Child resistant packaging
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1. A child resistant packaging comprising:
- a housing component comprising housing panels folded to form an interior space, the housing component including one or more tab aperture elements, a guide aperture element, and a lip element, the guide aperture element defined by a continuous connected boundary;
an insert component comprising insert panels folded to form a cavity configured to store a product, the insert component including one or more tab elements and a guide recess element, the guide recess element constructed from a first insert panel and a second insert panel, wherein the first insert panel includes an opening defined by an edge border, the first insert panel and the second insert panel folded to cover one another such that a base element comprising a portion of the second insert panel is exposed through the opening of the first insert panel, the insert component configured to slideably interact with the interior space of the housing component between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration,in the locked configuration, the one or more tab elements abut a panel edge of the lip element of the housing component, the locked configuration obstructing movement of the insert component from the interior space of the housing component, and a portion of both the base element and the edge border of the guide recess element accessible through the guide aperture element,in the unlocked configuration, the one or more tab elements released from the panel edge of the lip element of the housing component via the one or more tab aperture elements, the unlocked configuration un-obstructing movement of the insert component from the interior space of the housing component.
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Abstract
Child resistant packaging for storing medicine or medicinal compositions that frustrates or prevents a child'"'"'s attempts to access the contents while permitting an adult to easily open the packaging through a series of movements or steps in coordination or combination to readily access the contents. The child resistant packaging includes a housing component and an insert component that is configured to slideably interact with an interior space of the housing component between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.
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20 Claims
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1. A child resistant packaging comprising:
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a housing component comprising housing panels folded to form an interior space, the housing component including one or more tab aperture elements, a guide aperture element, and a lip element, the guide aperture element defined by a continuous connected boundary; an insert component comprising insert panels folded to form a cavity configured to store a product, the insert component including one or more tab elements and a guide recess element, the guide recess element constructed from a first insert panel and a second insert panel, wherein the first insert panel includes an opening defined by an edge border, the first insert panel and the second insert panel folded to cover one another such that a base element comprising a portion of the second insert panel is exposed through the opening of the first insert panel, the insert component configured to slideably interact with the interior space of the housing component between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, in the locked configuration, the one or more tab elements abut a panel edge of the lip element of the housing component, the locked configuration obstructing movement of the insert component from the interior space of the housing component, and a portion of both the base element and the edge border of the guide recess element accessible through the guide aperture element, in the unlocked configuration, the one or more tab elements released from the panel edge of the lip element of the housing component via the one or more tab aperture elements, the unlocked configuration un-obstructing movement of the insert component from the interior space of the housing component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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9. A method for operating packaging, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing the packaging on a surface, wherein the packaging includes a housing component with an interior space containing an insert component; applying a vertical pressure to one or more tab elements positioned on the insert component to release the one or more tab elements from a lip element, wherein the one or more tab elements are accessible through one or more first aperture elements of the housing component; exposing outside the housing component a portion of the insert component by applying a lateral pressure to a guide recess element positioned on the insert component, wherein the guide recess element comprises an opening defined by an edge border and a portion of the insert component exposed through the opening, wherein a portion of the edge border of the guide recess element is accessible through a guide aperture element of the housing component, the guide aperture element defined by a continuous connected boundary; releasing the pressure to the one or more tab elements; and pulling the exposed portion of the insert component to remove the remaining portion of the insert component from the interior space of the housing component. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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