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Child-resistant adapter band

US6016930A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
9References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 29, 1998
Grant dateJan 25, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D50/046
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adapter band for use on a closure, the closure being threadingly engageable with a container neck portion, the container neck portion having at least one locking ramp projecting therefrom, the adapter band providing an annular ring having a groove on an inner surface thereof, the groove being sized to receive an annular lip projecting outwardly from a lower end of the closure; a locking lug extending downwardly from the groove mateable with a recess in the annular lip; and, at least one locking tab projecting from the annular ring, the at least one locking tab being engageable with the at least one locking ramp provided on the container neck portion.

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