Twist release safety cap

Claim 1

A safety cap for small dispensers of the hand-held type and the like, comprising in combination: a. a tubular cap body having a top discharge opening, b. a captive closure cap adapted to fit the opening of the cap body so as to seal the same, c. cooperable yieldable detent means on the cap body and cap, tending to hold the latter firmly on said body so as to seal the same, d. a flexible hinge web structure connecting said cap body and closure cap for holding the latter captive while enabling it to be swung from a sealing position closing off the body to a discharge position removed from the opening of the body, e. said cap and body having cooperable bearing means enabling the cap to be turnably shifted on the body within limits as determined by the said web structure, and f. said cap body having a radially outwardly projecting interference lug, g. said cap having a projecting lifting tab adapted to overlie and register with said interference lug when the cap has been swung about the web structure to its sealing position on the cap body, so as to prevent access to said lifting tab and thus prevent removal of the cap, h. said hinge web structure being sufficiently long to enable the cap, when in its sealing position, to be turned on said bearing means within said limits so as to shift the lifting tab thereof out of registration with the interference lug on the cap body whereby a user''s finger can be applied to the underside of the lifting tab for the purpose of removing the cap.