Receptacles – Closures – Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
Patent
1984-01-05
1986-03-18
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Closures
Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
24437, 190117, 190119, 220 4E, 220 94A, 220343, 292302, 292DIG50, 383 69, B65D 4516
Patent
active
045763070
ABSTRACT:
A molded plastic container has first and second portions which are relatively movable between open and closed configurations; and the two portions have first edges which are juxtaposed when the portions are closed. A T-shaped rail is fixed to the first edge of one of the container portions, and the rail extends along said edge for a significant length--except for a location where it is interrupted by two adjacent gaps. A pair of posts are fixed to the first edge of the second container portion, and the posts are positioned so as to be insertable into the two rail gaps when the two container portions are in their closed configuration. The posts have a transverse configuration which matches the transverse configuration of the rail, so that the posts may be described as forming geometric extensions of the rail when the two container portions are closed. A slide has an interiorly facing opening which is sized for engaging the rail and for being captured thereby. The slide has a first position at which the pair of posts are free to move transversely with respect to the rail, such that the two container portions may be opened; and the slide has a second position at which it completely envelops the two posts and at least a portion of the rail. In its second position the slide precludes opening of the container by virtue of preventing transverse movement of the posts with respect to the rail.
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Doskocil Manufacturing Co. Inc.
McHugh Charles W.
Shoap Allan N.
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