Patent ID: 8579140

Claim:
A child-resistant dispensing package that includes: a container having an open end, an inner cover non-removably secured to said container over said open end, said inner cover having a deck with a dispensing opening, a peripheral skirt secured to said container in a non-removable manner, a lid hinged to said deck for pivotal movement between a closed position closing said dispensing opening and an open position spaced from said dispensing opening, and an external shoulder with an annular array of under-notches, and an outer cover with a base wall and a peripheral skirt with internal lugs for receipt over said shoulder within said under-notches of said inner cover, at least one internal spring for engaging said inner cover and biasing said outer cover away from said inner cover and releasably registering said internal lugs on said outer cover within said under-notches of said inner cover, a central opening surrounding said lid and defined by lobes and scallops, and cam surfaces on said lobes, wherein downward pressure on said outer cover against said at least one internal spring releases said outer cover for rotation with respect to said inner cover and at least one of said cam surfaces engages said lid and cams said lid from said closed position toward said open position so that said lid can be manually further moved to said open position and medication can be dispensed through said dispensing opening.