Child resistant closure cap
First Claim
1. A child resistant closure cap for a container, said cap comprising:
- an electrical generation means for generating and storing electrical energy;
at least one sensing means, being energized by said electrical generation means, for detecting biometric attributes of a user attempting to remove said cap; and
a latching means operable by said at least one sensing means, for releasably securing said child resistant closure cap to a container, in use.
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Abstract
A child resistant closure cap for preventing the inadvertent consumption of pharmaceutical products, bleaches or other products by children or other minors. The child resistant closure cap can be easily removed by adults and elderly persons and uses intrinsic biometric (physical dimension) human attributes to differentiate between adults and children instead of relying on differences in ability. In use, the present invention senses electronically the size of the thumb, forefinger or middle finger, or hand crotch, prior to unlatching the closure cap. The sensors are provided using at least one piezoelectric transducer which performs both functions of detecting the biometric attributes of the user, and by doing so, also generates and stores electrical energy by virtue of the piezoelectric effect.
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56 Claims
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1. A child resistant closure cap for a container, said cap comprising:
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an electrical generation means for generating and storing electrical energy; at least one sensing means, being energized by said electrical generation means, for detecting biometric attributes of a user attempting to remove said cap; and a latching means operable by said at least one sensing means, for releasably securing said child resistant closure cap to a container, in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A child resistant closure cap which, in use, is adapted to engage with a container, comprising:
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at least one piezoelectric transducer for detecting biometric attributes of a user attempting to remove said child resistant cap from a container, and thereby generating an electrical output; and a latching means, being in connection with at least one piezoelectric transducer, for releasably securing said child resistant cap to the container. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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