Hermetically sealed container with child safety overcap
US7040497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2251/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A child safety overcap is provided for a hermetically sealed container with a twist-off access closure having a unitary grip tab. The overcap has a top portion defining at least one slot adapted to engage the tab on the access closure when the overcap is pushed toward the container and a skirt portion that terminates in an expandable rim, e.g., provided with dentils adapted to flex away from the container when the overcap is pushed toward the container. Beads extending inwardly from a distal end of each of the dentils are adapted to snap into a circumferentially groove formed in a neck portion of the container for removably securing the overcap to the container.
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