US3865267A - Child-proof and pharmacist-assisting reversible closure for containers - Google Patents

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US3865267A
US3865267A US42653473A US3865267A US 3865267 A US3865267 A US 3865267A US 42653473 A US42653473 A US 42653473A US 3865267 A US3865267 A US 3865267A
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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
    • B65D50/06—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 different actions in succession
    • B65D50/061—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 different actions in succession being disengageable from container only after rotational alignment of closure, or other means inhibiting removal of closure, with container, e.g. tortuous path type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/09—Reversible caps or lids, e.g. with threads on one side and a plug on the other
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
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  • ABSTRACT 1 -A unitary reversible closure for containers of medicine and the like is applied in one position to the container to render the container child-resistant and in such position requires a complex manipulation of the closure to release it from the container.
  • the closure In a second position of application to the same container, the closure seals the container but requires only a simple manipulation by the pharmacist to release it from the container, thereby lessening irritation and discomfort to the pharmacists fingers cause by manipulating closures or caps over a period of time and saving the pharmacist considerable time in removing closures over a period of time to fill the containers.
  • the combination cap embodying the invention has the added capability of being used as a simple stopper or cap without the safety feature.
  • the closure of the invention is a two-position closure for use on the same container which in a first position of use is easy and quick to separate from the container and in a second position of use is more difficult to separate from the container while providing the required child-resistant features.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, partly in cross section, showing a closure element embodying the invention and a coacting container.
  • FIG. 2 is a central vertical section showing the closure applied to the container in a first use position.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the closure applied in a second use position to thereby constitute a child-resistant closure.
  • FIG. 4 is a central vertical section through the closure and container as shown in FIG. 3 and depicting in broken lines the removal of the child-resistant closure.
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a modified form of closure and container involving a combination screw-thread and snap-on mode of operation.
  • FIG. 6 is a central vertical section showing the assembled relationship of the closure and container of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 is a similar sectional view illustrating the removal of the child-resistant closure from the 'coacting container.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a modified'form of cap or closure which may be utilized instead of the caps illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view, partly in section, showing a. modified type of reversible closure for medicine containers in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is an exploded sectional view of the closure shown in FIG. 9 and a coacting container.
  • FIG. 11 is a further cross sectional view showing the closure of FIG. 9 assembled with the container in the first non-safety use position.
  • FIG. 12 is a central vertical section showing a further modified form of closure embodying the invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the closure shown in FIG. 12.
  • FIGS. 14 and 15 are similar cross sectional views showing two additional modifications of the invention.
  • FIG. 16 is a perspective view, partly broken away, of a closure embodying a further modification of the invention.
  • FIG. 17 is a central vertical section taken through the closure of FIG. 16 with the same inverted.
  • FIG. 18 is a vertical section taken on line 1818 of FIG. 17.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 of the drawings there is illustrated a reversible closure or cap 20 for a container 21 of a type adapted to receive medicines.
  • the particular container 21 illustrated is of the general type disclosed in the. aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,432,058 and the invention embodied in the closure 20 has its child-resistant or safety aspect disclosed substantially in terms of the construction shown in said patent.
  • the invention which involves a two position reversible closure for the same container may employ as a part thereof any one of avariety of types of child-resistant constructions in combination with one or more of the structures according to the invention which adapt the closure for a non-safety application to the container for the convenience and comfort of the pharmacist who mustmanipulate the same.
  • the closure 20 which is unitary and formed of a tough plastic, such as polystyrene, comprises a crowned generally cylindrical, although slightly tapered, plug'or stopper section 22 having a flat end wall 23.
  • the side wall of plug section 22 is preferably provided with an external annular bead 24 to promote a snug engagement and snap action when the plug section 22 is forced into the open mouth of container 21', as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the reversible closure 20 additionally comprises an enlarged flat annular wall 25 at the base of plug section 22 and projecting outwardly therefrom substantially at right angles to-the side wall of the plug section.
  • This wall 25 abuts the end face 26 of container 21 when the closure is applied thereto in either of its two use positions depicted in FIGS. 2 and 4.
  • An annular cylindrical marginal wall 27 is attached integrally to the wall 25 in right angular relationship thereto and is concentric with the plug or stopper section 22, as shown. If desired, the exterior face of the wall 27 may be grooved 4 or knurled to facilitate grasping and twisting of the closure 20.
  • Adjacent to the shorter lug 28, the closure 20 is equipped on the exterior of its wall 27 at its open end with a lift tab 30.
  • an indicator 31 such as an arrow or dot is visibly marked on the end wall 23 of the closure for alignment during the removal of the child-resistant closure with a cooperating indicator 32 provided on the side wall of container 21.
