IP Library Granted Patent US 9,487,335
Granted Patent B2
US 9,487,335 · App. 14/089,832 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

One piece reversible closures with custom removable liners

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Patent No.
US 9,487,335
App. No.
14/089,832
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A closure is provided having a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first circumferential side wall and a non-child resistant engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the first circumferential side wall. The second section includes a second circumferential side wall and a child resistant engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the second circumferential side wall. A divider wall is disposed between the first circumferential side wall and the second circumferential side wall for closing an opening of the container when the closure is installed on the container. The divider wall forms a first section cavity and a second section cavity. A liner is disposed in at least one of the first section cavity and the second section cavity adjacent the divider wall, the liner including liner indicia printed thereon and a tab element extending away from the divider wall for enhancing removal of the liner from the closure.

Claims (24)

1. A closure comprising:

a first section having a first circumferential side wall and a non-child resistant engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the first circumferential side wall configured to contact and interact with a container when the closure is installed in a non-child resistant configuration;

a second section having a second circumferential side wall and a child resistant engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the second circumferential side wall configured to contact and interact with the container when the closure is installed in a child resistant configuration;

a divider wall disposed between the first circumferential side wall and the second circumferential side wall for closing an opening of the container when the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant configuration and the child resistant configuration and for forming a first section cavity in the first section and a second section cavity in the second section, the first section cavity including the non-child resistant engaging mechanism and the second section cavity including the child resistant engaging mechanism;

a first liner disposed in the first section cavity adjacent the divider wall, the first liner including first liner indicia printed thereon such that the first liner indicia is visible when the closure is installed on the container in the child resistant configuration and a tab element extending away from the divider wall for enhancing removal of the first liner from the closure; and

a second liner disposed in the second section cavity having second liner indicia printed thereon such that the second liner indica is visible when the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant configuration.

2. The closure of claim 1 wherein the first liner is a coupon.

3. The closure of claim 1 wherein the first liner includes a diameter substantially the same as the diameter of the first circumferential side wall.

4. The closure of claim 3 wherein the tab element of the first liner extends adjacent the first circumferential side wall.

5. The closure of claim 1 wherein the second liner does not include a tab element for enhancing removal of the second liner from the closure.

6. The closure of claim 1 wherein the second liner includes a tab element extending away from the divider wall for enhancing removal of the second liner from the second section cavity.

7. The closure of claim 1 wherein the first liner is removable from the first section cavity while the closure is installed on a container in the child resistant configuration.

8. A closure comprising:

a first section having a first circumferential side wall and a non-child resistant engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the first circumferential side wall configured to contact and interact with a container when the closure is installed in a non-child resistant configuration;

a second section having a second circumferential side wall and a child resistant engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the second circumferential side wall configured to contact and interact with the container when the closure is installed in a child resistant configuration;

a divider wall disposed between the first circumferential side wall and the second circumferential side wall for closing an opening of the container when the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant configuration and the child resistant configuration and for forming a first section cavity in the first section and a second section cavity in the second section, the first section cavity including the non-child resistant engaging mechanism and the second section cavity including the child resistant engaging mechanism;

a first liner dimension and configured to be inserted in the first section cavity, the first liner including first liner indicia printed thereon such that the first liner indicia is visible when the closure is installed on the container in the child resistant configuration; and

a second liner dimensioned and configured to be inserted in the second section cavity, the second liner including second liner indicia printed thereon such that the second liner indicia is visible when the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant configuration,

wherein at least one of the first liner and the second liner include a tab element extending away from the divider wall when the liner is inserted into one of the first and second section cavities for enhancing removal of the liner from the closure.

9. The closure of claim 8 wherein the at least one of the first liner and second liner including the tab element is a coupon.

10. The closure of claim 8 wherein the second liner indicia includes warning information indicating the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant configuration.

11. The closure of claim 10 wherein warning information indicating the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant configuration is molded into the divider wall such that the warning information is visible when the closure is installed on the container in the non-child resistant configuration and a liner is not in the second section cavity.

12. The closure of claim 11 wherein the first liner includes operating information instructing a user how to remove the closure from the container.

13. The closure of claim 12 wherein operating information instructing a user how to remove the closure from the container is molded into the divider wall such that the operating information is visible when the closure is installed on the container in the child resistant configuration and a liner is not in the first section cavity.

Assignments (5)
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF FIRST LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS RESIGNING COLLATERAL AGENT
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067702/0592 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 30, 2020
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: ALTIUM HEALTHCARE INC.
Reel/Frame 051761/0246 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050565/0021 →
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 26, 2019
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050525/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2016
From: MICELI, DAVID A.; MICELI, JOSEPH A.
To: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 039954/0079 →