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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7870967 | Child-resistant vial closure A vial includes a container having a receptacle formed to include an interior region and a mouth opening into the interior region and a child-resistant closure for the container. The closure includes a cap to be mounted on the receptacle in a closed position to clos... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7661547 | Closure cap for a container The present invention relates to a closure cap for a container, with a hinge and a lid which is intended to be tightened to the rim of a container body, and with a closure element which is movable to a temper-evident position. The closure element 34 is attach... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7294354 | Container with gas release feature A gas release container comprises a container body having a bottom wall and a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and terminating at an upper edge, a removable closure affixed to the upper edge in a substantially gas-tight manner, and a gas release val... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7222754 | Aerosol system having lockable cap A dispense system such as an aerosol or pump system includes a container having an upper rim, a collar secured to the upper rim, and a cap removably attached to the collar. The collar may be rotatably secured to the container such that when the cap is rotated, the c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207451 | Molded container with beaded neck A container having a neck that includes an upper sidewall defining an opening, a lower sidewall and a flange radially extending from the neck between said upper and said lower sidewall. Beads are disposed around an outer circumference of the neck on the flange at th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175038 | Device for preventing removal of a lid A device for preventing removal of a lid from a container. The device has a cover with a top which is adapted to fit over a lid of a container and an engagement means consisting of an upper continuous cylindrical wall and a lower section of integral and flexible leg... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156253 | Single-piece paper cup sip adaptor An adaptor enables a child to drink from a cup having a bead extending around an open end of the cup. The adaptor has an annular collar that supports the cup by engaging a lower portion of a bead of the cup around a substantial portion of a periphery of the bead. A ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7070069 | Aerosol system having lockable cap A dispense system such as an aerosol or pump system includes a container having an upper rim, a collar secured to the upper rim, and a cap removably attached to the collar. The collar may be rotatably secured to the container such that when the cap is rotated, the c... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7028085 | Storage-related accounting system and method of the same An accounting system includes a plurality of host computers, an accounting server connected to the plurality of host computers, a storage control device connected to the plurality of host computers and the accounting server and having a plurality of channel ports fo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6612450 | Reversible cap A cap and container for providing a child resistant closure by engaging one side of the cap with the container, and providing a non-child resistant closure by engaging another side of the cap with the container. The child resistant closure includes a wall... | 09/02/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6425639 | Tire isolation device A tire isolation device has a cylindrical body with a closed end having a number of different length concentric tire sealing elements mounted at different diameters on an inner surface. An outer surface of the closed end has a handle and a number of pull ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6371316 | Child resistant closure and container with guarded flip-top A child resistant closure and container having a lid base recess. A closure includes an annular inner member defining an opening, the inner member having a camming recess. The closure also includes an outer member engageable with the inner member, the out... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6170683 | Two stage dispensing cap for pressurized containers A two stage dispensing cap for a carbonated beverage container is described. The cap has a flip top which is hingedly connected to a collar wherein the collar is rotatable on the container. The cap, upon rotation of the collar, is first opened into a vent... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6112920 | Child-proof, senior-friendly pill bottle closure A child-proof, senior-friendly safety closure for medicine containers is formed with a cylindrical wall including a continuous mid-level band and slotted upper and lower walls. The slotted walls, in conjunction with the mid-level band, form a plurality of... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095354 | Child resistant closure and container A closure according to the present invention includes an annular inner member defining an opening, the inner member having a camming recess. The closure also includes an outer member engageable with the inner member, the outer member including a lid base,... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6085745 | Pharmaceutical container and inhaler device A pharmaceutical container and inhaler device having a mouthpiece and a cap which are rotatably connected to each other. For providing a certain child-resistance against disconnection, the mouthpiece has an external circumferential groove, whereas the cap... | 07/11/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5938054 | Child-resistant closure assembly The closure assembly of FIGS. 1 and 3 comprises a container 1, a cap 2 having a skirt portion 3, and a captive band 4 attached via a tamper-evident tear-off band 5 and a pair of frangible connections 6 and 7 to the skirt portion 3. Arrows 8 on the skirt 3... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927529 | Child resistant container A child resistant container having a container body, a ring and closure. The container body has an annular guide disposed on its neck's outer surface. The ring has an annular support disposed on its inner surface. The ring rotatably couples to the contain... | 07/27/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5791504 | Child resistant container A child resistant container having a container body, a ring and closure. The container body has an annular guide disposed on its neck's outer surface. The ring has an annular support disposed on its inner surface. The ring rotatably couples to the contain... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5779072 | Squeeze and turn flip top child resistant package A child resistant package includes a plastic container and a plastic closure. The container includes a body and a finish having an opening. The closure includes a base wall, an outer flexible peripheral skirt and an inner peripheral skirt. Interengaging r... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5727704 | Child resistant cap and safety collar ring having unique boss arrangements The present invention is a container closure device, which includes a container, a collar ring and a cap. The container has a neck, an open top and a horizontal retainer track thereon for affixing a collar ring thereto. A collar ring affixed to a track of... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5709306 | Adult container and dispenser for small items An adult container according to the present invention comprises a container body and a cup-shaped closure which is installed telescopically over the open end of the container body. An annular rib, a plurality of longitudinal ramps and an annular groove an... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5593054 | Child resistant flip cap with collar The present invention is a container closure device, which includes a container, a collar ring, a semi-flexible tether and a cap. The container has a neck, an open top and a horizontal retainer track thereon for affixing a collar ring thereto. The collar ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5551582 | Child resistant twist off closure and container A child resistant, snap on, twist off closure container package which is open by squeezing and deflecting diametrically opposed side portions of the closure to bring cam followers into engagement which cams on the container so that subsequent turning caus... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5540342 | Tamper resistant lid A snap-on tamper resistant lid having a dual locking system to retain the lid on the container. The lid has a top and a depending skirt. A plurality of beads extend inwardly from the skirt and serve as a primary locking device to retain the lid on a conta... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5520305 | Container and two piece safety cap having a locking collar and cover A two-piece safety cap for a container is disclosed. The safety cap comprises a collar and a corresponding cover arranged for movement between a locked position at which it cannot be removed from the collar and a removable position at which it may be read... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5464110 | Double sided container closure and cooperating container An apparatus for containing material, the apparatus including a container and a container closure. The container has a main body portion and a generally cylindrical top portion, the generally cylindrical top portion including a first generally cylindrical... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5464112 | Tamper-evident closure cap for containers The invention relates to a tamper-evident closure cap for a container having a neck and an opening defined in the neck. The closure cap of the invention includes an annular skirt member adapted to be secured to the neck of the container to prevent removal... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5431293 | Child-proof container closure and locking system A container closure and locking system, allowing authorized access to the container when indicia on the locking system is correctly aligned. The container closure and locking system, for selectively allowing access to a container having a lip, comprising ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5423441 | Closure system for a container and cap Tamper indicating, child proof system includes annular tear strip on the cap; and a rotatably indexing latch finger on the cap which engages a raised annular retainer ridge with bypass opening on the neck of the container. A tactile indicator of the rotat... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5402900 | Child resistant turn-to-pop cap and container device The present invention is directed to a child resistant snap cap container device which includes a container, a collar ring, a snap cap and a spring. The container has a neck with a lower retainer bead and an upper retainer bead thereon and has at least on... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5398829 | Tamper resistant, child resistant cap and spout assembly A cap assembly is fitted to a bottleneck, and is provided with a sleeve for fitting to the bottleneck. The sleeve is provided with a non-drip pouring spout whereby the liquid can be poured from the bottle through the sleeve and spout. A closure cap member... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5397013 | One-piece fitment and tethered plug with tamper-evident means A fitment attached around an aperture in a container has a flange from which extends a spout closed by an initially integrally molded externally threaded plug. So long as the fitment and plug are in their original position after molding, the combination i... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5397008 | Child resistant cap and safety collar ring The present invention is a container and closure device, which includes the container, a collar ring and a cap. The container has a neck, an open top and a horizontal retainer track for affixing a collar ring thereto. The collar ring has a circular inside... | 03/14/1995 |
| 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 |
