Patent ID: 8281930
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A child-resistant medicate container for holding and dispensing at least one pharmaceutical product, the container comprising: a housing having an open first end and an opposing closed second end, the housing at least partially enclosing a storage cavity, the housing including a top segment fixedly attached to and extending from a bottom segment, a portion of the bottom segment being located proximate the closed second end of the housing and a portion of the top segment being located proximate the open first end of the housing, each of the bottom segment and the top segment including a generally flat first sidewall and an opposing generally flat second sidewall that define the storage cavity, the first and second sidewalls of the bottom segment being spaced-apart a greater distance than a distance between the first and second sidewalls of the top segment, the top segment including a third sidewall and an opposing fourth sidewall, each of the third and fourth sidewalls extending generally perpendicularly to the first and second sidewalls, the third sidewall including a first projection extending outwardly therefrom, the fourth sidewall including a second projection extending outwardly therefrom; and a cover movably attached to the housing and surrounding at least a portion of the first and second sidewalls of the top segment of the housing, the cover including an aperture formed in a sidewall thereof, the aperture of the cover having an outer periphery, a groove being formed in a portion of the cover and extending outwardly beyond the outer periphery of the aperture, the cover being movable between a first position in which the aperture is substantially blocked to prevent the at least one pharmaceutical product from being dispensed from the container and a second position in which the aperture is at least partially open to allow the at least one pharmaceutical product to be dispensed from the container, the cover including a slot extending completely through a sidewall of the cover opposite the sidewall containing the aperture, the slot being sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of the first projection therein when the cover is in both the first and second positions, the groove being sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of the second projection when the cover is in the second position.