Apparatus, system and method of providing a safety container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272601-B2
Application number	US-201514712603-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 14, 2015
Priority date	Sep 9, 2014
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A childproof container apparatus, system and method. The apparatus, system and method may include a container body having therewithin a cavity; a cap capable of providing access to the cavity when opened; a collar about the container body and capable of impeding access to the cap; and at least one safety feature suitable, upon actuation, to allow the collar to slide to remove the impedance to accessing the cap. The container may further include a tamper evidencing feature at least partially physically associated with the cap. The at least one safety feature may include a plurality of tabs, or one or more buttons.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A childproof container, comprising:
a container body having therewithin a cavity;
a flip cap capable of providing access to the cavity when opened, wherein a flip portion of the flip cap has a perimeter that is less than an outer perimeter of a topmost aspect of the flip cap;
a collar having an inner circumference about the container body and capable of impeding opening of the flip cap until a downward sliding of the collar at least by abutting impeding portions of a plurality of undepressed tabs integral with and extending through the container body;
the plurality of undepressed tabs exposing at least aspects of the impeding portions to a user to allow for depression thereof, and having upper portions that impede free movement of the collar absent depression of the impeding portions and which are covered by the collar absent depression; and
at least one safety feature physically associated with the container body and with the inner circumference and suitable, upon depression, to allow the collar to slide away from the flip cap along the container body to allow opening of the flip cap, wherein the at least one safety feature remains physically associated with the inner circumference during and following the depression.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container body is injection molded.

3. The container of claim 1 , wherein the flip top cap comprises a hinge capable of physically connecting the flip top cap to the container body.

4. The container of claim 3 , wherein the flip top cap, hinge, and the container body comprise a single injection molding.

5. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a tamper evidencing feature at least partially physically associated with the flip cap.

6. The container of claim 5 , wherein the tamper evidencing feature comprises a tear off tab.

7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the flip cap comprises a tear off tab.

8. The container of claim 1 , wherein the at least one safety feature is at least one button passing through the collar enables depression of at least ones of the upper portions of the plurality of undepressed tabs.

9. The container of claim 1 , wherein the cavity contains medication.

10. The container of claim 1 , wherein the safety feature is at least one of deflectable and deformable.

11. The container of claim 1 , wherein closure of the flip cap and an inverse slide of the collar reseals the cavity.

Assignees

• Nypro Inc

Inventors

• Petit Robert G

Classifications

• B65D43/162

  the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece (B65D43/161 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61J1/00

  Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes (capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00) · CPC title

• B65D2215/04

  requiring the combination of different actions in succession · CPC title

• B29L2031/7158

  Bottles · CPC title

• B29C45/006

  Joining parts moulded in separate cavities · CPC title