Container systems

Container systems. Methods related to container systems.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to container systems and methods related to such container systems.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Container systems commonly include a container body and a closure system, such as a lid. The closure systems may further include locking systems to prevent access by unintended users, such as children, to the contents stored in the containers.

Even when the locking systems themselves are effective in deterring access, however, the container systems may sometimes still be opened by determined individuals. For example, the lids and/or closure systems may be pried off altogether by pulling up at an outer edge of the lid and/or closure system, particularly when the closure system snaps onto the container body and is not secured, e.g., by threads.

There is a need for improved, secure container systems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to container systems and related methods.

For example, the present disclosure relates to a container system that includes a container body having a storage space and an opening that provides access to the storage space, the container body further having a rim that substantially encircles the opening, the rim having an upper surface. The container system further includes a closure system that is connectable to the container body and is sized and configured to cover the opening when the closure system is in a closed position, preventing access to the storage space. The closure system includes a locking system, where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed position, and when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position. When the closure system is connected to the container body and is in the closed position, the closure system does not cover the upper surface of the rim.

The present disclosure also relates to a method of assembling a container system. The method includes the step of providing a container body as described herein, providing a closure system as described herein, and connecting the closure system and the container body so that when the closure system is in the closed position, the closure system does not cover the upper surface of the rim.

The present disclosure further relates to a container system that includes a container body and a closure system that is connectable to the container body, the container body having a storage space, an opening that provides access to the storage space, and a neck that substantially encircles the opening; the closure system being sized and configured to the cover the opening when the closure system is in a closed position, thereby preventing access to the storage space, the closure system further including a locking system, where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed position, and where when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position, where when the closure system is in the closed position, an outer or terminal edge of the closure system that is spaced away from the center of the closure system is nested in the neck of the container body; the container system further comprising unitized dose articles in the storage space.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to container systems that include a container body and a closure system that includes a locking system. The closure system is inset relative to (or nests within) the rim of the container body. In such a configuration, a terminal edge of the closure system is effectively hidden and cannot easily be accessed. Therefore, the lid cannot be easily pried off, and the security of the container system is improved.

Furthermore, the locking system may be relatively inward to the rim and/or exterior surface of the walls of the container. In this configuration, the locking system is less likely to be disengaged in accidental or unintended circumstances, for example by bumping during transport, or used as a leverage point to pry the closure system from the container body.

The present container systems also benefit from additional “billboard” space on the walls of the container, as the entire wall can be used for commercial, safety, or instructional messaging as seen by a consumer, e.g., when the container system is placed on a store shelf. Compare this to previous containers, where the closure system is not inset compared to the rim or neck of the container body and hung over the upper portion of the container body, minimizing the space usable for messaging. The container system also benefits from improved aesthetics, as a smooth, coherent look to the system is achieved.

The container systems of the present disclosure and methods related thereto are described in more detail below.

As used herein, the articles “a” and “an” when used in a claim, are understood to mean one or more of what is claimed or described. As used herein, the terms “include,” “includes,” and “including” are meant to be non-limiting. The compositions of the present disclosure can comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of, the components of the present disclosure.

The terms “substantially free of” or “substantially free from” may be used herein. This means that the indicated material is at the very minimum not deliberately added to the composition to form part of it, or, preferably, is not present at analytically detectable levels. It is meant to include compositions whereby the indicated material is present only as an impurity in one of the other materials deliberately included. The indicated material may be present, if at all, at a level of less than 1%, or less than 0.1%, or less than 0.01%, or even 0%, by weight of the composition.

As used herein the phrase “fabric care composition” includes compositions and formulations designed for treating fabric. Such compositions include but are not limited to, laundry cleaning compositions and detergents, fabric softening compositions, fabric enhancing compositions, fabric freshening compositions, laundry prewash, laundry pretreat, laundry additives, spray products, dry cleaning agent or composition, laundry rinse additive, wash additive, post-rinse fabric treatment, ironing aid, unit dose formulation, delayed delivery formulation, detergent contained on or in a porous substrate or nonwoven sheet, and other suitable forms that may be apparent to one skilled in the art in view of the teachings herein. Such compositions may be used as a pre-laundering treatment, a post-laundering treatment, or may be added during the rinse or wash cycle of the laundering operation.

In all embodiments of the present disclosure, all percentages are by weight of the total composition, unless specifically stated otherwise. All ratios are weight ratios, unless specifically stated otherwise.

