Child resistant container
First Claim
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1. A container comprising:
- a dispensing cartridge defining a storage cavity and an access opening to the storage cavity;
a blocking member transitionable from a blocked state relative to the access opening to an unblocked state relative to the access opening, the blocking member covering a greater portion of the access opening in the blocked state than in the unblocked state such that larger objects can pass through the access opening when the blocking member is in the unblocked state than when in the blocked state; and
an outer shell including a piercing mechanism configured to transition the blocking member from the blocked state to the unblocked state, the dispensing cartridge slidable within the outer shell between a closed state in which a cover portion of the outer shell overlaps the access opening inhibiting access to the storage cavity when the blocking member is in the unblocked state and an open state in which the cover portion of the outer shell overlaps the access opening to a lesser extent to increase access to the storage cavity through the opening when the blocking member is in the unblocked state.
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Abstract
A container and method of opening a container are provided. The container includes a dispensing cartridge defining a storage cavity with an access opening. A blocking member is transitionable from a blocked state to an unblocked state relative to the access opening. The blocking member covers a greater portion of the access opening in the blocked state than in the unblocked state. The outer shell includes a piercing mechanism configured to transition the blocking member from the blocked state to the unblocked state. The method includes using the piercing mechanism to transition the blocking member from the blocked state to the unblocked state.
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20 Claims
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1. A container comprising:
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a dispensing cartridge defining a storage cavity and an access opening to the storage cavity; a blocking member transitionable from a blocked state relative to the access opening to an unblocked state relative to the access opening, the blocking member covering a greater portion of the access opening in the blocked state than in the unblocked state such that larger objects can pass through the access opening when the blocking member is in the unblocked state than when in the blocked state; and an outer shell including a piercing mechanism configured to transition the blocking member from the blocked state to the unblocked state, the dispensing cartridge slidable within the outer shell between a closed state in which a cover portion of the outer shell overlaps the access opening inhibiting access to the storage cavity when the blocking member is in the unblocked state and an open state in which the cover portion of the outer shell overlaps the access opening to a lesser extent to increase access to the storage cavity through the opening when the blocking member is in the unblocked state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of opening a container comprising an outer shell and a dispensing cartridge carried within the outer shell comprising:
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actuating a piercing member along a piercing axis to transition a blocking member from a blocked state relative to an access opening of the dispensing cartridge to an unblocked state relative to the access opening, the blocking member covering a greater portion of the access opening in the blocked state than in the unblocked state such that larger objects can pass through the access opening when the blocking member is in the unblocked state than when in the blocked state; squeezing the outer shell along a compression axis to disengage a catch arrangement between the outer shell and the dispensing cartridge along an expansion axis that is non-parallel with the compression axis. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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