Patent ID: 6149022
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A45D,A46B,B65D

Abstract:
A bottle having a cap,said bottle comprisinga container having a longitudinal axis,a neck extending upwardly from said container comprising an orifice through which contents may pass into said container, said neck comprisinga horizontal flange below said orifice, said flange having a downwardly sloping portion, said flange being longitudinally spaced from said container, P0 said cap comprising a top and, extending downward from said top,an inner shell havingan inner dimension fitting closely with the external surface of said neck near said orifice,a sealing surface adapted to be pressed against the top of said neck by a resilient structure andan outer shell, said outer shell comprising a flexible portion havingan inner diameter larger than the maximum outer diameter of said sloping portion of said flange, andprongs facing inward of said inner diameter, whereinpressing said cap downwardly causes said prongsto contact said sloping portion of said flange and to be displaced outwardly from the longitudinal axis, andto be displaced inwardly to a locking position by said flexible portion when said prongs have passed downward of said flange,said prongs preventing removal of said cap from said bottle when in said locking positionprongs being displaced outwardly when said flexible portion of said outer shell is compressed at pressure points spaced from said, said outward displacement allowing removal of said cap from said bottle.