Patent ID: 8333288

Claim:
A child proof container having an open position and a closed position, the child proof container comprising: a tubular body having a bottom wall, a side wall extending circumferentially upward from the bottom wall and terminating at a top rim, an open top end, and a pair of diametrically opposed openings located in the tubular body side wall; a cap having a top wall, a side wall extending circumferentially downward from the top wall and terminating at a bottom rim, an open bottom end configured to be slidably received by the tubular body top end, and a pair of diametrically opposed openings located in the cap side wall; and a locking ring comprising a resilient, semi-circular body having an upper rim and a lower rim, a pair of diametrically opposed squeeze tabs extending radially outward from the locking ring body and engageable with the openings in the cap whether the container is in the open or in the closed position, a pair of arms extending axially downward from the semi-circular body below each squeeze tab, respectively, and each arm terminating at a lower end, and a locking detent extending radially outward from the lower end of each arm and engageable with the tubular body openings to prevent the removal of the cap from the tubular body; wherein when the container is in the closed position, the locking ring lower rim abuts the tubular body top rim and the locking ring body biases the locking detent of each locking ring arm outward through the tubular body openings; and wherein inward radial movement of the squeeze tabs causes the locking detent of each locking ring arm to disengage from the tubular body openings, thereby allowing the cap to be removed from the tubular body.