Patent ID: 7021477
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A child-resistant package that includes: a container having an end with an open mouth surrounded by a container wall having a central axis, an external ledge extending around said container wall and spaced from said open mouth, said ledge having an axially facing surface that adjoins a radially outwardly facing surface of said container wall, and means on said ledge including at least one pocket for securing a closure to said container, and a closure that includes a base wall, a peripheral skirt coupled to said base wall, at least one internal lug on said skirt for receipt in said at least one pocket, an annular wall that extends from said base wall for plug-sealing receipt within said mouth when said skirt is received over said end of said container, and at least one spring element that extends from said base wall adjacent to said skirt radially inwardly and axially within said skirt, said spring element being adapted to engage said axially facing surface of said ledge and to slide radially inwardly along said surface as said at least one lug is moved into said pocket and said spring element is compressed to bias said lug into said pocket, said radially outwardly facing surface of said container wall adjacent to said ledge axially facing surface functioning as a stop to prevent over-compression of said spring element and to prevent engagement of said spring element with said annular wall on said closure.