Patent ID: 8286811

Claim:
A child-proof closure cap for a container, comprising: an inner cap having a first top panel and a first skirt extending downward from the first top panel, the first skirt having a partially spherical outer surface extending downward and outward from the first top panel and a plurality of notches with upwardly directed openings around a circumference of the partially spherical outer surface, wherein an inner surface of the first skirt includes threads for engaging corresponding threads on the container; and an outer cap over said inner cap, said outer cap having a second top panel and a second skirt extending downward from the second top panel, the second skirt having a partially spherical inner surface extending downward and inward from the second top panel in spherical engagement with the partially spherical outer surface of the first skirt, the partially spherical inner surface of the second skirt including a plurality of teeth projecting inward from the partially spherical inner surface; wherein, by tilting said outer cap, at least a portion of the teeth on the inner surface of the second skirt engage at least a portion of the notches on the outer surface of the first skirt for turning said inner cap on the container.