CN101370715B

CN101370715B - Sliding child safety member

Info

Publication number: CN101370715B
Application number: CN2007800024875A
Authority: CN
Inventors: J-P·吉罗; M·兹伯卡
Original assignee: CSP Technologies Inc
Current assignee: CSP Technologies Inc
Priority date: 2006-01-17
Filing date: 2007-01-17
Publication date: 2012-01-11
Anticipated expiration: 2027-01-17
Also published as: WO2007084528A3; WO2007084528A2; CA2637576A1; JP2009523671A; EP1973797B1; US20090200307A1; EP1973797A4; EP1973797A2; JP5047991B2; CN101370715A

Abstract

The invention is a container (20) having a base (26), a lid (30) that can be opened or closed, first and second latch portions (40, 42), and a guard (44). One of the latch portions (40, 42) is associated with the base (26), and the other of the latch portions (40, 42) is associated with the lid (30). The second latch portion (42) is positionable to engage the first latch portion (40) when the lid (30) covers the opening, and is movable to disengage the first latch portion (40). The guard (44) is associated with the second latch portion (42) and normally is in a blocking position keeping the second latch portion (42) engaged with the first latch portion (40). The guard (44) is movable laterally, relative to the first latch portion (40), from its blocking position to a releasing position allowing the second latch portion (42) to disengage the first latch portion (40).

Description

Sliding child safety feature

Technical field

The present invention relates to be used for the child safety cover of container, be intended to make opening that the adult can be relatively easy, and children to open be suitable difficulty.

Background technology

Prevent that the need awareness that children obtain medicine unintentionally from increasing gradually, especially prescription medicine.Only absorbing a slice or two tablet recipe medicines is fatal for children.Increasing gradually for prescription medicine provides the essentiality by the container that can easily open of adult, said adult has cognitive ability understanding anyone of the explanation of opening tablet vessel, and certain operation and the manually operated alerting ability of needs.These people are had by supposition can understand that to open the action that tablet vessel obtains prescription medicine be the ability of prepared action, only just carries out above-mentioned action in case of necessity what the prescription medicine that obtains in the said tablet vessel arranged.

General lid and the container that is separated from each other that adopt of the design of child safety feature of the prior art.Have been found that in customer and pharmaceuticals industry it is feasible that the container with one and the packing of product of assembly of lid (getting final product overturn cover) are provided.Because said lid and container are an integral body, just be to keep bonded assembly (or even when being opened) in a sense, so said lid can not be misplaced when said container is opened.Impel said container to remain on closing state at any time like this, except in said container, putting into or when said container takes out content.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of have outside and in-to-in container, comprising: a. has the base portion of opening; B. be configured to when closing, cover the lid that can move of said opening; C. with one of said base portion and lid bonded assembly first lock part; D. with said base portion and lid in another bonded assembly second lock part; E. said second lock part can be located to engage with said first lock part when the said opening of said cap covers; F. said second lock part be can move to throw off with said first lock part; And g. and the said second lock part bonded assembly protective device, this protective device has can be in the blocking position that keeps said second lock part to engage with said first lock part; H. said protective device can be about the said first lock part side travel, from its blocking position to the releasing position that allows said second lock part and said first lock part to be disengaged; Wherein, said container also is included in the groove in one of base portion and lid, and said protective device can slide in said groove; Two slip finger that said protective device has and this protective device becomes one, said these two slip finger are withstood respectively by fixed relationship and are installed in two adjacency section finger in the said groove; At the blocking position of said protective device, said two slip finger cooperate protective device is remained on this blocking position with said two adjacency section finger respectively; Releasing position at said protective device; One of them slip finger in said two slip finger engages and makes a said cooresponding adjacency section finger distortion to utilize cooperating of said slip finger and said adjacency section finger with a cooresponding adjacency section finger, and the bias voltage trend that makes protective device return its blocking position is provided.

One aspect of the present invention is a container, and this container has base portion, the lid that can be opened or cut out, first and second lock parts and protective device.

Said base portion has opening, and said cover configuration becomes when closing, to cover said opening.One of them lock part is connected with said base portion, and another lock part is connected with said lid.Said second lock part is orientable in the said opening of said cap covers, engaging with said first lock part, and is movably to throw off with said first lock part.

