Child-proof dispensing closures
Abstract
Abstract DISPENSING CLOSURES OF THE CLASS WHICH INCLUDE A SPOUT ROTATABLY ENGAGED IN A BASE AND MOVABLE BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS. TO RENDER THE CLOSURE PROOF AGAINST BEING OPENED BY A CHILD OF TENDER YEARS, THE CLOSURE, IN ONE ASPECT, IS PROVIDED WITH A DISC SURMOUNTING THE SPOUT AND ADAPTED TO BE ROTATED TO POSITION A SLOT IN THE DISC IN OR OUT OF REGISTER WITH THE SPOUT. WHEN THE DISC IS ROTATED INTO REGISTER, THE SPOUT CAN BE SWIVELLED TO DISPENSING POSITION AND VICE VERSA. IN ANOTHER ASPECT, THE DISC HAS A NOTCH INTO WHICH THE SPOUT MAY BE INTRODUCED TO LOCK THE DISC AGAINST ROTATION. IN YET ANOTHER ASPECT, THE SPOUT IS RENDERED INACCESSIBLE UNLES A SPOUT-LIFTING FINGER ON A ROTATABLE SLEEVE IS MOVED INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE SPOUT.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert N Carow
- 👤 Sidney M Libit
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