CA2114864C - Container-lid assembly having a sliding lid - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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Abstract
Container-lid assembly being on the one hand safe to children but on the other hand can be simply operated by other persons. Lid and container are designed with a flush and smooth transfer area such that theta is no engagement point whatsoever to open the lid. In the lid a tongue is provided which can move outward from the lid for its engagement. Blocking means are present to prevent operating of the sliding tongue.
Description
n container-lid assembly having a ~lidina lid The subject invention relates to a container-lid assembly according to the preamble og claim 1. Such a container-lid assembly is known from L3S~A~9,535,903. Such containers are used for example for packaging products, which should preferably not be accessible to children. Examples thereof are health-affecting chemicals, such as drugs.
iahen designing child-proof closures for drugs packagings, consideration must also be given to the fact that geriatric patients should be able to open such packagings.
In practice, this means that closures for packagings have to be designed in such a way that, if a specific group of children has been shown how to open the container, they are unable to reproduce this action, whereas a less able patient can indeed perform it.
In US-A~9,535,903 a lid is described having a tongue which can bg moved outwardly from the circumference of the lid. The circumference of the lid is otherwise flush with the upper part of the container, such that if the tongue is in its retracted position it is not possible to firmly engage the lid and open the lid. By moving the tongue outwardly, such that a part of it protrudes ~rom the lid, an engagement surface is created for grasping and opening the lid.
Although this is a first step to a child-proof container closure it has been shown that if a child once sees opening of the lid through outward movement of the tongue it can repeat such an action relatively easy.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel container which obviates or mitigates at least one of the disadvantages of prior art containers.
The invention aims to provide a further save guard making opening by children nearly impossible whilst keeping opening of the lid relatively easily for other persons, such as geriatric patients.
Through the provision of blocking means for the tongue it is necessary for a user to first act on these blocking means to make the movement of the tongue possible at all such that an edge of it can be moved outside of the circumference of the container-lid assembly. These blocking means can be j ~-, n ,s Ld ~ ~ ~~ 'J C~ .w a realized on the one hand such that inward movement of the tongue is only possible after or effectes repositioning of the blocking means such that at the end of the return movement of the tongue the tongue is automatically blocked. On the other hand it is possible to design the blocking means such that in the position wherein the tongue: can be moved, it is free to move to-and-fro and the blocking means will not automatically return to their blocking position. The last embodiment is of importance if the container-lid assembly is to be used for elder patients wherein the presence of children is not probably. In that case the "unsafe" position of the tongue is not of importance. However, if the presence of children is substantial the~first embodiment is preferable.
The blocking means fo:r th~ tongue can comprise any means known in the art. To keep operation of both the blocking means and the tongue easily on the one hand and to make the way of opening of the lid and movement of the tongue on the other hand as difficult to be understood as possible for children on the other hand, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention the blocking means comprise the operating means for the tongue. This means that first of all the blocking means have to be manipulated such that the tongue can freely be moved and after that the blocking means act to operate the tongue.
To prevent opening of the lid from the container through intraduotion of a sharp object, such as a knife, between the lid and the container as much as possible by children, according to a preferred embodiment protruding edges are provided at the upper past of the container between which the lid is received. In contrast to the container-lid assembly according to the US patent specification 4,535,903 it is not possible to introduce objects such as knifes or screw drivers between the lid and the container resulting in an opening force of the lid.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the blocking m~ans comprise a cam being connected with the tongue, wherein the cam and tongue can be slide to-and-fro in the lid. The cam can be engaged by a curved disc being a part of a rotating ring provided in th~ upper part of the lid and w .1 M, f7 f'~ .i ~_..~' :~ ,v t having gripping members. ~'hrough rotation of th~ ring the cam can ba positioned in front of a free pazt of the curved disc such that the tongue together with the cam case freely move to-and-~ro. kiowever, if the curved disc is in another position movement of the cam and so movement of the tongue is blocked. In this embodiment it is possible on the one hand to .store the container in an unsafe position, i.e. in the position wherein the curved disc. permits free mpvement of the cam or to store the containe:° in a sate position, i.e.
wherein the curved disc is in any other position blocking movement of the cam.