Container Systems

The present disclosure relates to container systems.FIG. 1shows an illustrative container system100according to the present disclosure. The container system100includes a container body200and a closure system110. The container body200includes a storage space210. The closure system110is in a closed position, thereby preventing access to the storage space210.

FIG. 2shows a container body200. The container body200has a storage space210and an opening240that provides access to the storage space210. The storage space210may have any suitable volume, for example, from about 300 mL, or from about 500 mL or from about 750 mL, or from about 1 L, to about 5 L, or to about 4 L, or to about 3 L, or to about 2 L, or to about 1.5 L.

The opening240may have any suitable size and/or shape. Larger openings may be desirable for ease of filling the container body with contents, such as consumer products.

The container body200may have any suitable shape, with one or more walls that define the storage space210. The container200may have front wall224, a rear wall225, side walls222,223, and a bottom wall220. The walls may have an interior surface265that faces the storage space210. The walls may have an exterior surface266that faces away from the storage space and is opposite the interior surface265.

The container body200may have a rim232that substantially encircles the opening240. The shape of the rim232typically follows the shape of the opening240, although it may have a different shape. The rim232may be continuous or discontinuous around the opening of the container body200. For example, the rim232may be discontinuous at certain portions in order to accommodate a hinge120.

The container body200may include connecting features250that facilitate connection of the closure system110to the container body200. The connecting structures250may be selected from a rib, a bead, a thread, a tab, a slot, or combinations thereof. The connecting feature250may be a slot252,253, which may be configured to receive a tab332located on the frame300or lid104. The body200may comprise a plurality of connecting features250. The plurality may include connecting features250having different sizes. For example, the plurality of connecting features250may include a plurality of slots252,253. The plurality of slots may include at least one major slot252and at least one minor slot253, where the major slot252is larger than the at least one minor slot253.

The body200may comprise a plurality of major slots252, such as at least two, at least three, or at least four major slots252. The major slots252may substantially be located at corners of the body200. The body200may comprise a plurality of minor slots253, such as least two, at least three, at least four, at least five, at least six, at least seven, or at least eight, or at least nine minor slots253. Typically, the frame300or lid104will be attached more securely to the body200as the number of slots252,253increases.

The body200may be connected to the frame300and/or lid104via other means, which may not include a connecting feature250, or which may be used in combination with a connecting feature250. For example, the body200may be connected to the frame300and/or lid104by welding, for example ultrasonic welding, or by an adhesive.

FIG. 3shows a cross-sectional view of the container body200taken at line A-A inFIG. 2and viewed as shown by the arrows. As can be seen inFIG. 3, the bottom wall220may be concave and extend towards the storage space210of the container body200. The container body200may also include support structures260on the interior of the container body to provide added support and rigidity.

FIG. 4shows a close-up view of the section highlighted in circle B inFIG. 3. The container body200may include an inner shoulder267at a terminal end226of a wall. The body200may include a ledge270, where a first end271of the ledge270is connected to the terminal end226of the wall at the shoulder267. The ledge270can act as a resting or support surface for at least a portion of the closure system110when the closure system110is connected to the body200.

The ledge270may include a second end272that is connected to the rim232. The ledge270may have a length273measured from the first end271to the second end272. The length273of the ledge270may be consistent at various points around the container's opening240, or it may have different lengths at different points. It may be desirable for the ledge270to have a greater length at the corners280of the container body200compared to portions away from the corners in order to provide a larger gripping or lifting surface to people or machine, which can be useful during filling, packaging, and/or transport processes.

The container body200may have a neck230, which may comprise the terminal end226of one or more walls222,223,224,225, the shoulder267, and/or the ledge270. The neck230may terminate with the rim232. The neck230may provide reachthrough access to the storage space240.

As can be seen inFIG. 4, the rim232may have an upper surface275. The upper surface275of the rim232may be facing upwardly, for example, in a direction that is away from the bottom wall220of the container body200. The upper surface275of the rim232may be connected, preferably integrally connected, to the container body200at a proximal end278of the rim232. The upper surface may be at a distal end279of the rim232that is opposite the proximal end278. The rim232may include an inner surface276that faces radially inward, for example, towards the opening240. The rim232may include an outer surface277that faces radially outward, for example, away from the opening240.

