cap comprising:
- a closure plane;
- a circumferential outer skirt including an upper portion extending in an upward direction from the closure plane end a lower portion extending in a downward direction from the closure plane;
- an depending inner member inside the circumferential outer skirt, the depending inner member having an upper end extending in an upward direction from the closure plane and a lower end extending in a downward direction from the closure plane;
- a non-child resistant engaging means positioned above the closure plane for engaging the container;
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- a child resistant engaging means positioned below the closure plane for engaging the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.