Patent ID: 9630746
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A01C,A61J,B65D,G09F

Claim:
1. A time programmable container comprising: a base having a first end, a second end and a perimeter, the base having threads at the second end, the base further including a plurality of spaced apart rectangular shaped projections positioned around the perimeter of the base at the second end; a ring having a first end and a second end, the ring having an aperture, the aperture having a perimeter, the aperture extending from the first end of the ring to the second end of the ring, the ring including a plurality of spaced apart rectangular shaped projections positioned around the perimeter of the aperture at the second end of the ring, the plurality of rectangular shaped projections of the ring being spaced and shaped to mate the plurality of rectangular shaped projections of the base, the ring having a length such that when placed on the base the first end of the ring is below at least a portion of the threads of the second end of the base; a lid having a cavity, the cavity having threads with the threads of the cavity configured to threadably mate with the threads of the second end of the base; and a lid locking device having at least one cavity positioned in the lid, and the lid locking device including a first tab connected at the first end of the ring with the first tab of the lid locking device moveable between a first position and a second position, the first tab of the lid locking device being normally biased in the first position, and the lid locking device including a flexible second tab, the second tab of the lid locking device connected to the first end of the ring and first tab of the lid locking device; the at least one cavity of the lid locking device being shaped to receive the first tab of the lid locking device, such that when the ring is placed on the base and the lid has been threaded onto the base, the first tab of the lid locking device extends into the at least one cavity of the lid locking device thereby locking the lid onto the base, and further when the second tab of the lid locking device is flexed, the first tab of the lid locking device is removed from the at least one cavity of the lid locking device, unlocking the lid from the base thereby permitting removal of the lid from the base.