Said protective device is connected with said second lock part and generally is in blocking position, and this blocking position keeps said second lock part to engage with said first lock part.Said protective device is transversely movable from its blocking position to the releasing position that allows said second lock part and said first lock part to throw off with respect to said first lock part.

In some embodiments, the said protective device and second lock part cannot relatively move in the normal running of catch gear.In other embodiment, the two is the parts that can relatively move in the normal running of catch gear.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the perspective diagram that comprises the container of catch gear of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the front elevation according to one embodiment of the present invention of claim 1 with lower member of being represented by dotted lines, refers to the slip here sometimes, pushes away lock and promote embodiment.Said catch gear is that engage and guarded.

Fig. 3 is and the similar view of Fig. 2, expression be that said protective device has moved laterally to the left side.Said catch gear remains the still protection of opposing disengagement of joint.

Fig. 4 is the cross sectional view along the section line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is the view with the optional embodiment of the similar said catch gear of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view of similarly representing optional embodiment with Fig. 2.Said catch gear is that engage and guarded.

Fig. 7 is the view with another embodiment of the similar said protective device of Fig. 3.Said catch gear remains the still protection of opposing disengagement of joint.

Fig. 8 is and the view of similar another embodiment of Fig. 2, refers to the slip here sometimes and promote embodiment.Said catch gear is that engage and guarded.

Fig. 9 is and the similar view of Fig. 8, but said protective device has moved laterally to the position of release.

Figure 10 is the cross sectional view along the section line 10-10 of Fig. 8.

Reference numeral

20. container; 22. (20) outside; 24. (20) inside; 26. (20) base portion; 28. (26) opening; 30. (20) lid; 32. catch gear;

34. (26) front

36. (30) front

40. first lock part

42. second lock part

44. protective device

46. (40) adjacency section

48. (42) adjacency section

50. (42) adjacency section

52. snap lock

54. inner cap

(56. lid 30) protrusion

60. (44) sidepiece

62. (44) sidepiece

64. (44) central part

66. protective device (Fig. 5)

68. protrusion

72. protective device (Fig. 6)

74. lug

76. lug

78. retainer

80. retainer

82. slip finger

84. slip finger

86. overlay area

88. engagement fingers

90. engagement fingers

92. alignment area

100. protective device (Fig. 7); 102. slit; 104. slit

106. pin

108. pin

110.42 barb 6

112.40 inside face

114. protective device (Fig. 8-10)

116. second lock part (Fig. 8-10)

118. (122) prone adjacency section

120. lid

122. towards last adjacency section

124. first lock part

126. fillet

128. lifting protrusion

The specific embodiment

The present invention is confirmed to comprise not referring to specification sheets by all included embodiments of the literal of claim widely.This specification sheets provides typical embodiment of the present invention.All rational modification of those embodiments in the literal scope of claim all are protected.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a kind of child safety feature that is used for unitary container, said child safety feature has combined to stop the slide mechanism of catch gear or lid motion.Through utilizing at least two kinds of independent motion (promptly slide and promote said lid),, open the required power of said container and can reduce (with the difficulty that simplifies the operation) though still be provided with the child safety device.

As normally used " child safety " cap or the cover that is used for case here, wherein said cap or cover are to test with following mode.When big children tested child-resistant packaging in five years old by one group, before the proper method of said packing is opened in their demonstration, the said child-resistant packaging of at least 85% children unopenable; After they accept to open the demonstration of appropriate method of said packing, 80% children unopenable is arranged still.In this case, by adult group the child safety device is tested, at least 90% adult necessarily can open said packing.Design said packing so that it is can close the time again; Adult by at least 90% can close it again, but when not having demonstration to open the appropriate method of said packing, at least 85% children still do not open; After demonstrating, 80% children still do not open.

It is the container of putting down basically that explanation of the present invention and accompanying drawing all refer to, but described releasing mechanism can be used on each kind of container, bottle and bottle.

In one embodiment, the present invention is the closed container that a kind of needs that are used for holding product are provided with child safety feature.Said container can be opened and cut out again.Product is housed in the said container and has the opening that is used to take out product, said opening is less than the overall circumference of said container.Exist and the attached lid of said container, the said opening of said cap covers is removed to prevent product.Take out said product, need open said lid.For said child safety feature is set, there is a sliding members.In the position of closing, the part bonding that does not allow said lid to be opened on said sliding members and the lid.

