Patent ID: 8235616

Claim:
A safety closure adapted for use on a nail polish bottle with an upstanding neck, said closure comprising: a) an inner cap, said inner cap comprising 1) a hollow cylindrical section, 2) a top wall closing one end of said cylindrical section, 3) a plurality of teeth spaced above the exterior surface of said top wall, 4) threads formed in the interior of said cylindrical section for engagement with a nail polish bottle 5) a post extending upwardly from said wall of said cylindrical section, and a plurality of pawls spaced around said post; 6) a brush contained within said hollow cylindrical section and extending downwardly therefrom, b) an overcap, said overcap comprising 1) a hollow body, 2) said hollow body configured to fit over said inner cap in a telescoping manner, 3) a top wall closing one end of said hollow body, 4) a plurality of teeth spaced about the interior of said overcap, 5) spring fingers located within said overcap, said spring fingers normally exerting brasing force upon said inner cap so that said teeth on said overcap are located out of engagement with said teeth on said inner cap, 6) whereby, when a downwardly divided force of sufficient magnitude to overcome the brasing force on said spring fingers, said teeth on said overcap are engaged with said teeth on said inner cap so that said overcap and said inner cap can be rotated together to open the safety closure and expose the contents of the nail polish bottle.