IP Library Granted Patent US 10,703,545
Granted Patent B1
US 10,703,545 · App. 16/705,354 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Child resistant closure system

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Patent No.
US 10,703,545
App. No.
16/705,354
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A closure system includes a container and a closure. The container including a rim extending perpendicular to the side wall, the rim including a locking lug extending from an upper surface of the rim and a break disposed in the rim adjacent to the locking tab, the break operable to form a deflectable locking portion of the rim. The closure including a side wall, a flange extending perpendicular to the side wall, and a locking lug disposed within the flange for engaging the corresponding locking lug of the container. The flange may include a gap portion disposed adjacent to the locking lug for allowing a user to deflect the deflectable locking portion of the container through the gap portion in the flange to disengage the locking lug of the container from the locking lug of the closure.

Claims (15)

1. A closure system comprising:

a container having a neck portion, the neck portion including a circumferential side wall and a symmetrical rim extending out from the container side wall, the rim including a locking lug extending from an upper surface of the rim and a break disposed in the rim adjacent to the locking lug, the break being substantially symmetrically aligned with the rim and including a curved slot disposed between the rim and the circumferential side wall of the container neck portion operable to form a deflectable locking portion of the rim; and

a closure dimensioned and configured to be secured to the neck portion of the container, the closure including a side wall, a flange extending out in radial symmetry from the closure side wall, and a locking lug disposed within the flange for engaging the corresponding locking lug of the container when the closure is installed on the container in a child resistant configuration,

wherein, when the closure is secured to the neck portion of the container, the symmetrical rim of the container extends radially outward a distance further than the flange of the closure, the flange of the closure and the locking of the container and closure are positioned and configured such that the locking lugs are hidden within the flange, and the deflectable locking portion of the rim is operable to be deflected downward to disengage the locking lugs of the container and the closure to uninstall the closure from the child resistant configuration.

2. The closure system of claim 1 wherein the container is manufactured in a two-stage injection stretch blow molding process.

3. The closure system of claim 1 wherein the flange of the closure includes a gap portion disposed adjacent to the locking lug of the closure for enhancing access to the deflectable locking portion of the container rim.

4. The closure system of claim 3 wherein the flange of the closure includes a top exterior surface and a bottom interior surface, the gap portion extending through the top exterior surface and the bottom interior surface of the flange.

5. The closure system of claim 4 wherein the gap portion of the closure is vertically aligned with at least a portion of the deflectable locking portion of the container when the closure is installed on the container in the child resistant configuration.

6. The closure system of claim 1 wherein the closure further includes indicia operable to direct consumers attention to the deflectable locking portion of the container, the indicia being vertically aligned with at least a portion of the deflectable locking portion of the container when the closure is installed on the container in the child resistant configuration.

7. The closure system of claim 6 wherein the flange of the closure includes a gap portion disposed adjacent to the locking lug of the closure for enhancing access to the deflectable locking portion of the container rim and the indicia is vertically aligned with the gap portion of the closure and at least a portion of the deflectable locking portion of the container.

8. The closure system of claim 7 wherein the indicia includes an arrow pointing towards the deflectable locking portion of the container rim when the closure is installed on the container in the child resistant configuration.

9. The closure system of claim 6 wherein:

the side wall of the closure includes a plurality of substantially smooth sections each disposed between two knurlment sections,

one of the plurality of substantially smooth sections is vertically aligned with at least a portion of the deflectable locking portion of the container, and

the indicia is disposed in the substantially smooth section vertically aligned with at least a portion of the deflectable locking portion of the container.

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 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: ALTIUM PACKAGING LP
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 052040/0441 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: ALTIUM PACKAGING LP
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 052040/0509 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 30, 2020
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: ALTIUM HEALTHCARE INC.
Reel/Frame 051756/0103 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2019
From: MICELI, DAVID A.; MICELI, JOSEPH A.
To: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 051198/0722 →