In one embodiment, the clearance envelope in the aesthetics design of said container has been considered in the use of sliding members.For example, the position of the sliding members of said container can be located at the positive or side of container as required.The parts that stop said lid are arranged on the said sliding members.The user is actuated at the slide block of far-end and need not directly activates the parts that stop said lid motion.

Have on the position 1 one stop the component movement on the said lid sliding members, said position 1 refers to " master site ".Slide block moves from a side direction opposite side.Said slide block makes slide block turn back to the device (elastic element) of master site after being included in compression.In one embodiment, said spring function is said slider part design-calculated part of the whole.When said slide block moved to a side or opposite side, it no longer stoped the motion of the parts on the lid, allowed uncover.Can slide block be moved on one side of opposite side to allow custom to use with the people of the right hand or left hand.

These accompanying drawings are exemplifying, and the present invention is not constituted restriction.For example, these accompanying drawings show a few possible embodiment of lid.One is to have the catch gear that is pressed into to discharge.Another is promoted to open simply.

Slide, push away lock and promote embodiment

In the embodiment of Fig. 1-7, said lid has elastic element, catch gear, and said catch gear is depressed to move through the locking member on container another part.On said catch gear, have rib, when sliding members was on the master site, said rib stoped its motion.When sliding members was moved to a side, said rib was not stopped, therefore can the catch gear of said lid be pushed to skip the parts on other part of container.When sliding members was released, it turned back on the master site.Close said container, lid is closed simply, said catch gear departs from said locking member when it is closed simultaneously.Said locking member rebounds, thereby said lid is fastened on the position of closing.

Existing referring to accompanying drawing 1-4, container 20 has outside 22 and inside 24, and base portion 26 has opening 28 and mobilizable lid 30, and said lid 30 is configured to when closing, said opening 28 covered.Container 20 shown in Fig. 1-4 is by the front that is positioned at said base portion 26 34 and 36 and lid 30 or near catch gear 32 lockings.

Catch gear 32 comprises first lock part, 40, the second lock parts 42 and protective device 44.First lock part 40 is connected (in the illustrated embodiment, it is to be connected with base portion) with one of lid 30 with base portion.In second lock part 42 and base portion and the lid 30 another is connected (in the illustrated embodiment, it is to be connected with lid 30).If desired, can first and

second lock parts

40 and 42 be put upside down.

Second lock part 42 can be located on the position shown in Fig. 1-4, to engage with first lock part 40 when the said opening of said cap covers.Especially as shown in Figure 4, the first shown lock part 40 has prone adjacency section 46 (" downwards " meaning here is the direction of opening towards away from lid 30, is not meant the direction of container about parts around it).The second shown lock part 42 has towards last adjacency section 48 (" making progress " meaning here is the direction of opening in the face of lid 30, is not meant the direction of container 20 about parts around it).Said

adjacency section

46 and 48 is stacked, so thereby the two interference has prevented opening of lid 30.

Second lock part 42 has to projecting inward adjacency section or rib 50, to projecting inward adjacency section or rib such as below explained engage with said protective device 44 or throw off.First lock part 40 is also stacked with second lock part 42, and wherein first lock part 40 (about said container) is outside at least in part, perhaps arrives the left side of second lock part 42 as illustrated in fig. 4.

In the illustrated embodiment, except catch gear 40, container 20 also have by in the protrusion 56 of rib on the inner cap 54 of container and lid 30 towards determined second snap lock 52 of groove.In embodiment, when said container 20 cut out, this snap lock 52 provided the sealing between base portion 26 and the lid 30.

In the embodiment of Fig. 1-4, protective device 44 is and said lock part 40 and the parts opened in 42 minutes.Protective device 44 is connected with second lock part 42 and is in the position that stops usually, and is as shown in Figure 2, keeps second lock part 42 to engage with first lock part 40.

Said protective device 44 is from left to right prolonged in the horizontal; Be " E " shape substantially; Shown in Fig. 2 and 3; It has the first and second lateral separation portions or

protrusion

60 and 62, and central part or protrusion 64, and first and second lateral separation portions described herein or

protrusion

60 and 62 are positioned near the end of protective device 44.

