WO2019099746A1 - Access resistant containers and platform for handling plant - Google Patents

Access resistant containers and platform for handling plant Download PDF

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WO2019099746A1
WO2019099746A1 PCT/US2018/061386 US2018061386W WO2019099746A1 WO 2019099746 A1 WO2019099746 A1 WO 2019099746A1 US 2018061386 W US2018061386 W US 2018061386W WO 2019099746 A1 WO2019099746 A1 WO 2019099746A1
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access
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Shane Grant Blomberg
Edward Kilduff
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Pollen Gear Llc
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  • improved methods, systems, products, and components including improved packages and containers and a host system for various information technology capabilities, for enabling packaging, security, safety, tracking, compliance, and high quality in the ecosystem for plant-based products.
  • Plant-based products such as herbal supplements, fruits, vegetables, tobacco, cannabis, and the like, may be placed in a range of secure, airtight, tamper-proof, childproof packages or containers having various improved shapes, materials, form factors and the like as described and depicted throughout this disclosure.
  • the packages or containers may include one or more processors, chips, sensors, or the like, including the capability to store information (such as identifying information and information about time and place of origin, exposure to environmental conditions, permitted uses, and many other types), the ability to report information (such as by pushing information over a communications interface, such as BluetoothTM or Wi-Fi, or to have information pulled, such as upon interrogation by a reader or similar device), and the ability to perform processing functions, such as parsing data and applying one or more rules to one or more inputs in order to provide an output or determine an action.
  • information such as identifying information and information about time and place of origin, exposure to environmental conditions, permitted uses, and many other types
  • the ability to report information such as by pushing information over a communications interface, such as BluetoothTM or Wi-Fi, or to have information pulled, such as upon interrogation by a reader or similar device
  • processing functions such as parsing data and applying one or more rules to one or more inputs in order to provide an output or determine an action.
  • the outer member and the inner member are made of paper.
  • the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are a circular shape. In embodiments, the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are a shape with a finger depression and an arrow shape located on the button. [0014] In embodiments, the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member. In embodiments, the surface is configured with symmetric ridges to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with sawtooth shapes to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with raised lines to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with raised triangle shapes to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with raised rectangular shapes to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with raised and separated star shapes to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with a running bond texture to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with a raised dot texture to improve grip.
  • the methods and systems include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a body and a top configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body that is odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body.
  • the container is configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
  • the top is configured to be rotated relative to the body to secure the top to the body and to be rotated in an opposite direction to remove the top from the body.
  • the top is configured to only unseal from the body when the top is rotated relative to the body in the opposite direction in combination with the top also being urged toward a bottom of the body of the container. Exterior walls of the top are flush with exterior walls of the bottom when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to indicate compliance with at least a portion of regulations governing what is contained in the cavity of the container.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to provide details of at least a portion of a chain of custody of the container.
  • the container is made of glass.
  • the top of the container is opaque.
  • at least a portion of the top of the container is made from a material selected from a group consisting of glass, plastic, wood, and metal.
  • the body and the top of the container are made of the same material.
  • at least a portion of the body of the container is made of one of plastic, recyclable plastic, and plastic containing recycled material.
  • the methods and systems include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a cavity formed between two members configured to cooperate to provide a re-sealable closure to the cavity that is odor-resistant and child resistant when sealed and that is configured to unseal when a portion of the container is squeezed.
  • the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container.
  • the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container.
  • the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether in an open or a closed condition.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
  • the two members are the same color.
  • the two members are made from a material selected from a group consisting of paper, plastic, wood, and metal.
  • the two members are made of the same material.
  • the container is made of one of plastic, recyclable plastic, and plastic containing recycled material.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a body and a top.
  • the top is configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body.
  • the container is odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body.
  • the container is configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
  • the container is configured to be squeezed to remove the top from the body of the container.
  • the top of the container is configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container.
  • the top is configured to be rotated relative to the body to secure the top to the body and to be rotated in an opposite direction to remove the top from the body.
  • the top is configured to only unseal from the body when the top is rotated relative to the body in the opposite direction in combination with the top also being urged toward a bottom of the body of the container.
  • the container includes a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from the cavity of the container.
  • the electronic device is configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container and an attempt to access the cavity of the container by removing the top from the body.
  • the electronic device is configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to provide details of at least a portion of a chain of custody of the container.
  • the body and the top of the container are made of the same material.
  • the body of the container is made of plastic.
  • the body of the container is made of recyclable plastic.
  • the body of the container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
  • the top is hingedly connected to the body of the container.
  • the top of the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container.
  • the body of the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body of the container when the top of the container is not sealed to the body.
  • the container includes an electronic device that is sealed from the cavity of the container. The electronic device is configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container and an attempt to access the cavity of the container by removing the top from the body.
  • the electronic device is configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
  • the portion of the container that is configured to be squeezed includes a first tab and a second tab that extend from the top and through a portion of the body and are configured to be squeezed together to unseal the top from the body of the container.
  • the top and the body of the container are the same color.
  • At least a portion of the body of the container is made from a material selected from a group consisting of paper, plastic, wood, and metal.
  • the body and the top of the container are made of the same material.
  • the container is made of plastic. In embodiments, the container is made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include packaging system for perishable consumables including a flexible container having a front face defining an opening in the container and a sliding sealing mechanism on the front face configured to provide an odor- resistant and a child-resistant seal for the flexible container when the sliding sealing mechanism is in a locked condition and a portion of the sliding sealing mechanism is positioned to extend beyond a rear face of the flexible container opposite the front face of the container.
  • the sliding sealing mechanism includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a locked condition.
  • the lockable slider is configured to connect to a sealing mechanism body in the locked condition.
  • the sealing mechanism body is coupled to the front face and the rear face and includes at least one aperture through which the portion of the lockable slider extends beyond the rear face.
  • the flexible container is made of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container is made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of various components, methods, and systems of a platform for management of secure packages and containers for plant-based products in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant jar in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 4 and 5 are side views of Figure 2.
  • Figures 10 and 11 are perspective views of the body of the container of Figure 2.
  • Figures 12, 13, 14, and 15 are perspective views of containers of different sizes in form of ajar having a child resistant and odor-resistant top in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 16 and 17 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 18 is a side view of Figure 16.
  • Figures 21 and 22 are side views of Figures 19 and 20, respectively.
  • Figure 23 is a perspective view of containers in a form of a child resistant and odor- resistant squeeze to open container shown in a nested condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 24 and 25 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container with a top in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 26-43 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container depicted in various sizes and shapes in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 49 and 50 are front and back views of Figure 47.
  • Figures 51 and 52 are side views of Figure 47.
  • Figure 54 is a bottom view of Figure 47.
  • Figures 55 and 56 are perspective views of the container of Figure 47 in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 57 and 58 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 59 and 60 are perspective views of the container of Figure 57 in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 61 is a front view of Figure 57.
  • Figure 62 is a back view of Figure 57.
  • Figures 63 and 64 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 67 and 68 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 69 and 70 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top slides over a body of the container in accordance with further examples of the present disclosure.
  • Figures 75 and 76 are perspective views of a top of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container into which the bottom in Figures 69 and 70 connects in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 79 is a front view of Figure 77.
  • Figures 81 and 82 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag having a lockable slider in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 83 is a front view of Figure 81.
  • Figure 84 is a back view of Figure 81.
  • Figures 85 and 86 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag in accordance with further examples of the present disclosure.
  • Figures 89 and 90 are perspective views of a lockable slider and a sealing mechanism body of a sliding sealing mechanism associated with a lockable bag and in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 91 and 92 are perspective views of the lockable slider and the sealing mechanism body in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 94 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 93.
  • Figure 95 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 93.
  • Figure 96 is a top view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 93.
  • Figure 97 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 93.
  • Figure 98 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 95.
  • Figure 101 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 99.
  • Figure 102 is a top view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 99.
  • Figure 103 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 99.
  • Figure 104 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 101
  • Figure 106 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 105.
  • Figure 107 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 105.
  • Figure 108 is a top view of the cap of Figure 105.
  • Figure 110 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 107.
  • Figure 111 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with sprayer in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 115 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 111.
  • Figure 116 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 113.
  • Figure 117 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with sprayer in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 120 is a second side view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 117.
  • Figure 122 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 117.
  • Figure 123 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 119.
  • Figure 125 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 124.
  • Figure 126 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 124.
  • Figure 128 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 124.
  • Figure 129 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 126.
  • Figure 130 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with tincture bulb in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 131 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 130.
  • Figure 132 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of
  • Figure 134 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 130.
  • Figure 135 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of
  • Figure 136 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with tincture bulb in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 137 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 136.
  • Figure 141 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 138.
  • Figure 142 is a top perspective view of a cap with tincture bulb of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 143 is a botom perspective view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 142.
  • Figure 147 is a cross-sectional view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 144.
  • Figure 148 is a top perspective view of a cap with tincture bulb of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 151 is a top view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 148.
  • Figure 152 is a botom view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 148.
  • Figure 153 is a cross-sectional view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 150.
  • Figure 154 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 155 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
  • Figure 156 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
  • Figure 157 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
  • Figure 159 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
  • Figure 160 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
  • Figure 161 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
  • Figure 163 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 164 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 163.
  • Figure 165 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 163.
  • Figure 166 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 163.
  • Figure 167 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 163.
  • Figure 168 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 169 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 168.
  • Figure 170 is a first side view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 168.
  • Figure 171 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 168.
  • Figure 172 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 168.
  • Figure 173 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 170.
  • Figure 174 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 175 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 174.
  • Figure 176 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 174.
  • Figure 177 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 174.
  • Figure 178 is a top view of the cap of Figure 174.
  • Figure 179 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 176.
  • Figure 180 is a top perspective view of an extender for an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 181 is a bottom perspective view of the extender of Figure 180.
  • Figure 182 is a first side view of the extender of Figure 180.
  • Figure 183 is a second side view of the extender of Figure 180.
  • Figure 184 is a third side view of the extender of Figure 180.
  • Figure 185 is a fourth side view of the extender of Figure 180.
  • Figure 186 is a top view of the extender of Figure 180.
  • Figure 187 is a bottom view of the extender of Figure 180.
  • Figure 188 is a cross-sectional view of the extender of Figure 182.
  • Figure 189 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 190 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 189.
  • Figure 191 is a side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 189.
  • Figure 192 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 189.
  • Figure 193 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 189.
  • Figure 204 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 201.
  • Figure 213 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 227 is a side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 225.
  • Figure 228 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 225.
  • Figure 231 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 232 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 231.
  • Figure 234 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 231.
  • Figure 235 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 231.
  • Figure 238 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 237.
  • Figure 240 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 237.
  • Figure 243 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 244 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 243.
  • Figure 246 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 243.
  • Figure 247 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 243.
  • Figure 248 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 245.
  • Figure 251 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 249.
  • Figure 252 is a top view of the cap of Figure 249.
  • Figure 253 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 249.
  • Figure 255 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 257 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 255.
  • Figure 258 is a top view of the cap of Figure 255.
  • Figure 261 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 262 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 261.
  • Figure 266 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 263.
  • Figure 268 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 267.
  • Figure 269 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 267.
  • Figure 270 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 267.
  • Figure 271 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 267.
  • Figure 274 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 273.
  • Figure 275 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 276 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 275.
  • Figure 277 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 275.
  • Figure 278 is a top view of the cap of Figure 275.
  • Figure 283 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 281.
  • Figure 284 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 281.
  • Figure 285 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 281.
  • Figure 286 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 283.
  • Figure 287 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 288 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 287.
  • Figure 289 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 287.
  • Figure 290 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 287.
  • Figure 292 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 289.
  • Figure 293 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 294 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 293.
  • Figure 295 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 293.
  • Figure 296 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 293.
  • Figure 297 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 293.
  • Figure 298 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 295.
  • Figure 299 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 301 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 299.
  • Figure 302 is a top view of the cap of Figure 299.
  • Figure 303 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 299.
  • Figure 305 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 306 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 305.
  • Figure 307 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 305.
  • Figure 308 is a top view of the cap of Figure 305.
  • Figure 309 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 305.
  • Figure 310 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 307.
  • Figure 311 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 314 is a top view of the cap of Figure 311.
  • Figure 315 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 311.
  • Figure 316 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 313.
  • Figure 317 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 318 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 317.
  • Figure 319 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 317.
  • Figure 320 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 317.
  • Figure 321 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 317.
  • Figure 322 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 319.
  • Figure 323 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 324 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
  • Figure 325 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
  • Figure 326 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
  • Figure 327 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
  • Figure 328 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
  • Figure 329 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 325.
  • Figure 330 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
  • Figure 331 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323
  • Figure 332 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 333 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
  • Figure 334 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
  • Figure 335 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
  • Figure 336 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
  • Figure 337 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
  • Figure 338 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 334.
  • Figure 339 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
  • Figure 340 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
  • Figure 341 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 342 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
  • Figure 343 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
  • Figure 344 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
  • Figure 345 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
  • Figure 346 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
  • Figure 347 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 343.
  • Figure 348 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
  • Figure 349 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
  • Figure 350 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 351 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 350.
  • Figure 352 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 350.
  • Figure 364 is a first side view of the cap of FIG 362.
  • Figure 385 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 383.
  • Figure 407 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 402.
  • Figure 408 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 405.
  • Figure 411 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 409.
  • Figure 420 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 417.
  • Figure 436 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 437 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
  • Figure 438 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
  • Figure 440 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
  • Figure 442 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
  • Figure 444 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 445 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 444.
  • Figure 452 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 454 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
  • Figure 455 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
  • Figure 457 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
  • Figure 458 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
  • Figure 459 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
  • Figure 461 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
  • Figure 463 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
  • Figure 464 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
  • Figure 466 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
  • Figure 467 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
  • Figure 468 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 469 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
  • Figure 470 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
  • Figure 471 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
  • Figure 472 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
  • Figure 473 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
  • Figure 474 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
  • Figure 475 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
  • Figure 476 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 477 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 476.
  • Figure 482 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 483 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 482.
  • Figure 484 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 485 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 484.
  • Figure 486 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 487 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 486.
  • Figure 488 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 489 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 488.
  • Figure 490 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 491 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 490.
  • Figure 492 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 493 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 492.
  • Figure 494 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 495 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 494.
  • Figure 496 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 497 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 496.
  • Figure 498 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 499 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 498.
  • Figure 500 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 501 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 500.
  • Figure 502 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 503 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 502.
  • Figure 504 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 505 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 504.
  • Figure 506 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 507 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 506.
  • Figure 508 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 509 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 508.
  • Figure 510 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 511 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 510.
  • Figure 513 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 512.
  • Figure 514 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 519 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 518.
  • Figure 521 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 520.
  • Figure 522 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 524 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 525 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 524.
  • Figure 526 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 527 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 526.
  • Figure 528 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 529 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 528.
  • Figure 530 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 531 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 530.
  • Figure 532 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 533 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 532.
  • Figure 534 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 536 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 537 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 536.
  • Figure 538 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 540 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 541 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 540.
  • Figure 542 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 543 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 542.
  • Figure 544 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 545 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 544.
