Safety closure container

Claim 2

In combination, a container including (1) a principal hollow body serving as a receptacle and (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and having threads formed on the exterior annular surface of said neck for threaded engagement by cooperating thread means formed on a suitable closure, a closure member including (1) a top wall spanning said rimdefined opening, said top wall being adapted to sealingly contact said rim, (2) a connected depending skirt having threads formed on the inner surface of said skirt adapted to threadingly engage said threads on said neck of said container, said skirt and container each including, in coincident registration with said threads, cooperatively engageable and disengageable lock abutments, and means associated with said closure adapted for purposeful dextrous manipulation to effect disengagement of said abutments, said combination being constructed such that said lock abutments are arranged as to allow rotational tightening beyond the stage of locking engagement of said abutments without any contact of said component parts of said closure or container as would induce distortion or stress in either said closure or container.

Claim 3

The combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein said abutments are preselectively radially located in relationship to that thread design which effects sealing contact between said container rim and said closure top wall, whereby abutment of said cooperatively engageable and disengageable lock abutments precludes rotational removal of said closure.

Claim 4

The combination as claimed in claim 2, wherein said skirt an container each include not more than two spaced abutments.

Claim 5

The combination as claimed in claim 3, wherein said abutments are generally diametrically opposed.

Claim 6

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the exterior surface of said neck, said neck including a radially outwardly extending stop projection, and a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening and (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck and a resilient or flexible inner partial wall or web connecting along one region of the inner surface of said skirt, said partial wall or web including stop means spaced inwardly from said inner surface of said skirt, said stop means spaced inwardly from said inner surface projection when said closure is proximately rotationally secured to said closure neck but being deflectable out of opposing contact with said stop projection, whereby said closure can be rotationally removed.

Claim 7

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the exterior surface of said neck, said neck including a radially outwardly extending stop projection, and a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening and (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck and a resilient or flexible inner partial wall or web connecting along one region of the inner surface of said skirt, said partial wall or web including stop means spaced inwardly from said inner surface of said skirt, said stop means spaced inwardly from said inner surface projection when said closure is proximately rotationally secured to said closure neck but being deflectable out of opposing contact with said stop projection, whereby said closure can be rotationally removed.

Claim 8

A package as claimed in claim 5 which includes means for deflecting or bending said partial waLl or web to teminate abutting contact of said stop means and said stop projection.

Claim 9

A package as claimed in claim 6, wherein said deflection means comprises a pivot projection adjacent said stop projection, said pivot projection aiding deflection of said partial wall or web responsive to compression applied at the connecting region of said wall or web to said skirt.

Claim 10

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the exterior surface of said neck, said neck including a radially outwardly extending stop projection and a pivot projection in radial spaced proximity to said stop projection, a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening and (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck and a resilient or flexible inner partial wall or web connecting along one region of the inner surface of said skirt, said partial wall or web including stop means spaced inwardly from said inner surface of said skirt, said edge opposingly contacting said stop projection when said closure is almost rotationally secured to said closure neck, and means for deflecting or bending said partial wall or web about said pivot projection to displace said stop means out of stop-contact with said stop projection, allowing rotational removal of said closure from said container.

Claim 11

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the exterior surface of said neck, said neck including a radially outwardly extending stop projection and a pivot projection in radial spaced proximity to said stop projection, a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening and (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck and a resilient or flexible inner partial wall or web connecting along one region of the inner surface of said skirt, said partial wall or web including stop means spaced inwardly from said inner surface of said skirt, said edge opposingly contacting said stop projection when said closure is almost rotationally secured to said closure neck, and means for deflecting or bending said partial wall or web about said pivot projection to displace said stop means out of stop-contact with said stop projection, allowing rotational removal of said closure from said container.

Claim 12

A package as claimed in claim 8, wherein said stop projection includes an abutment surface on one side for contact with said stop means of said partial wall or web and a cam surface on the opposite side which, together with the flexible nature of said partial wall or web, permits rotational tightening of said closure and sliding contact passage of said partial wall or web in slightly deflected condition.

Claim 13

A package as claimed in claim 9, wherein said partial wall or web is resiliently elastic in that it returns to its original undeflected position.

Claim 14

A package as claimed in claim 10, wherein said last-mentioned means comprises a skirt circumference which is larger than the circumference of said neck proximate said stop and pivot projections as permits compression of said skirt proximate said partial wall or web connection region, thereby bending said partial wall or web.

Claim 15

A package as claimed in claim 11, wherein said skirt outer surface includes visible indicia marking the spot for application of compression to bend said partial wall or web to disengage said stop means of said partial wall or web from said stop projection.

Claim 16

A package as claimed in claim 8, wherein said neck includes two sets of stop projections and pivot projections in diametric positions and said closure skirt inner surface includes two inner partial walls or webs in diametric positions.

Claim 17

A package as claimed in claim 13, wherein said skirt outer surface includes visible indicia marking the spot for application of compression to bend said partial wall or web to disengage said stop means of said partial wall or web from said stop projection.

Claim 18

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising; a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening, said neck including an annular bead encircling said neck between said body and said opening, and (3) closure attachment means formed on the upper exterior surface of said neck, said neck further including a radially outwardly extending stop projection, and a closure including (1) a tOp wall spanning said rim-defined opening, (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck and (3) a depending finger member attached to the inner surface of said skirt at its upper end and depending generally vertically downwardly to a lower extremity normally opposingly contacting said stop projection when said closure is almost rotationally secured to said closure neck, said finger being deflectable and pivotable about said bead responsive to pressure on the outer surface of said closure skirt at the upper end of said finger, causing the lower end to move outwardly out of contact with said stop projection, allowing rotational opening or removal of said closure.

