Patent ID: 6824006
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A child-safe container, comprising:a base; a cover; side walls attached to at least one of said base or said cover inclosing an interior space; a hinge including a first member supported on one of said base and said cover and a second member supported on the other of said base and said cover, one of said members defining at least one slot and the other of said members supporting at least one hinge pin having a pin axis, said pin being moveably retained within said slot for translation back and forth in a preferred direction, wherein said cover and said base are rotatable relative to one another about the pin axis; a latch including a first boss supported on one of said base and said cover and a second boss supported on the other of said base and said cover at locations remote from said hinge, said first and second bosses defining one or more pairs of interlocking surfaces movable relative to one another between a locked position and a bypass position; and a spring supported on one of said base and said cover and interposed between said base and said cover so that said spring is tensioned in said bypass position and relaxed in said locked position thereby biasing said base and cover in the locked position; wherein said hinge, latch, and spring cooperate to prevent access to said internal space until an external force is applied to said hinge in said preferred direction causing said binge pin to articulate in said slot and said interlocking surfaces to part to said bypass position, wherein opening of the container is accomplished by rotation of said cover and base about said pin axis to expose the internal space.