In one of base portion 26 and lid 30, be provided with groove, protective device 44 can slide in said groove.In the illustrated embodiment, said groove is located in the base portion 26 between the outside lug of antetheca 34 and inner cap 54.

Fig. 5 shows the optional embodiment 66 of protective device.Said protective device 66 has the adjacency section 68 that is positioned near the outside protrusion second lock part 42, and this adjacency section 68 has identical functions with adjacency section 64 shown in Figure 4.

The other embodiment that Fig. 6 and 7 shows protective device and is installed in the fit structure in the groove, said protective device slides in said groove.Referring to Fig. 6, protective device 72 comprises that the

sidepiece

60 and 62 that is exposed at groove ends is used for pushing said protective device to arbitrary direction in the horizontal.Protective device 72 also has a pair of

lug

74 and 76, locatees said

lug

74 and 76 and is for through engaging the horizontal operation that limits protective device 72 with

stops

78 and 80 on the perpendicular ends of said protective device 72 operations.

Protective device 72 has the

slip finger

82 and 84 that becomes one with it and is installed in the

adjacency section finger

88 and 90 in the groove to withstand by fixed relationship.Protective device 72 has on the zone of part aligned portions 92 protrusion 64 stacked with the adjacency section of second lock part 42 50 and that

aim at.Finger

82 and 88 cooperates respectively protective device is placed the quadrature center with

finger

84 and 90; Simultaneously protrusion 64 and adjacency section 50 are biased at least part and aim at, only if on any of

sidepiece

60 or 62, apply the position of enough power so that aligning is shifted out in protrusion 64 and adjacency section 50.

Protective device 100 has similar structure with protective device 72 shown in Figure 6; Except the sliding and running of protective device 100 is that

slit

102 and 104 by protective device 100 limits with engaging of

106 and 108, the slit that said

106 and 108 slides with respect to said protective device 100 is within it fixed.Protective device 100 has been moved to the left side in Fig. 7, and the finger of therefore sliding 82 does not contact with adjacency section finger 88.Slip finger 84 engages and makes it to be out of shape to the left side with adjacency section finger 90; When sidepiece 62 is no longer promoted left; Had the bias voltage trend that makes protective device 100 return its center, be used for opening container through the disabler that makes protective device 100.

The work of the embodiment of Fig. 1-7 is following.

Especially referring to Fig. 1-4, container 20 cuts out, and catch gear is guarded, and is as shown in Figure 2.Optional, protective device 44 is biased into the center shown in Fig. 2 and 4.The adjacency section of second lock part 42 or rib 50 are at least partly aimed at the central part 64 of protective device 44.Referring to Fig. 4, when said rib 50 and said central part 64 are that part is on time at least, central part 64 has stopped rib 50, has prevented the disengagement of

lock part

40 and 42.

Fig. 1 shows the first and second

lateral separation portions

60 and 62 and can touch from the outside of container 20, and can handle so that protective device 44 moves about first lock part 40 in the horizontal it.Therefore, can protective device 44 be slided into the releasing position that allows second lock part 42 and first lock part 40 to throw off from its blocking position.In the illustrated embodiment, protective device 44 can be in the horizontal slides along opposite direction, promptly from first releasing position on its blocking position to one direction and second releasing position on another direction.

When moving to protective device 44 on any direction, as shown in Figure 3 moves to left, and said rib 50 is aimed at central part 64 no longer by the square.When on said protective device 44, keeping this departing from, so said catch gear 32 can be released simultaneously.

Discharge said catch gear 32, move inward through the adjacency section 48 with said second lock part 40, perhaps move on the right in Fig. 4, and when said lid 30 was raised, said second lock part 42 was thrown off from said first lock part 40.When opening container, accomplish this of adjacency section 48 and move through the end of exposing of said lock part 42 inwardly being pressed to skip inside face 112 that said first lock part 40 withstands said lock part 40 up to barb or cam 110.In one embodiment, the two is processed

lock part

40,42 or they by elastomeric material, does not therefore need independent spring or other parts that catch gear is played a role.For example, this is the structure of habitually practising for molded plastic components.

