Patent ID: 8590734
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A child-resistant lift-off cap assembly attached to a container by a hinge and having a generally cylindrical neck or top portion defining an opening, the assembly comprising: A. a lift-off cap adapted to seat with respect to the container to close it the container; and B. an overlay portion attached to the cap and adapted for use to lift the cap from the container to unseat the cap, the overlay portion comprising a thumb tab and a skirt, the thumb tab configured to outwardly extend from the skirt, the skirt including a deformable portion overlying the seated cap when the overlay is in a seated position, an outer portion of the deformable portion positioned on an exterior surface of the skirt and adapted to be depressed by a user to deform the deformable portion into engagement with the cap, the overlay portion being adapted to engage and lift the seated cap only when the outer portion of the deformable portion is depressed by the user into engagement with the cap and the thumb tab is lifted, and to raise independently of the cap from the seated position when the deformable portion is not deformed into engagement with the cap.