IP Library Granted Patent US 11,084,635
Granted Patent B2
US 11,084,635 · App. 16/452,057 · Granted Aug 10, 2021

Child resistant pop-top vial

Inventor: James D. Faulkner (Erie, PA)
Assignee: F&S Tool, Inc.
B65D50/045A61J1/03B65D43/14B65D83/04B65D2215/02B65D2215/04B65D2251/1016
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Patent No.
US 11,084,635
App. No.
16/452,057
Granted
Aug 10, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vial comprises a vial top and a lid. The lid comprises a top and a bottom. A circular securing feature is attached to the bottom and has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the lid, thus forming a lip around the circumference of the bottom. The securing feature comprises a snap bead that extends outwards therefrom. An internal undercut in the vial mates with the snap bead when the lid is in the closed position. The vial top comprises a ledge. The underside of the lip secures to the ledge when the lid is in the closed position. An anti-pry wall is located on the ledge, having a diameter larger than the lid and surrounding the lid when the lid is in the closed position. The height of the anti-pry wall is taller than the underside of the lip when the lid is in the closed position.

Claims (10)

1. A vial comprising:

a lid having a top and a bottom;

a securing feature attached to said bottom surface of said lid, wherein said securing feature is circular, and a portion of the bottom of said lid extending radially outward from said securing feature defines a lip;

a snap bead extending outwards from the outer diameter of said securing feature;

a vial top including a ledge and an internal undercut, wherein said lip contacts said ledge when said lid is in the closed position, and said internal undercut is configured to mate with said snap bead when said lid is in the closed position; and

an anti-pry wall on said ledge, wherein the inner diameter of said anti-pry wall is larger than the outer diameter of said lid, said anti-pry wall surrounds said ledge, the height of said anti-pry wall is taller than said lip when said lid is in the closed position, said lid is recessed with respect to the anti-pry wall when said lid is in the closed position and, with said anti-pry wall surrounding said ledge of the vial top, said lid is movable from the closed position to an open position.

2. The vial of claim 1 , further comprising a living hinge securing said lid to said vial.

3. The vial of claim 1 , wherein said vial is plastic.

4. The vial of claim 1 , wherein the height of said anti-pry wall is at least as tall as said top of said lid when said lid is in the closed position.

5. The vial of claim 1 , wherein the height of said anti-pry wall is taller than said top of said lid when said lid is in the closed position.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded May 5, 2025
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH (SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH), AS TERM LOAN COLLATERAL AGENT; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ABL COLLATERAL AGENT
To: AVINTIV SPECIALTY MATERIALS, LLC (F/K/A AVINTIV SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.); BERRY FILM PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.; BERRY GLOBAL FILMS, LLC; BERRY GLOBAL, INC.; BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION; BERRY PLASTICS FILMCO, INC.; BERRY PLASTICS HOLDING CORPORATION; BPREX HEALTHCARE PACKAGING INC.; COVALENCE SPECIALTY ADHESIVES LLC; FIBERWEB, INC.; FIBERWEB, LLC; KERR GROUP, LLC; LETICA CORPORATION; LETICA RESOURCES, INC.; PLIANT, LLC; ROLLPAK CORPORATION; F&S TOOL, INC.
Reel/Frame 071168/0009 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2025
From: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: F&S TOOL, INC.
Reel/Frame 071022/0071 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2025
From: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: F&S TOOL, INC.
Reel/Frame 071021/0204 →
LIEN Recorded Jun 21, 2024
From: F&S TOOL, INC.
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 067799/0874 →
LIEN Recorded Jun 18, 2024
From: F&S TOOL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 067757/0255 →
LIEN Recorded Jun 18, 2024
From: F&S TOOL, INC.
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 067757/0380 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2024
From: TECUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.
To: F&S PRECISION HOLDINGS, INC.; F&S TOOL, INC.
Reel/Frame 067693/0183 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: EAST WEST BANK
To: F&S TOOL, INC.; F&S PRECISION HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067048/0261 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2020
From: F&S PRECISION HOLDINGS, INC.; F&S TOOL, INC.
To: TECUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 053398/0796 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2020
From: F&S PRECISION HOLDINGS, INC.; F&S TOOL, INC.
To: EAST WEST BANK
Reel/Frame 053331/0326 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2019
From: FAULKNER, JAMES D.
To: F&S TOOL, INC.
Reel/Frame 049676/0179 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62702753 · Jul 24, 2018
Related Publication 20200031539A1 · Jan 30, 2020