Child-resistant closure
View Patent ↗A child-resistant closure is provided for connection to a container. The closure includes a base and a cap. The cap is secured to the base of the closure by use of a hinge.
1. A child-resistant closure comprising
a body including a top wall formed to include a product-dispensing spout, an interior mount rim appended to an underside of the top wall and adapted to mate with a discharge outlet formed on a container, and an outer wall appended to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall and to cooperate with the top wall to form an interior region receiving the interior mount rim therein,
a flip-top cap including a movable lid formed to include an interior chamber and a first retention lug coupled to the lid to move therewith,
a hinge coupled to the body and to the lid to support the flip-top cap for movement relative to the body from a closed position on the body covering the product-dispensing spout to an opened position away from the body uncovering the product-dispensing spout, wherein exterior surfaces of the top and outer walls cooperate to define an outwardly opening recessed first alcove associated with the first retention lug, the body further includes an elastic web located in the first alcove and an upstanding first cap-retainer latch coupled to the elastic web for movement therewith during deformation of the elastic web, and the first cap-retainer latch is arranged to mate with the first retention lug in the interior chamber formed in the lid to retain the flip-top cap in the closed position on the body in response to movement of the flip-top cap to the closed position and to separate from the first retention lug in response to deformation of the elastic web relative to the top and outer walls of the body to allow movement of the flip-top cap away from the body toward the opened position, and
wherein the elastic web includes a deformable top panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the top wall and to the first cap-retainer latch.
2. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the top wall has a first thickness and the deformable top panel has a second thickness that is thinner than the first thickness.
3. The closure of claim 2 , wherein the deformable top panel has an inner edge that is coupled to a junction between the top wall and the interior mount rim.
4. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the section of the perimeter edge of the top wall is C-shaped and the top wall includes a horizontal plate formed to include the product-dispensing spout and a C-shaped vertical plate coupled to an outer edge of the horizontal plate and formed to include a concave exterior surface arranged to face toward and lie in spaced-apart relation to the upstanding first cap-retainer latch.
5. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the top wall includes an outer rim including a horizontal first arcuate section and a horizontal second arcuate section arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the horizontal first arcuate section, a portion of the deformable top panel is arranged to interconnect the horizontal first and second arcuate sections, and the lid includes a lower edge arranged to face toward and lie in confronting relation to the horizontal first and second arcuate sections of the outer rim upon movement of the flip-top cap to the closed position.
6. The closure of claim 5 , wherein the upstanding first cap-retainer latch is arranged to mate with the deformable top panel at a location that is about midway between the horizontal first and second arcuate sections.
7. The closure of claim 5 , wherein the top wall further includes a horizontal plate formed to include the product-dispensing spout and a raised edge arranged to interconnect the outer rim and the horizontal plate, the raised edge is formed to include a convex first vertical exterior surface coupled to the horizontal first arcuate section to define a first exterior lid-receiver channel in cooperation therewith, a convex second vertical exterior surface coupled to the horizontal second arcuate section to define a second exterior lid-receiver channel in cooperation therewith, and a concave vertical exterior surface arranged to interconnect the convex first and second vertical surfaces and to interconnect the horizontal plate and the deformable top panel, and the first and second exterior lid-receiver channels are sized to receive a lower edge of the lid therein upon movement of the flip-top cap to the closed position to locate the first retention lug in the first alcove above the deformable top panel and in engagement with the first cap-retainer latch.9. The closure of claim 2 , wherein the elastic web further includes a deformable side panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the outer wall of the body and to the deformable top panel and to the first cap-retainer latch.
8. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the elastic web further includes a deformable side panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the outer wall of the body and to the deformable top panel and to the first cap-retainer latch.
9. The closure of claim 8 , wherein the deformable side panel includes a first panel section coupled to the deformable top panel, a second panel section located in spaced-apart relation to the first panel section and coupled to the deformable top panel, and a first latch-release pad arranged to interconnect the first and second panel sections and extend upwardly in a vertical direction toward the first cap-retainer latch.
10. The closure of claim 9 , wherein the top wall has a first thickness and each of the first and second panel sections of the deformable side panel and the deformable top panel has a thickness that is thinner than the first thickness.
11. The closure of claim 9 , wherein the outer wall has a first thickness and each of the first and second panel sections of the deformable side panel and the deformable top panel has a thickness that is thinner than the first thickness.
