Child Resistant Lid and Packaging

• US 20160167845A1
• Filed: 12/14/2015
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mason-Ry Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Eric Harvey
• Inventors: Harvey, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 10,160,578 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2215/02 requiring the combination of simultaneous actions
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/0018 of the 43-type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/0028 of the 51-type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/0081 of the 43-type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/009 of the 51-type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/0857 and locked to the bottle by mechanical means, e.g. tabs snapping into recesses of the bottle B65D23/0871, B65D23/0878 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/34 Coverings or external coatings of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/62; for bottles or jars B65D23/08; wrappers B65D65/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00092 circular
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/0225 secured by rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 50/041 the closure comprising nested inner and outer caps or an inner cap and an outer coaxial annular member, which can be brought into engagement to enable removal by rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/18 Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures B65D51/247 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/08 with fastening elements, e.g. slide fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/0486 the inner container being coaxially disposed within the outer container B65D81/3876 takes precedence

Abstract

Aspects of the invention include a child resistant packaging system that makes use of a container, a protective sleeve and a two part child resistant lid with inner lid and an outer lid that are co-axially aligned. The protective sleeve has a recessed groove that substantially matches a corresponding lip on the container enabling the protective sleeve to retain the container without a stretch fit. Also provided is a sleeve for protecting a container that is constructed from a molded silicone and has a recessed groove for retaining a container.

Claims

1. A child resistant packaging system comprising:

a container; and

a protective sleeve; and

a child resistant lid comprising an inner lid and an outer lid that are co-axially aligned; and

wherein said protective sleeve has a recessed groove that substantially matches a corresponding lip on said container.

2. The child resistant packaging system of claim 1, wherein said protective sleeve comprises silicone.

3. The child resistant packaging system of claim 1, wherein said container is constructed from glass and further comprises threads as a means for attaching said child resistant lid to said container.

4. The child resistant packaging system of claim 1, wherein said inner lid comprises a cylindrical side surface and a top surface with a plurality of grooves located at approximately 45 degrees to said top surface and side surface and said outer lid comprises a plurality of ribs;

and

whereby said inner lid and said outer lid may be rotationally coupled by bringing said plurality of ribs and said grooves into contact.

5. A protective sleeve for use with a container comprising:

a molded tubular body with a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said distal end comprises a closed bottom and a transition region located contiguous with said closed end; and

said proximal end comprises an opening for receiving a container; and

wherein substantially adjacent to said proximal end said molded tubular body further comprises a recessed groove.

6. The protective sleeve of claim 5 wherein said molded tubular body is silicone

7. The protective sleeve of claim 5 wherein said molded tubular body has an interior taper from said proximal end to said transition region.

8. A container system comprising:

a container comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and a middle portion extending between said top portion and said bottom portion, wherein said top portion comprises a bottle opening and said bottom portion comprises a bottom surface and a transition region contiguous with said middle portion and said bottom surface, and said middle portion has a substantially circular cross section relative to the normal from said bottom surface and said top portion further comprises a lip; and

a protective sleeve comprising a molded tubular body with a proximal end and distal end, wherein said distal end comprises a closed bottom and said proximal end comprises an opening for receiving said container, and wherein substantially adjacent to said proximal end said tubular body further comprises a recessed groove; and

wherein when said protective sleeve receives said container as defined by said bottom surface being located adjacent to said closed bottom, said lip is located in said recessed groove.

9. The container system of claim 8 wherein said protective sleeve is comprised of silicone.

10. The container system of claim 8 wherein said container is comprised of glass.

11. The container system of claim 8 wherein said protective sleeve has an interior taper that closely matches the external taper of said container in said middle portion.