Adult friendly child-resistant package

US6036036A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Nady Bilani · Strombeek-Bever, BE
• Johan Willy Declerck · Ichtegem, BE
• Jelle Dankert Vuijk · Roma, IT
• Maurizio Pucci · Napoli, IT

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 2, 1998
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2000
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D50/046
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The child-resistant package (100) can be readily opened by an adult with a one-hand operation. The pushtab (123, 123'), which together with the interlocking tooth (119) form the child-resistant feature of the package, is placed on the closure (120). Therefore, an adult user may easily depress said pushtab and at the same time disengage said closure to open said package by using only one hand for both operations.