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US3584760A
US3584760A US843432A US3584760DA US3584760A US 3584760 A US3584760 A US 3584760A US 843432 A US843432 A US 843432A US 3584760D A US3584760D A US 3584760DA US 3584760 A US3584760 A US 3584760A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
    • B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
    • B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
    • B65D50/045—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/14—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means
    • B65D47/147—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means for snap-on caps
    • B65D47/148—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means for snap-on caps with internal parts

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  • FIG. i is a perspective view from above of the upper portion of a container equipped with a safety cap assembly embodying the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view.
  • FIG. 3 is a view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view in elevation.
  • a conventional container I provided with a top central aperture at 11 permits the insertion and retention of the base portion 12 provided with a tapered portion at 13 and the annular external groove 14 to engage within said aperture 11.
  • Integral with the base 12 is a slightly reduced neck 15 provided with an external tapered portion at 16 presenting a, bottom shoulder 17 to retain a ring member 17a provided with an inner flange at 18 and an upstanding vertical flange at 19 provided with a notch at 20 therein, to permit access of the thumb or finger under the thumbpiece 21 of the cap 22, said notch extending downwardly through the ring 17a as shown.
  • the base 12 and the ring member 17a have facing and registering half-round grooves containing a normally elongated spiral spring.
  • a normally elongated spiral spring When the ring 17a is rotated to compress the spring until the notch therein underlies the thumbpiece 21, lifting of the cap 22 by manual means may effected.
  • a safety cap assembly of resilient construction including a base having an integral neck, a cap for said neck, a tie element connecting the base and said cap, a ring element freely rotatable surmounting said base, a circular shoulder and upstanding flange on the ring element normally blocking manual access to said cap, said ring element having a notch through the shoulder and the flange thereof, and spring means for returning the notched portion of said ring to a nonaccess position relative to said cap.
  • a safety cap assembly as in claim I and a half round groove in the underside of the rotatable ring element registering with and facing a half-round groove in the base portion, both grooves being half a circle in length, a coil spring normally held within the grooves from end to end which when compressed will turn the ring element to normal position blocking manual access to the cap.

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A safety cap assembly for containers of fluids with danger potential, including a cap with thumb piece lift normally blocked by a shoulder immediately thereunder, and an annular rim blocking frontal access, with means for manual temporary removal of said blockades.

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United States Patent Inventor Appl. No. Filed Patented SAFETY CAPS FOR CONTAINERS 2 Claims, 4 Drawing F lgs.
U.S. Cl 220/60, 220/35, 215/9 Int. Cl ..B65d,43/10 B65d 43/6, B65d 51/16 Field ofSearch 215/9,95, 41; 220/60, 35
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,393,816 7/1968 Frimm 215/9 3,458,084 7/1969 Laurizio 220/35 Primary Examiner-George T. Hall Att0rneyGerald P. Welch ABSTRACT: A safety cap assembly for containers of fluids with danger potential, including a cap-with thumb piece lift normally blocked by a shoulder immediately thereunder, and an annular rim blocking frontal access, with means for manual temporary removal of said blockades.
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BY fl? ATTORNEY SAFETY CAPS FOR CONTAINERS A number of containers which may be used in the home contain toxic preparations dangerous to children, and the cap presently in wide use on such containers may be opened with impunity by a relatively young child. It is an object of the present invention to'environ such a cap with a dual safeguard which will effectively prevent a young child from gaining access to the contents of a container.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TI-IE DRAWING FIG. i is a perspective view from above of the upper portion of a container equipped with a safety cap assembly embodying the invention. I
FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view.
FIG. 3 is a view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a plan view in elevation.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A conventional container I provided with a top central aperture at 11 permits the insertion and retention of the base portion 12 provided with a tapered portion at 13 and the annular external groove 14 to engage within said aperture 11. Integral with the base 12 is a slightly reduced neck 15 provided with an external tapered portion at 16 presenting a, bottom shoulder 17 to retain a ring member 17a provided with an inner flange at 18 and an upstanding vertical flange at 19 provided with a notch at 20 therein, to permit access of the thumb or finger under the thumbpiece 21 of the cap 22, said notch extending downwardly through the ring 17a as shown.
The base 12 and the ring member 17a have facing and registering half-round grooves containing a normally elongated spiral spring. When the ring 17a is rotated to compress the spring until the notch therein underlies the thumbpiece 21, lifting of the cap 22 by manual means may effected.
Having thus described the invention, what I claim and desire to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States, is:
1. A safety cap assembly of resilient construction including a base having an integral neck, a cap for said neck, a tie element connecting the base and said cap, a ring element freely rotatable surmounting said base, a circular shoulder and upstanding flange on the ring element normally blocking manual access to said cap, said ring element having a notch through the shoulder and the flange thereof, and spring means for returning the notched portion of said ring to a nonaccess position relative to said cap.
2. A safety cap assembly as in claim I, and a half round groove in the underside of the rotatable ring element registering with and facing a half-round groove in the base portion, both grooves being half a circle in length, a coil spring normally held within the grooves from end to end which when compressed will turn the ring element to normal position blocking manual access to the cap.