12. The closure of claim 9 , wherein the first latch-release pad is configured to provide means for deforming each of the first and second panel sections of the deformable side panel and the deformable top panel upon exposure to an inward pushing force applied by a user to an exterior portion of the first latch-release pad to cause movement of the first cap-retainer latch relative to the top wall of the body to disengage the first retention lug included in the flip-top cap when the flip-top cap is in the closed position so that the flip-top cap is free to be moved by the user away from the closed position toward the opened position.
13. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the elastic web includes a deformable side panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the outer wall of the body and to the first cap-retainer latch.
14. The closure of claim 13 , wherein the outer wall has a first thickness and the first panel section has a thickness that is thinner than the first thickness and lies in the outwardly opening recessed first alcove in offset relation to an outwardly facing exterior surface of the outer wall.
15. The closure of claim 13 , wherein the deformable side panel includes a first panel section coupled to the outer wall, a second panel section located in spaced-apart relation to the first panel section and coupled to the outer wall, and a first latch-release pad arranged to interconnect the first and second panel sections and extend upwardly in a vertical direction toward the first cap-retainer latch.
16. The closure of claim 15 , wherein the outer wall has a first thickness and each of the first and second panel sections of the deformable side panel and the deformable top panel has a thickness that is thinner than the first thickness.
17. The closure of claim 15 , wherein the first latch-release pad is configured to provide means for deforming each of the first and second panel sections of the deformable side panel upon exposure to an inward pushing force applied by a user to an exterior portion of the first latch-release pad to cause movement of the first cap-retainer latch relative to the top wall of the body to disengage the first retention lug included in the flip-top cap when the flip-top cap is in the closed position so that the flip-top cap is free to be moved by the user away from the closed position toward the opened position.
18. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the exterior surfaces of the top and outer walls cooperate to define an outwardly opening recessed second alcove associated with a second retention lug coupled to the lid to move therewith, the body further includes a second elastic web located in the second alcove and an upstanding second cap-retainer latch coupled to the second elastic web for movement therewith during deformation of the second elastic web, and the upstanding second cap-retainer latch is arranged to mate with the second retention lug in the interior chamber formed in the lid to retain the flip-top cap in the closed position on the body in response to movement of the flip-top cap to the closed position and to separate from the second retention lug in response to deformation of the second elastic web relative to the top and outer walls of the body to allow movement of the flip-top cap away from the body toward the opened position.
19. A child-resistant closure comprising
a body including a top wall formed to include a product-dispensing spout, an interior mount rim appended to an underside of the top wall and adapted to mate with a discharge outlet formed on a container, and an outer wall appended to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall and to cooperate with the top wall to form an interior region receiving the interior mount rim therein,
a flip-top cap including a movable lid formed to include an interior chamber and a first retention lug coupled to the lid to move therewith,
a hinge coupled to the body and to the lid to support the flip-top cap for movement relative to the body from a closed position on the body covering the product-dispensing spout to an opened position away from the body uncovering the product-dispensing spout, wherein exterior surfaces of the top and outer walls cooperate to define an outwardly opening recessed first alcove associated with the first retention lug, the body further includes an elastic web located in the first alcove and an upstanding first cap-retainer latch coupled to the elastic web for movement therewith during deformation of the elastic web and the first cap-retainer latch is arranged to mate with the first retention lug in the interior chamber formed in the lid to retain the flip-top cap in the closed position on the body in response to movement of the flip-top cap to the closed position and to separate from the first retention lug in response to deformation of the elastic web relative to the top and outer walls of the body to allow movement of the flip-top cap away from the body toward the opened position,
wherein the elastic web includes a deformable side panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the outer wall of the body and to the first cap-retainer latch,
wherein the deformable side panel includes a first panel section coupled to the outer wall, a second panel section located in spaced-apart relation to the first panel section and coupled to the outer wall, and a first latch-release pad arranged to interconnect the first and second panel sections and extend upwardly in a vertical direction toward the first cap-retainer latch, and
wherein the section of the perimeter edge of the outer wall includes a first J-shaped border edge coupled to the first panel section and a second J-shaped border edge coupled to the second panel section.