  • Figure 546 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 547 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 546.
  • Figure 548 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 549 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 548.
  • Figure 550 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 551 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 550.
  • Figure 552 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 553 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 552.
  • Figure 554 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 555 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 554.
  • Figure 556 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 557 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 556.
  • Figure 558 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 559 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 558.
  • Figure 560 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 561 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 560.
  • Figure 562 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 563 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 562.
  • Figure 564 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 565 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 564.
  • Figure 590 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 592 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 595 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 594.
  • Figure 597 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 596.
  • Figure 598 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 599 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 598.
  • Figure 600 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 601 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 600.
  • Figure 602 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 603 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 602.
  • Figure 604 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 607 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 606.
  • Figure 610 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 612 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 613 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 612.
  • Figure 614 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 616 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 617 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 616.
  • Figure 619 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 618.
  • Figure 621 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 620.
  • Figure 622 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 623 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 622.
  • Figure 624 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 625 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 624.
  • Figure 626 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 628 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 631 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 630.
  • Figure 632 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 630.
  • Figure 633 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 630.
  • Figure 634 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 630.
  • Figure 635 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 632.
  • Figure 637 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 636.
  • Figure 638 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 639 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 638.
  • Figure 640 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 641 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 640.
  • Figure 642 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 643 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 642.
  • Figure 644 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 642.
  • Figure 647 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 644.
  • Figure 648 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 649 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 648.
  • Figure 651 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 648.
  • Figure 654 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 656 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 654.
  • Figure 657 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 654.
  • Figure 658 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 654.
  • Figure 659 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 656.
  • Figure 662 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 663 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 662.
  • Figure 665 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 664.
  • Figure 666 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 676 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 672.
  • Figure 677 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 674.
  • Figure 680 is a side view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 678.
  • Figure 681 is a top view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 678.
  • Figure 682 is a bottom view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 678.
  • Figure 684 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 687 is a top view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 684.
  • Figure 688 is a bottom view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 684.
  • Figure 692 is a side view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 690.
  • Figure 693 is a top view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 690.
  • Figure 694 is a bottom view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 690.
  • Figure 695 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 692.
  • Figure 696 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 697 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
  • Figure 699 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
  • Figure 700 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
  • Figure 701 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
  • Figure 703 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
  • Figure 704 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 698.
  • Figure 705 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 706 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 705.
  • Figure 707 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 708 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 707.
  • Figure 709 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 710 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 709.
  • Figure 711 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 712 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
  • Figure 713 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
  • Figure 714 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
  • Figure 716 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
  • Figure 719 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 713.
  • Figure 720 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 721 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
  • Figure 722 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
  • Figure 723 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
  • Figure 724 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
  • Figure 725 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
  • Figure 732 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
  • Figure 733 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
  • Figure 737 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 731.
  • Figure 739 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 738.
  • Figure 740 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 741 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 740.
  • Figure 742 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 743 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 742.
  • Figure 744 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 745 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
  • Figure 746 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
  • Figure 747 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
  • Figure 748 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
  • Figure 749 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
  • Figure 750 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
  • Figure 751 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
  • Figure 752 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 746.
  • Figure 753 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 754 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
  • Figure 755 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
  • Figure 756 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
  • the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include one or more electronic devices that have the ability to perform processing functions, such as parsing data and applying one or more rules or processing steps to one or more inputs in order to provide an output or determine an action.
  • these capabilities may enable communications and interactions, such as by data networks, communications networks, cellular networks, Wi-Fi, or the like, through various interfaces, such as gateways, application programming interfaces, readers, access points, beacons, and the like, with the host system 100.
  • the package 102 and/or the container 122 may subsequently be loaded, such as by a conveyor or the like, onto a transport facility 110, such as a truck, train, boat, ship, or other vehicles.
  • a transport facility 110 such as a truck, train, boat, ship, or other vehicles.
  • the point of sale such as a dispensary 114
  • the point of consumption such as the home 120.
  • the package 102 may be stored in a container 122, which may be a portable container 122, such as filled at the farm 108 and placed on the transport facility 110, or it may be part of the transport facility 110, such as a secure box that may be configured to hold, and secure, the packages 102 (or even smaller containers 122) in a favorable environment, which may include an airtight environment, a cooled environment, a humidity-controlled environment, or the like.
  • a container 122 which may be a portable container 122, such as filled at the farm 108 and placed on the transport facility 110, or it may be part of the transport facility 110, such as a secure box that may be configured to hold, and secure, the packages 102 (or even smaller containers 122) in a favorable environment, which may include an airtight environment, a cooled environment, a humidity-controlled environment, or the like.
  • the secure container 122 may include a lock, which may include an electronic interface, such as one that may be controlled based on the identity of a user and other factors, which may be managed remotely, such as by centrally managing what users are allowed to access the container 122, which in turn may be configured to allow the container to be opened based on what packages 102 (or products 104) are contained in it, such as ones controlled by a particular owner or operator, ones owned by a particular consumer, or ones approved by a regulator.
  • a lock may include an electronic interface, such as one that may be controlled based on the identity of a user and other factors, which may be managed remotely, such as by centrally managing what users are allowed to access the container 122, which in turn may be configured to allow the container to be opened based on what packages 102 (or products 104) are contained in it, such as ones controlled by a particular owner or operator, ones owned by a particular consumer, or ones approved by a regulator.
  • the host system 100 may include a policy engine 134, such as to allow an owner, operator, host, or regulator to set policies relating to access to one or more of the containers 122 or to one or more packages 102, such as ones contained in a container 122.
  • the host system 100 may maintain a directory 154, database or catalog of secure containers 122, optionally mapped to one or more owners or operators, one or more users, one or more facilities (such as at the farm, in transport, in warehouse, in a point of sale, such as a dispensary, or at a point of consumption), and/or one or more geographic locations.
  • the directory 154 may allow management of containers 122 at a group level, such as by having groups of containers 122 be managed by the same policies (such as ones owned by a particular owner or operator and/or used for a particular purpose, such as for holding particular goods).
  • This management of containers 122 may include setting policies, such as using the policy engine 134, that apply to the containers, as well as various rules, such as specified and managed by a rules engine 158, which may allow setting various rules that may be deployed through and managed in the host system 100, such as rules that indicate what may be done, by whom, at what locations, to one or more given packages 102, products 104, or containers 122.
  • a local tracking system 112 may be deployed on the transportation facility 110, at the warehouse 152, or at other locations, including the production facility, such as the farm 108, the point of sale, such as a dispensary 114, or at a point of consumption, such as a home 120.
  • the tracking system 112 may report information about the location of a container 122, information about the location of a package 102, and other information, such as obtained from electronic devices, IT elements, IoT elements, sensors (including environmental sensors, such as for temperature, humidity, air pressure, and the like) and from other systems (such as inputs from local IT infrastructure of the various environments in which the containers 122 and packages 102 move or are located), at various points in time, so that information may be obtained in real time about any package 102 or container 122, including current conditions and a complete record of historical conditions.
  • the tracking system 112 may determine location by various location facilities, including GPS, triangulation (such as with cellular infrastructure locations, known access point locations, and others), map-based location (such as entering a known geo-fence or entering proximity of a reader, a beacon, an access point that is deployed at a known location, or the like), by direct reporting (e.g., having an operator enter a location in a user interface), and others.
  • the local tracking system 112 may feed a tracking facility 130 of the host system 100, which may provide data for various purposes, including reporting, routing, regulatory compliance, optimization of the supply chain, security, and many others, regarding a collection of packages 102, containers 122, or the like.
  • the secure container 122 may be part of, or interface with, a security system 150, which may be deployed at the production facility, such as the farm 108, in or on the transport facility 110, at the warehouse 152, at the point of sale, such as a dispensary 114, or at a point of consumption, such as a home 120.
  • the security system 150 may connect to the host system 100, such as through IT infrastructure of the applicable local environment, or through cellular or other channels.
  • the security system 150 may include one or more cameras, motion sensors (such IR or laser-based sensors), sound sensors, monitored locks (including ones that use electronic codes, ones that are under remote control, and ones that use biometric identification, among other capabilities), and the like.
  • the security system 150 may report to the host system 100, such as to provide one or more reports, alerts, or the like.
  • produce 104 in packages 102 and/or containers 122 may be transported to the warehouse 152 by the transport facility 110 for storage, then subsequently transported to a point of sale, such as a dispensary 114.
  • the warehouse 152 may have a security system 150, a tracking system, and one or more secure containers 122 for storing packages 102.
  • packages 102 of product 104 may be taken to a point of consumption, such as a home 120, which may also include a secure container 122, such as one requiring authentication, such as a code or biometric authentication, optionally managed through the host system 100.
  • the secure container 122 may provide temperature control, vacuum control, pressure control, humidity control, and the like, in order to preserve freshness.
  • the secure container 122 may include element (manual or electronic) to interface with data on the packages 102, such as to read and present dates of origin, place of origin, expiration dates, type of product 104, characteristics of the product 104, indications or warnings related to the product 104, side effect information about the product 104, and any other information that may be relevant regarding the product 104.
  • the secure container 122 may allow for control via the host system 100, such as to allow enforcement of rules or policies created and managed by the policy engine 134 and/or the rules engine 158, such as policies indicating what users within the home 120 are allowed to access what packages 102 or products 104 that are disposed in the secure container 122.
  • similar capabilities may be provided at the level of the individual package 102, such as allowing the package to be opened only by permitted users.
  • a rule might allow opening a container 122 or a package 102 only a certain number of times per week, opening the container 122 only on weekends, opening only a certain number of individual packages (or small containers) per time period, opening packages or containers based on validation that the user has not already consumed too much (such as based on an electronic device that could measure proximity, weight, etc.), and the like.
  • the platform may include the host system 100, such as enabling or containing a set of services, programs, applications, processes, or the like, which may be deployed on premises of a host or an owner or operator or on cloud infrastructure, such as web services infrastructure, or a combination thereof.
  • the host system 100 may include one or more servers, data storage facilities, processing facilities, and the like.
  • the infrastructure may be multi-tenant infrastructure, such as for handling processing of information relating to the supply chains of multiple owners and operators, regulators, and/or consumers.
  • the host system 100 may include, as noted above, services, modules, and/or facilities for tracking 130, such as tracking elements or other electronic devices that may be reported by the local tracking systems 112, including storing all kinds of information that is tracked about products 104, packages 102, containers 122, locations, environmental conditions, and the like that are relevant to the history of a given package 102 or a container 122.
  • the tracking system 130 may include storage of such data, such as in a data store or database.
  • the host system 100 may also include the policy engine 134 and the rules engine 158, providing the capabilities noted above, such as the creation, deployment and enforcement of policies and rules (including laws and regulations), such as applicable to the placement of products 104 in packages 102, the transportation of packages 102, the storage of packages 102, the vending of packages 102, and the consumption of packages 102, as well as rules and policies related to security, authentication, and the like.
  • the host system 100 may include interfaces for regulators 124, such as a compliance module 140, such as providing data to a compliance tracking facility 128 or providing APIs by which a compliance tracking facility 128 may extract data and create a record log from the host system 100, such as evidence of compliance with applicable law in a given situation.
  • the host system 100 may also include the container directory 154 for indicating locations and other information about secure containers 122 and what packages 102 may be in the containers 122, as well as facilities for managing security 142 and facilities for handling identity 144 (such as for authentication and access to containers 122 or packages 102).
  • a reporting facility 138 may provide reporting, such as of various information indicated throughout, such as relating to production, packaging, transportation, environment conditions, access events, sales, and consumption events, including to owners and operators of production facilities, packaging facilities, transportation facilities, warehouses, and points of sale, as well as to consumers and regulators.
  • one or more reports may indicate patterns of usage, such as to enable analytics, such as to help with optimizing packaging, to help with routing of packages 102, placement of containers 122, and managing other parameters of the ecosystem.
  • a routing facility 132 may include machine- based or machine-aided routing of packages 102, containers 122, transport facilities 110, and the like, such as to optimize operations while remaining in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • the packages 102, secure containers 122 and the elements of the host system 100 allow for the precise tracking of products through a supply chain, the maintenance of freshness and quality, and the management of complexity introduced by locally varying laws and regulations, including policy-based and rule-based controls that may be triggered by local data collection.
  • the platform provides chain of custody routing through various trusted hands in a supply chain, from production to end user.
  • the container may include a body and a top.
  • the top may be configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body.
  • the container may be odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body.
  • the container may be configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
  • the top may be hingedly connected to the body of the container.
  • the container may be configured to be squeezed to remove the top from the body of the container.
  • onboard electronic devices on the package 102 and the container 122 may account for the movement of a package 102 outside a perimeter and monitor access to packages 102 and containers 122.
  • physical locks, one-time sealing mechanisms, bonded closures, and the like may connect to the electronic devices to require authentication in order to access a package 102 or container 122.
  • onboard electronic devices may monitor and alert a user to temperature and humidity conditions, such as ones that are out of a preferred or other predetermined range.
  • Onboard electronics may provide RFID functionality, such as to provide inventory and sales data at retail locations, during transport, and the like.
  • Figures 2-15 depict ajar 200 having a child resistant and odor- resistant restricted access mechanism as one example of the container 122.
  • the jar 200 may be a child-resistant threaded glass jar with a top 202 such as a cap depicted in the figures.
  • the jar 200 including its top 202 may be cylindrical in shape and, when secured together with a bottom 204 of its body 208, may form a unitary cylindrical shape.
  • the diameter of the top 202 and the bottom 204 may be about equal so as to provide a uniform circumferential exterior over the entire jar 200.
  • the top 202 of the jar 200 may include the restricted access mechanism configured to permit only authorized users.
  • the top 202 and the bottom 204 may connect at a gap 220 that is cooperatively defined by the top 202 and the bottom 204.
  • the gap 220 may permit the top 202 to secure to the body 208 using threads and a twisting motion to open or close the jar 200.
  • gap 220 may permit the jar 200 to be opened using a pushing and twisting motion.
  • the restricted access top mechanism 202 may permit a user to open the jar 200 by first pushing the top 202 and bottom 204 together, closing gap 220, then using a twisting motion to open or close the jar.
  • the gap 220 may provide sufficient space to allow the top 202 and bottom 204 to be pushed together allowing a user to twist the jar 200 open or closed.
  • the restricted access top mechanism 202 may prevent a user from twisting the jar 200 open or closed without first pushing together the top 202 and bottom 204.
  • a clockwise twisting motion of the top 202 may cause the top 202 and the bottom 204 to connect using threads 230, 232 and a counterclockwise twisting motion of the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 may cause their disconnection.
  • the threads 230, 232 may be relatively oversized and may be shown to ease the connection between the top 202 and the bottom 204 by making alignment and engagement of the threads 230, 232 easier and allowing a user to more easily twist the jar 200 open or closed.
  • the jar 200 may be configured with the body 250 to have about a 13 dram capacity.
  • the 13 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 0.8 ounces (oz.) or about 48 ml.
  • the 13 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 60 mm or about 2.5 inches.
  • the 13 dram jar 200 may weigh about 90 grams or about 3 oz.
