Twist tube lift child proof cap and container

Claim 1

A child resistant container and lid, comprising: (a) a container having a substantially cylindrical, vertical wall, an open top and a closed bottom, a ring track formed on a wall of said container near the top of said container, said ring track adapted to receive and act as a guide for a ring, said ring track having first stop component; (b) a snap lid hingeably attached to the top of said container and substantially located inside the top of said container with the top of said lid at or near the top of said container when said lid is closed, said lid having one component of an extended lift member and an indented lift guide, and being engageable with the other of said extended lift member and said indented lift guide; and, (c) a ring which is semi-flexible and is rotatably connected to said ring track, said ring having a second stop component which is located to be coincidental with said first stop component when said ring is rotated within said track, and to stop further rotation when said first stop and second stop contact one another, said ring further having the other component of said extended lift member and said indented lift guide, said ring being squeezable and rotatable such that simultaneous squeezing and rotating of said ring engages said extended lift member with said indented lift guide so as to unfasten and lift open said lid, and such that when said ring is not squeezed, said extended lift member and said indented lift guide are not engaged.