The container body200may include a flange280that extends away from the rim232, for example downwards towards a plane formed by the bottom wall220of the container body200. The flange280may be continuous or discontinuous around the container body200. An interior surface281of the flange280may face an exterior surface282of a wall224. The wall224, the ledge270, and the flange280may define a space283. The flange280may be useful for protecting the connecting features250and/or the connecting structures330of the container system100, for example by covering tabs332,333and prevent inwards or outwards that could lead to disengagement of the closure system110from the container200. The flange280may also provide aesthetic benefits, for example, by covering tabs332,333or support structures.

FIG. 5shows a closure system110according to the present disclosure. The closure system110may have an open position and a closed position. The closure system110may move about a hinge120when moving from the closed position to the open position. The closure system110may have an outer edge320that is radially away from the center of the closure system110.

The closure system110may be connectable to the container body200. The closure system110is typically sized and configured to cover the opening240when the closure system110is connected to the body220and in the closed position. The closure system110may include connecting structures330that are complementary to the connecting features250of the container body200in order to secure the closure system110to the body200. The connecting structures330may be located at or near the outer periphery320of the frame300. The connecting structures330may extend substantially axially downward towards the body200.

The connecting structures330may be of any suitable configuration. The connecting structures330may be selected from a rib, a bead, a thread, a tab, a slot, or combinations thereof. The connecting structures330may be configured to be connectable to, for example receivable by, the connecting features250of the body200.

The closure system110may be capable of being “snapped” onto the container body200; in other words, a snap-on connection system may connect the container body and the closure system. Such snap-on connection systems may include a rib, a bead, a tab, a slot, or combinations thereof. Closures systems110that “snap” onto a container body (rather than screw on, or are welded on) may be particularly susceptible to being pried off and therefore may benefit from the improvements described herein.

At least some or all of the connecting structures330may be in the form of a tab332,334. The tab332,334may be sized and configured to be receivable by a slot252,253of the body200. The tab332,334may be made of a resilient material that can be deflected as it passes through a slot252,253of the body200and then return to its original position, thereby locking the tab332,334into place. The connecting structures330may comprise a major tab332and a minor tab334. When the closure system110is connected to the container body200, a major tab332may be received by a major slot252, and/or a minor tab334may be received by a minor slot253.

FIG. 6shows an exploded view of a closure system110according to the present disclosure, where the closure system110is in the open position. The closure system110may include a frame300and a lid104. The lid104may be hingedly connected to the frame300, e.g, by a hinge120. The lid104may be threadedly connected to the frame300. The lid104may be integrally connected to the frame300; they may be molded as one piece. The lid104may include a first portion400and a second portion500. The first portion400may be non-integrally connected to the second portion500. The first portion400may be in the form of a dial, and the second portion500may be in the form of a cover.

The frame300may include an opening310that is substantially aligned with the opening240of the container body200when the closure system110is connected to the container body200. In the closed position, the lid104may cover the opening310of the frame300, thereby preventing access to the storage space210of the container body200. In the open position, the lid104is removed, for example by swinging on one or more hinges120, from the opening310of the frame300, thereby allowing access to the storage space210.

The closure system110that may include biasing means130, such as a spring or an elastic insert, the urges the at least a portion of the closure system110, e.g., the lid104, to the open position, particularly when a locking system140is disengaged. The biasing means130may be an elastic insert132, which may comprise a thermoplastic elastomer. The insert132may be co-molded with, or molded in a second shot to, the frame300and/or lid104.

The closure system110may comprise a locking system140. When the locking system140is engaged, the closure system110is retained in the closed position. When the locking system140is not engaged (e.g., moved from an engaged position to a disengaged position), the closure system110can be moved from the closed position to the open position.

The closure system110may require a rotation action in order to disengage the locking system140. The first portion400(e.g., a dial) may be rotated relative to the second portion500(e.g., a cover). The rotation action may disengage a latch from a catch. The latch may be located on the lid104, for example on the first portion400; the catch may be located on the frame300. The catch may instead be located on the container body200.

The closure system100may require a pressing action in order to disengage the locking system140. The locking system140may comprise a push pad410, preferably at least two push pads410,411, that must be pressed in order to disengage the locking system140. The push pads410,411may need to be pressed radially inward in order to disengage the locking system140. Pressing on the pads410,411may disengage the locking system140directly, or it may enable a second action, for example rotation, that will disengage the locking system140.

