EP0557070B1 - Child resistant box - Google Patents

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EP0557070B1
EP0557070B1 EP93301149A EP93301149A EP0557070B1 EP 0557070 B1 EP0557070 B1 EP 0557070B1 EP 93301149 A EP93301149 A EP 93301149A EP 93301149 A EP93301149 A EP 93301149A EP 0557070 B1 EP0557070 B1 EP 0557070B1
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sleeve
box
section
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secured
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Michael Graham Carey Cox
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Republic Technologies UK Ltd
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Bryant and May Ltd
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/38—Drawer-and-shell type containers
    • 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
    • B65D2215/00—Child-proof means
    • B65D2215/02—Child-proof means requiring the combination of simultaneous actions

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  • This invention relates to a child-resistant container. More particularly the invention relates to a child-resistant container of the type comprising a tray and a sleeve the tray being slidable within the sleeve.
  • a child-resistant container of the type comprising a tray and a sleeve the tray being slidable within the sleeve.
  • Such containers of this general type are commonly used for matches and known as matchboxes.
  • Matchboxes of this type are well known and are easy to fill with matches during manufacture and the matches are easily accessible to the user when required.
  • a drawback of this type of matchbox is that the matches are also easily accessible to a child which can result in accidents and injury.
  • Child-resistant matchboxes have had one or more of the following disadvantages.
  • the child-resistant devices have not been robust enough to withstand attempts by a child to open the box; the opening mechanism has been too complicated to be easily used by an adult; the manufacturing process for the box and the filling process for the match contents has been too complicated and expensive; and the child proof mechanism has interfered with the presentation designs on the outside surface of the box.
  • FR-A-2532277 relates to a tamper proof box designed to prevent or demonstrate that the package has been tampered with according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the box comprises a section which is removed to permit sliding of the tray.
  • the box of the present invention will be referred to as a matchbox throughout although the box according to the invention could be used for many other purposes where access to the contents by small children is to be avoided, for example for medicaments.
  • a box consisting of an outer sleeve and an inner tray, the tray being slidable relative to the sleeve to open or close the box, a section of the sleeve which is releasibly secured to the remaining part of the sleeve may be separated from the sleeve to release the tray wherein the box is a child resistant box and the section is fixedly secured to the tray such that the tray is released and slidable from the sleeve to provide access to the contents of the box by deforming the section to separate the section from the sleeve forming an aperture in the sleeve, and that by returning the sleeve to its original position to close the box the section automatically returns to fill the aperture in the sleeve thus preventing further sliding movement until the section 5 is inwardly depressed once more.
  • a box 1 of the invention comprising a outer sleeve 2 and an inner tray 3.
  • the inner tray 3 contains the matches or other contents (not shown).
  • the underside of the outer sleeve 2 comprises a section 5 which is formed by frangible serration 6 and by cut-outs 7 which serve as finger openings.
  • the section further comprises three parts marked B, A and B which are separated by crease lines 8.
  • the outer sleeve is identical to a conventional sleeve and graphic printing can be applied to the top bottom and side parts in the usual way.
  • the inner tray 3 is manufactured with a strip of hot melt adhesive which is positioned so that it corresponds with part A of the section in the outer sleeve when the two parts are assembled to form the completed box.
  • the hot melt adhesive can be applied to the reverse side of the outer sleeve skillet in the area A shown in figure 4.
  • the completed box is not easily opened, which provides added security during transportation and handling and prevents accidental spillage.
  • the user is able to open the box in the following way: the two outer flaps B of the section 5 are lifted upwards by inserting a finger in each of the cut-outs 7 and breaking the serration 6.
  • the action of raising the flaps B breaks the retaining serration 6 holding the section 5 to the outer sleeve.
  • the section 5 remains attached to the underside of the tray 3. This operation is too complex for a child but could be readily achieved by an adult with the assistance of instructions on the outer sleeve 2.
  • the box can then be opened by simultaneously pushing the section 5 inwards to free it from the surrounding cardboard of the sleeve 2 and by pushing the tray 3 lengthways in the normal way to push it out of the sleeve. After use the box can be closed again and the section 5 automatically locks back into the aperture it left behind in the outer sleeve 2. The box can therefore remain child-proof throughout its life.
  • the box can be modified permanently so that it can be used as a normal box, if this is required, by removing the section from the inner tray. This can be achieved by a ripping action requiring the strength of an adult rather then a child. The box can thereafter be kept in a safe place.

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EP93301149A 1992-02-21 1993-02-17 Child resistant box Expired - Lifetime EP0557070B1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9203748A GB2264288B (en) 1992-02-21 1992-02-21 Child-resistant container
GB9203748 1992-02-21

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EP0557070A2 EP0557070A2 (en) 1993-08-25
EP0557070A3 EP0557070A3 (enExample) 1994-04-06
EP0557070B1 true EP0557070B1 (en) 1997-01-02

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EP (1) EP0557070B1 (enExample)
AT (1) ATE147037T1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE69306979T2 (enExample)
DK (1) DK0557070T3 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2097442T3 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2264288B (enExample)
GR (1) GR3022509T3 (enExample)

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GB2288388B (en) * 1994-04-15 1997-08-06 Bryant & May Ltd Lockable container
GB2319764B (en) * 1996-11-27 2000-07-19 Capital Tooling Limited Storage device

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DE1934359A1 (de) * 1969-07-07 1971-01-21 Unilever Nv Zuschnitt fuer eine Schiebeschachtel und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
US3761010A (en) * 1971-12-27 1973-09-25 Burt & Co F N Safety carton with cut out lock
DE7227216U (de) * 1972-07-22 1973-03-29 Nicolaus H Gmbh Schiebeschachtel mit garantieverschluss
DE3326082C2 (de) * 1982-08-30 1987-02-26 A. Ahlström Oy, Noormarkku Verfahren zur Bildung einer Schieberschachtel und danach hergestellte Schieberschachtel
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GB9203748D0 (en) 1992-04-08
DE69306979T2 (de) 1997-06-12
DE69306979D1 (de) 1997-02-13
EP0557070A3 (enExample) 1994-04-06
ES2097442T3 (es) 1997-04-01
DK0557070T3 (da) 1997-06-09
EP0557070A2 (en) 1993-08-25
GR3022509T3 (en) 1997-05-31
GB2264288A (en) 1993-08-25
ATE147037T1 (de) 1997-01-15
GB2264288B (en) 1995-05-03

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