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1. A safety cap assembly of resilient construction including a base having an integral neck, a cap for said neck, a tie element connecting the base and said cap, a ring element freely rotatable surmounting said base, a circular shoulder and upstanding flange on the ring element normally blocking manual access to said cap, said ring element having a notch through the shoulder and the flange thereof, and spring means for returning the notched portion of said ring to a nonaccess position relative to said cap.
2. A safety cap assembly as in claim 1, and a half round groove in the underside of the rotatable ring element registering with and facing a half-round groove in the base portion, both grooves being half a circle in length, a coil spring normally held within the grooves from end to end which when compressed will turn the ring element to normal position blocking manual access to the cap.
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US3667637A (en) * 1970-12-14 1972-06-06 Continental Can Co Safety device for flip cap closure
DE2302179A1 (en) * 1972-01-19 1973-08-23 Bristol Myers Co ARRANGEMENT, CONSISTS OF SECURITY CAP AND BOTTLE
US3757979A (en) * 1972-01-19 1973-09-11 Bristol Myers Co Safety closure-bottle assembly
US3805994A (en) * 1971-09-13 1974-04-23 Great American Foods Inc Containers and plastic snap-closures therefor for use with automatic capping machines
US3826394A (en) * 1972-12-19 1974-07-30 M Stull Safety cap
US3830392A (en) * 1972-10-02 1974-08-20 G Kessler Plastic self-reclosing safety cap with elastic spring
US3869057A (en) * 1972-03-02 1975-03-04 V C A Corp Safety closure device
US4385706A (en) * 1982-01-04 1983-05-31 Carlisle Corporation Child resistant container and closure
US4787525A (en) * 1987-12-23 1988-11-29 Michael Joyce Child-resistant closures
US5065938A (en) * 1989-09-11 1991-11-19 Champion International Corporation Gable top carton with resealable pour spout
US5348201A (en) * 1993-04-20 1994-09-20 Kerr Group, Inc. Flip top closure
US5593054A (en) * 1995-04-28 1997-01-14 Ideal Ideas, Inc. Child resistant flip cap with collar
DE19720556A1 (en) * 1997-05-16 1999-01-28 Gaplast Gmbh Container with stopper and child lock
US6095354A (en) * 1999-03-30 2000-08-01 Kerr Group, Inc. Child resistant closure and container
US6575333B1 (en) 2000-11-22 2003-06-10 Western Industries, Inc. Child resistant spout closure
US6729497B2 (en) * 2001-12-28 2004-05-04 Npf Limited Paintball container
US20080308567A1 (en) * 2007-06-18 2008-12-18 Marie Counts-Bradley TML inspection port
RU2351515C2 (en) * 2005-03-17 2009-04-10 Оао "Нэфис Косметикс" - Казанский Химический Комбинат Им. Вахитова Lock for vessels out of elastic materials
US8453873B2 (en) * 2010-07-21 2013-06-04 Amcor Limited Closure
US20150129531A1 (en) * 2013-11-08 2015-05-14 The Packaging Design Group Dispensing cap
US11472613B2 (en) 2019-04-23 2022-10-18 Berry Global, Inc. Selectively openable closure for a container