Said second lock part 42 be movably (when said protective device 44 is moved, as shown in Figure 3) so that said first lock part 40 is thrown off.In this embodiment, the part of the formation adjacency section 48 of second lock part 42 is to move to the right as shown in Figure 4.

Slide and the lifting embodiment

In second embodiment, said lid has the parts that directly engage with sliding members.When slide unit was moved to a side or opposite side, the said second lock part side travel no longer engaged with said lid 30, thereby can said lid be opened.Therefore, in this embodiment, the action of release is horizontal release, rather than inside release.After sliding members was released, it turned back on the master site.After container is closed, on one of sliding members or the parts on the lid be set as inclined-plane or certain angle is arranged so that moving element is shifted onto on the side once more through the power of closing, thereby the parts on the lid are passed through.Sliding members returns its master site then, with part bonding on the lid and stop the motion of opening of lid.

Schematically illustrate " sliding and lifting " embodiment among Fig. 8-10, in Figure 10, obtained best describing, the protective device 120 and second lock part 122 cannot relatively move basically.They can be two independent parts that connect together, and in this embodiment, the protective device 120 and second lock part 122 have constituted the integral part of parts.As aforesaid embodiment, said protective device 120 also can laterally slide, and is biased into its master site or center.

In the embodiment of Fig. 8-10, second lock part 122 has prone adjacency section 124, lid 126 have by first lock part 130 confirm towards last adjacency section 128.The horizontal slip of protective device 120 drives second lock part 122 and no longer aims at first lock part, thereby directly catch gear is thrown off.Can not have between

adjacency section

124 and 128 under the situation of interfering then said lid 126 rises.

Referring to Fig. 8 and 9, there is an inclined-plane 132 at the top of second lock part 122.When lid 126 was closed, slide block was by bias voltage left, although do not have shown in Figure 9 so far, up to the below of first lock part 130 through second lock part 122, said lid is closed, and said inclined-plane 132 engages with first lock part 130.On the no longer engaged point in said inclined-plane 132, protective device 120 turns back on its master site or center shown in Figure 8.

Like aforesaid embodiment, can do many changes not breaking away under the prerequisite of the present invention, for example must handle other catch gear simultaneously and open said container.

Material

The parts that constitute said container 20 can be for example to be processed by thermoplastic material.According to the needs of product, can use barrier material such as high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene or cyclic olefine copolymer.Alternatively, can use non-barrier material.Non-obstruct thermoplastic material comprises polystyrene, gathers benzene diester or polyvinylchloride.

Slide block can be made from a variety of materials.It can be by processing such as the thermoplastic material of polycarbonate or polystyrene, and the elastomeric element shown in the accompanying drawings can directly be attached in this design, reduced the demand of other element and reduced fitting work.

Slide block preferably be assembled on the container 20 so that the user cannot easily it be removed.

The selection of resealable property

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a kind of damp-proof and reclosable container 20.Term " resealable " meaning is that said container 20 can be opened/open and close/cut out once more many times once more (for example more than five times) and still can keep its damp-proof characteristic.Term " protection against the tide " meaning is that the aqueous vapor of said container 20 gets into less than about 1500 microgram/skies, and this is definite by following test method: (a) be placed on about 1g molecular sieve in the container and write down its weight; (b) close resealable mechanism; (c) container of good seal is placed on relative humidity is 80%, temperature is in 22 degrees centigrade of environmental chambers under (72 Degrees Fahrenheit) condition; (c) after one day, weighing contains the weight of the container of molecular sieve; (d) after about two weeks, the weight of weighing container; (e) deducting from the value that obtains that first day kidney weight come with the microgram divided by fate again is the aqueous vapor inlet that unit calculates container.

In one embodiment, said container has the lid 30 that can cut out again, and said lid 30 has the child safety feature that has following action:

The slide unit that can said lid be opened, when moving this slide unit, the elastomeric cap element is compressed.

Said slide unit can move on each direction.

Parts on sliding members and the lid 30 are interfered and are moved so that said lid 30 is opened.

In another embodiment, sliding members comprises elastic element so that it is brought back to master site, prevents that catch gear is compressed.In another embodiment, sliding members is mounted on the container, so it can not be removed easily.For example, the mobile unnecessary of slide block is to opposite side from a side.In another example, container has the lid 30 of Reclosable, thereby has formed moisture seal.

