Patent · US Expired

Closure assembly

US3934744A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
4References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1974
Grant dateJan 27, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 3, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D50/041
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An outer cap for association with a conventional externally knurled screw closure cap and serving as a safety overcap converting the same to a double cap safety closure for sealing threaded bottles and other containers with contents which might be harmful to children; with the outer cap constructed for trapped association with the inner cap for permissive free rotation relative thereto but provided with internal knurling and an adjacent relieved or slotted area permitting inward flexing of the adjacent knurled wall of the overcap into engagement with the external knurling of the inner cap upon selected pressure applied by an adult to effect rotation of both caps in unison, such as the unscrewing direction, for authorized access to the contents of the container.

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