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US3393816A (en) * 1967-02-06 1968-07-23 Sterling Drug Inc Container and double lock safety cap therefor
US3458084A (en) * 1968-05-06 1969-07-29 American Flange & Mfg Vent closure assembly

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US3393816A (en) * 1967-02-06 1968-07-23 Sterling Drug Inc Container and double lock safety cap therefor
US3458084A (en) * 1968-05-06 1969-07-29 American Flange & Mfg Vent closure assembly

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3667637A (en) * 1970-12-14 1972-06-06 Continental Can Co Safety device for flip cap closure
US3805994A (en) * 1971-09-13 1974-04-23 Great American Foods Inc Containers and plastic snap-closures therefor for use with automatic capping machines
DE2302179A1 (en) * 1972-01-19 1973-08-23 Bristol Myers Co ARRANGEMENT, CONSISTS OF SECURITY CAP AND BOTTLE
US3757979A (en) * 1972-01-19 1973-09-11 Bristol Myers Co Safety closure-bottle assembly
DK153937B (en) * 1972-01-19 1988-09-26 Bristol Myers Co FLEXIBLE SAFETY LOCK WITH ASSOCIATED CONTAINER
US3869057A (en) * 1972-03-02 1975-03-04 V C A Corp Safety closure device
US3830392A (en) * 1972-10-02 1974-08-20 G Kessler Plastic self-reclosing safety cap with elastic spring
US3826394A (en) * 1972-12-19 1974-07-30 M Stull Safety cap
US4385706A (en) * 1982-01-04 1983-05-31 Carlisle Corporation Child resistant container and closure
US4787525A (en) * 1987-12-23 1988-11-29 Michael Joyce Child-resistant closures
US5065938A (en) * 1989-09-11 1991-11-19 Champion International Corporation Gable top carton with resealable pour spout
US5348201A (en) * 1993-04-20 1994-09-20 Kerr Group, Inc. Flip top closure
US5593054A (en) * 1995-04-28 1997-01-14 Ideal Ideas, Inc. Child resistant flip cap with collar
DE19720556A1 (en) * 1997-05-16 1999-01-28 Gaplast Gmbh Container with stopper and child lock
US6095354A (en) * 1999-03-30 2000-08-01 Kerr Group, Inc. Child resistant closure and container
US6575333B1 (en) 2000-11-22 2003-06-10 Western Industries, Inc. Child resistant spout closure
US6729497B2 (en) * 2001-12-28 2004-05-04 Npf Limited Paintball container
RU2351515C2 (en) * 2005-03-17 2009-04-10 Оао "Нэфис Косметикс" - Казанский Химический Комбинат Им. Вахитова Lock for vessels out of elastic materials
US20080308567A1 (en) * 2007-06-18 2008-12-18 Marie Counts-Bradley TML inspection port
US7946444B2 (en) 2007-06-18 2011-05-24 Marie Counts-Bradley TML inspection port
US8453873B2 (en) * 2010-07-21 2013-06-04 Amcor Limited Closure
US20150129531A1 (en) * 2013-11-08 2015-05-14 The Packaging Design Group Dispensing cap
US9102449B2 (en) * 2013-11-08 2015-08-11 The Packaging Design Group Dispensing cap
US11472613B2 (en) 2019-04-23 2022-10-18 Berry Global, Inc. Selectively openable closure for a container
US11691794B2 (en) 2019-04-23 2023-07-04 Berry Global, Inc. Selectively openable closure for a container

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