The locking system140may require both a pressing action and a rotation action in order to disengage the locking system140. For example, pressing on push pads410,411, for example radially inward, may enable them to clear a notch or other blocking structure of the closure system that would otherwise block rotation; however, once moved clear of the notch or blocking structure, the locking system140may be rotated, which may disengage a latch from a catch, thereby allowing at least a portion of the closure system110, e.g., the lid104, to be moved to the open position.

FIG. 7shows a front view of an exemplary container system100of the present disclosure. The closure system110is connected to the container body200and is in the closed position. As shown inFIG. 7, the closure system110does not extend past the rim232of the container body200and/or does not cover the upper surface275of the rim232. In effect, compared to the rim232of the container body200, the closure system110is positioned radially inward. Although portions of the closure system110may extend to a plane that is axially above a plane formed by the rim232, the outer, terminal edge320of the closure system110is not easily accessible and is nested within the neck230and/or rim232of the container200.

FIG. 8shows a portion of the cross-sectional view of the container system100ofFIG. 7, taken at line C-C and viewed as shown by the arrows. The closure system110, e.g, the frame300, may include support ribs323that extend into the storage space210when the closure system110is connected to the container body200.

FIG. 9shows a close-up view of the section highlighted in circle D inFIG. 8. As shown inFIG. 9, the closure system100does not cover the upper surface275of the rim232of the container body200. More specifically, the outer edge326of the closure system110, which may be part of the frame300, is adjacent to the inner surface276of the rim232. However, the outer edge326does not extend past the rim232or cover the upper surface275of the rim232. Thus, the outer edge326of the closure system110is not easily accessible, and the closure system110cannot easily be pried off.

As shown inFIG. 9, the outer edge326of the closure system110is located at a distal end361of a flange360of the closure system110. The flange360may have a bottom surface362that faces the ledge270of the container body200when the closure system110is connected to the container body200. The bottom surface362may rest upon the ledge270.

The flange360may have an upper surface363. The upper surface363of the flange360, particularly near the distal end361of the flange360, may form a plane that is not axially higher than a plane formed by the upper surface275of the rim232. However, it is recognized that other parts of the closure system110may rise axially above the plane formed by the rim. That being said, because a terminal or outer edge326of the closure system110is not easily accessible, securing a solid grip or leverage adequate to pull or pry the closure system110off of the container body200is difficult.

The container system100of the present disclosure may include a container body200and a closure system110that is connectable to the container body200, the container body200having a storage space210, an opening240that provides access to the storage space210, and a neck230and/or rim232that substantially encircles the opening240, the closure system110being sized and configured to the cover the opening24when the closure system110is in a closed position, thereby preventing access to the storage space210, the closure system further comprising a locking system140such as a latch and catch, where when the locking system140is engaged, the closure system110is retained in the closed position, and where when the locking system140is not engaged, the closure system140can be moved from the closed position to an open position, where when the closure system110is in the closed position, an outer or terminal edge326of the closure system110that is spaced away from the center of the closure system110is nested in the neck230and/or rim232of the container body200(for example, the outer or terminal edge326is spaced radially inward to the neck230and/or rim232); the container system100may include unitized dose articles600in the storage space210.

Contents

The container system110may further comprise any suitable material or composition in the storage space. Typical materials and compositions include, but are not limited to, fabric care treatments, hard surface cleaners, soaps, shampoos, conditioning agents, pesticides, paint, solvents, industrial chemicals, industrial hardware (e.g., nails, screws, etc.), medicines, pills, food, and the like. The material may be water-sensitive material, meaning that the material has a tendency to dissolve or degrade when exposed to liquid water or water vapor. The material may be a consumer product, preferably a household care product, preferably a cleaning composition, more preferably a cleaning composition in the form of a unitized dose article.

Non-limiting examples of useful compositions include light duty and heavy duty liquid detergent compositions, hard surface cleaning compositions (such as dish care compositions, including compositions intended for use in an automatic dishwashing machine), detergent gels commonly used for laundry, bleach and laundry additives, shampoos, body washes, and other personal care compositions. Compositions may take the form of a liquid, gel, solid, a unitized dose article, or mixtures thereof. Liquid compositions may comprise a solid. Solids may include powder or agglomerates, such as micro-capsules, beads, noodles or one or more pearlized balls or mixtures thereof. Such a solid element may provide a technical benefit, through the wash or as a pre-treat, delayed or sequential release component; additionally or alternatively, it may provide an aesthetic effect.

