Child-resistant container having a deflectable release
AssigneeRexam Healthcare Packaging Inc.
InventorPhilip J Robinson
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Abstract
A plastic container for a child-resistant package, including a sidewall with an outer surface, a deflectable release cantilevered from the outer surface and deflectable toward the outer surface, and deflection limiting elements carried by the deflectable release to limit deflection of the release. The deflection limiting elements include laterally spaced lugs transversely extending toward the sidewall outer surface from the deflectable release and having portions normally spaced from the sidewall outer surface, such that deflection of the release brings the portions of the lugs into abutment with the sidewall outer surface.
Claims15
A container for a child-resistant package, said container including:
- a plastic container body having an outer wall surface, at least one external thread segment, a deflectable release element cantilevered from said outer wall surface beneath said thread segment and deflectable in an arc downwardly and inwardly toward said outer wall surface, and stop means between said deflectable release element and said outer wall surface to limit deflection of said release element,
- said stop means including:
- laterally spaced lugs on an underside of said deflectable release element, said lugs extending toward said outer wall surface and having inside edges normally spaced from said outer wall surface such that deflection of said release element brings said inside edges of said lugs into abutment with associated laterally spaced points of contact on said outer wall surface, and
- a first pair of stops on said outer wall surface respectively positioned laterally outwardly of said points of contact such that further deflection of said release element after contact of said inside edges with said outer wall surface spreads said lugs laterally outwardly until said inside edges abut said first pair of stops.
A plastic container for a child-resistant package, said container including:
- a sidewall with an outer surface, at least one external thread, a deflectable release cantilevered from said outer surface beneath said thread and deflectable axially downwardly and radially inwardly toward said outer surface, and deflection limiting elements carried by said deflectable release and said sidewall outer surface to limit deflection of said release,
- said deflection limiting elements including:
- laterally spaced lugs transversely extending toward said sidewall outer surface from said deflectable release and having portions normally spaced from said sidewall outer surface, such that deflection of said release brings said portions of said lugs into abutment with said sidewall outer surface, and
- stop edges on said sidewall outer surface respectively positioned laterally outwardly of said laterally spaced lugs, such that further deflection of said release after contact of said lug portions with said sidewall outer surface spreads said lugs laterally outwardly until said inside edges abut said stop edges.
A plastic container for a child-resistant package, said container including:
- a sidewall with an outer surface, a deflectable release cantilevered from said outer surface and deflectable toward said outer surface, and deflection limiting elements carried by said deflectable release to limit deflection of said release,
- said deflection limiting elements including:
- laterally spaced lugs transversely extending toward said sidewall outer surface from said deflectable release and having portions normally spaced from said sidewall outer surface, such that deflection of said release brings said portions of said lugs into abutment with said sidewall outer surface,
- said deflection limiting elements also being carried by said sidewall and further including stop edges on said outer surface respectively positioned laterally outwardly of said laterally spaced lugs, such that further deflection of said release after contact of said lug portions with said sidewall outer surface spreads said lugs laterally outwardly until said inside edges abut said stop edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.