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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975862 | Child-resistant dispensing package A child-resistant package includes a housing having an internal volume for holding items to be dispensed, a cylindrical neck, an end wall on the neck and a dispensing opening in the end wall. A closure has an end wall with a dispensing opening and a skirt. One of th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7328788 | Contact lens care system An integrated lens care system including a lens case for contact lenses and a container for dispensing a lens care solution. The container includes a docking site where the lens case can be stored and then removed for use, and a retainer mechanism for releasably sec... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7293396 | Method of connecting a top to a container A threaded container closure assembly in which the container comprises one or more radially extending members proximate the distal end thereof that initially engage with one or more radially extending members or partial radially extending members on a mating closure... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7243807 | Fluid-tight dilution bottle and cap A fluid-tight vial comprising a locking, flip-top cap and an open-ended cylindrical container is disclosed. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7014060 | Twist opening sealing container A resealable container is provided with a twist opening end closure which is suitable for storing perishable solids and liquids, and in one embodiment an easy open tab feature to facilitate venting. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6968965 | Container closure assembly A threaded container closure assembly in which the container comprises one or more radially extending members proximate the distal end thereof that initially engage with one or more radially extending members or partial radially extending members on a mating closure... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959829 | Self-adjusting re-sealable spring center seal closure A leak-resistant plastic container and closure are disclosed, where the container has an open end, an inner periphery, an outer periphery, and a container flange extending around the inner periphery at the open end. The closure has a generally planar and circular in... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6910607 | Cover for dispensing closure with pressure actuated valve A cover for a valved dispensing closure prevents the valve from opening while the cover is disposed on closure. The cover's central projection prevents flaps formed in the valve from opening, and the cover's outer projection prevents the flexible valve head from mov... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905040 | Filler device and closure cap having complementary engagement elements A filler device has a filler neck (23) and a closure cap (1) which has an engagement segment (4). The engagement segment (4) and filler neck (23) have complementary engagement elements (7, 8, 25, 26), for example in order to... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6758358 | Child-resistant container and overcap package A child-resistant package includes a container having a body with an open end for dispensing product. A shoulder on the body is positioned adjacent to the open end and has an external surface. A circumferential groove is recessed radially inwardly from the shoulder ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6431380 | Child-resistant flip top closure A closure is described wherein a flip top is provided with a child-resistant opening mechanism. The flip top closure is attached to a neck finish, fitment or other container spout and includes a flip top that is hingedly attached to a depending sidewall. ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6364101 | Easily opened wipes canister A dispenser of moist wipes, towelettes, or liquid impregnated fibrous tissues, comprising a container, a lid having an orifice therein for withdrawal of the wipes, and a cap over the orifice to prevent evaporation of liquid from the container. The wipes m... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6161711 | Container and closure system A closure and container system for storing prescription or over-the-counter medications is disclosed that is reversible between child-resistant and non-child resistant modes of use. The system includes a pair of endless beads, one on each of the container... | 12/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5979680 | Push tab cap and locking tab vial assembly A child-resistant adult-friendly prescription storage vial is presented with an over-cap which can only be removed from the vial by first orienting the cap at a particular point on the vial and then depressing a pair of push-tabs on the cap. When the cap ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5865354 | Easy open dispensing cap An easy opening dispenser closure is disclosed having a top and an annular depending base skirt with a lid mounted on the top. The lid has a downwardly depending annular edge which in turn has an extension with an end shaped to fit the end of a thumb. The... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5845820 | Bayonet-type container and cap closure In a cap and container closure, the cap is integrally formed with a trigger sprayer housing and the cap and container have a bayonet-type closure that attaches the cap to the container by pressing the cap downwardly on the container without turning, or by... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5829609 | Twist top child-resistant closure A child-resistant closure for a container having a neck and a mouth covered by a flexible cap of inverted cup shape. The container neck includes an outwardly projecting, ramped rib having a lower ramp end. The cap has at least one projection extending inw... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5752612 | Self closing opening member A closure 1 for a container comprises a slidable opening member 3 slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, substantially no opening force can readily be applied to the opening member 3. In the extended pos... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5740933 | Child proof container cap designed for manipulation by arthritic fingers A tamper indicating, child proof, container cap designed for easy manipulation by arthritic fingers of a user includes an annular tear strip and a rotatably indexing latch finger on the cap which engages a raised annular retainer ridge with bypass opening... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5740905 | Key ring attachable lighter holding shell with flexible holding flaps The key ring attachable lighter holding shell with flexible holding flaps is a shell-shaped holder into which a reusable lighter or a disposable lighter may be inserted and held securely, yet can also be taken out and replaced again, and it may be attache... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5636756 | Childproof closure with means for facilitating authorized removal A childproof closure for containers is particularly suited for use by arthritic or manually handicapped adults which retains child resistant qualities. This is accomplished by a thumb-engageable projection extending from the upper surface of the end wall ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5560504 | Snap on pull off tamper indicating flexible cap and neck configuration A novel snap on pull off tamper indicating cap and neck configuration for containers, the cap having a top with an annular depending wall on its peripheral edge and seven circumferentially spaced continuous spiral thread configurations on the inner surfac... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5358129 | Child resistant bottle An easy open container which is also child resistant provides for a cap for attachment to the container. The cap contains an indent for retaining the cap on the base. On the neck of the container there is contained a lip which retains the indent thereon s... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5351845 | Cognitive skill based child-resistant and tamper-evident closure A generally cylindrical relative rotatable lock structure comprises three relatively rotatable coaxial members. The first and second members have generally opposed surfaces carrying connecting means which interengage to prevent relative axial movement bet... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5316162 | Universally adaptable childproof cap A two-piece safety cap for a container including a valve assembly having a valve rim thereon is disclosed. The safety cap comprises a collar having an inner surface and an outer surface and top and bottom portions. The collar is securably seatable on the ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5312010 | Wide mouth childproof container A wide mouth container or jar suitable for storage of viscous jells, such as hair dressings in which the closure includes provision for preventing unauthorized removal by children. To open the closure, it must be rotated to a predetermined location relati... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5292017 | Child-resistant closure with easy opening feature A child resistant package includes a snap-on closure of rigid and stiff material on a container having a neck finish with an annular locking rib having at least one notch. The closure has a locking lug extending radially inwardly from its skirt in alignme... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5285917 | Safety closure for containers A child-resistant container closure constructed according to the present invention comprises a disk shaped cover plate attached to body section formed as a substantially cylindrical wall. A movable handle or tab is attached to the cover plate to aid a use... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5097974 | Tamper-evident closures Frangible areas of different configurations are formed between the cap and skirt portions of a unitary molded plastic closure, with an internal continuous groove formed on the inside surface of the skirt portion having a diameter slightly larger than the ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5096077 | Stoppering device non-removably attached to the neck of a container A stoppering device non-removably attached to the flanged neck of a container has a base (8) projecting beyond the neck of the container, with at least two arcuate surface sections extending from the base and disposed along a circle having a diameter slig... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5092493 | Captive key release closure structure A captive key release closure structure includes a base ring for connection to a rim of a container, a closure member or cap integrally hinged to the base ring, latch indentations on an outer surface of a neck wall of the base ring, and latch pawls on an ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5083671 | Closure for a wide mouth container A snap-on closure for wide mouth containers has an integral hinged lid which can be lifted, as by the thumb, to provide access for spooning contents out of the mouth. The lid closes on a top flange which is presented by either the closure or the container... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5011032 | Patient dosage regimen compliance bottle cap A solid dosage unit dispenser closure cap suitable for use by sight-impaired persons and/or persons with physical incapability to unscrew caps of prescription bottles or containers having a lid integrally attached an annular skirt by a living hinge, where... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5000992 | Coextruded multilayer foamed film for plastic container closures and process for manufacture A plastic container closure, such as a bottle cap liner or tamper evident seal, is formed from a coextruded multilayer foamed film. The coextruded multilayer foamed film has at least one solid film layer of a first polyolefin blend containing linear low d... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4948003 | Container and closure with internal tamper indication Disclosed is a tamper-evident closure for a container having a finish opening and including a cap member hingedly connecting to a base member. The base member is threadingly engaged with the bottle finish, and includes an upwardly extending pour spout. A ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4909404 | Tamper-evident closures A plastic unitary molded child-resistant, snap-on, tampered-evident closure includes an upper cap portion having internal spaced ribs disposed for cooperation with the upper annular collar on the neck portion of a container, only one rib being sized to pa... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4848615 | Tamper-evident snap type container closure assembly A tamper-proof closure for a container having a discharge opening at one end and a wall member spanning the opening, inter-engaging locking between the skirt of the cap and the container opening, a tab projecting radially outwardly from the skirt register... | 07/18/1989 |