  • This container which may be cylindrical, is equipped adjacent to its open end with an exterior preferably tapered flange 33 having a single release notch 34 formed therein.
  • a second annular flange 35 may be formed on the container 21 in axially spaced relation to the flange 33, the latter flange constituting the means for retaining the child-resistant closure-in its position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, prior to release of the closure by a series of relatively complex movements.
  • the medicine container 21 and child-resistant closure 20 is supplied to the pharmacist in assembled relationship, with the plug or stopper section 22 pressed into the neck of the container as shown in FIG. 2. In such position, the closure seals the container and excludes contamination and the two parts are retained together to avoid misplacement or loss.
  • this first use position of the closure on thecontainer 21 only a simple single manipulation by the pharmacist is required to separate the parts and this can be done without inconvenience and without discomfort to the fingers even where the operation must be repeated a large number of times during a working day. A mere twisting or lifting force exerted on the closure 20 will be sufficient to separate it from the container in this first applied position shown in FIG. 2.
  • the pharmacist inverts the closure 20 from its first use position and after aligning the indicators 31 and 32, simply presses the closure 20 down onto the container.
  • the longer retainer lug 29 will easily engage under the retainer flange 33, and with the parts positioned as described, the shorter lug 28 will pass through the notch- 34 and the wall 27 may bottom on the flange or shoulder 35.
  • the closure 20 is rotated to shift the lug 28 out of alignment with the release notch 34.
  • the invention consists of a unitary reversible closure having pharmacist, and the second use position of the closure being a more difficult or complex release position to protect small children from poisoning.
  • FIGS. 5 through 7 a modification of the invention is shown wherein the reversible two position closure, while in the child protecting position, is engaged with the container through a compound retaining means involving screw-threads in addition to the interlocking means already described relative to lugs 28 and 29 and the flange 33. More particularly, in FIGS. 5 to 7, a container 36 having the aforementioned retainer flange 33 and release notch 34 is additionally equipped below the flange with screw-threads or partial screw-threads 37.
  • a cooperating closure 38 has a plug or stopper section 39 which is identical in construction and operation to the previously-described plug section 22 of closure 20.
  • the exterior cylindrical wall 40 of the closure 38 is somewhat longer axially than the corresponding wall 27 in theprior embodiment and is provided internally with the identical lugs 28 and 29 which cooperate with the flange 33 and notch 34 in exactly the same manner described in the prior embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 shows a modified cap or closure 41 which may be utilized in either form of the invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, or 5 to 7.
  • the cylindrical body portion 42 of the closure may be constructed cooperating indicator marking32 on the container.
  • the bar-shaped element 43 When applied to the container in the first use position corresponding to FIG. 2, the bar-shaped element 43 engages within the mouth of the container in the manner shown in FIG. 2 and the end wall 46 of body portion 42 abuts the end face 26of the container.
  • the closure 41 functions in the manner described for the closure 20 or the closure 38, depending upon which embodiment of the safety structure is incorporated in the body portion 42.
  • the body portion 42 contains the safety structure of the initial embodiment, FIGS. 1 through 4.
  • FIGS. 9 to 11 illustrate another form of closure cap 47 embodying the invention and being applicable reversely or in two positions to-the previously-described container 21.
  • the closure 47 comprises a cylindrical side wall 48 divided into two oppositely facing sections by a transverse wall or partition .49.
  • the closure 47 is equipped with the previously-described elements 28, 29 and which coact with the described elements 33 and 34 of the container 21 in the manner shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.
  • the closure 47 On the other side of the partition 49, has its cylindrical wall provided with an internal annular bead 50 which is located close to the adjacent end of the closure.
  • This head is adapted to snap over the retainer bead 33 of the container whereby the wall 49 will abut the end of the container and the two parts will be assembled for easy separation by the pharmacist without finger discomfort.
  • FIG. 12 shows a further modification of the invention wherein a container closure 51 constructed simiarly to the closure 47 possesses the same elements 28, 29, 30 and 49 already described. These elements coact with the container 21 to defeat child entry into the container as described previously.
  • the opposite end of the container 51 in lieu of the head 50, possesses a pair of equally sized diametrically opposed internal lugs 52 of slightly lesser radial thickness than the lugs 28 and29. The thickness of the lugs 52 or the diametrical distance between them is such that the two lugs may snap' over the flange 33 of the container when the clo sure 51 is applied thereto in the use position for easy release illustrated in FIG. 11 for the similar closure 47 having the snap bead 50.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates the face of the divider wall 49 remote from the safety structure'and this face is visible to the user when applying the safety cap to a container or removing it. Consequently, this face of the wall 49 carries an alignment indicator 53 for the smaller lug 28 and suitable instruction indicia 54, if desired.
