Bottles and jars – Closures – Including visual indicia
Patent
1995-09-15
1998-09-08
Shoap, Allan N.
Bottles and jars
Closures
Including visual indicia
215203, 206534, 116308, B65D 5502
Patent
active
058032835
ABSTRACT:
A closure for a container, including means for counting and indicating the number of times the closure has undergone a cycle of closing and opening the container, and further including means for incorporating the closure into means for resisting the opening of the container by a child. In a preferred embodiment, the closure includes an outer cover having an indicator symbol window an indicator symbol carrier rotatably mounted in the outer cover with indicator symbols visible through the indicator window, tooth and pawl means for allowing one-way rotation of the outer cover relative to the indicator symbol carrier to allow the advancement of the window and an audible click as the pawl passes over a tooth to confirm proper advancement, lost motion means for positively assuring the advancement of the window by one and only one indicator symbol upon each cycle, and a closure mechanism requiring the application of an axial force urging the closure toward the container while applying a rotational force to disengage the closure from the container.
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Barker Allan E.
Garby Gage
Newhouse Nathan
Senetics, Inc.
Shoap Allan N.
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