Cap and container assemblies

US11577888B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CSP Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jean-Pierre Giraud · Paris, FR
• Herve Pichot · Chennevières-sur-Marne, FR
• John Belfance · Pell City, US
• Mark Ostrowski · Lakeville, US
• Michael Bucholtz · New York, US
• Joseph W. Rogers · Whitemarsh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 6, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 7, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2543/00537
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A cap and container assembly includes a container having a base and a side wall extending upward from the base. The base and the side wall define an interior, and the side wall defines an opening leading to the interior. A cap moves with respect to the container between an opened position in which the opening is exposed, and a closed position in which the cap covers the opening. A tab projects outward from the cap and has a bottom surface. A spacer projects from the container side wall at a location beneath the tab when the assembly is in the closed position. The spacer bends inward towards the container in response to application of a sufficient force, to move from a locked position that blocks the bottom surface of the tab, to an unlocked position to expose at least a portion of the bottom surface of the tab.