US 7,464,819 B2Granted

Child-resistant container

AssigneeWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

InventorMichael G. Maietta

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Abstract

A child-resistant container for holding at least one item includes a housing having upper and lower walls and a first tray pivotally mounted to the housing on a pivot axis. The first tray is pivotable between a retracted position in which the first tray is positioned in the housing and an exposed position in which the first tray extends from the housing. A second tray is pivotally mounted to the housing for movement between a retracted position in which the second tray is positioned in the housing and an exposed position in which the second tray extends from the housing. The first and second trays are adapted for holding the at least item. A common locking mechanism engages the first and second trays to releasably lock the first and second trays in the retracted position.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A child-resistant container for holding at least one item, the container comprising:

a housing having upper and lower walls;
a first tray being pivotally mounted to the housing on a pivot axis for movement between a retracted position in which the first tray is positioned in the housing and an exposed position in which the first tray extends from the housing;
a second tray being pivotally mounted to the housing for movement between a retracted position in which the second tray is positioned in the housing and an exposed position in which the second tray extends from the housing, the first and second trays adapted for holding the at least one item;
and
a common locking mechanism including a flexible tab integral with the upper wall of the housing, the common locking mechanism releasably locking the first and second trays in the retracted position;
a first blister pack and a second blister pack, the first blister pack being mounted on the first tray and the second blister pack being mounted on the second tray, the first and second blister packs being inaccessible when the first and second trays are in the retracted positions, respectively.

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Facts

Application: 10/941,588Filed 14 Sep 2004 · continuation in part
Priority: 30 Nov 2001
Published: US 2005/0115862 A12 Jun 2005
Granted: 16 Dec 2008
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

B65D 83/0463
All the articles being stored in individual compartments: formed in a band or a blisterweb, inserted in a dispensing device or container
A61J 1/03
Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes: for pills or tablets
A61J 1/035
For pills or tablets: blister-type containers
B65D 2215/02
Child-proof means: requiring the combination of simultaneous actions

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Application60/334,409Us provisional application · filed 30 Nov 2001
Application10/308,335Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 2 Dec 2002
US 2005/0115862 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 Jun 2005
US 6,789,677 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2003/0102321 A1Published application
US 7,464,819 B2This patent

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