Reversible Child Resistant Cap And Combination Of A Container And A Reversible Child Resistant Cap
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1. A reversible child resistant cap apparatus for use with a container, the cap having a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child resistant position and having a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-child resistant position, the cap comprising:
- a connecting structure;
a circumferential outer skirt comprising an upper portion extending in an upward direction from the connecting structure, and a lower portion extending in a downward direction from the connecting structure, the upper and lower portions including upper and lower inner surfaces, respectively;
a circumferential inner skirt inside the circumferential outer skirt, the inner skirt having an upper end and a lower end, the inner skirt being connected to the outer skirt by the connecting structure;
a plurality of thread segments defined on the inner surface of the upper portion of the circumferential outer skirt for engaging the container when the cap is applied to the container in the second non-child resistant position, the thread segments being separated circumferentially by gaps; and
a plurality of lugs defined on the inner surface of the lower portion of the circumferential outer skirt for engaging the container when the cap is applied to the container in the first child resistant position.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position.
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1. A reversible child resistant cap apparatus for use with a container, the cap having a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child resistant position and having a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-child resistant position, the cap comprising:
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a connecting structure; a circumferential outer skirt comprising an upper portion extending in an upward direction from the connecting structure, and a lower portion extending in a downward direction from the connecting structure, the upper and lower portions including upper and lower inner surfaces, respectively; a circumferential inner skirt inside the circumferential outer skirt, the inner skirt having an upper end and a lower end, the inner skirt being connected to the outer skirt by the connecting structure; a plurality of thread segments defined on the inner surface of the upper portion of the circumferential outer skirt for engaging the container when the cap is applied to the container in the second non-child resistant position, the thread segments being separated circumferentially by gaps; and a plurality of lugs defined on the inner surface of the lower portion of the circumferential outer skirt for engaging the container when the cap is applied to the container in the first child resistant position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A reversible child resistant cap apparatus for use with a container, comprising:
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a circular outer skirt having a first end and a second end; a circular inner skirt concentrically disposed within the outer skirt; a connecting structure connecting the outer skirt to the inner skirt; the inner skirt having a first portion extending from the connecting structure, the first portion having an open first end; the inner skirt having a second portion extending from the connecting structure such that an annular space is defined between the outer skirt and the second portion of the inner skirt, the second portion of the inner skirt having a closed second end positioned substantially co-planar with the second end of the outer skirt; a plurality of circumferentially spaced bead segments extending from the outer skirt into the annular space; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking lugs extending radially inward from the outer skirt, the locking lugs being circumferentially positioned so that each locking lug is circumferentially located between two of the bead segments. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A combination container and reversible child resistant cap assembly, comprising:
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a container having an open upper end; a cap reversible between a first position in which the cap engages the container in a child resistant first mode and a second position in which the cap engages the container in a non-child resistant second mode, the cap having a cylindrical outer skirt and cylindrical inner skirt, the outer skirt having a first end portion with a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking lugs engaging the container when the cap is in the first position, and the outer skirt having a second end portion with a plurality of circumferentially spaced engagement structures engaging the container when the cap is in the second position; and a resilient tapered seal between a first end of the inner skirt and the container resiliently urging the cap away from the container when the cap is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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