Patent ID: 6250507
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A locking closure for use with an associated container comprising:a closure cap having a top wall portion and a depending skirt portion depending from the top wall portion, the top wall portion further defining a dispensing region therein;a door for covering the dispensing region, the door having a top surface and a bottom surface defining a thickness, the door being connected to the top wall portion at a hinge region, wherein the door is pivotable about the hinge region to traverse a path between an open condition and a closed condition; anda latch having a base portion integral with the top wall and extending generally transverse therefrom, the latch further including a hook portion integral with the base portion, the hook portion extending from the base portion and intersecting the path defined by the door, the hook portion being spaced from the top wall and defining an engaging surface and a locking surface, the locking surface generally opposing the top wall portion and the engaging surface inclining downward as it extends toward the door, the latch tapering inwardly as it extends upwardly from the base portion,wherein the locking surface maintains the door in the closed condition and the engaging surface is configured to urge the hook portion out of the path of the door during closing of the door.