Patent ID: 6076689
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A child resistant and adult friendly container and closure device, comprising:a container, the container comprising:a receptacle portion;a neck projecting from the receptacle portion, the neck defining an opening accessible to the receptacle portion of the container;at least one thread engaging the neck along an outer surface circumference of the neck; andat least one pivot arm, pivoting about a vertical axis around a pivot attached at a point to the neck below the at least one thread, having a locking end with a locking lug as a first end and a pushtab end as a second end with the pivot positioned intermediate of the first end and the second end; anda closure, the closure comprising:a top surface; andan annular skirt, integrally connected to an outer radius of the top surface and defining an opening into which the neck of the container fits;at least one thread, on an inner surface of the annular skirt, for complementary engagement with the thread engaging the neck of the container;at least one detent, on a lower portion of a radially outer surface of the annular skirt, for engagement with the locking lug outside the radially outer surface of the annular skirt,wherein when the closure is rotatably screwed onto the neck of the container in a closing direction, the engagement of the detent and the locking lug prevent the closure from being rotatably screwed off of the neck of the container in an opening direction.