According to another embodiment the blocking means comprise a rotatable blocking disc of which one extremity is provided with operating means and of which the other side is provided an the one hand with means for rotatable engagement with the tongue and on the other hand a non circular curved portion received in a slit provided in the lid. The slit is realized such that transferral of the curved position in the slit can only be realized in predetermined positions. Tn ZO this way it is possible to operate the tongue through the blocking disc only if this blocking disc is in a predetermined position. In all other positions the movement of the disc and so movement of the tongue is prevented by abutment of the curved part and the boundary of the slit.
Zg To improve ease of use of the container-lid assembly according to a preferred embodiment marDcings are provided on at least one of the rotating ring, blockine3 disc or the upper face of the lid to orientate the rotating ring or blocking disc relative to the lid.
30 Although the circumference of the lid such as the protruded edges described above and the part to which the hinge is conn~cted can be integrally moulded with the container, according to a preferred embodiment below the blacking/operating means a further lid surface is provided 35 connected with blocking means cooperating with corresponding means in the container. In thi$ way it is possible to realize a lid assembly comprising a lid proper and cooperating circumferenti.al edge which can lee snapped or connected in any other way knc>wn in the art to various types of containers.
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The invention will beg further elucidated referring to preferred embodiments of the invention Shawn in the drawings.
However, it ha$ to be understood that these are only examples.
In the drawing:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the container-lid assembly according to the invention;
Figure z shows in an exploded view s~chematiGally the structure of the upper part of the container~lid assembly according to Figure 1;
Figure 3 and 3a show details of the locking structure according to the embodiment of fig. 1, wherein in fig. 3 the lid is shown in closed posita.on in cross section on the container;
Figure 4 the container-lid assembly according to Fig.
3 in open position;
Figure 5 shows in perspective view a second embodiment according to the invention;
Figure 6a and 6b show in cross section the embodiment of figure 5, in fig. 6a in closed pasition and in fig. 6b in open position;
Figure 7 shows a detail of the second embodiment;
Figure 8 shows a third embodiment shown in perspective oP a container-lid assembly according to the invention;
Figure 9 a container-lid assembly according to Figure 8 in cross section in closed position; and Figure 10 the container-lid assembly in cross section according to figure B in open, condition.
In Fig. 1 the container-lid assembly is generally referred to~with 1. It comprises a Container having reference number 2 and being provided with opening 30 and a lid generally referred to with 3. As is clear from figure 2 lid 3 3s comprises a circumferential edge 31 to which lid part 32 is connected. Fa~om figure 3 it is clear that this lid part has an upper face 4 and a lower face 5. In between a space ie~
defined ~or r8ceiving of a tongue 6, which Can move in and out the lid a!3 is clear from comparison of figures 3 and 4.
Cam 7 is provided on tongue 6. ~atween upper face ~8 and lower Face 5 a rotating ring 8 is provided, which, as is clear from figure 3a, is provided with a slit 9. rn figure a slit 9 is Shawn at the left side of the drawing, such that cam '7 with its protrusion can just move below this slit 9. Rotating ring is provided with engagement ears 10. mo realize positioning of ring 8 as shown in figure 4, markings 19 and 12 are realized on the ring and the upper face of the lid respectively as is shown in figure 1. Lid part 32 is provided with a sealing edge 13 snapping, as is clear from figure 3, in a corresponding receiving section 19r o~ the container, The container furthermore comprises a circumferential groove 15 in which a protrusion 16 of the eircumferentsal edge 31 can be accommodated. As is clear from figure 1 front side 19 of the lid and front side 20 of the container are flush.