  • the jar 200 may be configured with the body 260 to have about a 20 dram capacity.
  • the 20 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.25 ounces (oz.) or about 74 ml.
  • the 20 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 60 mm or about 2.5 inches.
  • the 20 dram jar 200 may weigh about 124 grams or about 4.3 oz.
  • the jar 200 may be configured to have about a 30 dram capacity.
  • the 60 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 172 mm or about 6.75 inches.
  • the 60 dram jar 200 may weight about 280 grams or about 10 oz.
  • the bottom 308 may include a recessed area 320.
  • the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the container 300 to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over.
  • the recessed area 320 may contain an electronic device 322 that may either be fixed to or formed in the material of the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 17 and 25.
  • the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the container to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over.
  • the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide stackability.
  • the top 302 may be configured to cooperate with the body 308 to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity 330 formed in the body 308.
  • the container 300 may be odor-resistant and may be child resistant when the top 302 is sealed to the body 308.
  • the container 300 may be configured to be stackable with another container 340 when the top 302 is sealed to the body 308 of the container 300.
  • the top 302 can define a circumferential seal 318 that is configured to seal against the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304 to provide an odor resistant and child resistant container 300.
  • the container 300 may be configured with various capacities and shapes.
  • the container 300 may have about a 6 dram capacity.
  • the 6 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 0.3 ounces (oz.) or about 22 ml.
  • the 6 dram container 300 may have an outside dimension depth of about 33 millimeters (mm) or about 1.3 inches, an outside dimension width of about 33 mm or about 1.33 inches and an outside dimension height of about 45 mm or about 1.75 inches.
  • the 6 dram container 300 may weigh about 7 grams or about 0.25 oz.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 354 that may have about a 30 dram capacity.
  • the 30 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.8 ounces (oz.) or about 110 ml.
  • the 30 dram container 354 may have an outside dimension depth of about 45 millimeters (mm) or about 1.75 inches, an outside dimension width of about 45 mm or about 1.75 inches and an outside dimension height of about 94 mm or about 3.75 inches.
  • the 30 dram container 354 may weigh about 17.5 grams or about 0.6 oz.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 358 that may have about a 60 dram capacity.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 372 whose top 302 may be configured to slide into out from the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 47-56.
  • the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 (Figure 48) that can extend through apertures 380 and 382 ( Figure 56) on the recessed area 320.
  • squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the sliding opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity 330 in the body 308, as depicted in Figures 55 and 56.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 384 whose top 302 may be configured to hingedly open from and close into the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 57-62.
  • the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 ( Figure 58) that can extend through apertures 380 and 382 ( Figure 59) on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the hinged opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity 330 in the body 308, as depicted in Figures 59 and 60.
  • the flexible container 500 may be made of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be made of various polymers, relatively thin metal, or a consumer recycled material. In many aspects, flexible container 500 may be made of varying colors of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be provided in varying sizes and shapes and is not limited to the illustrated shape. In embodiments, the container 500 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 580, as depicted in Figures 85-88.
  • Figures 93-236 depict an access resistant container 600 having a tube or cylindrical shape 602.
  • the container 600 includes a cap member 610 that can connect to a top member 612.
  • the top member 612 can connect to a bottom member 614 to define a cavity 618 ( Figures. 98, 104, 116, 135, 141, and 162) between the top member 612 and the bottom member 614 of the container 600.
  • the cap member 610 can be removed from the top member 612 to gain access to an applicator mechanism 620 connected to the top member 612.
  • the applicator mechanism 620 can include roller or ball applicator mechanism 622, as depicted in Figures 98- 104.
  • the top member 612 can have a top surface 660 from which an inner wall 662 can extend and can house a portion of the applicator mechanism 620.
  • the top member 612 can also have an outer wall 664 that also extends from the top surface 660 and can include four lug accepting grooves 670 formed on the outer wall 664.
  • Each of the lug accepting grooves can have a catch 672 that can facilitate access-resistant features that can require the cap member 610 to be pushed toward the top member 612 and also rotated to remove the lugs 642 from the lug accepting grooves 670.
  • the inner member 1002 it is only when the button 1010 is pushed out of the aperture 1022 that the inner member 1002 is able to slide relative to the outer member 1004 and move the container 1000 to an open condition from a closed condition.
  • the outer member 1004 can be configured to only be open on one side so the inner member 1002 can only slide out of one end of the outer member 1004.
  • the outer member 1004 can be configured to be open on both sides so the inner member 1002 can slide out of either end of the outer member 1004.
  • the inner member 1002 can house dividers to further divide and/or organize the cavity 1008.
  • the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with an elongated oval shape 1180, as depicted in Figures 520-523. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a large oval shape 1190, as depicted in Figures 524-527. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a rectangular shape 1200, as depicted in Figures 528-531. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with an oval shape 1210 included a finger depression 1212 and an arrow shape 1214 located on the button 1010, as depicted in Figures 532-547. In embodiments, the arrow shape 1214 on the button 1010 details the direction in which the inner member 1002 can travel relative to the outer member 1004.
  • the button 1010 can be constructed with a fine speckle texture 1430 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 622-625. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a coarse speckle texture 1440 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 626-629.
  • Figures 630-761 depict an access resistant container 1500 in the form of ajar.
  • the container 1500 includes a top member 1502 that connects to a bottom member 1504 to define a cavity 1508 between the top member 1502 and bottom member 1504 of the container 1500.
  • the top member 1502 can provide access-resistant functionality.
  • the top member 1502 will need to be pressed against the bottom member 1504 and rotated relative to the bottom member 1504 to open gain access to the container 1500.
  • the top member 1502 can be manufactured using various forms of plastic while the bottom member can be manufactured using glass or similar plastics.
  • the bottom member 1504 can vary in size while each size can attach to the same top member 1502.
  • the top member 1502 can be configured with a squared-off flat top 1520 with a large rounded edge 1522 that leads into exterior walls 1524 of the top member 1502 that can be flush with and form a straight line with exterior walls 1528 of the bottom member 1504.
  • the top member 1502 has an overall rounded shape.
  • the exterior walls 1524 of the top member 1502 and the exterior walls 1528 of the bottom member 1504 can cooperate to form a groove 1550.
  • the groove 1550 can interrupt the flush exterior walls 1524, 1528.
  • the groove 1550 can interrupt exterior walls 1524 having a different shape then exterior walls 1528.
  • the cavity 1508 of the container 1500 can be configured with various volumes.
  • the volumes of the cavity 1508 of the container 1500 can include 5 milliliters, 30 milliliters, 50 milliliters, 100 milliliters, 200 milliliters, and the like.
  • the volumes of the cavity 1508 of the container 1500 can include 13 dram, 20 dram, 60 dram, and the like.
  • the various volumes are provided by increasing a height of the container 1500 without changing other dimensions.
  • any of the top members 1502 can interchangeably fit onto any of the bottom members 1504 depicted in Figures 630-761.
  • the top member 1502 can include inner cover 1560 that can be configured to selectively rotatably engage with the outer cover 1562 to provide access-resistant mechanism similar to what is provided for the container 600.
  • the inner cover 1560 can include the threaded connection 1570 with the bottom member 1504.
  • the bottom member 1504 can include a concave bottom 1580 with an annular rim 1582.
  • the bottom member 1504 can include a flat bottom 1590 with radially dispersed feet 1592.
  • the flat bottom 1590 can include a recessed portion 1594 bounded by the dispersed feet 1598.
  • the recessed portion 1594 can further include a concave shape.
  • a packaging system for perishable consumables includes a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
  • a packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access.
  • a packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system includes a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • a packaging system includes a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system includes a glass jar container with an unscrew-to- open cap that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system includes a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and a packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • the methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part or in whole through a machine that executes computer software on a server, client, firewall, gateway, hub, router, or other such computer and/or networking hardware.
  • the software program may be associated with a server that may include a file server, print server, domain server, internet server, intranet server, cloud server, and other variants such as secondary server, host server, distributed server, and the like.
  • the server may include one or more of memories, processors, computer readable media, storage media, ports (physical and virtual), communication devices, and interfaces capable of accessing other servers, clients, machines, and devices through a wired or a wireless medium, and the like.
  • the methods, programs, or codes as described herein and elsewhere may be executed by the server.
  • other devices required for execution of methods as described in this application may be considered as a part of the infrastructure associated with the server.
  • the server may provide an interface to other devices including, without limitation, clients, other servers, printers, database servers, print servers, file servers, communication servers, distributed servers, social networks, and the like. Additionally, this coupling and/or connection may facilitate remote execution of program across the network. The networking of some or all of these devices may facilitate parallel processing of a program or method at one or more location without deviating from the scope of the disclosure.
  • any of the devices attached to the server through an interface may include at least one storage medium capable of storing methods, programs, code and/or instructions.
  • a central repository may provide program instructions to be executed on different devices.
  • the remote repository may act as a storage medium for program code, instructions, and programs.
  • RAM random access memory
  • mass storage typically for more permanent storage, such as optical discs, forms of magnetic storage like hard disks, tapes, drums, cards and other types
  • processor registers cache memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory
  • optical storage such as CD, DVD
  • removable media such as flash memory (e.g., USB sticks or keys), floppy disks, magnetic tape, paper tape, punch cards, standalone RAM disks, Zip drives, removable mass storage, off-line, and the like
  • other computer memory such as dynamic memory, static memory, read/write storage, mutable storage, read only, random access, sequential access, location addressable, file addressable, content addressable, network attached storage, storage area network, bar codes, magnetic ink, and the like.
  • the methods and/or processes described above, and steps associated therewith, may be realized in hardware, software or any combination of hardware and software suitable for a particular application.
  • the hardware may include a general-purpose computer and/or dedicated computing device or specific computing device or particular aspect or component of a specific computing device.
  • the processes may be realized in one or more microprocessors,

Abstract

The methods and systems generally include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having an inner member configured to slide in and out of an outer member. A button that extends from a surface of the inner member through an aperture defined in a surface of the outer member. The button is configured to hold the inner member from sliding relative to the outer member. The button is configured to be deflected and removed from the aperture to permit the inner member to slide relative to the outer member.

Description

ACCESS RESISTANT CONTAINERS AND PLATFORM FOR HANDLING PLANT
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No.
62/715,955, filed August 8, 2018, entitled Platform for Handling Plant-Based Products in Child Resistant Container; U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/711,172, filed July 27, 2018, entitled Platform for Handling Plant-Based Products in Child Resistant Container; and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/586,773, filed November 15, 2017, entitled Platfonn for Handling Plant-Based Products in Child Resistant Container.
[0002] This application is a bypass continuation-in-part of International Application Serial No. PCT/US17/55458, filed October 6, 2017, and published as WO/2018/067894 on April 12, 2018, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/405,436, filed on October 7, 2016, entitled Jar with Cap; U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/419,209, filed on November 8, 2016, entitled Squeeze to Open Container; U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/422,256, filed on November 15, 2016, entitled Lockable Bag and Platform for Handling Plant-Based Products; U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/439,357, filed on November 15, 2016, entitled Platform for Handling Plant-Based Products in Child Resistant Containers; and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/490,345, filed on April 26, 2017, entitled Platform for Handling Plant-Based Products in Child Resistant Containers. Each of the above- identified applications is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as if fully set forth herein.
FIELD
[0003] The present disclosure relates to child-resistant containers including a platform for handling of plant-based products.
BACKGROUND
[0004] Plant-based products, such as produce, herbs, nutritional supplements, and the like have historically been produced at farms in other production environments, such as using hydroponics and shipped in crates, barrels, or similar containers by trucks, trains, boats, ships, and other shipping facilities. Mechanisms, such as inventory tracking systems using readers that interrogate chips that are placed on containers, have been used for tracking such products from production environments through transportation and warehousing to points of sale. A number of recent changes in the business ecosystem for certain products, including regulatory changes, have led to increased demand for such products, but have also created complications for owners and operators, including farmers and other producers, shippers, warehousing companies, and vendors, as well as for regulators and end consumers. For example, some products, such as cannabis, are legal only in certain jurisdictions and for certain purposes, such as medical uses, that may vary jurisdiction-to-jurisdiction. As a result, owners and operators are challenged to ensure that the facilities they control are secure and are in compliance with applicable regulations. Similarly, vendors need to be sure that they are supplying such goods in a way that is consistent with regulations. Consumers may also wish to ensure that products are safe and secure, in part because some of these products have historically been the subject of a black market (possibly making them targets for theft), and even the legal use of the products may need to be controlled, such as to avoid allowing access by children. Consumers also want to make sure products are of high quality, as most of such products are perishable and are quite vulnerable to adverse environmental conditions, such as high or low temperatures. Meanwhile, regulators and enforcement agencies need to ensure compliance with regulations and law, which may not be possible given traditional supply chain infrastructure and tracking systems.
Accordingly, Applicant has identified a need for improved methods, systems, products, and components, including improved packages and containers, for enabling packaging, security, safety, tracking, compliance, and high quality in the ecosystem for plant-based products.
SUMMARY
[0005] Provided herein are improved methods, systems, products, and components (all of these collectively referred to in the alternative as a“platform” or a“solution,” except where context indicates otherwise), including improved packages and containers and a host system for various information technology capabilities, for enabling packaging, security, safety, tracking, compliance, and high quality in the ecosystem for plant-based products. Plant-based products, such as herbal supplements, fruits, vegetables, tobacco, cannabis, and the like, may be placed in a range of secure, airtight, tamper-proof, childproof packages or containers having various improved shapes, materials, form factors and the like as described and depicted throughout this disclosure.
[0006] In embodiments, the packages or containers may include one or more processors, chips, sensors, or the like, including the capability to store information (such as identifying information and information about time and place of origin, exposure to environmental conditions, permitted uses, and many other types), the ability to report information (such as by pushing information over a communications interface, such as Bluetooth™ or Wi-Fi, or to have information pulled, such as upon interrogation by a reader or similar device), and the ability to perform processing functions, such as parsing data and applying one or more rules to one or more inputs in order to provide an output or determine an action.
[0007] In embodiments, the platform may include a host system, such as enabling or containing a set of services, programs, applications, processes, or the like, which may be deployed on premises of a host or an owner or operator or on cloud infrastructure, such as web services infrastructure, or a combination thereof. The host system may include one or more servers, data storage facilities, processing facilities, and the like. In embodiments, the infrastructure may be multi-tenant infrastructure, such as for handling processing of information relating to the supply chain of multiple owners and operators, regulators, and/or consumers.
[0008] Further areas of applicability of the present disclosure will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.
[0009] In embodiments, the methods and systems include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having an inner member configured to slide in and out of an outer member. A button that extends from a surface of the inner member through an aperture defined in a surface of the outer member. The button is configured to hold the inner member from sliding relative to the outer member. The button is configured to be deflected and removed from the aperture to permit the inner member to slide relative to the outer member.
[0010] In embodiments, the outer member is configured to permit the inner member to slide into and out from only one side of the outer member.
[0011] In embodiments, the outer member and the inner member are made of paper.
[0012] In embodiments, the container is access-resistant when the button on the inner member protrudes through the aperture on the outer member.
