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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950540 | Apparatus for securing tubes An apparatus for securing containers for receiving and preserving biological specimens comprising a plug that comprises at least one connecting means such that, after interlocking with the apparatus, access to contents of the apparatus necessarily brings about a phy... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7828166 | Dispensing closure with child resistant feature A dispenser closure is provided having an upper wall portion with at least one opening therein and having a thread depending from an inner annular surface thereof. A lower wall portion of the closure has at least two lugs depending from a lower inner annular surface... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7628283 | Tamper-indicating child-resistant package A tamper-indicating child-resistant package includes a container having a cylindrical finish with at least one external thread segment, a manually deflectable release element externally cantilevered from the finish, and a tear band frangibly connected to the finish ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7387214 | Closure and container package with child-resistant and non-child-resistant modes of operation A package includes a closure for attachment to a container. The closure has a skirt with a plurality of internal lugs and an internal surface. The container has a sidewall terminating in an open end and having a plurality of external projections. The plurality of ex... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7334694 | Closure cap cooperating with a bottle container The invention relates to a closure cap (1) which cooperates with a bottle container (4). A catching protection (5) is disposed on the neck (3) of the bottle container (4) and a lower-engaging projection (6′) is disposed on... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7296711 | Safety cap A child resistant safety cap having a cover and a safety mechanism by which finger dexterity is required to open the cap, while the safety mechanism capable of being released if it is unnecessary. The cap comprises a cap body 1 having a skirt 3 with at... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7214341 | Method of injection molding a preform including a radially extending element A method and apparatus for injection molding an article including a radially extending child resistant feature. Finish block halves are provided that include a pocket and that are closable together to form a neck-finish mold cavity. Mold body halves are provided tha... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7156653 | Torch assembly with wick cap and funnel A torch assembly is provided, the assembly comprising: a container comprising an internal chamber for holding liquid fuel and an opening leading to the chamber; a wick having opposing ends, the first end is inserted through the opening and situated within the chambe... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140511 | Dispenser with stowable cover A dispenser for small objects, such as candy, pills, tablets, and other objects of similar size. The dispenser includes a housing having a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall and two opposing side walls. The housing defines an interior volume and an aperture providing... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128233 | Tamper-resistant container and methods An improved container designed to provide all of the foregoing attributes (including light weight, low cost, ease of use and carrying, and climatic tolerance) while also presenting a virtually impenetrable barrier to animals. One exemplary embodiment comprises a hig... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111746 | Shellable child resistant closure container with positive lock mechanism A shellable, positively lockable, child resistant closure and container includes a pair of nested inner and outer caps designed to be purposefully shellable for use in its non-child resistant mode. The inner cap is coaxially positioned and nested within the outer ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7051894 | Circular dispensing container with a hinged lid A dispensing container is formed from a toroidal-shaped body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and opposing outer and inner sidewalls defining a hollow interior and a central void. A lid having a tab portion hinged to an actuator portion covers part of the top... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6948631 | Controllable tamper proof closure for a vial The present invention provides a tamper proof closure for a vial, which may be used only when needed, by insertion of a security member having engaging means in contact with corresponding engaging means on a ring part of a closure cap so that the cap may t be remove... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926165 | Tamper-evident container The combination of a container and a screw-type lid is improved by a tamper-evident feature comprising a locking tab on the exterior of the container having upwardly facing teeth and mating teeth on the lid, the teeth on the container and lid being arranged so as be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6899246 | Containment vessel The present invention is a vessel for containing consumer products. Parts of the containment vessel are made of material sufficiently capable of being deformed by the mechanical force applied by the hands of the consumer while avoiding accidental opening during ship... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6508373 | Child resistant container and closure, package and method of assembly having a locking tab on the container and a cam stop lug on the closure A child resistant container and closure package includes a container of one-piece integrally molded plastic construction having a cylindrical finish, a shoulder connecting the finish to a side wall, a ring externally extending around the finish, and a tab... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6439409 | Child-resistant and elder-friendly vial closure system A child-resistant and elder-friendly vial/cap system in which a locking ledge located on either the vial or the cap is engaged by a latch located on the other of the vial or the cap. The latch is located on one end of a lever and a pressure tab is located... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6327770 | Child resistant package A child resistant package which includes a container having an open end and multiple threads on the external surface of the container adjacent the upper end. A closure having a base wall and a peripheral skirt has an inner surface formed with single or mu... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6244518 | Snake repellent system A snake repellent system for use in repelling snakes so as to prevent the human user from being bitten. The snake repellent system consists of a receptacle into which is placed a quantity of garlic or onion, the aroma of which is believed to be effective ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6076689 | Child resistant and adult friendly container and closure device A child resistant adult friendly container and closure device is provided with a pivot arm on the container which engages a detent on the closure. The pivot arm carries on one end a press tab and on an opposite end a locking lug. The locking lug engages w... