Child-resistant senior-friendly medication bottle closure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10442587-B2
Application number	US-201715818630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2017
Priority date	Nov 7, 2016
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

A pharmacy container comprising a bottle and a closure is described herein. The bottle includes a body, a neck, stops on the neck defining a lug retention area. The body defines a storage chamber therein. The neck extends away from the body and defines an opening to the chamber of the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck. The stops extend from a bottom of a first thread toward the body, the stops defining the lug retention area. The closure is secured over the opening and around the neck. The closure includes a lug configured to interface with the thread and engage with the lug retention area to retain the closure in place over the opening. Other labels, bottles, associated combinations, and associated methods are also described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A closure for a bottle, the closure comprising:
a top panel;
a skirt having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge of the skirt coupled with the top panel;
an outer frame having a top edge and a bottom edge, the bottom edge of the outer frame coupled with the second edge of the skirt opposite the top panel and extending toward the top panel with an outward flare such that the top edge of the outer frame is located radially outward from and is not directly connected with the top panel; and
a plurality of lugs extending radially inward from the outer frame, the plurality of lugs configured to interface with threads on a neck of a bottle and engage with a plurality of lug retention areas to retain the closure in place over the neck.

2. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the skirt includes:
a first skirt portion coupled with a first edge of the top panel; and
a second skirt portion coupled with a second edge of the top panel, wherein the first edge of the top panel is opposite the second edge of the top panel.

3. The closure of claim 2 , wherein the outer frame includes:
a first frame portion including a first lug of the plurality of lugs;
a second frame portion including a second lug of the plurality of lugs, the second frame portion opposite the first frame portion;
a third frame portion coupled with the first skirt portion; and
a fourth frame portion coupled with the second skirt portion.

4. The closure of claim 3 , wherein the first lug and the second lug are configured to release from a first lug retention area of the bottle and a second lug retention area of the bottle under an external force applied inwardly to the third frame portion and the fourth frame portion.

5. The closure of claim 3 , wherein the second edge of the first skirt portion opposite the top panel is coupled with an inner surface of the third frame portion and the second edge of the second skirt portion opposite the top panel is coupled with an inner surface of the fourth frame portion.

6. The closure of claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of grip ribs on the third frame portion and the fourth frame portion.

7. The closure of claim 1 , further comprising a ring protruding downwardly from an interior surface of the top panel, wherein the ring is configured to interface with the neck of the bottle to seal an opening to the bottle.

8. The closure of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of reinforcing fins extending from an inner surface of the skirt.

9. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the top panel is square shaped.

10. A closure for a bottle, the closure comprising:
a top panel having a first edge and a second edge;
a first skirt portion having a top edge and a bottom edge, the first skirt portion top edge coupled with the first edge of the top panel;
a second skirt portion having a top edge and a bottom edge, the second skirt portion top edge coupled with the second edge of the top panel, wherein the first edge of the top panel is opposite the second edge of the top panel;
an outer frame having a top edge and a bottom edge, the bottom edge of the outer frame coupled with the first skirt portion bottom edge and the second skirt portion bottom edge, the outer frame extending toward the top panel with an outward flare such that the top edge of the outer frame is located radially outward from and is not directly connected with the top panel; and
a plurality of lugs extending radially inward from the outer frame, the plurality of lugs configured to interface with threads on a neck of a bottle and engage with a plurality of lug retention areas to retain the closure in place over the neck, wherein the plurality of lugs are configured to release from the plurality of lug retention areas of the bottle under an external force applied inwardly to the outer frame.

11. The closure of claim 10 , wherein the outer frame includes:
a first frame portion including a first lug of the plurality of lugs;
a second frame portion including a second lug of the plurality of lugs, the second frame portion opposite the first frame portion;
a third frame portion coupled with the first skirt portion bottom edge; and
a fourth frame portion coupled with the second skirt portion bottom edge.

12. The closure of claim 11 , wherein the first lug and the second lug are configured to release from a first lug retention area of the bottle and a second lug retention area of the bottle under an external force applied inwardly to the third frame portion and the fourth frame portion.

13. The closure of claim 11 , wherein the bottom edge of the first skirt portion is coupled with an inner surface of the third frame portion and the bottom edge of the second skirt portion is coupled with an inner surface of the fourth frame portion.

14. The closure of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of grip ribs on the third frame portion and the fourth frame portion.

15. The closure of claim 10 , further comprising a ring protruding downwardly from an interior surface of the top panel, wherein the ring is configured to interface with the neck of the bottle to seal an opening to the bottle.

16. The closure of claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of reinforcing fins extending from an inner surface of the first skirt portion and the second skirt portion.

17. The closure of claim 10 , wherein the top panel is square shaped.

Assignees

• Cvs Pharmacy Inc

Inventors

• Daley Bennett P
• Hall Ryan Neil Peter
• Miller Michael David
• Nelsen Daniel
• Rezac Peter
• Vanderpoel Timothy Andrew

Classifications

• B65D50/063 Primary

  the closure or container being provided with two spaced sets of screw threads or the like · CPC title

• A61J1/03

  for pills or tablets (containers for pills or tablets with special dispensing means therefor B65D83/04) · CPC title

• B65D1/0246

  Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads · CPC title

• A61J1/1418

  Threaded type · CPC title

• B65D41/0407

  with integral sealing means (B65D41/065 takes precedence) · CPC title