[0013] In embodiments, the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are oval shaped. In embodiments, the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are a rectangular shape with broken comers. In embodiments, the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are an arrow shape having a square portion and a triangular portion. In embodiments, the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are a diamond shape. In embodiments, the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are a shape having a concave portion and a convex portion. In
embodiments, the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are a circular shape. In embodiments, the button on the inner member and the aperture on the outer member are a shape with a finger depression and an arrow shape located on the button. [0014] In embodiments, the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member. In embodiments, the surface is configured with symmetric ridges to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with sawtooth shapes to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with raised lines to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with raised triangle shapes to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with raised rectangular shapes to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with raised and separated star shapes to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with a running bond texture to improve grip. In embodiments, the surface is configured with a raised dot texture to improve grip.
[0015] In embodiments, the methods and systems include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a body and a top configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body that is odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body. The container is configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container. The top is configured to be rotated relative to the body to secure the top to the body and to be rotated in an opposite direction to remove the top from the body. The top is configured to only unseal from the body when the top is rotated relative to the body in the opposite direction in combination with the top also being urged toward a bottom of the body of the container. Exterior walls of the top are flush with exterior walls of the bottom when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
[0016] In embodiments, the container includes a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from the cavity of the container. The electronic device is configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
[0017] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity. The electronic device is configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container and an attempt to access the cavity of the container by removing the top from the body. The electronic device is configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
[0018] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
[0019] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity. The electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to indicate compliance with at least a portion of regulations governing what is contained in the cavity of the container. [0020] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity. The electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to provide details of at least a portion of a chain of custody of the container.
[0021] In embodiments, the container is made of glass. In embodiments, the top of the container is opaque. In embodiments, at least a portion of the top of the container is made from a material selected from a group consisting of glass, plastic, wood, and metal. In embodiments, the body and the top of the container are made of the same material. In embodiments, at least a portion of the body of the container is made of one of plastic, recyclable plastic, and plastic containing recycled material.
[0022] In embodiments, the methods and systems include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a cavity formed between two members configured to cooperate to provide a re-sealable closure to the cavity that is odor-resistant and child resistant when sealed and that is configured to unseal when a portion of the container is squeezed.
[0023] In embodiments, the two members are an inner member that slides into and out from an outer member.
[0024] In embodiments, the two members are hingedly connected to one another.
[0025] In embodiments, the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container.
[0026] In embodiments, the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container.
[0027] In embodiments, the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether in an open or a closed condition.
[0028] In embodiments, the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the container when in an open condition.
[0029] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
[0030] In embodiments, the two members are the same color. In embodiments, the two members are made from a material selected from a group consisting of paper, plastic, wood, and metal. In embodiments, the two members are made of the same material. In embodiments, the container is made of one of plastic, recyclable plastic, and plastic containing recycled material.
[0031] In embodiments, the methods and systems disclosed herein include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a body and a top. The top is configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body. The container is odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body. The container is configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
[0032] In embodiments, the methods and systems disclosed herein include a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
[0033] In embodiments, the top is hingedly connected to the body of the container.
[0034] In embodiments, the top is configured to be rotated relative to the body to secure the top to the body.
[0035] In embodiments, the container is configured to be squeezed to remove the top from the body of the container.
[0036] In embodiments, the top of the container is configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container.
[0037] In embodiments, the top of the container is configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether the top is sealed to or released from the body of the container.
[0038] In embodiments, the body of the container is configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body of the container when the top of the container is not sealed to the body.
[0039] In embodiments, the top is configured to be rotated relative to the body to secure the top to the body and to be rotated in an opposite direction to remove the top from the body. The top is configured to only unseal from the body when the top is rotated relative to the body in the opposite direction in combination with the top also being urged toward a bottom of the body of the container.
[0040] In embodiments, the container includes a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from the cavity of the container. The electronic device is configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
[0041] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity. The electronic device is configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container and an attempt to access the cavity of the container by removing the top from the body. The electronic device is configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter. [0042] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
[0043] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity. The electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to indicate compliance with at least a portion of regulations governing what is contained in the cavity of the container.
[0044] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity. The electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to provide details of at least a portion of a chain of custody of the container.
[0045] In embodiments, the body of the container is made of glass. In embodiments, the top of the container is opaque. In embodiments, at least a portion of the top of the container is made from a material selected from a group consisting of glass, plastic, wood, and metal.
[0046] In embodiments, the body and the top of the container are made of the same material. In embodiments, the body of the container is made of plastic. In embodiments, the body of the container is made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the body of the container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
[0047] In embodiments, the methods and systems disclosed herein include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a body and a top. The top is configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body. The container is odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body. A portion of the container is configured to be squeezed to unseal the top from the body of the container.
[0048] In embodiments, the methods and systems disclosed herein include a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
[0049] In embodiments, the top is hingedly connected to the body of the container.
[0050] In embodiments, the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container.
[0051] In embodiments, the top of the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container.
[0052] In embodiments, the top of the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container whether the top is sealed to or released from the body of the container.
[0053] In embodiments, the body of the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body of the container when the top of the container is not sealed to the body. [0054] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device that is sealed from the cavity of the container. The electronic device is configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
[0055] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity. The electronic device is configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container and an attempt to access the cavity of the container by removing the top from the body. The electronic device is configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
[0056] In embodiments, the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
[0057] In embodiments, the portion of the container that is configured to be squeezed includes a first tab and a second tab that extend from the top and through a portion of the body and are configured to be squeezed together to unseal the top from the body of the container.
[0058] In embodiments, the portion of the container that is configured to be squeezed to unseal the top from the body of the container is also configured to slidingly couple the body to the top.
[0059] In embodiments, the top and the body of the container are the same color.
[0060] In embodiments, at least a portion of the body of the container is made from a material selected from a group consisting of paper, plastic, wood, and metal. In embodiments, the body and the top of the container are made of the same material.
[0061] In embodiments, the container is made of plastic. In embodiments, the container is made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
[0062] In embodiments, the methods and systems disclosed herein include packaging system for perishable consumables including a flexible container having a front face defining an opening in the container and a sliding sealing mechanism on the front face configured to provide an odor- resistant and a child-resistant seal for the flexible container when the sliding sealing mechanism is in a locked condition and a portion of the sliding sealing mechanism is positioned to extend beyond a rear face of the flexible container opposite the front face of the container.
[0063] In embodiments, the sliding sealing mechanism includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a locked condition. The lockable slider is configured to connect to a sealing mechanism body in the locked condition. The sealing mechanism body is coupled to the front face and the rear face and includes at least one aperture through which the portion of the lockable slider extends beyond the rear face.
[0064] In embodiments, a portion of the lockable slider is configured to be squeezed and includes a first tab and a second tab that extend through a pair of apertures in the sealing mechanism body and couple thereto. The first tab and the second tab are configured to uncouple from the sealing mechanism body when squeezed together.
[0065] In embodiments, the flexible container is made of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container is made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0066] The accompanying drawings include:
[0067] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of various components, methods, and systems of a platform for management of secure packages and containers for plant-based products in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0068] Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant jar in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0069] Figures 4 and 5 are side views of Figure 2.
[0070] Figures 6 and 7 are top and bottom views, respectively, of Figure 2.
[0071] Figures 8 and 9 are perspective views of the top of the container of Figure 2.
[0072] Figures 10 and 11 are perspective views of the body of the container of Figure 2.
[0073] Figures 12, 13, 14, and 15 are perspective views of containers of different sizes in form of ajar having a child resistant and odor-resistant top in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0074] Figures 16 and 17 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0075] Figure 18 is a side view of Figure 16.
[0076] Figures 19 and 20 are perspective views of containers in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container shown in a stacked condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0077] Figures 21 and 22 are side views of Figures 19 and 20, respectively.
[0078] Figure 23 is a perspective view of containers in a form of a child resistant and odor- resistant squeeze to open container shown in a nested condition in accordance with the present disclosure. [0079] Figures 24 and 25 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container with a top in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0080] Figures 26-43 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container depicted in various sizes and shapes in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0081] Figures 44, 45, and 46 are a progression of perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container depicting squeezing and opening the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0082] Figures 47 and 48 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top slides into a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0083] Figures 49 and 50 are front and back views of Figure 47.
[0084] Figures 51 and 52 are side views of Figure 47.
[0085] Figure 53 is a top view of Figure 47.
[0086] Figure 54 is a bottom view of Figure 47.
[0087] Figures 55 and 56 are perspective views of the container of Figure 47 in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0088] Figures 57 and 58 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0089] Figures 59 and 60 are perspective views of the container of Figure 57 in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0090] Figure 61 is a front view of Figure 57.
[0091] Figure 62 is a back view of Figure 57.
[0092] Figures 63 and 64 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0093] Figures 65 and 66 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top slides over a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0094] Figures 67 and 68 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure. [0095] Figures 69 and 70 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top slides over a body of the container in accordance with further examples of the present disclosure.
[0096] Figures 71 and 72 are perspective views of a bottom of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0097] Figures 73 and 74 are perspective views of a top of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container into which the bottom in Figures 71 and 72 connects in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0098] Figures 75 and 76 are perspective views of a top of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container into which the bottom in Figures 69 and 70 connects in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0099] Figures 77 and 78 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0100] Figure 79 is a front view of Figure 77.
[0101] Figure 80 is a back view of Figure 77.
[0102] Figures 81 and 82 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag having a lockable slider in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0103] Figure 83 is a front view of Figure 81.
[0104] Figure 84 is a back view of Figure 81.
[0105] Figures 85 and 86 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag in accordance with further examples of the present disclosure.
[0106] Figures 87 and 88 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag having a lockable slider in an open condition in accordance with additional examples of the present disclosure.
[0107] Figures 89 and 90 are perspective views of a lockable slider and a sealing mechanism body of a sliding sealing mechanism associated with a lockable bag and in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0108] Figures 91 and 92 are perspective views of the lockable slider and the sealing mechanism body in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0109] Figure 93 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with roller in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0110] Figure 94 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 93. [0111] Figure 95 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 93.
[0112] Figure 96 is a top view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 93.
[0113] Figure 97 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 93.
[0114] Figure 98 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 95.
[0115] Figure 99 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with roller in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0116] Figure 100 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 99.
[0117] Figure 101 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 99.
[0118] Figure 102 is a top view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 99.
[0119] Figure 103 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 99.
[0120] Figure 104 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with roller of Figure 101
[0121] Figure 105 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0122] Figure 106 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 105.
[0123] Figure 107 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 105.
[0124] Figure 108 is a top view of the cap of Figure 105.
[0125] Figure 109 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 105.
[0126] Figure 110 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 107.
[0127] Figure 111 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with sprayer in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0128] Figure 112 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 111.
[0129] Figure 113 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 111
[0130] Figure 114 is a top view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 111.
[0131] Figure 115 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 111.
[0132] Figure 116 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 113.
[0133] Figure 117 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with sprayer in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0134] Figure 118 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 117. [0135] Figure 119 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 117.
[0136] Figure 120 is a second side view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 117.
[0137] Figure 121 is a top view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 117.
[0138] Figure 122 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 117.
[0139] Figure 123 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with sprayer of Figure 119.
[0140] Figure 124 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0141] Figure 125 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 124.
[0142] Figure 126 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 124.
[0143] Figure 127 is a top view of the cap of Figure 124.
[0144] Figure 128 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 124.
[0145] Figure 129 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 126.
[0146] Figure 130 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with tincture bulb in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0147] Figure 131 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 130.
[0148] Figure 132 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of
Figure 130.
[0149] Figure 133 is a top view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 130.
[0150] Figure 134 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 130.
[0151] Figure 135 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of
Figure 132.
[0152] Figure 136 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container with tincture bulb in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0153] Figure 137 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 136.
[0154] Figure 138 is a first side view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 136.
[0155] Figure 139 is a top view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure
136 [0156] Figure 140 is a botom view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 136.
[0157] Figure 141 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container with tincture bulb of Figure 138.
[0158] Figure 142 is a top perspective view of a cap with tincture bulb of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0159] Figure 143 is a botom perspective view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 142.
[0160] Figure 144 is a first side view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 142.
[0161] Figure 145 is a top view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 142.
[0162] Figure 146 is a botom view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 142.
[0163] Figure 147 is a cross-sectional view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 144.
[0164] Figure 148 is a top perspective view of a cap with tincture bulb of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0165] Figure 149 is a botom perspective view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 148.
[0166] Figure 150 is a first side view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 148.
[0167] Figure 151 is a top view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 148.
[0168] Figure 152 is a botom view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 148.
[0169] Figure 153 is a cross-sectional view of the cap with tincture bulb of Figure 150.
[0170] Figure 154 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0171] Figure 155 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
[0172] Figure 156 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
[0173] Figure 157 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
[0174] Figure 158 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
[0175] Figure 159 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
[0176] Figure 160 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
[0177] Figure 161 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 154.
[0178] Figure 162 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 156.
[0179] Figure 163 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0180] Figure 164 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 163.
[0181] Figure 165 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 163.
[0182] Figure 166 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 163.
[0183] Figure 167 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 163. [0184] Figure 168 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0185] Figure 169 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 168.
[0186] Figure 170 is a first side view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 168.
[0187] Figure 171 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 168.
[0188] Figure 172 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 168.
[0189] Figure 173 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 170.
[0190] Figure 174 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0191] Figure 175 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 174.
[0192] Figure 176 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 174.
[0193] Figure 177 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 174.
[0194] Figure 178 is a top view of the cap of Figure 174.
[0195] Figure 179 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 176.
[0196] Figure 180 is a top perspective view of an extender for an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0197] Figure 181 is a bottom perspective view of the extender of Figure 180.
[0198] Figure 182 is a first side view of the extender of Figure 180.
[0199] Figure 183 is a second side view of the extender of Figure 180.
[0200] Figure 184 is a third side view of the extender of Figure 180.
[0201] Figure 185 is a fourth side view of the extender of Figure 180.
[0202] Figure 186 is a top view of the extender of Figure 180.
[0203] Figure 187 is a bottom view of the extender of Figure 180.
[0204] Figure 188 is a cross-sectional view of the extender of Figure 182.
[0205] Figure 189 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0206] Figure 190 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 189.
[0207] Figure 191 is a side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 189.
[0208] Figure 192 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 189.
[0209] Figure 193 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 189.
[0210] Figure 194 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 191.
[0211] Figure 195 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0212] Figure 196 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 195.
[0213] Figure 197 is a first side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 195. [0214] Figure 198 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 195.
[0215] Figure 199 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 195.
[0216] Figure 200 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 197.
[0217] Figure 201 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0218] Figure 202 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 201.
[0219] Figure 203 is a side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 201.
[0220] Figure 204 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 201.
[0221] Figure 205 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 201.
[0222] Figure 206 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 203.
[0223] Figure 207 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0224] Figure 208 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 207.
[0225] Figure 209 is a side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 207.
[0226] Figure 210 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 207.
[0227] Figure 211 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 207.
[0228] Figure 212 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 209.
[0229] Figure 213 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0230] Figure 214 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 213.
[0231] Figure 215 is a first side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 213.