20. A child-resistant closure comprising
a body including a top wall formed to include a product-dispensing spout, an interior mount rim appended to an underside of the top wall and adapted to mate with a discharge outlet formed on a container, and an outer wall appended to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall and to cooperate with the top wall to form an interior region receiving the interior mount rim therein,
a flip-top cap including a movable lid formed to include an interior chamber and a first retention lug coupled to the lid to move therewith,
a hinge coupled to the body and to the lid to support the flip-top cap for movement relative to the body from a closed position on the body covering the product-dispensing spout to an opened position away from the body uncovering the product-dispensing spout, wherein exterior surfaces of the top and outer walls cooperate to define an outwardly opening recessed first alcove associated with the first retention lug, the body further includes an elastic web located in the first alcove and an upstanding first cap-retainer latch coupled to the elastic web for movement therewith during deformation of the elastic web, and the first cap-retainer latch is arranged to mate with the first retention lug in the interior chamber formed in the lid to retain the flip-top cap in the closed position on the body in response to movement of the flip-top cap to the closed position and to separate from the first retention lug in response to deformation of the elastic web relative to the top and outer walls of the body, to allow movement of the flip-top cap away from the body toward the opened position,
wherein the elastic web includes a deformable side panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the outer wall of the body and to the first cap-retainer latch,
wherein the deformable side panel includes a first panel section coupled to the outer wall, a second panel section located in spaced-apart relation to the first panel section and coupled to the outer wall, and a first latch-release pad arranged to interconnect the first and second panel sections and extend upwardly in a vertical direction toward the first cap-retainer latch, and
wherein the first latch-release pad includes a first radially outwardly extending side wall coupled to the first panel section, a second radially outwardly extending side wall coupled to the second panel section, and a circumferentially extending exterior wall interconnecting the first and second radially outwardly extending side walls and interconnecting the outer wall and the first cap-retainer latch.
21. A child-resistant closure comprising
a body including a top wall having a first thickness and formed to include a product-dispensing spout, an interior mount rim appended to an underside of the top wall and adapted to mate with a discharge outlet formed on a container, and an outer wall appended to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall and to cooperate with the top wall to form an interior region receiving the interior mount rim therein,
a flip-top cap including a movable lid formed to include an interior chamber and a first retention lug coupled to the lid to move therewith,
a hinge coupled to the body and to the lid to support the flip-top cap for movement relative to the body from a closed position on the body covering the product-dispensing spout to an opened position away from the body uncovering the product-dispensing spout, wherein exterior surfaces of the top and outer walls cooperate to define an outwardly opening recessed first alcove associated with the first retention lug, the body further includes an elastic web located in the first alcove and an upstanding first cap-retainer latch coupled to the elastic web for movement therewith during deformation of the elastic web, and the first cap-retainer latch is arranged to mate with the first retention lug in the interior chamber formed in the lid to retain the flip-top cap in the closed position on the body in response to movement of the flip-top cap to the closed position and to separate from the first retention lug in response to deformation of the elastic web relative to the top and outer walls of the body to allow movement of the flip-top cap away from the body toward the opened position, and
wherein the elastic web includes a deformable top panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the top wall and to the first cap-retainer latch, the deformable top panel has a second thickness that is thinner than the first thickness of the top wall.
22. The closure of claim 21 wherein the first latch-release pad is configured to provide means for deforming the deformable top panel upon exposure to an inward pushing force applied by a user to an exterior portion of the first latch-release pad to cause movement of the first cap-retainer latch relative to the top wall of the body to disengage the first retention lug included in the flip-top cap when the flip-top cap is in the closed position so that the flip-top cap is free to be moved by the user away from the closed position toward the opened position.
23. A child-resistant closure comprising
a body including a top wall formed to include a product-dispensing spout, an interior mount rim appended to an underside of the top wall and adapted to mate with a discharge outlet formed on a container, and an outer wall having a first thickness and appended to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall and to cooperate with the top wall to form an interior region receiving the interior mount rim therein,
a flip-top cap including a movable lid formed to include an interior chamber and a first retention lug coupled to the lid to move therewith,
a hinge coupled to the body and to the lid to support the flip-top cap for movement relative to the body from a closed position on the body covering the product-dispensing spout to an opened position away from the body uncovering the product-dispensing spout, wherein exterior surfaces of the top and outer walls cooperate to define an outwardly opening, recessed first alcove associated with the first retention lug, the body further includes an elastic web located in the first alcove and an upstanding first cap-retainer latch coupled to the elastic web for movement therewith during deformation of the elastic web, and the first cap-retainer latch is arranged to mate with the first retention lug in the interior chamber formed in the lid to retain the flip-top cap in the closed position on the body in response to movement of the flip-top cap to the closed position and to separate from the first retention lug in response to deformation of the elastic web relative to the top and outer walls of the body to allow movement of the flip-top cap away from the body toward the opened position,
wherein the elastic web includes a deformable side panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the outer wall of the body and to the and to the first cap-retainer latch, the deformable side panel has a second thickness that is thinner than the first thickness of the outer wall, and
wherein the elastic web includes a deformable top panel coupled to a section of a perimeter edge of the top wall, to the deformable side panel and to the first cap-retainer latch.