EP1944245A1 - Kindersicheres Verschlusssystem - Google Patents
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- EP1944245A1 EP1944245A1 EP08250122A EP08250122A EP1944245A1 EP 1944245 A1 EP1944245 A1 EP 1944245A1 EP 08250122 A EP08250122 A EP 08250122A EP 08250122 A EP08250122 A EP 08250122A EP 1944245 A1 EP1944245 A1 EP 1944245A1
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- closure
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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
- B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
- B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
- B65D50/045—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring
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- the present invention relates to a child-resistant closure system.
- Child-resistance is becoming an increasingly desirable feature for closures.
- Many child-resistant systems use a catch, latch or the like which must be moved in an operation requiring, for example, a degee of manual and/or mental dexterity which is beyond the capacity of a child.
- the area of the closure which must be accessed to allow the lid to be opened is freely accessible.
- the present invention provides a child-proofing device for a closure having an opening area which must be accessed to allow it to be opened, the device including an obstruction member adapted to move from a first position in which, in use, it obstructs access to the opening area, to a second position in which it has moved sufficiently to allow access to the opening area.
- the present invention is therefore based on the concept that the child is prevented from gaining access to that part of the closure which is used for opening.
- the opening area which must be accessed to allow the closure to be opened may comprise, for example, the entire exterior or sidewall of the closure which might have knurling to aid gripping.
- the opening area could comprise a small part of a multi-component closure, such as one with a base and lid. In this case the opening area could comprise a finger recess or an overhang.
- the opening operation itself can be made relatively easy or could include further child-resistant features.
- the device may be formed as an integral part of the closure or may be formed as a separate and removable component which could be used on different closures.
- the obstruction member By providing the obstruction member on a separate part the device can be made and sold separately and could be adapted to fit a range of closures.
- the device must include some form of attachment means for attaching the part to the closure in such a way that child-resistance of the obstruction member cannot be by passed by simply removing the part.
- the device may have a fixing portion which is arranged to hold the obstruction member in the first position.
- the obstruction member may be connected to the fixing portion by a resilient connection.
- the present invention also provides a child-proof closure having an opening area which must be accessed to allow it to be opened, the closure further comprises a child-proofing device as defined herein, anchored to the closure and arranged such that its obstruction member obstructs access to the opening area.
- the closure may have two parts adapted to move relative to one another to effect opening of the closure.
- the closure may comprise a base and a lid, and the obstruction member is adapted to prevent the lid from being opened.
- the base and the lid may be permanently connected to each other, for example by a hinge arrangement. By permanently connecting the base and the lid together at at least one point this can be used to restrict the potential opening area which then restricts the area of the closure which must be obstructed.
- the opening area comprises an overhang portion on the lid.
- the obstruction member must in some way be held in place with respect to the closure so that in its fist position the obstruction member obstructs the opening area of the closure.
- the device may be adapted to be secured to the closure.
- the obstruction member may be resiliently biased towards the first position.
- An automatic return function is particularly advantageous for child-resistance so as to avoid not returning the obstruction member to the first position, as would be possible with a manual reset arrangement.
- the resilient biasing may be provided by a spring arrangement or the like.
- the strength of the resilience against which the obstruction member must be moved can be tailored to suit different applications. The strength could be set above that which an average child could generate.
- the closure may include a catch which must be released before the closure can be opened, and movement of the obstruction member is adapted to allow access to the opening area and also to release the catch.
- the obstruction member may be formed on a first hoop which extends around the periphery of the closure.
- the first hoop may be joined to a second hoop adapted to extend around the base, the first and second hoops being connected by one or more spring members to provide resilient biasing of the obstruction member towards the first position.
- the present invention also provides a closure/container combination comprising a closure having an opening area which must be accessed to allow it to be opened, a container adapted to connect with the closure, and a child-proofing device as defined herein, anchored to the container and arranged such that its obstruction member obstructs access to the opening area.
- the device maybe formed integrally with the closure/container combination.
- FIG. 10 a closure generally indicated (10) attached to a container generally indicated (20) by screw thread engagement.
- the closure (10) comprises a top panel (30) and a depending cylindrical sidewall (40). In order to open the closure the sidewall (40) is grasped and the closure is unscrewed.