[0232] Figure 216 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 213.
[0233] Figure 217 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 213.
[0234] Figure 218 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 215.
[0235] Figure 219 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0236] Figure 220 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 219.
[0237] Figure 221 is a side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 219.
[0238] Figure 222 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 219.
[0239] Figure 223 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 219.
[0240] Figure 224 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 221.
[0241] Figure 225 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0242] Figure 226 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 225.
[0243] Figure 227 is a side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 225. [0244] Figure 228 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 225.
[0245] Figure 229 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 225.
[0246] Figure 230 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 227.
[0247] Figure 231 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant tube in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0248] Figure 232 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 231.
[0249] Figure 233 is a side view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 231.
[0250] Figure 234 is a top view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 231.
[0251] Figure 235 is a bottom view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 231.
[0252] Figure 236 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant tube of Figure 233.
[0253] Figure 237 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0254] Figure 238 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 237.
[0255] Figure 239 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 237.
[0256] Figure 240 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 237.
[0257] Figure 241 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 237.
[0258] Figure 242 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 239.
[0259] Figure 243 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0260] Figure 244 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 243.
[0261] Figure 245 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of FIG 397.
[0262] Figure 246 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 243.
[0263] Figure 247 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 243.
[0264] Figure 248 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 245.
[0265] Figure 249 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0266] Figure 250 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 249.
[0267] Figure 251 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 249.
[0268] Figure 252 is a top view of the cap of Figure 249.
[0269] Figure 253 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 249.
[0270] Figure 254 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 251.
[0271] Figure 255 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0272] Figure 256 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 255.
[0273] Figure 257 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 255. [0274] Figure 258 is a top view of the cap of Figure 255.
[0275] Figure 259 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 255.
[0276] Figure 260 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 257.
[0277] Figure 261 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0278] Figure 262 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 261.
[0279] Figure 263 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 261.
[0280] Figure 264 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 261.
[0281] Figure 265 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 261.
[0282] Figure 266 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 263.
[0283] Figure 267 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0284] Figure 268 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 267.
[0285] Figure 269 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 267.
[0286] Figure 270 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 267.
[0287] Figure 271 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 267.
[0288] Figure 272 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 429.
[0289] Figure 273 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0290] Figure 274 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 273.
[0291] Figure 275 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0292] Figure 276 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 275.
[0293] Figure 277 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 275.
[0294] Figure 278 is a top view of the cap of Figure 275.
[0295] Figure 279 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 275.
[0296] Figure 280 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 277.
[0297] Figure 281 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0298] Figure 282 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 281.
[0299] Figure 283 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 281.
[0300] Figure 284 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 281.
[0301] Figure 285 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 281.
[0302] Figure 286 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 283. [0303] Figure 287 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0304] Figure 288 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 287.
[0305] Figure 289 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 287.
[0306] Figure 290 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 287.
[0307] Figure 291 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 287.
[0308] Figure 292 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 289.
[0309] Figure 293 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0310] Figure 294 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 293.
[0311] Figure 295 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 293.
[0312] Figure 296 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 293.
[0313] Figure 297 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 293.
[0314] Figure 298 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 295.
[0315] Figure 299 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0316] Figure 300 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 299.
[0317] Figure 301 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 299.
[0318] Figure 302 is a top view of the cap of Figure 299.
[0319] Figure 303 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 299.
[0320] Figure 304 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 301.
[0321] Figure 305 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0322] Figure 306 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 305.
[0323] Figure 307 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 305.
[0324] Figure 308 is a top view of the cap of Figure 305.
[0325] Figure 309 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 305.
[0326] Figure 310 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 307.
[0327] Figure 311 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0328] Figure 312 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 311.
[0329] Figure 313 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 311.
[0330] Figure 314 is a top view of the cap of Figure 311.
[0331] Figure 315 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 311.
[0332] Figure 316 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 313. [0333] Figure 317 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0334] Figure 318 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 317.
[0335] Figure 319 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 317.
[0336] Figure 320 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 317.
[0337] Figure 321 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 317.
[0338] Figure 322 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 319.
[0339] Figure 323 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0340] Figure 324 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
[0341] Figure 325 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
[0342] Figure 326 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
[0343] Figure 327 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
[0344] Figure 328 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
[0345] Figure 329 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 325.
[0346] Figure 330 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323.
[0347] Figure 331 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 323
[0348] Figure 332 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0349] Figure 333 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
[0350] Figure 334 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
[0351] Figure 335 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
[0352] Figure 336 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
[0353] Figure 337 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
[0354] Figure 338 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 334.
[0355] Figure 339 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
[0356] Figure 340 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 332.
[0357] Figure 341 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0358] Figure 342 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
[0359] Figure 343 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
[0360] Figure 344 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
[0361] Figure 345 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
[0362] Figure 346 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
[0363] Figure 347 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 343. [0364] Figure 348 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
[0365] Figure 349 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 341.
[0366] Figure 350 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0367] Figure 351 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 350.
[0368] Figure 352 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 350.
[0369] Figure 353 is a top view of the cap of Figure 350.
[0370] Figure 354 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 350.
[0371] Figure 355 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 352.
[0372] Figure 356 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0373] Figure 357 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 356.
[0374] Figure 358 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 356.
[0375] Figure 359 is a top view of the cap of Figure 356.
[0376] Figure 360 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 356.
[0377] Figure 361 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 358.
[0378] Figure 362 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0379] Figure 363 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of Figure 362.
[0380] Figure 364 is a first side view of the cap of FIG 362.
[0381] Figure 365 is a top view of the cap of Figure 362.
[0382] Figure 366 is a bottom view of the cap of Figure 362.
[0383] Figure 367 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 364.
[0384] Figure 368 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0385] Figure 369 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 368.
[0386] Figure 370 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 368.
[0387] Figure 371 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 368.
[0388] Figure 372 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 368.
[0389] Figure 373 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 368.
[0390] Figure 374 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 370.
[0391] Figure 375 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 368.
[0392] Figure 376 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 368.
[0393] Figure 377 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure. [0394] Figure 378 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 377.
[0395] Figure 379 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 377.
[0396] Figure 380 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 377.
[0397] Figure 381 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 377.
[0398] Figure 382 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 379.
[0399] Figure 383 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0400] Figure 384 is a botom perspective view of the cap of Figure 383.
[0401] Figure 385 is a first side view of the cap of Figure 383.
[0402] Figure 386 is a top view of the cap of Figure 383.
[0403] Figure 387 is a botom view of the cap of Figure 383.
[0404] Figure 388 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of Figure 385.
[0405] Figure 389 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0406] Figure 390 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 389.
[0407] Figure 391 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 389.
[0408] Figure 392 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 389.
[0409] Figure 393 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 389.
[0410] Figure 394 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 389.
[0411] Figure 395 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 391.
[0412] Figure 396 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 389.
[0413] Figure 397 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 389.
[0414] Figure 398 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0415] Figure 399 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 398.
[0416] Figure 400 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0417] Figure 401 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 400.
[0418] Figure 402 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0419] Figure 403 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 402.
[0420] Figure 404 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 402.
[0421] Figure 405 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 402.
[0422] Figure 406 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 402.
[0423] Figure 407 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 402. [0424] Figure 408 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 405.
[0425] Figure 409 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0426] Figure 410 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 409.
[0427] Figure 411 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 409.
[0428] Figure 412 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 409.
[0429] Figure 413 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 412.
[0430] Figure 414 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container top in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0431] Figure 415 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 414.
[0432] Figure 416 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 414.
[0433] Figure 417 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 414.
[0434] Figure 418 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 414.
[0435] Figure 419 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 414.
[0436] Figure 420 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 417.
[0437] Figure 421 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0438] Figure 422 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 421.
[0439] Figure 423 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 421.
[0440] Figure 424 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 421.
[0441] Figure 425 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 421.
[0442] Figure 426 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 421.
[0443] Figure 427 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 424.
[0444] Figure 428 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0445] Figure 429 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 428
[0446] Figure 430 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 428.
[0447] Figure 431 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 428.
[0448] Figure 432 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 428.
[0449] Figure 433 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 428.
[0450] Figure 434 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 428.
[0451] Figure 435 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 428.
[0452] Figure 436 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0453] Figure 437 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436. [0454] Figure 438 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
[0455] Figure 439 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
[0456] Figure 440 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
[0457] Figure 441 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
[0458] Figure 442 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
[0459] Figure 443 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 436.
[0460] Figure 444 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0461] Figure 445 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 444.
[0462] Figure 446 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 444.
[0463] Figure 447 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 444.
[0464] Figure 448 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 444.
[0465] Figure 449 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 444.
[0466] Figure 450 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 444.
[0467] Figure 451 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 444.
[0468] Figure 452 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0469] Figure 453 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
[0470] Figure 454 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
[0471] Figure 455 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
[0472] Figure 456 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
[0473] Figure 457 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
[0474] Figure 458 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
[0475] Figure 459 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 452.
[0476] Figure 460 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0477] Figure 461 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
[0478] Figure 462 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
[0479] Figure 463 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
[0480] Figure 464 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
[0481] Figure 465 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
[0482] Figure 466 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
[0483] Figure 467 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 460.
[0484] Figure 468 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure. [0485] Figure 469 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
[0486] Figure 470 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
[0487] Figure 471 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
[0488] Figure 472 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
[0489] Figure 473 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
[0490] Figure 474 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
[0491] Figure 475 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 468.
[0492] Figure 476 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0493] Figure 477 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 476.
[0494] Figure 478 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0495] Figure 479 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 478.
[0496] Figure 480 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0497] Figure 481 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 480.
[0498] Figure 482 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0499] Figure 483 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 482.
[0500] Figure 484 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0501] Figure 485 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 484.
[0502] Figure 486 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0503] Figure 487 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 486.
[0504] Figure 488 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0505] Figure 489 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 488.
[0506] Figure 490 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0507] Figure 491 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 490.
[0508] Figure 492 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0509] Figure 493 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 492.
[0510] Figure 494 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0511] Figure 495 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 494.
[0512] Figure 496 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0513] Figure 497 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 496.
[0514] Figure 498 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0515] Figure 499 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 498.
[0516] Figure 500 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0517] Figure 501 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 500.
[0518] Figure 502 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0519] Figure 503 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 502.
[0520] Figure 504 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0521] Figure 505 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 504.
[0522] Figure 506 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0523] Figure 507 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 506.
[0524] Figure 508 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0525] Figure 509 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 508.
[0526] Figure 510 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0527] Figure 511 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 510.
[0528] Figure 512 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0529] Figure 513 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 512.
[0530] Figure 514 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0531] Figure 515 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 514.
[0532] Figure 516 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0533] Figure 517 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 516. [0534] Figure 518 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0535] Figure 519 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 518.
[0536] Figure 520 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0537] Figure 521 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 520.
[0538] Figure 522 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0539] Figure 523 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 522.
[0540] Figure 524 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0541] Figure 525 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 524.
[0542] Figure 526 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0543] Figure 527 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 526.
[0544] Figure 528 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0545] Figure 529 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 528.
[0546] Figure 530 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0547] Figure 531 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 530.
[0548] Figure 532 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0549] Figure 533 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 532.
[0550] Figure 534 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0551] Figure 535 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 534.
[0552] Figure 536 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0553] Figure 537 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 536.
[0554] Figure 538 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0555] Figure 539 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 538.
[0556] Figure 540 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure. [0557] Figure 541 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 540.
[0558] Figure 542 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0559] Figure 543 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 542.
[0560] Figure 544 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0561] Figure 545 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 544.
[0562] Figure 546 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0563] Figure 547 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 546.
[0564] Figure 548 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0565] Figure 549 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 548.
[0566] Figure 550 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0567] Figure 551 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 550.
[0568] Figure 552 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0569] Figure 553 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 552.
[0570] Figure 554 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0571] Figure 555 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 554.
[0572] Figure 556 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0573] Figure 557 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 556.
[0574] Figure 558 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0575] Figure 559 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 558.
[0576] Figure 560 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0577] Figure 561 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 560.
[0578] Figure 562 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0579] Figure 563 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 562.
[0580] Figure 564 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0581] Figure 565 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 564.
[0582] Figure 566 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0583] Figure 567 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 566.
[0584] Figure 568 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0585] Figure 569 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 568.
[0586] Figure 570 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0587] Figure 571 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 570.
[0588] Figure 572 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0589] Figure 573 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 572.
[0590] Figure 574 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0591] Figure 575 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 574.
[0592] Figure 576 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0593] Figure 577 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 576. [0594] Figure 578 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0595] Figure 579 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 578.
[0596] Figure 580 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0597] Figure 581 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 580.
[0598] Figure 582 is a top view of a portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 580.
[0599] Figure 583 is a botom view of a portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 580.
[0600] Figure 584 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0601] Figure 585 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 584.
[0602] Figure 586 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0603] Figure 587 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 586.
[0604] Figure 588 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0605] Figure 589 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 588.
[0606] Figure 590 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0607] Figure 591 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 590.
[0608] Figure 592 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0609] Figure 593 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 592.
[0610] Figure 594 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0611] Figure 595 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 594.
[0612] Figure 596 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0613] Figure 597 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 596.
[0614] Figure 598 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0615] Figure 599 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 598.
[0616] Figure 600 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0617] Figure 601 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 600.
[0618] Figure 602 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0619] Figure 603 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 602.
[0620] Figure 604 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0621] Figure 605 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 604.
[0622] Figure 606 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0623] Figure 607 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 606.
[0624] Figure 608 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0625] Figure 609 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 608.
[0626] Figure 610 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0627] Figure 611 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 610.
[0628] Figure 612 is a bottom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0629] Figure 613 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 612. [0630] Figure 614 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0631] Figure 615 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 614.
[0632] Figure 616 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0633] Figure 617 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 616.
[0634] Figure 618 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0635] Figure 619 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 618.
[0636] Figure 620 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0637] Figure 621 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 620.
[0638] Figure 622 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0639] Figure 623 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 622.
[0640] Figure 624 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0641] Figure 625 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 624.
[0642] Figure 626 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0643] Figure 627 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 626.
[0644] Figure 628 is a botom perspective view of a portion of an access-resistant container in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0645] Figure 629 is a top perspective view of the portion of the access-resistant container of Figure 628.
[0646] Figure 630 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0647] Figure 631 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 630. [0648] Figure 632 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 630.
[0649] Figure 633 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 630.
[0650] Figure 634 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 630.
[0651] Figure 635 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 632.
[0652] Figure 636 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0653] Figure 637 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 636.
[0654] Figure 638 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0655] Figure 639 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 638.
[0656] Figure 640 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0657] Figure 641 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 640.
[0658] Figure 642 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0659] Figure 643 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 642.
[0660] Figure 644 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 642.
[0661] Figure 645 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 642.
[0662] Figure 646 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 642.
[0663] Figure 647 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 644.
[0664] Figure 648 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0665] Figure 649 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 648.
[0666] Figure 650 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 648.
[0667] Figure 651 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 648.
[0668] Figure 652 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 648.
[0669] Figure 653 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 650.
[0670] Figure 654 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0671] Figure 655 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 654.
