Patent ID: 6523709
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A reversible child resistant cap for use with a container, the cap having a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child resistant position and having a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-child resistant position, the cap comprising:a closure plane; a circumferential outer skirt comprising an upper portion extending in an upward direction from the closure plane, a lower portion extending in a downward direction from the closure plane, each of the upper and lower portions including an inner surface; wherein the inner surface of the upper portion of the circumferential outer skirt comprises a non-child resistant engaging means for engaging the container, and wherein the inner surface of the lower portion of the circumferential outer skirt comprises a child resistant engaging means for engaging the container; and wherein the non-child resistant engaging means is spaced a first distance in an upward direction from the closure plane, the child resistant engaging means is spaced a second distance in a downward direction from the closure plane, and the first distance is less than the second distance.