Claims

1. one kind has outside and in-to-in container, comprising:

A. the base portion that has opening;

B. be configured to when closing, cover the lid that can move of said opening;

C. with one of said base portion and lid bonded assembly first lock part;

D. with said base portion and lid in another bonded assembly second lock part;

E. said second lock part can be located to engage with said first lock part when the said opening of said cap covers;

F. said second lock part be can move to throw off with said first lock part; And

G. with the said second lock part bonded assembly protective device, this protective device can be in the blocking position that keeps said second lock part to engage with said first lock part;

H. said protective device can be about the said first lock part side travel, from its blocking position to the releasing position that allows said second lock part and said first lock part to be disengaged;

Wherein, said container also is included in the groove in one of base portion and lid, and said protective device can slide in said groove;

Two slip finger that said protective device has and this protective device becomes one, these two slip finger are withstood respectively by fixed relationship and are installed in two adjacency section finger in the said groove;

At the blocking position of said protective device, said two slip finger cooperate protective device is remained on this blocking position with said two adjacency section finger respectively;

In the releasing position of said protective device, one of them the slip finger in said two slip finger engages and makes a said cooresponding adjacency section finger distortion so that the bias voltage trend that makes protective device return its blocking position to be provided with a cooresponding adjacency section finger.

2. according to the said container of claim 1, wherein when first lock part engaged with said second lock part, said first lock part and said second lock part were stacked.

3. according to the said container of claim 1, wherein when protective device was in blocking position, said second lock part and said protective device were stacked.

4. according to the said container of claim 1; Wherein said protective device can laterally slide in the opposite direction; From its blocking position in one direction first releasing position with second releasing position on other direction; In said first releasing position; A slip finger in said two slip finger engages and makes a said cooresponding adjacency section finger distortion so that the bias voltage trend that makes protective device return its blocking position to be provided with a cooresponding adjacency section finger; In said second releasing position, another slip finger in said two slip finger engages and makes another adjacency section finger distortion of answering when said so that the bias voltage trend that makes protective device return its blocking position to be provided with cooresponding another adjacency section finger.

5. according to the said container of claim 1, wherein said protective device is extended in the horizontal and has first and second lateral separation portions.

6. according to the said container of claim 5, the wherein said first lateral separation portion can touch from the outside of container, and can be handled so that said protective device moves in the horizontal.

7. according to claim 5 or 6 said containers, the wherein said second lateral separation portion can touch from the outside of container, and can be handled so that said protective device moves in the horizontal.

8. according to each said container among the claim 1-6, wherein said protective device stops said second lock part inwardly to be promoted fully at its blocking position, thereby prevents that said second lock part and said first lock part are disengaged.

9. said according to Claim 8 container wherein when protective device is in the releasing position, can move inward the outside of said second lock part from container.

10. said according to Claim 8 container, wherein said first lock part are included in the opening in one of said base portion and said lid, and said second lock part has the position of protrusion to confirm to lock of stretching into said opening.

11. according to each said container among the claim 1-6, wherein said second lock part and said protective device are independent parts.

12. according to the said container of claim 11, wherein when protective device is in the releasing position, said second lock part be can move inward to be disengaged with said first lock part.

13. according to the said container of claim 11, wherein said protective device can laterally slide about said second lock part.

14. according to the said container of claim 11; Wherein said protective device has the adjacency section; When said protective device was in its blocking position, protruded to said second lock part this adjacency section, and aim at said second lock part at least in part; When said protective device was in the releasing position, said adjacency section was not aimed at said second lock part.

15. according to the said container of claim 11; Wherein said second lock part has the adjacency section; When said protective device was in its blocking position, protruded to said protective device the adjacency section of said second lock part, and aim at said protective device at least in part.

16. according to the said container of claim 15; Wherein said protective device has the adjacency section; When said protective device was in its blocking position, protruded to the adjacency section of said second lock part adjacency section of said protective device, and aim at the adjacency section of said second lock part at least in part; When said protective device was in the releasing position, the adjacency section of said protective device was not aimed at the adjacency section of said second lock part.