[0672] Figure 656 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 654.
[0673] Figure 657 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 654.
[0674] Figure 658 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 654.
[0675] Figure 659 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 656.
[0676] Figure 660 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0677] Figure 661 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 660.
[0678] Figure 662 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0679] Figure 663 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 662.
[0680] Figure 664 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0681] Figure 665 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 664.
[0682] Figure 666 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0683] Figure 667 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 666.
[0684] Figure 668 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 666.
[0685] Figure 669 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 666.
[0686] Figure 670 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 666.
[0687] Figure 671 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 668.
[0688] Figure 672 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0689] Figure 673 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 672.
[0690] Figure 674 is a side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 672.
[0691] Figure 675 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 672.
[0692] Figure 676 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 672.
[0693] Figure 677 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 674.
[0694] Figure 678 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0695] Figure 679 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 678.
[0696] Figure 680 is a side view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 678.
[0697] Figure 681 is a top view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 678.
[0698] Figure 682 is a bottom view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 678.
[0699] Figure 683 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 680.
[0700] Figure 684 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0701] Figure 685 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 684. [0702] Figure 686 is a side view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 684.
[0703] Figure 687 is a top view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 684.
[0704] Figure 688 is a bottom view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 684.
[0705] Figure 689 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 686.
[0706] Figure 690 is a top perspective view of a cap of an access-resistant container in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0707] Figure 691 is a bottom perspective view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 690.
[0708] Figure 692 is a side view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 690.
[0709] Figure 693 is a top view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 690.
[0710] Figure 694 is a bottom view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 690.
[0711] Figure 695 is a cross-sectional view of the cap of the access-resistant container of Figure 692.
[0712] Figure 696 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0713] Figure 697 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
[0714] Figure 698 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
[0715] Figure 699 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
[0716] Figure 700 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
[0717] Figure 701 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
[0718] Figure 702 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
[0719] Figure 703 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 696.
[0720] Figure 704 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 698.
[0721] Figure 705 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0722] Figure 706 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 705.
[0723] Figure 707 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0724] Figure 708 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 707.
[0725] Figure 709 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0726] Figure 710 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 709.
[0727] Figure 711 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure. [0728] Figure 712 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
[0729] Figure 713 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
[0730] Figure 714 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
[0731] Figure 715 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
[0732] Figure 716 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
[0733] Figure 717 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
[0734] Figure 718 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 711.
[0735] Figure 719 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 713.
[0736] Figure 720 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0737] Figure 721 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
[0738] Figure 722 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
[0739] Figure 723 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
[0740] Figure 724 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
[0741] Figure 725 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
[0742] Figure 726 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
[0743] Figure 727 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 720.
[0744] Figure 728 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 722.
[0745] Figure 729 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0746] Figure 730 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
[0747] Figure 731 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
[0748] Figure 732 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
[0749] Figure 733 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
[0750] Figure 734 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
[0751] Figure 735 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
[0752] Figure 736 is a botom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 729.
[0753] Figure 737 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 731.
[0754] Figure 738 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0755] Figure 739 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 738.
[0756] Figure 740 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0757] Figure 741 is a botom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 740.
[0758] Figure 742 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0759] Figure 743 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 742.
[0760] Figure 744 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0761] Figure 745 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
[0762] Figure 746 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
[0763] Figure 747 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
[0764] Figure 748 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
[0765] Figure 749 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
[0766] Figure 750 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
[0767] Figure 751 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 744.
[0768] Figure 752 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 746.
[0769] Figure 753 is a top perspective view of an access-resistant container in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0770] Figure 754 is a bottom perspective view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
[0771] Figure 755 is a first side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
[0772] Figure 756 is a second side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
[0773] Figure 757 is a third side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
[0774] Figure 758 is a fourth side view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
[0775] Figure 759 is a top view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
[0776] Figure 760 is a bottom view of the access-resistant container of Figure 753.
[0777] Figure 761 is a cross-sectional view of the access-resistant container of Figure 755.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0778] Figure 1 depicts various methods, systems, products, and components for a platform for improved handling of plant-based products, including for packaging, securing, tracking, and reporting, such as for purposes of maintaining security, compliance, and quality. These include various packages 102 and containers 122, as well as a host system 100 having various information technology capabilities. Plant-based products, referred to collectively as produce 104, may include herbal supplements, fruits, vegetables, tobacco products (including conventional and electronic cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, gums, products for vaporizing, and other products), cannabis products (including raw plant material, cigarettes, cigars, edible products, chewable products, creams, salves, gums, products for smoking or vaporization), and the like, may be placed in a range of secure, airtight, tamper-proof, child- resistant, odor-resistant packages 102 and containers 122 having various improved shapes, materials, form factors and the like as described and depicted throughout this disclosure.
[0779] In embodiments, Packages 102 may include packages for small batches of material, packages for larger amounts of material, which may be stored in containers 122, such as secure containers 122 that may hold multiple packages 102. In embodiments, the containers 122 may be configured to provide an airtight seal, including the ability to evacuate enough air to provide improved freshness during transportation and storage. The packages 102 and the containers 122 may be childproof, tamperproof, or the like, such as to allow access by adults while preventing (or resisting) access by children. In embodiments, the containers 122 may be secure, such as being locked, including electronic locking, such as to require a password, PIN, fingerprint or other biometric information, or the like, including remote-controlled locking.
[0780] In embodiments, the packages 102 may be filled at a farm 108 or other production facility, loaded onto and transported by one or more transport facilities 110, optionally stored in one or more warehouses 152 or storage facilities, sold in a container 122 at one or more points of sale, such as a dispensary 114, and consumed at a point of consumption, such as a home 120. Throughout this process, packages 102 may be tracked by the host system 100. In embodiments, the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include one or more electronic devices, processors, chips (e.g., RFID), sensors, or the like, that may include the capability to store information such as identifying information and information about time and place of origin, the producer, owner or operator, exposure to environmental conditions, information about permitted uses, and many other types of data that may be used as inputs to the methods and systems disclosed herein. In embodiments, the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include one or more electronic devices that may have the ability to report information such as by pushing information over a communications interface, such as cellular, Bluetooth™ or Wi-Fi, or to have information pulled, such as upon interrogation by a reader or similar device. In embodiments, the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include one or more electronic devices that have the ability to perform processing functions, such as parsing data and applying one or more rules or processing steps to one or more inputs in order to provide an output or determine an action. By way of these examples, these capabilities may enable communications and interactions, such as by data networks, communications networks, cellular networks, Wi-Fi, or the like, through various interfaces, such as gateways, application programming interfaces, readers, access points, beacons, and the like, with the host system 100.
[0781] As noted above, one or more packages 102 and/or containers 122 containing produce 104 may be filled at a farm 108 or other production facility, which may include production infrastructure 148, including various machinery for production, as well as information technology, such as data storage, processing, and communications, such as for tracking what was produced, at what time, and what was placed into packages 102. In embodiments, produce 104 may be packaged into packages 102 and then into the containers 122 and/or into the containers 122 directly at a separate packaging facility. Packaging events may be reported to the host system 100, such as by pushing information to the host system 100, or by having the host system 100 pull the information, such as by one or more application programming interfaces (APIs), or a combination thereof. Storage of information may be at the farm 108 or packaging facility, at the host system 100, or in an external data storage facility, such as cloud-based storage.
[0782] In embodiments, the package 102 and/or the container 122 may subsequently be loaded, such as by a conveyor or the like, onto a transport facility 110, such as a truck, train, boat, ship, or other vehicles. In various embodiments, including on the transport facility 110, at the warehouse 152, at the point of sale, such as a dispensary 114, and at the point of consumption, such as the home 120. The package 102 may be stored in a container 122, which may be a portable container 122, such as filled at the farm 108 and placed on the transport facility 110, or it may be part of the transport facility 110, such as a secure box that may be configured to hold, and secure, the packages 102 (or even smaller containers 122) in a favorable environment, which may include an airtight environment, a cooled environment, a humidity-controlled environment, or the like. In embodiments described throughout this disclosure, the secure container 122 may include a lock, which may include an electronic interface, such as one that may be controlled based on the identity of a user and other factors, which may be managed remotely, such as by centrally managing what users are allowed to access the container 122, which in turn may be configured to allow the container to be opened based on what packages 102 (or products 104) are contained in it, such as ones controlled by a particular owner or operator, ones owned by a particular consumer, or ones approved by a regulator. These may be managed by a security facility 142 of the host system 100, which may interact with identity information 144, such as managed based on a secure identity platform, such as the Okta™ platform, to track identity information, passwords, credentials, and other information necessary to authenticate users.
[0783] In embodiments, the host system 100 may include a policy engine 134, such as to allow an owner, operator, host, or regulator to set policies relating to access to one or more of the containers 122 or to one or more packages 102, such as ones contained in a container 122. In embodiments, the host system 100 may maintain a directory 154, database or catalog of secure containers 122, optionally mapped to one or more owners or operators, one or more users, one or more facilities (such as at the farm, in transport, in warehouse, in a point of sale, such as a dispensary, or at a point of consumption), and/or one or more geographic locations. By way of these examples, this directory 154 may include geographic locations of containers 122, including current locations of containers, such as indicated by entry of containers into one or more geo-fenced areas, such as indicated by proximity to one or more access points, beacons, or the like that are located at farms 108, warehouses 152, dispensaries 114, or points of consumption 120.
[0784] In embodiments, the directory 154 may allow management of containers 122 at a group level, such as by having groups of containers 122 be managed by the same policies (such as ones owned by a particular owner or operator and/or used for a particular purpose, such as for holding particular goods). This management of containers 122 may include setting policies, such as using the policy engine 134, that apply to the containers, as well as various rules, such as specified and managed by a rules engine 158, which may allow setting various rules that may be deployed through and managed in the host system 100, such as rules that indicate what may be done, by whom, at what locations, to one or more given packages 102, products 104, or containers 122. Rules may be triggered by inputs, such as data that is managed by the host system 100 or detected by, at, or about a package 102 or container 122; for example, a rule may indicate that a container 122 that contains a package 102 containing produce 104 that is illegal in some jurisdictions and may only be opened if geo-fencing data indicates that the container 122 is currently located in a jurisdiction in which the product 104 is in fact legal. In embodiments, the rule may be created in the host system 100, such as in a rules interface, a policy interface, a dashboard, or the like, then managed by the host system 100, including by operating on data that is detected at a container 122 and/or at a package 102. Thus, secure containers 122 and packages 102 may include necessary processing components to allow interaction with the host system 100 to help enforce policies, rules, and regulations.
[0785] In embodiments, a local tracking system 112 may be deployed on the transportation facility 110, at the warehouse 152, or at other locations, including the production facility, such as the farm 108, the point of sale, such as a dispensary 114, or at a point of consumption, such as a home 120. The tracking system 112 may report information about the location of a container 122, information about the location of a package 102, and other information, such as obtained from electronic devices, IT elements, IoT elements, sensors (including environmental sensors, such as for temperature, humidity, air pressure, and the like) and from other systems (such as inputs from local IT infrastructure of the various environments in which the containers 122 and packages 102 move or are located), at various points in time, so that information may be obtained in real time about any package 102 or container 122, including current conditions and a complete record of historical conditions. The tracking system 112 may determine location by various location facilities, including GPS, triangulation (such as with cellular infrastructure locations, known access point locations, and others), map-based location (such as entering a known geo-fence or entering proximity of a reader, a beacon, an access point that is deployed at a known location, or the like), by direct reporting (e.g., having an operator enter a location in a user interface), and others. The local tracking system 112 may feed a tracking facility 130 of the host system 100, which may provide data for various purposes, including reporting, routing, regulatory compliance, optimization of the supply chain, security, and many others, regarding a collection of packages 102, containers 122, or the like.
[0786] In embodiments, the secure container 122 may be part of, or interface with, a security system 150, which may be deployed at the production facility, such as the farm 108, in or on the transport facility 110, at the warehouse 152, at the point of sale, such as a dispensary 114, or at a point of consumption, such as a home 120. The security system 150 may connect to the host system 100, such as through IT infrastructure of the applicable local environment, or through cellular or other channels. The security system 150 may include one or more cameras, motion sensors (such IR or laser-based sensors), sound sensors, monitored locks (including ones that use electronic codes, ones that are under remote control, and ones that use biometric identification, among other capabilities), and the like. In embodiments, the security system 150 may report to the host system 100, such as to provide one or more reports, alerts, or the like.
[0787] In embodiments, produce 104 in packages 102 and/or containers 122 may be transported to the warehouse 152 by the transport facility 110 for storage, then subsequently transported to a point of sale, such as a dispensary 114. The warehouse 152 may have a security system 150, a tracking system, and one or more secure containers 122 for storing packages 102. Storage of the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include storage in areas of controlled air pressure, controlled levels of vacuum, controlled temperature, controlled humidity, and the like, and conditions may be recorded and stored, either locally on an electronic device or other data storage associated with the package 102 and/or the container 122, remotely in the host system 100, or both, so that proof of origin, freshness, freedom from tampering, and the like may be obtained from the host system 100 or directly from the package 102. In embodiments, the methods and systems disclosed herein include a chain of custody and freshness indication (such as a manual bonding strip or an electronic indication) on an exterior of the container 122 that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
[0788] In embodiments, containers 122 and packages 102 of product 104 may be sold at one or more points of sale, such as, in the case of legally restricted products, a pharmacy or dedicated dispensary 114, which may have a vending infrastructure 118, which may include one or more automated elements, such as a vending machine that requires some form of authentication, such as presentation of a prescription or similar authorization to obtain the product 104. Containers 122 and packages 102 of various types, as described throughout this disclosure, may be presented at the dispensary 114, such as through shelves, coolers, vending machines, kiosks, and other automated or machine-aided presentation facilities.
[0789] Once purchased, packages 102 of product 104 may be taken to a point of consumption, such as a home 120, which may also include a secure container 122, such as one requiring authentication, such as a code or biometric authentication, optionally managed through the host system 100. In embodiments, the secure container 122 may provide temperature control, vacuum control, pressure control, humidity control, and the like, in order to preserve freshness. The secure container 122 may include element (manual or electronic) to interface with data on the packages 102, such as to read and present dates of origin, place of origin, expiration dates, type of product 104, characteristics of the product 104, indications or warnings related to the product 104, side effect information about the product 104, and any other information that may be relevant regarding the product 104.
[0790] In embodiments, the secure container 122 may allow for control via the host system 100, such as to allow enforcement of rules or policies created and managed by the policy engine 134 and/or the rules engine 158, such as policies indicating what users within the home 120 are allowed to access what packages 102 or products 104 that are disposed in the secure container 122. By way of these examples, similar capabilities may be provided at the level of the individual package 102, such as allowing the package to be opened only by permitted users. In embodiments, the secure container 122 may enforce policy, such as requiring a user to present authentication and to present authorization to access and open a package 102, such as by presenting a prescription that allows medical use or presenting permission from an owner of the package 102 to open the container 122 and/or consume the product 104. This may include parsing of data to allow the specification and enforcement of rules that are based on parsing information at the point of consumption. For example, a rule might allow opening a container 122 or a package 102 only a certain number of times per week, opening the container 122 only on weekends, opening only a certain number of individual packages (or small containers) per time period, opening packages or containers based on validation that the user has not already consumed too much (such as based on an electronic device that could measure proximity, weight, etc.), and the like.
