Patent ID: 7815063
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A child-resistant closure that includes: a one-piece plastic shell having a base wall with a peripheral edge, an annular skirt, and a bistable snap-action toggle connection between said peripheral edge of said base wall and said skirt such that said skirt is adapted to be moved between two stable positions with respect to said base wall, and at least one lug on said skirt or said base wall for engagement with cooperating structure in a child-resistant mode of operation in a first position of said skirt with respect to said base wall, said skirt being movable with respect to said base wall between said first position and a second position for selecting between said child-resistant and said non-child-resistant modes of operation of same closure including indicia on said shell that are covered by said skirt in one of said first and second positions, and uncovered by said skirt in the other of said first and second positions, for indicating to a user whether said closure is in said child-resistant or said non-child-resistant mode of operation.