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6053343 | Child-resistant closure and container with tamper indication A child-resistant, tamper indicating closure according to the present invention includes a closure top having an outer edge. An annular skirt depends from the outer edge of the closure top, the skirt having a plurality of internal splines located on an in... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6039195 | Child resistant package A child resistant package which includes a container having an open end and multiple threads on the external surface of the container adjacent the upper end. A closure having a base wall and a peripheral skirt has an inner surface formed with single or mu... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6032829 | Container and closure package and method of making same A container-and-closure sealing system embodied in a container and closure package, and method of making the same. The container has an open mouth surrounded by a cylindrical neck wall having internal threads and an open upper edge. The closure is a cap/d... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5992657 | Safety closure having tamper-indicating means A safety closure is provided for threadingly engaging a neck portion of a container. The safety closure includes a cap portion and a tamper-indicating band connected to a lower end of a peripheral side wall of the cap portion by a plurality of frangible b... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5941402 | Child-resistant closure and container apparatus A child resistant closure apparatus is provided that is easily opened by the aged and infirm. The child resistant closure apparatus has a container having a push-tab locking device that locks into place in a series of sawtooth projections on an inner surf... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5899348 | Child resistant package A child resistant package which includes a container having an open end and single or multiple threads on the external surface of the container adjacent the upper end. A closure having a base wall and a peripheral skirt has an inner surface formed with si... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5860543 | Closure cap The closure cap for sealing a container has an inner skirt shaped and sized to fit externally and to be secured onto the neck of the container. The cap also has an outer skirt projecting from the inner skirt. This outer skirt extends over the inner skirt ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5816422 | Package with safety lid and seal Package with safety lid and seal including a cylindrical body with a lid coupled by a thread at the mouth thereof and which includes an outside coaxial skirt having projections on its inside face. It is characterized in that the package body comprises aro... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5718347 | Child resistant, user friendly container and closure A container and closure for medicine, pills or the like includes a latch connected to the closure by a living hinge. The closure is connected to the container opposite from the latch by a second living hinge. The latch is seated within a recess on the sid... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5711442 | Child resistant package A child resistant package including a container having an open end and multiple threads on the external surface of the container adjacent the upper end. A closure having a base wall and a peripheral skirt has an inner surface formed with multiple threads ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5664693 | Child resistant package A child resistant package including a plastic container having a finish with an external thread and a plastic closure having a base wall and an internal thread thereon for engaging the thread on the container. The container includes diametrically opposed ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5586671 | Child resistant package A package suitable for storing and dispensing potentially dangerous materials. The package is resistant to opening by children but readily openable by adults, particularly adults having impaired manual dexterity of their hands and/or fingers. The package ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5564580 | Adult friendly child-resistant attachment for containers used to store potentially dangerous materials A child resistant attachment for containers used for storing and dispensing potentially dangerous materials, such as medicament tablets or the like, the attachment being resistant to opening by children but readily openable by adults, particularly adults ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5544768 | Child resistant closure A child resistant closure wherein a ratchet-type cap is threadably mounted on the neck of a container having a ring member integral therewith. A resilient tab having a ratchet tooth thereon is integral with the ring and engageable with ratchet teeth on th... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5507406 | Tamperproof/tamper evident container A container and lid combination, typically thermoformed of plastic such as PVC, PS or PET wherein the lid is easily snapped closed onto the container, both initally and resealably, but cannot be removed therefrom without producing visible evidence thereof... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5413233 | Child resistant bottle closure A package suitable for storing and dispensing potentially dangerous material, which is resistant to opening by children yet readily openable by adults. The package is preferably a bottle which has a body and a finish portion. The finish portion has a thre... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411160 | Child resistant closure A child resistant closure has a lid and a container. In the upper area of the container, a resilient area is provided to allow a manual depression so as to distance this upper area of the container from the lower edge of the lid thus allowing a manual gri... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5394999 | Child resistant package A child resistant package including a plastic container having a finish with an external thread and a plastic closure having a base wall and an internal thread thereon for engaging the thread on the container. The container includes diametrically opposed ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5346069 | Container The present invention provides a child resistant container suitable for packaging of medicines and the like wherein a bottom portion designed to hold the product and a cover member have first and second cooperative locking devices with the first locking d... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5255813 | Opening arrangement for a container package An opening arrangement for laminated container packages or cartons of the single-use disposable type is disclosed. The opening arrangement includes an inner pouring spout, which is formed as a closed part continuous with the container package, and an oute... | 10/26/1993 |