- the device (50) comprises a first hoop (60) which fits around the top of the closure sidewall (40), and a second hoop (70) which fits around the open end of the closure sidewall (40).
- the hoops (60, 70) arc axially spaced an joined by a plurality of spring members in the form of cross-pieces (80).
- the Lower end of the second hoop (70) is connected to the open end of the sidewall (40).
- the connection is provided by a bead (85) which clips under the open end of the sidewall.
- the first hoop (60) has been pressed down towards the second hoop (70) against the resilience of the cross-pieces (80).
- a finger recess (90) is provided in the first hoop (60) to help push the hoop (60) down.
- a ratchet arrangement (not shown) could be provided to allow the device to turn the closure in the direction of screwing but not unscrewing.
- FIGs 4a to 4c show a different type of closure (110).
- the closure comprises a base (111) and a lid (112).
- the base (111) and the lid (112) are connected to each other by a hinge (113) to form a flip-top closure.
- a depression (114) on the base sidewall creates an overhang (115) on the lid (112), which can be used to lift the lid (112).
- Figure 5 shows the closure (110) fitted with a child-proofing device (150).
- the first hoop (160) of the device (150) fits around the periphery of the lid (112), extending over the overhang (115) and down over the depression (114). Access to the overhang (115) is obstructed and so the lid (112) cannot be lifted.
- Figure 8 is a side section of a snap-fit closure (210) shown fitted with a device (250) according to an alternative embodiment.
- the device (250) includes first (260) and second (270) hoops.
- the hoops (260, 270) are joined by a corrugated sleeve (265) which resiliently biases the first hoop (260) to a first upward position in which the base depression (214) and lid overhang (215) are obstructed.
- the first hoop (260) can be pushed down against the resilience of the sleeve (265) to a second position shown in Figure 8b , in order to allow access to the overhang (215).
- Figure 9 shows a device (350) similar to that of Figure 8a .
- the device (350) is not attached to a closure (310). Instead the device is adapted to attach to the neck (321) of the container (320). The lower hoop (370) snaps over the neck transfer bead (322).
- the second hoop (370) and neck (321) arc provided with a plurality of co-operating projections (395, 396).
- the projections (395, 396) prevent the device (350) being turned relative to the neck (321). Thereby a closure (310) cannot be turned without first overcoming the obstruction presented by the first hoop (360) and the sleeve (365).
- Figure 10a shows a closure (410) and device (450).
- the closure (410) is the same as that shown in Figures 4a to 4c and is adapted to be snap-fit engaged onto a container neck (not shown).
- the device (450) comprises a rigid sleeve (465) anchored to the closure base (411) by a bead or the like (not shown).
- the connection is such that the sleeve (465) can be rotated relative to the closure (410).
- the sleeve (465) is provided with a flap (466) which is resiliently biased to a first position, as shown in Figure 10a .
- the resilient biasing is achieved by the hinge line (467) along the lower edge of the flap where it joins the sleeve (465). In this position the closure overhang (415) cannot be accessed.
- the flap (466) In order to lift the lid (412) the flap (466) must first be brought onto alignment with the overhang (415).
- arrows (466a, 430a) are provided on the flap (466) and on the top panel (430) of the lid (412).
- the arrows (446a, 430a) must be aligned by revolving the sleeve (465) before the flap (466) is pulled down to the position shown in Figure 10b , whereupon the overhang (415) can be accessed.
- This embodiment therefore includes a further level of child-resistance, that being the requirement for alignment of the arrows (466a, 430a).
- FIG. 11 there is shown a device (550) shown fitted to a closure (510).
- the device (550) comprises a second ring (570) which engages the closure (510) and a first ring (560) which is positioned to extend around the closure lid (512).
- the rings (560, 570) are spaced by a plurality of inflection-curved filament-like spring elements (580).
- the elements (580) resiliently bias the ring (560) to the position shown in Figure 11 so that the closure depression (514) is obstructed.
- the ring (560) can be pushed down towards the ring (570) to reveal the depression (514) and allow the lid (512) to be flipped open. The ring (560) can then return to its original position as shown in Figure 12 .