[0791] In embodiments, the platform may include the host system 100, such as enabling or containing a set of services, programs, applications, processes, or the like, which may be deployed on premises of a host or an owner or operator or on cloud infrastructure, such as web services infrastructure, or a combination thereof. The host system 100 may include one or more servers, data storage facilities, processing facilities, and the like. In embodiments, the infrastructure may be multi-tenant infrastructure, such as for handling processing of information relating to the supply chains of multiple owners and operators, regulators, and/or consumers.
The host system 100 may include, as noted above, services, modules, and/or facilities for tracking 130, such as tracking elements or other electronic devices that may be reported by the local tracking systems 112, including storing all kinds of information that is tracked about products 104, packages 102, containers 122, locations, environmental conditions, and the like that are relevant to the history of a given package 102 or a container 122. In embodiments, the tracking system 130 may include storage of such data, such as in a data store or database. In embodiments, the host system 100 may also include the policy engine 134 and the rules engine 158, providing the capabilities noted above, such as the creation, deployment and enforcement of policies and rules (including laws and regulations), such as applicable to the placement of products 104 in packages 102, the transportation of packages 102, the storage of packages 102, the vending of packages 102, and the consumption of packages 102, as well as rules and policies related to security, authentication, and the like. In embodiments, the host system 100 may include interfaces for regulators 124, such as a compliance module 140, such as providing data to a compliance tracking facility 128 or providing APIs by which a compliance tracking facility 128 may extract data and create a record log from the host system 100, such as evidence of compliance with applicable law in a given situation.
[0792] In embodiments, the host system 100 may also include the container directory 154 for indicating locations and other information about secure containers 122 and what packages 102 may be in the containers 122, as well as facilities for managing security 142 and facilities for handling identity 144 (such as for authentication and access to containers 122 or packages 102). In embodiments, a reporting facility 138 may provide reporting, such as of various information indicated throughout, such as relating to production, packaging, transportation, environment conditions, access events, sales, and consumption events, including to owners and operators of production facilities, packaging facilities, transportation facilities, warehouses, and points of sale, as well as to consumers and regulators. In the many examples, one or more reports may indicate patterns of usage, such as to enable analytics, such as to help with optimizing packaging, to help with routing of packages 102, placement of containers 122, and managing other parameters of the ecosystem. In embodiments, a routing facility 132 may include machine- based or machine-aided routing of packages 102, containers 122, transport facilities 110, and the like, such as to optimize operations while remaining in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
[0793] Taken together, the packages 102, secure containers 122 and the elements of the host system 100 allow for the precise tracking of products through a supply chain, the maintenance of freshness and quality, and the management of complexity introduced by locally varying laws and regulations, including policy-based and rule-based controls that may be triggered by local data collection. In the many examples, the platform provides chain of custody routing through various trusted hands in a supply chain, from production to end user.
[0794] In embodiments, sealed packages 102 and containers 122 may maintain a seal from the farm to the customer, including providing tamper-proof seals as described below. In embodiments, packages 102 or containers 122 may include one or more coatings, shrink-wrap elements, or odor-control features (as an integral or additional element), such as to reduce odor during transport, storage, and vending. This may include additional sealing elements that are not contained on conventional tamperproof packages.
[0795] Various embodiments of packages 102 and containers 122 are provided herein that may be squeezed to open, that may nest within one another when the cap is removed, and that may be stacked when the cap is in place. In embodiments, the container may include a body and a top. The top may be configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body. The container may be odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body. The container may be configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container. In embodiments, the top may be hingedly connected to the body of the container. In embodiments, the container may be configured to be squeezed to remove the top from the body of the container. In embodiments, the top of the container may be configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container. In embodiments, the top of the container may be configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether the top is sealed to or released from the body of the container. In embodiments, the body of the container may be configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body of the container when the top of the container is not sealed to the body.
[0796] In embodiments, the packages 102 and/or the containers 122 may include the capability to house one or more electronic devices including IT elements or IoT device elements. These electronic devices may be included by securing them to glass, plastic, or other material used in the packages 102. In embodiments, one or more of the electronic devices may be molded in the material that forms the container 122 and may seal the electronic device in the material of the container 122. In embodiments, configurations to hold such electronic devices may be placed in the bottom of a package 102 or container 122, such as to provide additional stability or strength to the package 102 and the container 122. In embodiments, onboard electronic devices on the package 102 and the container 122 may account for the movement of a package 102 outside a perimeter and monitor access to packages 102 and containers 122. In embodiments, physical locks, one-time sealing mechanisms, bonded closures, and the like may connect to the electronic devices to require authentication in order to access a package 102 or container 122. In embodiments, onboard electronic devices may monitor and alert a user to temperature and humidity conditions, such as ones that are out of a preferred or other predetermined range. Onboard electronics may provide RFID functionality, such as to provide inventory and sales data at retail locations, during transport, and the like.
[0797] In many embodiments, Figures 2-15 depict ajar 200 having a child resistant and odor- resistant restricted access mechanism as one example of the container 122. In embodiments, the jar 200 may be a child-resistant threaded glass jar with a top 202 such as a cap depicted in the figures. The jar 200 including its top 202 may be cylindrical in shape and, when secured together with a bottom 204 of its body 208, may form a unitary cylindrical shape. In embodiments, the diameter of the top 202 and the bottom 204 may be about equal so as to provide a uniform circumferential exterior over the entire jar 200. The top 202 of the jar 200 may include the restricted access mechanism configured to permit only authorized users.
[0798] In embodiments, the restricted access mechanism may be mechanical and thus may require the user to push or urge the top 202 toward the bottom 204 while rotating the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 to remove the top 202. In embodiments, the restricted access mechanism may be mechanical and thus may require the user to squeeze the top 202 into the body 208 while rotating the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 to remove the top. In
embodiments, the restricted access mechanism may be mechanical and thus may require the user to overcome a one-time seal, adhesive, or the like while rotating the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 to remove the top. In embodiments, the restricted access mechanism may require the user to unlock the top 202 so that onboard electronic devices unlock the top 202 permitting removal of the top 202. In embodiments, the restricted access mechanism may be mechanical and thus may require the user to overcome a one-time seal, adhesive, or the like while rotating the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 to remove the top. In further embodiments, the restricted access mechanism may also be configured to delay entry into the package 102 for a sufficient amount of time.
[0799] The bottom 204 of the body 208 may include a recessed area 210. In embodiments, the recessed area 210 may be semi-spherical in shape. In the many examples, the recessed area 210 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the jar 200 to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over. In embodiments, the recessed area 210 may contain an electronic device 212 that may either be fixed to or formed in the material of body 208. In embodiments, the recessed area 210 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the jar 200 to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over. In embodiments, the recessed area 210 may be configured to provide stackability so that another container can be situated below the jar 200 and its top may partially sit in the recessed area 210 and may be shown to improve stability when packaging multiple containers together. In embodiments, the top 202 may define a flat or a recessed portion 214 that may accept the recessed area 210 on another container to improve stability when packaging multiple containers together.
[0800] In embodiments, the top 202 and the bottom 204 may connect at a gap 220 that is cooperatively defined by the top 202 and the bottom 204. The gap 220 may permit the top 202 to secure to the body 208 using threads and a twisting motion to open or close the jar 200. In the embodiments, gap 220 may permit the jar 200 to be opened using a pushing and twisting motion. The restricted access top mechanism 202 may permit a user to open the jar 200 by first pushing the top 202 and bottom 204 together, closing gap 220, then using a twisting motion to open or close the jar. The gap 220 may provide sufficient space to allow the top 202 and bottom 204 to be pushed together allowing a user to twist the jar 200 open or closed. The restricted access top mechanism 202 may prevent a user from twisting the jar 200 open or closed without first pushing together the top 202 and bottom 204.
[0801] As depicted in Figures 8-11, the jar 200 may use threads 230 to allow a user to twist ajar 200 open or closed. Figures 8 and 9 show examples of the top 202 with a restricted access mechanism and threads 232. Figures 10 and 11 show bottoms 204 having various internal capacities and each with threads 230 according to the various examples provided herein. In embodiments, the top 202 may be universal and fit and therefore may be configured to be connectable and may secure to each of the different size bodies and bottoms 204 and their various capacities depicted in Figures 12-15. In embodiments, a body 250 in Figures 12 and 13 may have a larger internal cavity than the cavity 240 in body 208 (Figure 11). In embodiments, a body 260 in Figures 14 and 15 may have a larger internal cavity than a cavity 240 in body 208 (Figure 11) and what is in the body 250 (Figure 13).
[0802] In the embodiments, a clockwise twisting motion of the top 202 may cause the top 202 and the bottom 204 to connect using threads 230, 232 and a counterclockwise twisting motion of the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 may cause their disconnection. The threads 230, 232 may be relatively oversized and may be shown to ease the connection between the top 202 and the bottom 204 by making alignment and engagement of the threads 230, 232 easier and allowing a user to more easily twist the jar 200 open or closed.
[0803] As depicted in Figures 11, the body 208 may form the cavity 240 so as to be accessible when the top 202 is removed but sealed closed when the top 202 is connected to it (Figure 3). Dimensions of the cavity 240 may define the capacity of jar 200. Dimensions of the cavity 240 may be defined by an outside dimension depth, outside dimension width and outside dimension height.
[0804] In embodiments and as depicted in Figures 2 and 3, the jar 200 may be configured to have about 5 milliliters (ml) capacity. The about 5 ml volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.3 drams, about 0.16 ounces (oz.) or about 5 ml. In embodiments, the 5 ml jar may have an outside dimension depth of about 38 millimeters (mm) or about 1.5 inches, an outside dimension width of about 38 mm or about 1.5 inches and an outside dimension height of about 38 mm or about 1.5 inches.
[0805] In embodiments and as depicted in Figures 12 and 13, the jar 200 may be configured with the body 250 to have about a 13 dram capacity. The 13 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 0.8 ounces (oz.) or about 48 ml. The 13 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 60 mm or about 2.5 inches. The 13 dram jar 200 may weigh about 90 grams or about 3 oz.
[0806] In embodiments and as depicted in Figures 14 and 15, the jar 200 may be configured with the body 260 to have about a 20 dram capacity. The 20 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.25 ounces (oz.) or about 74 ml. The 20 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 60 mm or about 2.5 inches. The 20 dram jar 200 may weigh about 124 grams or about 4.3 oz. In embodiments, the jar 200 may be configured to have about a 30 dram capacity. The 30 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.8 ounces (oz.) or about 110 ml. The 30 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 102 mm or about 4 inches. The 30 dram jar 200 may weigh about 190 grams or about 6.6 oz. In embodiments, the jar 200 may be configured to have about a 60 dram capacity. The 60 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 60 drams, about 3.75 ounces (oz.) or about 220 ml. The 60 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 172 mm or about 6.75 inches. The 60 dram jar 200 may weight about 280 grams or about 10 oz.
[0807] In embodiments, Figures 16-76 depict embodiments of a squeeze to open container 300 as further examples of the containers 122. The squeeze to open container 300 may have a top 302, a bottom 304 of a body 308. In embodiments, the container 300 may be a child resistant and odor resistant. In embodiments, the container 300 may be made from plastic, recycled plastic, and/or plastic with recycled content.
[0808] In embodiments, the top 302 of the container 300 may be connected by a tab connector 310. In embodiments, the container 300 may require a user to apply pressure to the body 308 of the container 300 to release top 302. In embodiments, the container 300 may require a user to apply pressure at two opposite points 312, 314 and squeeze the body 308 of the container 300 to release the top 302. By way of these examples, the pressure applied to the body 308 of the container 300 to release the top 302 may be required to exceed a certain threshold. This threshold may be set at a level easy for an adult to meet or exceed yet may be shown to be difficult for a child to meet or exceed, or sufficiently delaying the child from meeting or exceeding such thresholds. This threshold may be set at such a level so as to provide the child- resistant functionality to the container 300. Prior to opening, the top 302 may establish an odor resistant seal between the top 302 and an adjacent portion of the body 308 where the top 302 seals to the body 308 of the bottom 304 of the container 300.
[0809] As depicted in Figures 19-22, the container 300 may be stackable with the top 302 in a closed condition. When stacked with the top 302 in the closed condition, the outer edge of the bottom 304 of the container 300 may come into contact with an inner edge of the top of another container creating a nested stack. In embodiments, the containers 300 may stack whether the top 302 is open or closed.
[0810] As depicted in Figure 23, the container 300 may be nestable. In embodiments, the bottom 304 of the container 300 may fit into another container (such as container 340) to allow multiple containers 300 to nest one within the other. In this condition, the top 302 may be in an open position and the external surface of a body 308 of the container 300 may come into contact with the inner edge of the body 308 of another container and this may be repeated as needed to create a nested stack of as many containers as is appropriate.
[0811] The bottom 308 may include a recessed area 320. In embodiments, the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the container 300 to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over. In embodiments, the recessed area 320 may contain an electronic device 322 that may either be fixed to or formed in the material of the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 17 and 25. In embodiments, the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the container to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over. In embodiments, the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide stackability.
[0812] In embodiments, the top 302 may be configured to cooperate with the body 308 to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity 330 formed in the body 308. The container 300 may be odor-resistant and may be child resistant when the top 302 is sealed to the body 308. The container 300 may be configured to be stackable with another container 340 when the top 302 is sealed to the body 308 of the container 300. In embodiments, the top 302 can define a circumferential seal 318 that is configured to seal against the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304 to provide an odor resistant and child resistant container 300.
[0813] In embodiments, the top 302 may be hingedly connected to the body 308 of the container 300. In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured to be squeezed to remove the top 302 from the body 308 of the container 300. In embodiments, the top 302 of the container 300 is configured to permit another container 340 to releasably connect to and stack with the top 302 of the container 300. In embodiments, the top 302 of the container 300 may be configured to permit another container 340 to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether the top 302 is sealed to or released from the body 308 of the container 300. In embodiments, the body 308 of the container 300 may be configured to permit another container 340 to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body 308 of the container 300 when the top 302 of the container 300 is not sealed to the body 308.
[0814] In embodiments, the container may include the raised bottom portion 320 containing an electronic device 322 that may be sealed from the cavity 330 of the container 300. The electronic device 322 may be configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity. In embodiments, the container 300 may include an electronic device 322 sealed from the cavity. The electronic device 322 may be configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container 300 and an attempt to access the cavity 330 of the container by removing the top 302 from the body 308.
