Patent ID: 8807359

Claim:
A child-resistant container comprising: (a) a container body having a mouth; (b) a lid having a proximal portion mounted in pivotable relation to the container body by a hinge and a distal portion pivotable between a seated position, wherein the lid covers the mouth, and a raised position, wherein the mouth is at least in part exposed; and (c) a mechanism for restricting movement of the lid in its seated position, the mechanism consisting essentially of: (i) at least one resilient tab having a proximal portion fixed to the lid, a distal portion projecting from the lid and at least one upward-facing abutment on the distal portion, the upward-facing abutment extending generally perpendicular to the direction of projection of the distal portion; and (ii) a downward-facing abutment extending from the body of the container, the upward-facing abutment being normally biased at least partly beneath and into an engagement position with the downward-facing abutment of the container body when the lid is seated, thus latching the lid closed, the distal portion of the resilient tab being at least normally spaced from the container body and accessible to be pushed to bend the tab toward the container body while the upward-facing abutment is in the engagement position to disengage the mechanism, allowing the distal portion of the lid to be pivoted about the hinge to open the container; wherein the container body includes a shield that at least partially blocks access to the resilient tab both above and below the engagement of the upward-facing abutment with the downward-facing abutment when the lid is in the seated position.