Locking lid container
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1. A container assembly comprising:
- a container having an open end and outwardly directed threads extending from an outer exterior wall surface of the container, and at least one opening located below the threads;
a lid having a downwardly extending wall having inwardly directed threads configured to cooperate with the outwardly directed threads of the container to secure the lid relative to the container in a closed configuration;
and a locking mechanism connected to the downwardly extending wall of the lid, said locking mechanism having at least one engagement member;
wherein the container assembly has a locked and an unlocked configuration, and when in the locked configuration, the at least one engagement member is prevented from rotation in a first direction with the at least one engagement member prevented from turning by engaging the at least one opening in the container, at a radial location at least as radially outwardly as the threads of the container and lid and movement of the at least one engagement member a predetermined amount upwardly disengages the at least one engagement member from the at least one opening thereby transitioning the container assembly to an unlocked configuration to allow rotation in the first direction, and said engagement member is downwardly biased by a spring in contact with the lid from above to the locked configuration.
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Abstract
An open ended container with locking lid can provide a number of features. The lid and the container have cooperating threads. The lid has also has a locking mechanism connected to the lid, such as from a downwardly extending wall. The container has a stop, in some embodiments accessible from above, such as with downwardly and possibly linearly biased engagement members of the locking mechanism. In fact, some embodiments have a stop as a portion of satellite ring.
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19 Claims
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1. A container assembly comprising:
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a container having an open end and outwardly directed threads extending from an outer exterior wall surface of the container, and at least one opening located below the threads; a lid having a downwardly extending wall having inwardly directed threads configured to cooperate with the outwardly directed threads of the container to secure the lid relative to the container in a closed configuration; and a locking mechanism connected to the downwardly extending wall of the lid, said locking mechanism having at least one engagement member;
wherein the container assembly has a locked and an unlocked configuration, and when in the locked configuration, the at least one engagement member is prevented from rotation in a first direction with the at least one engagement member prevented from turning by engaging the at least one opening in the container, at a radial location at least as radially outwardly as the threads of the container and lid and movement of the at least one engagement member a predetermined amount upwardly disengages the at least one engagement member from the at least one opening thereby transitioning the container assembly to an unlocked configuration to allow rotation in the first direction, and said engagement member is downwardly biased by a spring in contact with the lid from above to the locked configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A container assembly comprising:
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a container having an open end and outwardly directed threads extending from an outer exterior wall surface of the container, and at least one opening connected to the outer exterior surface of the container below at least a portion of the threads; a lid having a downwardly extending wall having inwardly directed threads configured to cooperate with the outwardly directed threads of the container to secure the lid relative to the container in a closed configuration; and a locking mechanism operably coupled to the lid, said locking mechanism having an engagement member;
said container assembly having a locked and an unlocked configuration, the engagement member engaging at least one of the at least one openings in the container in the locked configuration thereby preventing rotation in a first direction, and the engagement member not engaging at least one of the at least one openings in the unlocked configuration allowing rotation in the first direction; andan operator operably coupled to the engagement member wherein movement of the operator upwardly a predetermined distance transitions the container assembly from the locked to the unlocked configuration thereby disengaging the engagement member from the opening, and said engagement member downwardly biased from above by a spring between the lid and the engagement member to the locked configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A container assembly comprising:
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a container having an open end and outwardly directed threads extending from an outer exterior wall surface of the container, and at least one opening accessible from above; a lid having a downwardly extending wall having inwardly directed threads configured to cooperate with the outwardly directed threads of the container to secure the lid relative to the container in a closed configuration when turned in a first direction; and a locking mechanism operably coupled to the lid, said locking mechanism having an engagement member, and the container having a locked and unlocked configuration, wherein when in the locked configuration the engagement member engages the opening thereby preventing rotation in a second direction opposite the first direction at a location at least as radially outwardly as the threads of the container and the lid, and when in the unlocked configuration the lid is unencumbered by the opening allowing rotation in the second direction; and an operator operably coupled to the engagement member wherein movement of the operator upwardly a predetermined distance moves the abutment to the unlocked configuration from the locked configuration, and the engagement member is downwardly biased by a spring in contact with the lid from above into the locked configuration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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