Child-resistant packaging systems and methods

A child-resistant package, comprising:

• an inner tray comprising opposing side walls and opposing end walls disposed between the side walls;
• an outer sleeve comprising an opening adapted to receive the inner tray therein, and an end panel opposite the opening;
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• a locking system comprising:
• at least one locking tab hingedly coupled to each inner tray side wall and angularly disposed to the side wall;
• locking slots on opposite sides of the outer sleeve and aligned with each locking tab when the inner tray is slideably engaged with the outer sleeve such that each locking tab engages the locking slot;
• an engagement point on the outer sleeve end panel;
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• the at least one locking tab comprising memory properties to allow the locking tab to releasably engage the locking slot when the inner tray engages the outer sleeve, the at least one locking tab comprising a corrugated material having flutes oriented in a flute direction, wherein the memory properties are obtained by folding the at least one locking tab against the flute direction.

A child-resistant package, comprising:

• an inner tray comprising opposing side walls, opposing end walls, and a floor panel coupling the side walls and the end walls;
• at least one locking tab hingedly coupled to an upper edge of each of the inner tray side walls such that each locking tab is in a first position angularly disposed to the inner tray side wall, the locking tabs having memory properties such that the locking tabs substantially return to the first position after being moved to a second position, the locking tabs comprising paperboard, the paperboard having a grain, the grain oriented in a grain direction, wherein the memory properties are obtained by folding the locking tabs against the grain direction;
• an outer sleeve comprising opposing side walls and opposing top and bottom panels disposed between the outer sleeve side walls and defining an opening adapted to receive the inner tray therein, and an end panel opposite the opening comprising an engagement point;
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• a locking slot in each of the outer sleeve side walls adapted to receive the locking tabs therein when the inner tray is slideably engaged with the outer sleeve, and disengagement of the inner tray requires a simultaneous application of force to the locking tabs and the engagement point such that the locking tabs disengage from the locking slots and the inner tray slideably disengages from the outer sleeve.

A child-resistant package, comprising:

• an inner tray;
• an outer sleeve to receive the inner tray therein;
• locking tabs coupled on opposite sides of the inner tray;
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• locking slots on opposite sides of the outer sleeve and aligned with the locking tabs when the inner tray is slideably engaged with the outer sleeve, the locking tabs comprising memory properties to allow the locking tabs to releasably engage the locking slots when the inner tray engages the outer sleeve, the locking tabs comprising paperboard, the paperboard having a grain, the grain oriented in a grain direction, wherein the memory properties are obtained by folding the locking tabs against the grain direction.