  • FIG. 14 shows a slight variation in a closure 55 of the construction in FIG. 12.
  • the cylindrical wall portion 56 of the closure on the side of divider wall 49 remote from the safety structure is'formed thin so as to be relatively flexible.
  • the two opposed identically-sized lugs 57 are relatively thicker radially than the lugs 52 although still thinner than the safety lugs 28 and 29.
  • the thin wall portion 56 will yield to allow the lugs 57 to snap into easily releasable interlocking engagement with the flange 33.
  • FIG. shows another modified cap or closure 58 whose safety section and components are also identical to the previously-described forms and therefore need not be redescribed.
  • the means to retain the closure 58 in the first or non-safety use position for the convenience of the pharmacist, FIG. 11, consists of a relatively thin elastic cylindrical wall 59 on the side of thedivider wall 49 remote from the safety structure. When applied over the flange 33 of the container, the thin wall 59 will bulge outwardly and form a snug but readily separable connection with the container so that the pharmacist can separate the closure easily from the container without finger discomfort.
  • the instructional indicia 54 and indicator 53 shown in FIG. 13 is also applicable to the two embodiments of the closure shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.
  • FIGS. 16 to 18 show a further form of container closure possessing the same basic combination of the invention. More particularly, in these figures, the cap or closure 60 is equipped at one end with the described elements 28, 29 and 30, which form the essence of the child-defeating mode of operation. On the other end of the closure divided by a transverse wall 61, there is provided a bar-like plug or stopper element 62 similar to the element 43 in FIG. 8 and serving the same purpose as the element 43 during use in the manner illustrated by FIG. 2. In addition to the plug element 62, the same end of the closure 60 has an annular skirt or wall 63 provided with an internal annular bead 64 and these elements surround the bar-like plug 62 in spaced relation thereto as shown in the drawings.
  • This arrangement enables the closure 60 to be applied to the container 21 in the first use position with the plug element 62'inside of the container neck, FIG. 2, and the skirt 63 external to the neck, FIG. 11, with the bead 64 engaged below the retainer flange 33. Again, the pharmacist may separate the closure from the container by a simple manipulation to save his or her fingers from discomfort.
  • a closure for containers defeating entry thereto by children and relieving finger discomfort by pharmacists who must separate closures from containers during container filling operations comprising-a reversible closure body having first and second use positions on the same container, the first use position protecting the interior of the container from contamination and the second use position allowing the closure to defeat entry by children, a first retainer means on a portion of the closure which is coupled to the container in said first use position and being releasable therefrom by single simple manipulation of the closure, and a second retainer means on another portion of the closure which is coupled to thecontainer in said second use position and requiring a complex manipulation of the closure consisting of at least two types of movement before separation of the closure from said container may be effected.
  • interlocking lugs are a pair of diametrically opposed lugs of unequal size with the smaller of said lugs only adapted to pass 1 through said release passage,'both lugs adapted for posposition where the smaller lug is unaligned with said resaid closure body and spanning a container mouth diametrically and only partially plugging it.
  • said first retainer means comprises a substantially annular skirt extension on the end of the closure which is remote from the second retainer means and said skirt extension appliable over the exterior of a container mouth to cover said mouth while the closure is in said first use position and while the second retainer means is in an inactive position.
  • skirt extension is a thin walled annular extension adapted to' snugly embrace and conform to the shape of said locking element on a container.
  • said first retainer means on the closure comprises a friction plug element on the end of the closure which is remote from the second retainer means and a substantially annular skirt extension on the last-named closure end surrounding the plug element.
  • closure body comprises first and second separated container coupling parts, said first retainer means being on the first coupling part and the second retainer means being on the second coupling part.
  • said lugs additionally comprise screw-threading elements on the closure adapted to cooperate with thread elements on a container inwardly of said container positive locking element.
  • a reversible closure having two positions of use on a container comprising a first coupling part on said closure adapted to engage a container in one use position of the closure wherein the closure protects the interior of the container from contamination, the first coupling part separating from the container by application thereto of a simple force, and a second coupling part on the closure having positive interlocking engagement with the container in the second position of use of the closure on the container, the second coupling part being releasable from the container only following a compound movement thereto relative to the container.

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IT1309574A IT1023960B (it) 1973-12-20 1974-12-18 Chiusipa di sicifezza capovolgibile per corteritori in particolare per flacanxubu su e simili
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