Child-resistant flip-top dispensing closure and package

A child-resistant dispensing closure that includes:

• a base having a deck with a dispensing opening and a peripheral skirt extending from said deck,
• a lid molded integrally with said base and coupled by a hinge to a periphery of said base so as to be pivotable about said hinge between a closed position overlying said deck and an open position spaced from said deck,
• a latch arm resiliently coupled to a periphery of said lid diametrically opposite said hinge, said latch arm being T-shaped having a center leg coupled to said lid and a pair of tabs extending laterally oppositely from a free end of said leg, and
• an axial passage on said base for receiving said latch arm, said passage being radially open at said skirt and having a pair of laterally spaced ledges for engagement by said tabs to look said lid in said closed position,
• said latch arm being directly manually engageable by a user from a radial direction external to said base to flex said latch arm radially inwardly into said passage and release said tabs from engagement with said ledges so that said lid can be pivoted to said open position.

A child-resistant closure and container package that includes:

• a container and a closure secured to said container, said closure comprising:
• a base having a deck with a dispensing opening and a peripheral skirt extending from said deck,
• a lid molded integrally with said base and coupled by a hinge to a periphery of said base so as to be pivotable about said hinge between a closed position overlying said deck and an open position spaced from said deck,
• one of said base and said lid having a latch arm resiliently extending from a periphery thereof diametrically opposite said hinge, said latch arm having a pair of opposite extending tabs adjacent to a free end thereof,
• the other of said base and said lid having an axial passage for receiving said latch arm and a pair of laterally spaced ledges in said passage for engagement by said tabs to look said lid in said closed position,
• said latch arm being directly manually engageable by a user from a radial direction external to said closure to pivot said latch arm radially inwardly within said passage and release said tabs from said ledges so that said lid can be pivoted to said open position.

A child-resistant closure and container package that includes:

• a container and a closure secured to said container,
• said closure comprising:
• a base having a deck with a dispensing opening and a peripheral skirt extending from said deck,
• a lid molded integrally with said base and coupled by a hinge to a periphery of said base so as to be pivotable about said hinge between a closed position overlying said deck and an open position spaced from said deck,
• a latch arm resiliently coupled to a periphery of said lid diametrically opposite said hinge, said latch arm being T-shaped having a center leg coupled to said lid and a pair of tabs extending laterally oppositely from a free end of said leg, and
• an axial passage on said base for receiving said latch arm, said passage being radially open at said skirt and having a pair of laterally spaced ledges for engagement by said tabs to lock said lid in said closed position,
• said latch arm being directly manually engageable by a user from a radial direction external to said base to flex said latch arm radially inwardly into said passage and release said tabs from engagement with said ledges so that said lid can be pivoted to said open position.

A child-resistant closure that includes:

• a base having a dispensing opening and a peripheral skirt,
• a lid molded integrally with said base and coupled by a hinge to said base to be pivotable around said hinge between a closed position adjacent to said dispensing opening and an open position spaced from said dispensing opening,
• a latch arm having a first end resiliently coupled to one of said base and said lid opposite said hinge, said latch arm extending from said first end to a second end that is wider than said first end,
• the other of said base and said lid having an axial passage for receiving said latch arm, a pair of ledges in said passage for engagement by said latch arm to lock said lid in said closed position, and radially facing angulated cam surfaces on said ledges,
• pivotal movement of aid lid toward said closed position bringing said second end of said latch arm into engagement with said cam surfaces, resiliently flexing said latch arm radially until said second end of said latch arm registers with said ledges, whereupon resiliency of said latch arm snaps said latch arm between said ledges,
• said latch arm being directly manually engageable by a user from a radial direction external to said closure to pivot said latch arm radially inwardly within said passage and release said latch arm from said ledges so that said lid can be pivoted toward said open position.