IP Library Granted Patent US 11,524,824
Granted Patent B2
US 11,524,824 · App. 17/172,813 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Child resistant container with activator buttons

Inventor: Robert Timothy Lynn (Marengo, IL)
Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
B65D50/046B65D5/38B65D2215/02
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Patent No.
US 11,524,824
App. No.
17/172,813
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A child resistant container having a three-point activator system is provided. The container comprises a tray, a carton or other enclosure and a plurality of buttons that must be simultaneously depressed or otherwise activated to remove the tray out of the carton. The buttons are positioned so as to require an adult hand to operate.

Claims (11)

1. A container comprising:

a tray comprising a compartment defining a cavity for holding one or more articles, the compartment comprising compartment sidewalls and end walls extending upward from a bottom wall and terminating at a rim, the tray further comprising a flange extending outwardly from the rim and a flap attached to the flange along a living hinge, the tray further comprising two or more resilient buttons disposed on the bottom wall; and

a carton configured to receive the tray, the carton comprising a front wall, a back wall and compartment sidewalls, the carton defining two or more openings; wherein

the buttons are biased outwardly so that, in the assembled container, each button extends through one of the openings in the carton to lock the tray inside the carton and secure the container in a closed position.

2. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the container remains locked unless all of the two or more buttons are simultaneously depressed by a user.

3. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the front wall defines a front wall opening; and

a button is located on the flap and extends through the front wall opening.

4. The container of claim 3 wherein:

the number of buttons is three.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2025
From: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
To: TOPPAN PACKAGING AMERICAS HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071338/0486 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2021
From: LYNN, ROBERT TIMOTHY
To: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 055672/0356 →