Child-resistant closure
AssigneeObrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
InventorsJamie Fox, Darren John Mears, Stephen Faragher
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Abstract
A child-resistant closure includes a body with a base and a lid, the closure having a locked position in which the lid is held in a closed position and an unlocked position in which the lid is released and can be moved to an open position. The sidewall has one or more pressing pads for moving the closure to the unlocked position. The or each pad is supported on the sidewall by force insulating links which restrict lateral spreading of forces into the sidewall during inward deflection of the pad(s).
Claims20
A child-resistant closure comprising a body connectable to a container, the body comprising a base having an outer skirt and a lid, the lid being movable between a closed position and an open position, the closure having a locked position in which the lid is held in the closed position and an unlocked position in which the lid is released and can be moved to the open position, the outer skirt including two diametrically opposed panels, each of said panels having a central pad which is depressible to move the closure to the unlocked position, each of said pads being flanked by a pair of links, said links comprising V-form hinges forming a continuous surface between each pad and adjacent regions of the corresponding panel.
A child-resistant closure comprising a body connectable to a container, the body comprising a base having a body wall, and a lid, the lid being movable between a closed position and an open position, the closure having a locked position in which the lid is held in the closed position and an unlocked position in which the lid is released and can be moved to the open position, the body wall including one or more pressing zones which are deflectable to move the closure to the unlocked position, each pressing zone being flanked by a pair of links, said links being generally V-shaped and forming a continuous surface between each pressing zone and adjacent regions of the body wall, and said links causing flexing forces to remain within the one or more pressing zones during deflection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.