Child-proof container

Claim 1

A container defining an opening, said container including an integral cover for covering said opening, and being difficult for children to both recognize and open, said container comprising: a tubularly-shaped main housing formed of a resilient material having internal and external surfaces and first and second end edges; a bottom wall integrally formed with said tubularly-shaped main housing adjacent said first end edge of said main housing, said bottom wall permanently closing a first end of said tubularly-shaped main housing by being integrally attached to said housing about the bottom wall's perimeter; a cover integrally formed with said tubularly-shaped main housing adjacent said second end edge of said main housing, said cover being integrally attached to said tubularly-shaped main housing adjacent said second end edge thereof, but inwardly spaced from said second end edge, said attachment being along a portion only of the outer perimeter of said cover so as to form a hinge means inwardly spaced from said second end edge for allowing said cover to be selectively rotated between a closed position closing a second end of said main housing and an open position rotated outwardly from said main housing; said internal surface of said tubularly-shaped main housing including a slot for receiving a free edge of said cover when said cover is in a closed position, said slot forming a shoulder located inwardly from said second end edge, for engaging an inner surface of said cover to prevent further inward rotation of said cover from said closed position such that an outer surface of said cover is spaced inwardly from said second end edge of said tubular main housing when said cover is in said closed position.