Patent ID: 8857638
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A child-resistant closure that includes: an inner shell having an inner base wall with an inner skirt, external lugs on said inner base wall, at least one internal thread segment on said inner skirt, at least one ramp extending axially along an external surface of said inner skirt and radially outwardly from said inner skirt, a detent on an outer periphery of said inner skirt extending axially along said inner skirt and radially outwardly from said inner skirt adjacent to said ramp and spaced from said ramp in a counterclockwise direction around said inner skirt, and a pocket disposed between said ramp and said detent, and an outer shell having an outer base wall with an outer skirt surrounding said outer skirt of said inner shell, internal lugs on said outer base wall, and at least one flexible resilient spring finger extending radially inwardly at an angle in a counterclockwise direction from an inner periphery of said outer skirt, said spring finger engaging said ramp from a clockwise direction to thread said inner shell onto a container neck finish, said internal lugs overlying said external lugs when said spring finger is resiliently removably captured between said ramp and said detent such that said lugs are positioned to support said outer shell on said inner shell.