Bottles and jars – Closures – Having warning means or means impeding closure removal
Patent
1992-03-12
1994-03-29
Shoap, Allan N.
Bottles and jars
Closures
Having warning means or means impeding closure removal
215220, 215222, 215223, 215236, 215245, 116308, 116324, B65D 5502
Patent
active
052976874
ABSTRACT:
A dynamic virtual hinge closure used for controlled, reliable, and measured dispensing of a variety of substances with extensive compliance and child-resistance features. A hook integral with the container engages with a slot in a ledge of the lid to create a virtual hinge each time the closure is opened. The hook dynamically disengages with the slot each time the closure is closed. The lid can be hinged to open perpendicularly, horizontally, or vertically. The lid which opens vertically may include a pump device for dispensing liquids or sprays. A twisted elastic band may alternatively be used to function as the virtual hinge. Child-resistance can be accomplished with a pressure member which may be inserted into the lid. Monitoring is accomplished by markers positioned on one part of the external cylindrical front surface of the lid. A reversible lid, composed of only one part, provides for either side featuring any combination of the four possibilities, (i.e. A lid with/without compliance and with/without child-resistance).
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Cronin Stephen
Shoap Allan N.
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