Patent · US Expired

Child-resistant locking device for reclosable bag

US5681115A · kind A · utility

80Cited by
28References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 2, 1996
Grant dateOct 28, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S190/903
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A child-resistant locking device for a flexible bag, pouch or the like having an opening and requiring child-resistant packaging which is to be filled with hazardous articles including a zipper operatively associated with the opening and movable between an open and closed position, the zipper being provided with a pull tab having an opening for actuating the zipper and a releasable lock supported on the bag operatively associated with the pull tab opening for releasably retaining the zipper in the closed position with the lock including elements requiring manual dexterity with both hands at a skill level common to an adult as opposed to a child for release.

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