The embodiment shown in figures 1 and 4 functions as follows:
Turing production container having different sizes are realized of which the neck of opening 30 is always the same. because of that on different containers always the same circumferential edge 31 can be snapped, wherein the protruding part 16 engages the circumferential groove of the container. 1'he lid is connected with this circumferential edge through hinge 15. If the lid is snapped in clased position, which is realized through cooperation of parts 13 and 14, a flush transition between the fxont faces 19 and 20 results if tongue 16 is moved inwardly as is clear from figurs 1. Becaus~ of that it is not possible for the (young) user to remove the lid fxom the container. The force of engagement between the lid part 32 and the container is too large. If the lid has to be open~d it is necessary to move tongue 6 outwardly to the position shown ire figure 4. In this position it is possible to grass under tongue 6 such that the lid is Opened as yet. Tongue 6 Can only be moved in outward direction by moving from the position according to figures 1 and 3 in leftward direction of aim 7. rthis.movement to the left of cam 7 ins restricted in all positions Dy rotating ring 8 except in case wherein slit 9 is moved in leftward direction, i.e, in the position wherein the markings 11 and 12 are i,n front of each other. After taking of an article from the container, the user can choose whether or not to reloCk,, the Iid through inward movement of the tongue and rotating of the rotating ring.
zn figures 5-7 a second embodiment of the con tainer-lid assembly according to the invention is shown. Th i s most preferred embodiment comprises a container, but in contrast to the previous first embodiment lid 32 is integrally formed with the.container. Such an embodiment is interesting if a large number of the same containers has to be produced and can for example be realized by injection moulding. Lid 32 is connected to the container through film hinge. "
Lid 32 is provided with an internal slit 39 to accommodate tongue 52 having an opening 35. A pin-shaped part 45 of blocking disc 38 can be introduced in opening 37 of tongue 52. To elucidate the shape of this pin-shaped part 45 it is separately shown in fig. 7 between blocking disc 38 and lid 32 in dash lines. The flat of this pin has reference'46.
From fig. 7 it is clear that pin 45 can extend through both the left and right side of opening 35, but can only be displaced from the left side to the right side or v.v. in the position, in which the flat 46 of pin 45 is dire cted to protrusion 36. Pin 45 is rotatably received in open s ng 35.
Markings 4t and 42 are provided to obtain an indicatio n for a correct position of blocking disc 38.
As described above transferral of blocking disc 38 is only possible if the flat 46 on pin 45 is dire cted to protrusion 35. In that position the tongue can be moved out of the circumference of the container as is shown in fig. 6a.
In that position it is possible to engage the lid and to remove it from the container as shown in fig. 6b. apposite protruding edges 50 of the container prevent access of a knife, screw driver and so on for forced opening of th a lid.
In figures 8-10 a third embodiment of the invention is shown. In this embodiment also a container 2 is provided having a lid, now indicated with 23. The lid also has a circumferential edge and a lid portion proper'. The circurnferential edge is realized in the same way as in the embodiment as described above whilst the lid part has been given reference number 33. The lid portion 33 ie connected to the circumferential edge 31 through hinge 28_ The lid part 33 comprises as in the previous embodiments an upper face 24 and a lower face 25 in between a tongue 22 is provided. In the upper face an opening 27 is realized. The tongue is extended with a curved part 29 extending through opening 27. For positioning of the curved part the upper face of the lid is provided with protruding edges 26.
The embodiment described above functions as follows:
Starting from the closed position shown in fig. 9 the user has to exert a farce through opening 27 vn curved part 29.
Because of that tongue will move outwardly, such that a gripping point for the lid portion is provided through which the lid portion can be removed from the container. In this embodiment after relieving the curved part 29 this wil3 always resiliently move back to the position shown in fig. 9 such that after closing of the lid always automatica114y safety is ensured.
Although the invention has been described above referring to three preferred embodiments, it has to be understood that numerous changes can be effected. It w111 be clear for the person skilled in the art that it is possible in many ways to block the lip for engaging the lid. All such amendments are deemed to be within the range of the enclosed 2S claims.
iahen designing child-proof closures for drugs packagings, consideration must also be given to the fact that geriatric patients should be able to open such packagings.
In practice, this means that closures for packagings have to be designed in such a way that, if a specific group of children has been shown how to open the container, they are unable to reproduce this action, whereas a less able patient can indeed perform it.