The composition may be a flowable composition that can be scooped, such as a free-flowing granular or powdered composition. In such cases, the container system100may further comprise a scoop adapted to fit into the container system100and to scoop the scoopable composition.

The container systems100described herein are particularly useful for containing compositions in the form of an article600.FIG. 10shows an example of a unitized dose article600. The article600may be suitable to be grasped by an adult human hand. Such articles600may have an article width602of from about 10 mm to about 100 mm, or from about 20 mm to about 70 mm, or from about 35 mm to about 55 mm, or from about 40 mm to about 50 mm If the article600is rectangular in shape, the article width602is measured as the greatest distance between two parallel sides. When an article600has a variable width, the article width602is the average of such widths. Such articles600may have a height, of from about 10 mm to about 100 mm, or from about 15 mm to about 70 mm, or from about 20 mm to about 50 mm, or from about 25 mm to about 35 mm When an article600has a variable height, the article height is measured at the maximum height of the article.

Typically, the container systems100described herein are useful for containing articles600of unitized doses of a composition (e.g., in counts of 15, 25, 50, 66, 77, etc.), typically of a cleaning composition, more typically of a laundry detergent or hard surface treatment composition. The unitized dose article600may be a pouch. The pouch may be formed from a water-soluble film620, such as a polyvinyl alcohol film, including those available from MonoSol, LLC. The film620may encapsulate the composition in a compartment. The pouch may comprise a single compartment, or it or may comprise multiple compartments630,640,650.

The pouch may contain various compositions, which may be of varying colors that may be seen from outside of the pouch. A multi-compartment pouch may contain the same or different compositions in each separate compartment. The compartments may be side-by-side or superposed, for example one or two smaller compartments640,650superposed on one larger compartment630. This multi-compartment feature may be utilized to keep compositions containing incompatible ingredients (e.g., bleach and enzymes) physically separated or partitioned from each other. It is believed that such partitioning may expand the useful life and/or decrease physical instability of such ingredients.

The compositions of the unitized dose articles600typically have low levels of water. In some aspects, the compositions600comprise less than about 50%, or less than about 30%, or less than abou 20%, or less than about 15%, or less than about 12%, or less than about 10%, or less than about 8%, or less than 5%, or less than 2% water by weight of the composition600. In some aspects, the composition600comprises from about 0.1% to about 20%, or from about 1% to about 12%, or from about 5% to about 10% water by weight of the composition600.

Methods

The present disclosure relates to methods of assembling a container system100, such as any of the container systems described herein. For example, the method may include the step of providing a container body200having a storage space210and an opening240that provides access to the storage space210. The container body200may further have a rim232that substantially encircles the opening240. The rim232may have an upper surface. Additional features of suitable container bodies200are described above.

The method may further include the step of providing a closure system110that is connectable to the container body200. The closure system110may be sized and configured to cover the opening240when the closure system110is in a closed position, preventing access to the storage space210. The closure system110may include a locking system140. When the locking system140is engaged, the closure system110is retained in the closed state. When the locking system140is not engaged, the closure system110can be moved from the closed position to an open position.

The method may further include the step of connecting the closure system110and the container body200so that when the closure system110is connected to the container body200and is in the closed position, the closure system100does not cover the upper surface275of the rim232.

The method may further include the step of providing contents to the storage space210of the container body200. Typical materials and compositions include, but are not limited to, fabric care treatments, hard surface cleaners, soaps, shampoos, conditioning agents, pesticides, paint, solvents, industrial chemicals, industrial hardware (e.g., nails, screws, etc.), medicines, pills, food, and the like. The material may be water-sensitive material, meaning that the material has a tendency to dissolve or degrade when exposed to liquid water or water vapor. The material may be a consumer product, preferably a household care product, preferably a cleaning composition, more preferably a cleaning composition in the form of a unitized dose article600, as described above.

The step of providing contents to the storage space210may occur before the closure system110is connected to the container body200; this may be preferred as the opening240of the container body is likely larger than the opening310of the frame300of the container system110.

The step of providing contents to the storage space210may occur after the closure system110is connected to the container body200; this may be preferred when, for example, the body200and closure system110are assembled (i.e., by a packaging manufacturer) at a different time and/or location than the filling process. In such cases, the closure system110is in the open position when filling occurs. The closure system110may be moved to the closed position and the locking system140may be engaged when the filling step is completed.

