Patent ID: 7721907

Claim:
A child-resistant dispensing closure that includes: a base and a lid molded integrally with said base, said lid being coupled by a hinge to said base so as to be pivotable between a closed position and an open position, said lid having a latch arm resiliently extending from a periphery opposite said hinge, said latch arm having a pair of oppositely extending tabs, said base having an external recess for receiving said latch arm and a pair of laterally spaced ledges in said recess for engagement by said tabs to lock said lid in said closed position, said latch arm in said recess being directly manually engageable by a user from a radial direction external to said closure to pivot said latch arm radially inwardly within said recess and release said tabs from said ledges so that said lid can be pivoted toward said open position, said tabs on said latch arm being disposed adjacent to a free end of said latch arm spaced from said lid, said latch arm having a portion adapted to be engaged by a user and disposed between said tabs and said lid, said tabs on said latch arm and said ledges in said recess being recessed radially inwardly from an outer surface of said latch arm in said closed position of said lid with said tabs engaged beneath said ledges, wherein said recess is axially open to a bottom of a sidewall of said base, and said tabs on said latch arm engage said ledges adjacent to said bottom of said closure sidewall when said lid is in said closed position.