In US-A~9,535,903 a lid is described having a tongue which can bg moved outwardly from the circumference of the lid. The circumference of the lid is otherwise flush with the upper part of the container, such that if the tongue is in its retracted position it is not possible to firmly engage the lid and open the lid. By moving the tongue outwardly, such that a part of it protrudes ~rom the lid, an engagement surface is created for grasping and opening the lid.
Although this is a first step to a child-proof container closure it has been shown that if a child once sees opening of the lid through outward movement of the tongue it can repeat such an action relatively easy.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel container which obviates or mitigates at least one of the disadvantages of prior art containers.
The invention aims to provide a further save guard making opening by children nearly impossible whilst keeping opening of the lid relatively easily for other persons, such as geriatric patients.
Through the provision of blocking means for the tongue it is necessary for a user to first act on these blocking means to make the movement of the tongue possible at all such that an edge of it can be moved outside of the circumference of the container-lid assembly. These blocking means can be j ~-, n ,s Ld ~ ~ ~~ 'J C~ .w a realized on the one hand such that inward movement of the tongue is only possible after or effectes repositioning of the blocking means such that at the end of the return movement of the tongue the tongue is automatically blocked. On the other hand it is possible to design the blocking means such that in the position wherein the tongue: can be moved, it is free to move to-and-fro and the blocking means will not automatically return to their blocking position. The last embodiment is of importance if the container-lid assembly is to be used for elder patients wherein the presence of children is not probably. In that case the "unsafe" position of the tongue is not of importance. However, if the presence of children is substantial the~first embodiment is preferable.
The blocking means fo:r th~ tongue can comprise any means known in the art. To keep operation of both the blocking means and the tongue easily on the one hand and to make the way of opening of the lid and movement of the tongue on the other hand as difficult to be understood as possible for children on the other hand, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention the blocking means comprise the operating means for the tongue. This means that first of all the blocking means have to be manipulated such that the tongue can freely be moved and after that the blocking means act to operate the tongue.
To prevent opening of the lid from the container through intraduotion of a sharp object, such as a knife, between the lid and the container as much as possible by children, according to a preferred embodiment protruding edges are provided at the upper past of the container between which the lid is received. In contrast to the container-lid assembly according to the US patent specification 4,535,903 it is not possible to introduce objects such as knifes or screw drivers between the lid and the container resulting in an opening force of the lid.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the blocking m~ans comprise a cam being connected with the tongue, wherein the cam and tongue can be slide to-and-fro in the lid. The cam can be engaged by a curved disc being a part of a rotating ring provided in th~ upper part of the lid and w .1 M, f7 f'~ .i ~_..~' :~ ,v t having gripping members. ~'hrough rotation of th~ ring the cam can ba positioned in front of a free pazt of the curved disc such that the tongue together with the cam case freely move to-and-~ro. kiowever, if the curved disc is in another position movement of the cam and so movement of the tongue is blocked. In this embodiment it is possible on the one hand to .store the container in an unsafe position, i.e. in the position wherein the curved disc. permits free mpvement of the cam or to store the containe:° in a sate position, i.e.
wherein the curved disc is in any other position blocking movement of the cam.
According to another embodiment the blocking means comprise a rotatable blocking disc of which one extremity is provided with operating means and of which the other side is provided an the one hand with means for rotatable engagement with the tongue and on the other hand a non circular curved portion received in a slit provided in the lid. The slit is realized such that transferral of the curved position in the slit can only be realized in predetermined positions. Tn ZO this way it is possible to operate the tongue through the blocking disc only if this blocking disc is in a predetermined position. In all other positions the movement of the disc and so movement of the tongue is prevented by abutment of the curved part and the boundary of the slit.
Zg To improve ease of use of the container-lid assembly according to a preferred embodiment marDcings are provided on at least one of the rotating ring, blockine3 disc or the upper face of the lid to orientate the rotating ring or blocking disc relative to the lid.
30 Although the circumference of the lid such as the protruded edges described above and the part to which the hinge is conn~cted can be integrally moulded with the container, according to a preferred embodiment below the blacking/operating means a further lid surface is provided 35 connected with blocking means cooperating with corresponding means in the container. In thi$ way it is possible to realize a lid assembly comprising a lid proper and cooperating circumferenti.al edge which can lee snapped or connected in any other way knc>wn in the art to various types of containers.
