Child resistant closure
First Claim
1. A child resistant closure for a container having an opening, said closure comprising:
- a base securable to said container about said opening, said base having an orifice therein communicating with said opening, a first engaging means, and means for fixedly securing the base to a container;
a cover having a second engaging means engageable with said first engaging means for releasably securing said cover to said base and an inwardly deformable portion which, upon inward deformation, moves said second engaging means outwardly and out of engagement with said first engaging means; and
a hinge joining said cover to said base;
said cover being movable about said hinge between a closed position wherein said cover obturates said orifice and wherein said first and second engaging means are engaged, and an open position wherein said orifice is exposed, said cover being movable to said open position by inwardly deforming said deformable portion for disengaging said second engaging means from said first engaging means whereupon said cover may be pivoted about said hinge.
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Abstract
An improved child resistant closure for a container comprises a base fixedly securable to the container, the base having an orifice communicating with an opening defined by the neck of the container and a first engaging means, a cover having a second engaging means, one of the cover and the base having a deformable portion, such that the cover is moveable between a closed position wherein the cover obturates the orifice in the base and wherein the first and second engaging means are engaged for retaining the cover in the closed position, and an open position when the orifice is exposed for dispensing the contents from the container, the cover being moveable to the open position by deforming the deformable portion which serves to disengage the first and second engaging means.
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16 Claims
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1. A child resistant closure for a container having an opening, said closure comprising:
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a base securable to said container about said opening, said base having an orifice therein communicating with said opening, a first engaging means, and means for fixedly securing the base to a container; a cover having a second engaging means engageable with said first engaging means for releasably securing said cover to said base and an inwardly deformable portion which, upon inward deformation, moves said second engaging means outwardly and out of engagement with said first engaging means; and a hinge joining said cover to said base; said cover being movable about said hinge between a closed position wherein said cover obturates said orifice and wherein said first and second engaging means are engaged, and an open position wherein said orifice is exposed, said cover being movable to said open position by inwardly deforming said deformable portion for disengaging said second engaging means from said first engaging means whereupon said cover may be pivoted about said hinge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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