Claim 19

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising; a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening, said neck including an annular bead encircling said neck between said body and said opening, and (3) closure attachment means formed on the upper exterior surface of said neck, said neck further including a radially outwardly extending stop projection, and a closure including (1) a tOp wall spanning said rim-defined opening, (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck and (3) a depending finger member attached to the inner surface of said skirt at its upper end and depending generally vertically downwardly to a lower extremity normally opposingly contacting said stop projection when said closure is almost rotationally secured to said closure neck, said finger being deflectable and pivotable about said bead responsive to pressure on the outer surface of said closure skirt at the upper end of said finger, causing the lower end to move outwardly out of contact with said stop projection, allowing rotational opening or removal of said closure.

Claim 20

A package as claimed in claim 15, wherein there are two fingers and two stop projections located respectively generally 180* apart. 17.A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the exterior surface of said neck, said neck including a circumferentially elongage cantilever bridge connected to said neck at one extremity of said bridge and having stop means at the other extremity, and a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening and (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck, said skirt including a radially inwardly extending stop projection normally opposingly contacting said stop means of said bridge when said closure is proximately rotationally secured to said closure neck, said circumferentially elongate cantilever bridge being deflectable out of opposing contact with said stop projection on said closure, whereby said closure can be rotationally removed.

Claim 21

A package as claimed in claim 17 which includes means for deflecting or bending said cantilever bridge out of abutting contact of said inwardly projecting stop member formed on the inner surface of said skirt.

Claim 22

A package as claimed in claim 18, wherein said means comprises a second generally vertically elongate projection formed on said inner skirt wall adjacent said stop projection, said projection assisting deflection of said cantilever bridge on said container responsive to compression applied on said skirt on the other side of said second projection means.

Claim 23

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the upper exterior surface of said neck, said neck further including a radially outwardly extending stop projection, and a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening, (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotaional releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck, (3) a vertically elongate wedge projecting radially inwardly from the inner surface of said skirt, said wedge tapering smoothly into said skirt at its upper juncture, said wedge normally opposingly contacting said stop projection on said container neck when said closure is proximately rotationally secured to said closure neck, and (4) means for deflecting said skirt outwardly proximate said wedge to thereby disengage said wedge from said stop projection, permitting thereby rotational removal of said closure.

Claim 24

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the upper exterior surface of said neck, said neck further including a radially outwardly extending stop projection, and a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening, (2) a connected depending skirt having attachment means formed on the interior surface thereof for rotaional releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck, (3) a vertically elongate wedge projecting radially inwardly from the inner surface of said skirt, said wedge tapering smoothly into said skirt at its upper juncture, said wedge normally opposingly contacting said stop projection on said container neck when said closure is proximately rotationally secured to said closure neck, and (4) means for deflecting said skirt outwardly proximate said wedge to thereby disengage said wedge from said stop projection, permitting thereby rotational removal of said closure.

Claim 25

The package as claimed in claim 20, wherein said wedge on said inner skirt, said projection on said container neck and said thread design are constructed and arranged to mutually cooperate in providing tolerance in a vertical dimension, allowing thereby employment of auxiliary liners or the like in the region of said rim and/or closure without interfering or adversely affecting the safety lock features provided by the said closure wedge and said stop projection on said container neck.

Claim 26

The package as claimed in claim 20, wherein said means (4) includes a radially extending tab means on the outer surface of said skirt opposite said wedge for finger contact and lifting movement of said skirt to thereby disengage said wedge from said stop projection.

Claim 27

The package as claimed in claim 15, wherein said bead is not continuous and is present only vertically above said radially outwardly extending stop projection.

Claim 28

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the upper exterior surface of said neck, said neck further including a radially outwardly extending stop projection, and a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening, (2) attachment means formed on said closure adapted for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck (3) a connected depending skirt having a vertically elongate wedge projecting radially inwardly from the inner surface of said skirt, said wedge tapering generally smoothly into said skirt at its upper juncture, said wedge normally opposingly contacting said stop projection on said container neck when said closure is proximately rotationally secured to said closure neck and (4) means for deflecting said skirt outwardly proximate said wedge to thereby disengage said skirt outwardly proximate said wedge to thereby disengage said wedge from said stop projection, permitting thereby rotational removal of said closure.

Claim 29

A multi-component package for safely storing contents to be reached only by prescribed dextrous manipulation of the package components, said package comprising: a container including (1) a principal body defining a receptacle for contents, (2) a connected upstanding neck terminating in a rim-defined opening and (3) closure attachment means formed on the upper exterior surface of said neck, said neck further including a radially outwardly extending stop projection, and a closure including (1) a top wall spanning said rim-defined opening, (2) attachment means formed on said closure adapted for rotational releasable engagement with said attachment means on the exterior surface of said neck (3) a connected depending skirt having a vertically elongate wedge projecting radially inwardly from the inner surface of said skirt, said wedge tapering generally smoothly into said skirt at its upper juncture, said wedge normally opposingly contacting said stop projection on said container neck when said closure is proximately rotationally secured to said closure neck and (4) means for deflecting said skirt outwardly proximate said wedge to thereby disengage said skirt outwardly proximate said wedge to thereby disengage said wedge from said stop projection, permitting thereby rotational removal of said closure.

Claim 30

The package as claimed in claim 24, wherein said closure includes (5) a connected depending inner skirt having the attachment means (2) formed thereon.