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The invention will beg further elucidated referring to preferred embodiments of the invention Shawn in the drawings.
However, it ha$ to be understood that these are only examples.
In the drawing:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the container-lid assembly according to the invention;
Figure z shows in an exploded view s~chematiGally the structure of the upper part of the container~lid assembly according to Figure 1;
Figure 3 and 3a show details of the locking structure according to the embodiment of fig. 1, wherein in fig. 3 the lid is shown in closed posita.on in cross section on the container;
Figure 4 the container-lid assembly according to Fig.
3 in open position;
Figure 5 shows in perspective view a second embodiment according to the invention;
Figure 6a and 6b show in cross section the embodiment of figure 5, in fig. 6a in closed pasition and in fig. 6b in open position;
Figure 7 shows a detail of the second embodiment;
Figure 8 shows a third embodiment shown in perspective oP a container-lid assembly according to the invention;
Figure 9 a container-lid assembly according to Figure 8 in cross section in closed position; and Figure 10 the container-lid assembly in cross section according to figure B in open, condition.
In Fig. 1 the container-lid assembly is generally referred to~with 1. It comprises a Container having reference number 2 and being provided with opening 30 and a lid generally referred to with 3. As is clear from figure 2 lid 3 3s comprises a circumferential edge 31 to which lid part 32 is connected. Fa~om figure 3 it is clear that this lid part has an upper face 4 and a lower face 5. In between a space ie~
defined ~or r8ceiving of a tongue 6, which Can move in and out the lid a!3 is clear from comparison of figures 3 and 4.
Cam 7 is provided on tongue 6. ~atween upper face ~8 and lower Face 5 a rotating ring 8 is provided, which, as is clear from figure 3a, is provided with a slit 9. rn figure a slit 9 is Shawn at the left side of the drawing, such that cam '7 with its protrusion can just move below this slit 9. Rotating ring is provided with engagement ears 10. mo realize positioning of ring 8 as shown in figure 4, markings 19 and 12 are realized on the ring and the upper face of the lid respectively as is shown in figure 1. Lid part 32 is provided with a sealing edge 13 snapping, as is clear from figure 3, in a corresponding receiving section 19r o~ the container, The container furthermore comprises a circumferential groove 15 in which a protrusion 16 of the eircumferentsal edge 31 can be accommodated. As is clear from figure 1 front side 19 of the lid and front side 20 of the container are flush.
The embodiment shown in figures 1 and 4 functions as follows:
Turing production container having different sizes are realized of which the neck of opening 30 is always the same. because of that on different containers always the same circumferential edge 31 can be snapped, wherein the protruding part 16 engages the circumferential groove of the container. 1'he lid is connected with this circumferential edge through hinge 15. If the lid is snapped in clased position, which is realized through cooperation of parts 13 and 14, a flush transition between the fxont faces 19 and 20 results if tongue 16 is moved inwardly as is clear from figurs 1. Becaus~ of that it is not possible for the (young) user to remove the lid fxom the container. The force of engagement between the lid part 32 and the container is too large. If the lid has to be open~d it is necessary to move tongue 6 outwardly to the position shown ire figure 4. In this position it is possible to grass under tongue 6 such that the lid is Opened as yet. Tongue 6 Can only be moved in outward direction by moving from the position according to figures 1 and 3 in leftward direction of aim 7. rthis.movement to the left of cam 7 ins restricted in all positions Dy rotating ring 8 except in case wherein slit 9 is moved in leftward direction, i.e, in the position wherein the markings 11 and 12 are i,n front of each other. After taking of an article from the container, the user can choose whether or not to reloCk,, the Iid through inward movement of the tongue and rotating of the rotating ring.
zn figures 5-7 a second embodiment of the con tainer-lid assembly according to the invention is shown. Th i s most preferred embodiment comprises a container, but in contrast to the previous first embodiment lid 32 is integrally formed with the.container. Such an embodiment is interesting if a large number of the same containers has to be produced and can for example be realized by injection moulding. Lid 32 is connected to the container through film hinge. "
Lid 32 is provided with an internal slit 39 to accommodate tongue 52 having an opening 35. A pin-shaped part 45 of blocking disc 38 can be introduced in opening 37 of tongue 52. To elucidate the shape of this pin-shaped part 45 it is separately shown in fig. 7 between blocking disc 38 and lid 32 in dash lines. The flat of this pin has reference'46.
