Child-resistant closure system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11807425-B2
Application number	US-201716070734-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2017
Priority date	Jan 19, 2016
Publication date	Nov 7, 2023
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023

Abstract

A child-resistant closure ( 10 ) is provided and comprises a lid ( 20 ) and a base ( 15 ). The closure comprises child-resistant locking means for preventing unwanted opening of the lid. The locking means comprising two locking members ( 23 A, 23 B) carried on or by a respective release member, the locking members engaging the base to prevent opening of the lid. The release members are movable towards each other to disengage the locking members from the base.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A child-resistant closure for a container, the closure comprising;
a lid and a base, the closure comprising child-resistant locking means for preventing unwanted opening of the lid, the locking means comprising two locking members carried on or by a respective release member provided on or by the lid, the locking members engaging the base to prevent opening of the lid, the release members being movable towards each other to disengage the locking members from the base;
wherein the base is non-removably connectable to the container, in that the closure has two shorter sides and two longer sides, in that the lid is connected to the base by a hinge along one of the shorter sides, in that the lid comprises a top plate, the top plate comprises a respective finger recess adjacent the release members so that the release members can be pinched towards each other to disengage the locking members, in that the finger recesses and release members are provided in the top plate and towards the shorter side opposite the hinge, in that the finger recesses and release members together extend across a substantial part of the width of the top plate, and in that the release members are orientated so that a squeeze force is applied across a shorter dimension of the lid.

2. A closure as claimed in claim 1 , in which the locking members comprise a pair of lugs.

3. A container comprising a tub and a closure as claimed in claim 1 for the closing the tub.

4. A container and closure as claimed in claim 3 , in which the tub and the closure are generally oblong.

5. A closure as claimed in claim 1 , in which the finger recesses and release members are covered by a removable sticker or label.

6. A child-resistant household cleaning product pack comprising a container and a closure according to claim 1 , the container being a container of the type selected from the group consisting of a storage container, a box or a tub, the container being filled with product selected from the group consisting of a laundry detergent capsule, a dishwasher capsule, a laundry detergent tablet or a dishwasher tablet.

7. A closure as claimed in claim 1 , in which the base comprises or is a frame.

Assignees

• Obrist Closures Switzerland

Inventors

• Faragher Stephen

Classifications

• B65D43/169 Primary

  the lid, the hinge and the element connecting them to the container being made of one piece · CPC title

• B65D43/16

  hinged for upward or downward movement · CPC title

• B65D2215/02

  requiring the combination of simultaneous actions · CPC title

• B65D2251/1025

  Integral locking elements penetrating in an opening, e.g. a flap through a slit, a hook in an opening · CPC title

• B65D43/00 Primary

  Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers · CPC title