Patent ID: 6631805
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A closure comprising:a) a body having at least one compartment therein; b) a closure lid for the body; said lid blocking access to the compartment when in a closed configuration thereof k and having an open configuration; c) a hinge mechanism joining the lid to the body; and d) a latch mechanism opposite said hinge mechanism and operably adapted to secure said lid in the closed position thereof when said lid is placed in the closed position; said latch mechanisms including: i) an elongate tongue attached near one end thereof to a first of said lid and said body; said tongue having first and second shoulders therealong that are spaced from each other and from the location whereat said tongue attaches to the first of said lid and body; ii) a capture bar secured to a second of said lid and body; said bar being sized and shaped to be engaged and held by said first shoulder when said lid is in the closed configuration thereof; said tongue being sufficiently flexible by application of pressure by a user to disengage said bar from said first shoulder thereby allowing said lid to partially open whereat the bar engages and is held by said second shoulder; said tongue requiring the re-application of pressure thereto by a user to flex said tongue and release the bar from said second shoulder so as to allow said lid to fully open.