From fig. 7 it is clear that pin 45 can extend through both the left and right side of opening 35, but can only be displaced from the left side to the right side or v.v. in the position, in which the flat 46 of pin 45 is dire cted to protrusion 36. Pin 45 is rotatably received in open s ng 35.
Markings 4t and 42 are provided to obtain an indicatio n for a correct position of blocking disc 38.
As described above transferral of blocking disc 38 is only possible if the flat 46 on pin 45 is dire cted to protrusion 35. In that position the tongue can be moved out of the circumference of the container as is shown in fig. 6a.
In that position it is possible to engage the lid and to remove it from the container as shown in fig. 6b. apposite protruding edges 50 of the container prevent access of a knife, screw driver and so on for forced opening of th a lid.
In figures 8-10 a third embodiment of the invention is shown. In this embodiment also a container 2 is provided having a lid, now indicated with 23. The lid also has a circumferential edge and a lid portion proper'. The circurnferential edge is realized in the same way as in the embodiment as described above whilst the lid part has been given reference number 33. The lid portion 33 ie connected to the circumferential edge 31 through hinge 28_ The lid part 33 comprises as in the previous embodiments an upper face 24 and a lower face 25 in between a tongue 22 is provided. In the upper face an opening 27 is realized. The tongue is extended with a curved part 29 extending through opening 27. For positioning of the curved part the upper face of the lid is provided with protruding edges 26.
The embodiment described above functions as follows:
Starting from the closed position shown in fig. 9 the user has to exert a farce through opening 27 vn curved part 29.
Because of that tongue will move outwardly, such that a gripping point for the lid portion is provided through which the lid portion can be removed from the container. In this embodiment after relieving the curved part 29 this wil3 always resiliently move back to the position shown in fig. 9 such that after closing of the lid always automatica114y safety is ensured.
Although the invention has been described above referring to three preferred embodiments, it has to be understood that numerous changes can be effected. It w111 be clear for the person skilled in the art that it is possible in many ways to block the lip for engaging the lid. All such amendments are deemed to be within the range of the enclosed 2S claims.
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1. Child-resistant container-lid assembly comprising a pivotable lid having an engagement tongue slidable between an inward and an outward position, wherein in the inward position the tongue is flush with the adjacent surface of the lid and in the outward position provides an engagement surface for pivoting the lid into an opened position, wherein a manually operative rotatable blocking member is provided on said lid for blocking the engagement tongue in said inward position, and upon rotation of said member releasing said tongue to be slidable in the outward position.
2. Container-lid assembly according to claim 1, wherein the container is provided with a circumferential groove accommodating therein protruding edges of the lid.
3. Container-lid assembly according to claim 1, wherein said rotatable blocking member comprises a ring having gripping members, the lower side of said ring having a curved surface engaging a cam said cam which is provided on said tongue.
4. Container-lid assembly according to claim 1, wherein said rotatable blocking member comprises a disc which is provided with gripping means, and, on the lower surface with means for rotatable engagement with the tongue and with a non-circular curved part accommodated in a slit provided in the lid, said slit being designed such that movement of the non-curved part in the slit with respect to said means can only be realized a predetermined position of said disc.
5. Container-lid assembly according to claim 1, wherein on at least one of the rotatable blocking member or upper face of the lid markings are provided for orientation of said blocking member with respect to said lid.
6. Container-lid assembly according to claim 1, wherein a lid connecting element is provided, cooperating with locking means on the container.
7. Container-lid assembly according to claim 6, wherein the locking means are snap sealing means.
8. Container-lid assembly according to claim 1, wherein the hinge is a part of a circumferential edge of the lid, said lid being permanently connected to the container.
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