The present disclosure further relates to a method of accessing contents of a container system100. A container system100according to the present disclosure may be provided. The locking system140may be disengaged and the closure system110may be moved from the closed position to the open position. Contents, such as a consumer product, may be removed from the storage space210of the container body200. The closure system110may be moved from the open position to the closed position. The closure system110may provide a signal, such as an audible signal like a click, to let the user know that the closure system100has been properly closed. The consumer product may be a household care product, preferably a cleaning composition, more preferably a cleaning composition in the form of a unitized dose article600. The product may be provided to machine suitable for the products intended use, such as an automatic dish washing machine or an automatic laundry machine.

Combinations

Specifically contemplated combinations of the disclosure are herein described in the following lettered paragraphs. These combinations are intended to be illustrative in nature and are not intended to be limiting.

A. A container system comprising: a container body having a storage space and an opening that provides access to the storage space, the container body further having a rim that substantially encircles the opening, the rim having an upper surface, a closure system that is connectable to the container body and is sized and configured to cover the opening when the closure system is in a closed position, preventing access to the storage space, the closure system comprising a locking system, where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed position, and where when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position, where when the closure system is connected to the container body and is in the closed position, the closure system does not cover the upper surface of the rim.

B. A container system according to paragraph A, wherein the container body comprises a neck that terminates in the rim.

C. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-B, wherein the rim includes an inner surface facing radially inward.

D. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-C, wherein the closure system is located radially inward to the inner surface of the rim when connected to the container body.

E. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-C, wherein the closure system has an outer edge, where the outer edge is adjacent the inner surface of the rim when the closure system is connected to the container body.

F. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-E, wherein the closure system moves about a hinge when moving from the closed position to the open position.

G. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-F, wherein the closure system comprises a frame and a lid.

H. A container system according to paragraph G, wherein the lid is hingedly connected to the frame.

I. A container system according any of paragraphs A-H, wherein the locking system comprises a button, a latch, a thread system, a snap bead, or a combination thereof.

J. A container system according to paragraphs I, wherein the locking system comprises a push pad, preferably at least two push pads, that must be pressed in order to disengage the locking system.

K. A container system according to paragraph J, wherein the push pad, preferably the at least two push pads, must be pressed radially inward.

L. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-K, wherein the closure system comprises a first portion and a second portion that is non-integrally connected to the first portion.

M. A container system according to paragraphs L, wherein the first portion comprises a push pad that must be pressed in order to disengage the locking system.

N. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-M, wherein the closure system requires a rotation action in order to disengage the locking system.

O. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-N, wherein a snap-on connection system selected from a rib, a bead, a tab, a slot, or combinations thereof connects the container body and the closure system.

P. A container system according to any of paragraphs A-O, wherein the container system further comprises a consumer product in the storage space, preferably a household care product, preferably a cleaning composition, more preferably a cleaning composition in the form of a unitized dose article.

Q. A method of assembling a container system, the method comprising the steps of: providing a container body having a storage space and an opening that provides access to a storage space, the container body further having a rim that substantially encircles the opening, the rim having an upper surface, providing a closure system that is connectable to the container body and is sized and configured to cover the opening when the closure system is in a closed position, preventing access to the storage space, the closure system comprising a locking system, where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed state, and where when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position, connecting the closure system and the container body so that when the closure system is connected to the container body and is in the closed position, the closure system does not cover the upper surface of the rim.

R. A method according to paragraph Q, where the method further comprises the step of providing contents to the storage space of the container.

S. A method according to any of paragraphs Q-R, wherein the step of providing the contents to the storage space of the container occurs before the step of connecting the closure system and the container body.

T. A method according to any of paragraphs Q-S, wherein the contents comprise consumer product, preferably a household care product, preferably a cleaning composition, more preferably a cleaning composition in the form of a unitized dose article.

U. A container system according to any preceding paragraph, where the container system includes a container body and a closure system that is connectable to the container body, the container body having a storage space, an opening that provides access to the storage space, and a neck that substantially encircles the opening; the closure system being sized and configured to the cover the opening when the closure system is in a closed position, thereby preventing access to the storage space, the closure system further including a locking system, where when the locking system is engaged, the closure system is retained in the closed position, and where when the locking system is not engaged, the closure system can be moved from the closed position to an open position, where when the closure system is in the closed position, an outer or terminal edge of the closure system that is spaced away from the center of the closure system is nested in the neck of the container body; the container system further comprising unitized dose articles in the storage space.