Container tray assembly with child resistant sleeve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10683137-B2
Application number	US-201816156027-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2018
Priority date	Oct 10, 2018
Publication date	Jun 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020

Abstract

In one embodiment there is provided a container tray assembly configured to hold a substance and including a container tray and sleeve. A small gap created between the outside profile of the container tray and the interior profile of the sleeve and the sleeve being deformable allows a user to squeeze the sleeve to permit the container tray to slid with respect to the sleeve and therefore allowing the user to gain access to a container tray interior cavity.

First claim

I claim:

1. A container tray assembly configured to hold a substance comprising:
a container tray having a bottom terminating into a wall that extends to form upwardly extending end walls and upwardly extending side walls positioned between the end walls, the end walls and side walls form to surround an internal cavity, the container tray further having a groove and a flange positioned on the bottom and further positioned adjacent each end wall;
a sleeve having a sleeve wall extending from a first opened end to a second opened end, the sleeve further having a sleeve length less than a container tray length defined on a long axis of the container tray, the sleeve further having a pair of notches separately positioned adjacent the first and second opened ends to separately correspond to the flanges on the bottom of the container tray, such that when the container tray is inserted into the sleeve the flanges engage the corresponding notches to define a secure configuration that prevents movement of the container tray relative the sleeve; and
the container tray being further configured to have a width less than an interior of the sleeve to define a gap along the side walls of the container tray length and wherein the sleeve is further made of a material configured to deform inwardly when an outside force squeezes the sleeve such that an inward deformation of the sleeve into the gap causes the flanges to move out of engagement with the corresponding notches to permit the container tray to slide into an unsecure configuration.

2. The container tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein each groove and flange are positioned adjacent each other.

3. The container tray assembly of claim 2 , wherein the each groove is further positioned closer to the upwardly extending end wall such that the flange is further positioned inwardly along a length of the container tray.

4. The container tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the container tray length is 2-3% longer than the sleeve length such that the end walls of the container tray extend past the first and second opened ends of the sleeve.

5. The container tray assembly of claim 1 further comprising a bead positioned on the side walls towards a middle region along the container tray length to permit squeezing of the sleeve only towards the first or second opened end.

6. A container tray assembly configured to hold a substance comprising:
a container tray having a bottom terminating into a wall that extends to form upwardly extending end walls and upwardly extending side walls positioned between the end walls, the end walls and side walls form to surround an internal cavity, the container tray further having a flange positioned on the bottom and further positioned adjacent each end wall;
a sleeve having a sleeve wall extending from a first opened end to a second opened end, the sleeve further having a sleeve length less than a container tray length defined on a long axis of the container tray, the sleeve further having a pair of notches separately positioned adjacent the first and second opened ends to separately correspond to the flanges on the bottom of the container tray, such that when the container tray is inserted into the sleeve the flanges engage the corresponding notches to define a secure configuration that prevents movement of the container tray relative the sleeve;
the container tray being further configured to have a width less than an interior of the sleeve to define a gap along the side walls of the container tray length and wherein the sleeve is further made of a material configured to deform inwardly when an outside force squeezes the sleeve such that an inward deformation of the sleeve into the gap causes the flanges to move out of engagement with the corresponding notches to permit the container tray to slide into an unsecure configuration; and
a bead positioned on the side walls towards a middle region along the container tray length to permit squeezing of the sleeve only towards the first or second opened end.

7. The container tray assembly of claim 6 further comprising a groove positioned adjacent each flange.

8. The container tray assembly of claim 6 , wherein the container tray length is 2-3% longer than the sleeve length such that the end walls of the container tray extend past the first and second opened ends of the sleeve.

9. The container tray assembly of claim 6 wherein each groove is further positioned closer to the upwardly extending end wall such that the flange is further positioned inwardly along a length of the container tray.

Assignees

• Berlin Packaging Llc

Inventors

• Hawry Liam

Classifications

• A61J7/0069

  Trays for holding or distributing medicines (display trays A47F3/14; serving trays A47G23/06) · CPC title

• B65D1/34

  Trays or like shallow containers {(B65D81/3813 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D50/00

  Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures · CPC title

• B65D21/086 Primary

  Collapsible or telescopic containers (B65D1/0292 and B65D21/068 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D50/046 Primary

  and such deformation causes the disengagement of locking means, e.g. the release of a pawl-like element from a tooth or abutment, to allow removal of the closure by simultaneous rotation · CPC title