Childproof package having pairs of latch arrangements
OwnerNick Katsisinventor
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Abstract
Childproof packaging for a product such as matches or pharmaceutical tablets includes a sleeve and a container for the product within the sleeve. The package includes two pairs of latches, with each latch of a pair oppositely located on the package. A user must use both hands simultaneously, with a respective hand operating a respective pair of latches, to hold the latches in an unlatched condition and also simultaneously to apply pressure to the container to slide it outwardly relatively to the sleeve. Such a two-handed, five finger operation to open the package requires a dexterity that is easy for adults but very difficult for children. Each latch may be a spring arm mounted tab or button which seats in an aperture in the sleeve.
Claims15
A package for childproof containment of a product, the package including
- a sleeve,
- a container for a product within the sleeve, wherein the sleeve surrounds the container and has a shape that conforms with the shape of the container,
- the container being slidable outwardly relative to the sleeve for accessing a product within the container,
- the container and the sleeve including two pairs of latch arrangements for preventing the relative sliding of the container and the sleeve unless the latch arrangements are held in an unlatched condition, wherein each latch arrangement of a said pair is oppositely located on the package, wherein each latch arrangement of a said pair of the latch arrangements can be held in an unlatched condition using one hand,
- the two pairs of latch arrangements being so located and of such number as to require use of both hands of a user to simultaneously hold the latch arrangements in an unlatched condition and also simultaneously to apply pressure to the container to slide it outwardly relative to the sleeve for gaining access to a product within the container.
A package for childproof containment of a product, the package including
- a sleeve,
- a container for a product within the sleeve,
- the container being slidable outwardly relative to the sleeve for accessing a product within the container,
- the container and the sleeve including a plurality of latch arrangements for preventing the relative sliding of the container and the sleeve unless the latch arrangements are held in an unlatched condition,
- wherein the container includes opposite sides and each latch arrangement comprises a spring arm on a respective side and a button on the spring arm which, in the latched condition seats within an aperture in the sleeve,
- wherein each spring arm has opposite ends and joins a said side at each of said ends, and the button on each spring arm is located between said ends,
- the plurality of latch arrangements being so located and of such number as to require use of both hands of a user to simultaneously hold the latch arrangements in an unlatched condition and also simultaneously to apply pressure to the container to slide it outwardly relative to the sleeve for gaining access to a product within the container.
A package for childproof containment of a product, the package including
- a sleeve,
- a container for a product within the sleeve,
- wherein the container and the sleeve have a rectangular parallelepiped shape whereby both the container and the sleeve have opposite side walls,
- the container being slidable outwardly relative to the sleeve for accessing a product within the container,
- the container and the sleeve including a plurality of latch arrangements for preventing the relative sliding of the container and the sleeve unless the latch arrangements are held in an unlatched condition,
- wherein each latch arrangement comprises a biased button on a respective said side wall of the container which is receivable within a respective aperture in a said side wall of the sleeve,
- the plurality of latch arrangements being so located and of such number as to require use of both hands of a user to simultaneously to apply pressure to the container to slide it outwardly relative to the sleeve for gaining access to a product within the container,
- wherein a ramp surface leads to each aperture from an open end of the sleeve, each ramp surface having a width the same as the aperture to thereby define a channel for a biased button for guiding the sliding of the container into the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.