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GB0700593A GB0700593D0 (en) | 2007-01-12 | 2007-01-12 | A child-resistant closure system |
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DE102011101464A1 (de) * | 2011-05-12 | 2012-11-15 | Remy & Geiser Gmbh | Zweiteiliger, kindersicherer Verschluß |
WO2020117435A1 (en) * | 2018-12-07 | 2020-06-11 | Koleto Innovations, Llc | Child-resistant containers having embedded compression region |
USD1004432S1 (en) | 2021-03-26 | 2023-11-14 | Koleto Innovations, Llc | Container |
Citations (8)
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US3603470A (en) * | 1970-01-02 | 1971-09-07 | Monsanto Co | Compressible safety closure |
FR2196951A1 (de) * | 1972-08-24 | 1974-03-22 | Geiger Plastic Kg | |
US4209100A (en) * | 1979-06-01 | 1980-06-24 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. | Safety closure |
FR2444623A1 (fr) * | 1978-12-21 | 1980-07-18 | Normos Norbert | Dispositif de securite pour tous types de bouchons, notamment pour la protection des enfants |
DE2952617A1 (de) * | 1979-12-28 | 1981-07-02 | ipa-plast Georg Gerhard & Co, 8500 Nürnberg | Sicherheitsverschlussstopfen |
DE3222738A1 (de) * | 1982-06-18 | 1983-12-22 | Zeller Plastik Koehn, Gräbner & Co, 5583 Zell | Kindersicherer schraubverschluss |
US4444326A (en) * | 1983-06-13 | 1984-04-24 | Wheaton Industries | Child-resistant container closure |
US5417350A (en) * | 1984-09-19 | 1995-05-23 | Kerr Group, Inc. | Flip top closure |
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US3603470A (en) * | 1970-01-02 | 1971-09-07 | Monsanto Co | Compressible safety closure |
FR2196951A1 (de) * | 1972-08-24 | 1974-03-22 | Geiger Plastic Kg | |
FR2444623A1 (fr) * | 1978-12-21 | 1980-07-18 | Normos Norbert | Dispositif de securite pour tous types de bouchons, notamment pour la protection des enfants |
US4209100A (en) * | 1979-06-01 | 1980-06-24 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. | Safety closure |
DE2952617A1 (de) * | 1979-12-28 | 1981-07-02 | ipa-plast Georg Gerhard & Co, 8500 Nürnberg | Sicherheitsverschlussstopfen |
DE3222738A1 (de) * | 1982-06-18 | 1983-12-22 | Zeller Plastik Koehn, Gräbner & Co, 5583 Zell | Kindersicherer schraubverschluss |
US4444326A (en) * | 1983-06-13 | 1984-04-24 | Wheaton Industries | Child-resistant container closure |
US5417350A (en) * | 1984-09-19 | 1995-05-23 | Kerr Group, Inc. | Flip top closure |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE102011101464A1 (de) * | 2011-05-12 | 2012-11-15 | Remy & Geiser Gmbh | Zweiteiliger, kindersicherer Verschluß |
DE102011101464B4 (de) * | 2011-05-12 | 2017-04-13 | Remy & Geiser Gmbh | Zweiteiliger, kindersicherer Verschluß |
WO2020117435A1 (en) * | 2018-12-07 | 2020-06-11 | Koleto Innovations, Llc | Child-resistant containers having embedded compression region |
US11046486B2 (en) | 2018-12-07 | 2021-06-29 | Koleto Innovations, Llc | Child-resistant containers having embedded compression region |
CN113260579A (zh) * | 2018-12-07 | 2021-08-13 | 克莱托创新有限责任公司 | 内含嵌入式压缩区域的防止儿童开启的容器 |
CN113260579B (zh) * | 2018-12-07 | 2022-09-30 | 克莱托创新有限责任公司 | 内含嵌入式压缩区域的防止儿童开启的容器 |
US11591143B2 (en) | 2018-12-07 | 2023-02-28 | Greenlane Holdings Llc | Child-resistant containers having embedded compression region |
USD1004432S1 (en) | 2021-03-26 | 2023-11-14 | Koleto Innovations, Llc | Container |
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