Child-resistant containers
A child-resistant container includes a lid and a base. The lid includes a peripheral flange that defines a lifting tab. The base includes an upper peripheral rim. A skirt extends downwardly from the upper peripheral rim to a lower edge thereof. A bend line extends between two adjacent sides of the base to define a corner portion of the base that accommodates the lifting tab when the container is closed forming a child-resistant opening mechanism. The bend line facilitates bending of the corner portion of the base to gain access to the lifting tab.
1. A child-resistant container comprising:
a lid having a peripheral flange which defines a lifting tab; and
a base including:
an upper peripheral rim;
a skirt extending downwardly from the upper peripheral rim to a lower edge of the skirt;
a resilient bend line extending between two adjacent sides of the base to define a corner portion of the base that accommodates the lifting tab when the container is closed forming a child-resistant opening mechanism; and
at least one of:
(i) a pair of relief sections defined in the lower edge of the skirt, wherein each relief section is proximate to a respective end of the bend line, or
(ii) opposed indented portions in the skirt, wherein each of the opposed indented portions is adjacent to a respective end of the bend line.
2. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bend line is defined by a groove extending between the two adjacent sides of the base.
3. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 1 , wherein each relief section is defined on a respective side of the two adjacent sides of the base.
4. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 1 , wherein each relief section is a notch extending upwardly toward the bend line.
5. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the lifting tab includes ribs extending upwardly from a top surface of the lifting tab.
6. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the upper peripheral rim includes a plateau on the corner portion of the base.
7. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 6 , wherein the base includes a recess defined in the corner portion of the base adjacent to the plateau to receive the lifting tab when the container is closed.
8. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 7 , wherein the base includes a retaining projection extending into the recess overlapping an outer edge of the lifting tab when the container is closed.
9. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 8 , wherein the retaining projection includes a beveled surface facing in at least one of a direction toward the recess or a direction away from the recess.
10. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the lid includes a protrusion extending from a bottom surface of the lifting tab, wherein the protrusion extends into an aperture formed in the corner portion of the base when the container is closed.
11. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a tamper-evident hinge joining the lid with the base, the hinge including a frangible section.
12. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 11 , wherein the frangible section includes at least one line of weakness.
13. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 11 , wherein the frangible section includes a single score line.
14. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 11 , wherein the frangible section includes two parallel score lines defining a tear strip therebetween.
15. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 11 , wherein the corner portion of the base and the tamper-evident hinge are on the same lateral side of the base.
16. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the base includes a bead extending upwardly from the upper peripheral rim and which extends substantially about the perimeter of the container.
17. The child-resistant container as recited in claim 16 , wherein the skirt extends downwardly from the bead.