Patent ID: 9199766
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A01C,A61J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A time programmable container comprising: a base having a first end and a second end with the second end being cylindrical in shape, with the perimeter of the base at the first end being greater than the perimeter of the base at the second end, the base being threaded at the second end, the base having a transition area intermediate the first end and the second end, the transition area where the perimeter of the base changes from the perimeter of first end to the perimeter of the second end, the base further including a plurality of shaped projections positioned around the perimeter of the second end proximate the transition area; a spacer having a first end and a second end, the spacer having an aperture extending from the first end to the second end, the aperture having a perimeter greater that the perimeter of the second end of the base and less that the perimeter of the first end of the base, the spacer including a plurality of shapes positioned around the perimeter of the aperture at the second end of the spacer, each of the plurality of shapes of the spacer configured to mate with at least one of the plurality of projections of the base, the aperture of the spacer to be placed over the second end of the base and positioned so that at least one of the plurality of projections of the base mates with at least one shape the spacer, said spacer of a length such that when placed on the base the first end of the spacer is below at least a portion of the threads of the second end of the base; a lid having a threaded cavity with the threaded cavity configured to threadably mate with the threaded second end of the base; a locking device operable between a first position and a second position, the locking device for locking the lid onto the base, such that when the spacer is placed on the base and subsequent thereto the lid has been threaded onto the base the locking device operates in the first position and locks the lid onto the base and further when the locking device operates in the second position, the lid is unlocked from the base and removable therefrom; the locking device including at least one cavity positioned around the perimeter of the threaded cavity of the lid; and the locking device including a first tab positioned on the perimeter of the first end of the spacer, the first tab moveable between a first position and a second position, the tab being normally biased in the first position, wherein the cavity of the perimeter of the lid is shaped to receive the first tab of the spacer, such that when the spacer has been placed on the base and the lid has been threaded onto the base, the locking device is in the first position with the first tab of the spacer extending into the cavity of the perimeter of the lid; the locking device including a flexible second tab connected to the perimeter of the first end of the spacer and the first tab, such that when the second tab is flexed the first tab is removed from the cavity of the lid, thereby permitting the removal of the lid from the base.