The electronic device 322 may be configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity 330 based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
[0815] In embodiments, the container 300 may include an electronic device 322 sealed from the cavity 330 that may be configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges. In embodiments, the container 300 may include an electronic device 322 that may be sealed from the cavity 330. The electronic device 322 may be configured to communicate with a platform to indicate compliance with at least a portion of regulations governing what is contained in the cavity 330 of the container 300. In embodiments, the container 300 may include an electronic device 322 sealed from the cavity 330 and the electronic device may be configured to communicate with a platform to provide details of at least a portion of a chain of custody of the container 300. [0816] In embodiments, the body 308 and the top 302 of the container 300 may be made of the same material. In embodiments, the body 308 of the container 300 may be made of plastic. In embodiments, the body 308 and/or the top 302 of the container 300 may be made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the body 308 and/or the top 302 of the container 300 may be made of plastic containing recycled material. In embodiments, at least a portion of the body includes one of a tapered rectangular shape (Figures 16 and 47) and a tapered oval shape (Figures 36, 38, 40, 42, and 47).
[0817] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with various capacities and shapes. In many examples, the container 300 may have about a 6 dram capacity. The 6 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 0.3 ounces (oz.) or about 22 ml. The 6 dram container 300 may have an outside dimension depth of about 33 millimeters (mm) or about 1.3 inches, an outside dimension width of about 33 mm or about 1.33 inches and an outside dimension height of about 45 mm or about 1.75 inches. The 6 dram container 300 may weigh about 7 grams or about 0.25 oz.
[0818] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 350 that may have about a 13 dram capacity, as depicted in Figures 26 and 27. The 13 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 0.8 ounces (oz.) or about 48 ml. The 13 dram container 350 may have an outside dimension depth of about 37 millimeters (mm) or about 1.5 inches, an outside dimension width of about 37 mm or about 1.5 inches and an outside dimension height of about 65 mm or about 2.5 inches. The 13 dram container 350 may weigh about 10 grams or about 0.35 oz.
[0819] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 352 that may have about a 20 dram capacity, as depicted in Figures 28 and 29. The 20 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.25 ounces (oz.) or about 74 ml. The 20 dram container 352 may have an outside dimension depth of about 40 millimeters (mm) or about 1.625 inches, an outside dimension width of about 40 mm or about 1.625 inches and an outside dimension height of about 73 mm or about 2.875 inches. The 20 dram container 352 may weigh about 13 grams or about 0.5 oz.
[0820] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 354 that may have about a 30 dram capacity. The 30 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.8 ounces (oz.) or about 110 ml. The 30 dram container 354 may have an outside dimension depth of about 45 millimeters (mm) or about 1.75 inches, an outside dimension width of about 45 mm or about 1.75 inches and an outside dimension height of about 94 mm or about 3.75 inches. The 30 dram container 354 may weigh about 17.5 grams or about 0.6 oz. [0821] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 358 that may have about a 60 dram capacity. The 60 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 3.75 ounces (oz.) or about 220 ml. The 60 dram container 358 may have an outside dimension depth of about 53 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 53 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 132 mm or about 5.5 inches. The 60 dram container 300 may weigh about 27 grams or about 0.95 oz.
[0822] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as containers 360 and 368. In the many examples, the containers 360 and 368 may have at least a portion of a tapered rectangular shape. In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as containers 362, 364 and 370 that may have at least a portion of a tapered oval shape, as depicted in Figures 36-39, 42 and 43.
[0823] Figures 44, 45, and 46 depict a progression of opening the container 300. In
embodiments, the container 300 is squeezed to open the top 302 and release the top 302 from the body 308, as depicted in Figure 44. In Figure 45, the top 302 of the container 300 may be lifted away from the body 308 and open to access the cavity 330 (Figure 32). In Figure 46, the top 302 may be secured to the body 308 of the container to close the container and establish the odor resistant and child resistant seal.
[0824] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 372 whose top 302 may be configured to slide into out from the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 47-56. In embodiments, the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 (Figure 48) that can extend through apertures 380 and 382 (Figure 56) on the recessed area 320. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the sliding opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity 330 in the body 308, as depicted in Figures 55 and 56.
[0825] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 384 whose top 302 may be configured to hingedly open from and close into the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 57-62. In embodiments, the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 (Figure 58) that can extend through apertures 380 and 382 (Figure 59) on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the hinged opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity 330 in the body 308, as depicted in Figures 59 and 60. [0826] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 390 whose top 302 may be configured to similarly hingedly open from and close into the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 63 and 64. In embodiments, the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 (Figure 58) that can extend through apertures 380 and 382 (Figure 59) on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the hinged opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 (along a hinge that is opposite the tabs 374 and 378) to reveal a cavity in the body 308.
[0827] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 400 whose top 302 may be configured to slide open and closed relative to the body 308, as depicted in Figures 65 and 66. In embodiments, the top body may be configured with a tab 402 that can extend upward to obstruct the sliding movement of the top 302 relative to the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tab 402 together may release the top 302 from the body 308 to permit a groove 404 formed in the top 302 to travel along a lip 408 in the body to reveal a cavity in the body 308.
[0828] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 420 whose top 302 may be configured to similarly hingedly open from and close into the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 67 and 68. In embodiments, the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 that can extend through apertures on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the hinged opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 (along a hinge that is opposite the tabs 374 and 378) to reveal a cavity in the body 308.
[0829] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 430 whose top 302 may be configured to similarly open and close by sliding along the body 308, as depicted in Figures 69 and 70. In embodiments, the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 that can extend through apertures on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the sliding opening of the top 302 along the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity in the body 308.
[0830] In embodiments, the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 440, as depicted in Figures 71-74, whose top 302 (Figures 73 and 74) may be configured to secure to the bottom 304 (Figures 71 and 72) and configured to release from the bottom 304 when squeezed by the user. In embodiments, squeezing the bottom 304 while connected to the top 302 may result in the release from the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity 330 cooperatively formed in the top 302 and the bottom 304. In embodiments, further examples of the top 302 such as in container 442, as depicted in Figures 75 and 76, may be secured to the bottom 304 interchangeably with the top 302 for the container 440 (Figures 73 and 74).
[0831] Figures 77-84 depict a lockable flexible container 500 as an example of another container 122. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 has a front face 502 and a rear face 504. The front face 502 defines an opening 508 in the container 500. The container 500 may include a sliding sealing mechanism 520 on the front face 502 configured to provide an odor- resistant and a child-resistant seal for the flexible container 500 when the sliding sealing mechanism is in a locked condition and thus sealing the opening 508. In embodiments, the sliding sealing mechanism 520 may include a portion of the sliding sealing mechanism 520 that may be positioned to extend beyond the rear face 504 of the flexible container 500 opposite the front face 502, as depicted in Figure 78.
[0832] In embodiments, the sliding sealing mechanism 520 includes a lockable slider 530 movable between an open condition 532 (Figure 81) and a locked condition 534 (Figure 77).
The lockable slider 530 may be configured to connect to a sealing mechanism body 540 in the locked condition 534. The sealing mechanism body 540 may be coupled to the front face 502 and the rear face 504 and may include at least one aperture 542 through which the portion of the lockable slider 530 extends beyond the rear face 504. In embodiments, the at least one aperture 542 may include a pair of apertures 544.
[0833] In embodiments, a portion of the lockable slider 530 is configured to be squeezed and includes a first tab 550 and a second tab 552 that may extend through the pair of apertures 544 that may be formed in the sealing mechanism body 540. The first tab 550 and the second tab 552 may be configured to uncouple from the sealing mechanism body 540 and move to the unlocked condition when squeezed together. When inserted into the sealing mechanism body 540, the first tab 550 and the second tab 552 may be configured to couple to the sealing mechanism body 540 and move to the locked condition.
[0834] In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be made of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
[0835] In embodiments, the lockable flexible container 500 may include the sliding sealing mechanism 520 that may include a securing mechanism 560, seal pull 562, and a seal 564 associated with the lockable slider 530, as depicted in Figures 89-92. The seal pull 462 may be used by a user to open or close the seal 464. The sliding sealing mechanism 520 may seal and lock the flexible container 500 when the seal pull 462 is moved to its locked condition and the tabs 550, 552 on the lockable slider 530 are inserted into the sealing mechanism body 540, as shown in Figures 77 and 78. The sliding sealing mechanism 520 may be moved between an open condition 532, as depicted in Figure 81, where access to apertures 570 of the flexible container 500 is available and a locked condition 534 where the apertures 570 have accepted the tabs 550 and 552 to seal the flexible bag and provide odor-resistance and child-resistance in the sealed closure of the opening 508, as depicted in Figure 79. When the sliding sealing mechanism 520 is in the locked condition 534, as depicted in Figure 79, the lockable slider 530 cannot be moved and thus cannot be positioned in the open condition 532.
[0836] In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be made of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be made of various polymers, relatively thin metal, or a consumer recycled material. In many aspects, flexible container 500 may be made of varying colors of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be provided in varying sizes and shapes and is not limited to the illustrated shape. In embodiments, the container 500 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 580, as depicted in Figures 85-88.
[0837] In embodiments, the container 122, 200, 300, 500 may be configured to hold many contents. The contents may include one of acetaminophen, aspirin, controlled drugs, dibucaine, diphenhydramine, ibuprofen, iron-containing drugs, dietary supplements, ketoprofen, lidocaine, loperamide, methyl salicylate, minoxidil, marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana
consumables, naproxen oral prescription drugs, and over-the-counter medications.
[0838] Figures 93-236 depict an access resistant container 600 having a tube or cylindrical shape 602. The container 600 includes a cap member 610 that can connect to a top member 612. The top member 612 can connect to a bottom member 614 to define a cavity 618 (Figures. 98, 104, 116, 135, 141, and 162) between the top member 612 and the bottom member 614 of the container 600. The cap member 610 can be removed from the top member 612 to gain access to an applicator mechanism 620 connected to the top member 612. In embodiments, the applicator mechanism 620 can include roller or ball applicator mechanism 622, as depicted in Figures 98- 104.
[0839] In embodiments, the cap member 610 can include a flat top 630 with a rounded edge 632 that leads into cylindrical exterior walls 634 that line up with the exterior walls 636, 638 of the top and bottom members 612, 614. An interior 640 of the cap member 610 can accept a portion of the applicator mechanism 620. The interior 640 can include four lugs 642. The interior 640 also can include four projections 644 each having a groove 648. The projections 644 and lugs 642 can be dispersed radially in the cap member 610 and can be equidistant from one another.
[0840] The top member 612 can have a top surface 660 from which an inner wall 662 can extend and can house a portion of the applicator mechanism 620. The top member 612 can also have an outer wall 664 that also extends from the top surface 660 and can include four lug accepting grooves 670 formed on the outer wall 664. Each of the lug accepting grooves can have a catch 672 that can facilitate access-resistant features that can require the cap member 610 to be pushed toward the top member 612 and also rotated to remove the lugs 642 from the lug accepting grooves 670. In embodiments, a bottom surface 680 of the top member 612 can accept a threaded connection 682 with the bottom member 614 and can rotatably couple and un-couple one from the other. The top member 612 can have an orifice 690 through which fluid in the cavity 618 can be directed to the applicator mechanism 620.
[0841] When the cap member 610 and the top member 612 are sealed together they can cooperate to form a groove 700 between them that interrupts the flush and uniform exterior cylindrical wall defined by the top member 612 and the bottom member 614. The groove 700 can be sized to accommodate the travel of the cap member 610 when pressed against the top member 612 to unlock the cap member 610 from the top member 612. The groove 700 can have many ornamental aspects separate and apart from its functional aspects.
[0842] In embodiments, the bottom member 614 can include a bottom surface 702 that can define a concave bottom 704 and an annular rim 708. In embodiments, the applicator mechanism 620 can include a sprayer mechanism 720, as depicted in Figures 111-123. In embodiments, the applicator mechanism 620 can include a bulb mechanism 730, as depicted in Figures 139-153. In embodiments, the container 600 can be configured only with the top member 612 and the bottom member 614. In embodiments, the top member 612 can have straight sides 740 and a round top 742, as depicted in Figures 163-170. In embodiments, the top member 612 can have tapered sides 750 and a flat top 752, as depicted in Figures 189, 190, 207, 208, 219, 220, 231, 232). In embodiments, the bottom member 612 can be configured to hold a threaded device such as an oil cartridge with a threaded connector 760. The threaded connector 760 can accept an adapter 770 having a female threaded connection 772 with a different size than the threaded connection 760 and a male threaded connection 774 that connects to the threaded connection 760, as depicted in Figures 174-188, 201, and 225.
[0843] Figures 237-427 depict an access resistant container 800 in the form of ajar. The container 800 includes a top member 802 that connects to a bottom member 804 to define a cavity 808 between the top member 802 and bottom member 804 of the container 800. The top member 802 can provide access-resistant functionality. In embodiments, the top member 802 will need to be pressed against the bottom member 804 and rotated relative to the bottom member 804 to open and gain access to the container 800. In embodiments, the top member 802 can be manufactured using various forms of plastic while the bottom member can be manufactured using glass or similar plastics.
[0844] In embodiments, the bottom member 804 can vary in size while each size can attach to the same top member 802. In embodiments, the top member 802 can be configured with a squared-off flat top 820 with a beveled edge 822 that leads into exterior walls 824 of the top member 802 that can be flush with and form a straight line with exterior walls 828 of the bottom member 804. In embodiments, the top member 802 can be configured with a flat portion 840 with a surrounding rounded portion 842 that leads into the exterior walls 824 of the top member 802 that can be flush with and form a straight line with exterior walls 828 of bottom member 804. The exterior walls 824 of the top member 802 and the exterior walls 828 of the bottom member 804 can cooperate to form a groove 850. In embodiments, the groove 850 can interrupt the flush exterior walls 824, 828. In embodiments, the groove 850 can interrupt exterior walls 824 having a different shape then exterior walls 828.
[0845] In embodiments, the cavity 808 of the container 800 can be configured with various volumes. In embodiments, the volumes of the cavity 808 of the container 800 can include 5 milliliters, 30 milliliters, 50 milliliters, 100 milliliters, 200 milliliters, and the like. In embodiments, the volumes of the cavity 808 of the container 800 can include 13 dram, 20 dram, 60 dram, and the like. In embodiments, the various volumes are provided by increasing a height of the container 800 without changing other dimensions.
[0846] In embodiments, the top member 802 can be further configured with a groove 852 (Figures 324 and 350) in lieu of the beveled edge 822 (Figures 237 and 249). In embodiments, any of the top members 802 can interchangeably fit onto any of the bottom members 804 depicted in Figures 237-412. By way of this example, the container 800 with the top member 802 and the bottom member 804 can be configured with a square shape 860 depicted in Figures 402-419. In embodiments, the top member 802 can include inner cover 870 that can be configured to selectively rotatably engage with the outer cover 872. By way of this example, interaction between a plurality of teeth 880 on the inner cover 870 can interact with any outer cover 872 including when the outer cover 872 is configured with the square shape 860, the flat area 820 and the beveled edge 822, the flat area 840 and the surrounding round area 842, the groove 852, and the like. To this end, the inner cover 870 can include the threaded connection 884 with the bottom member 804. In embodiments, the bottom member 804 can include a concave bottom 890 with an annular rim 892. In embodiments, the bottom member 804 can include a flat bottom 894 with radially dispersed feet 898. In embodiments, the flat bottom 894 can include a recessed portion 900 bounded by the dispersed feet 898. In embodiments, the recessed portion 900 and further be included with a concave shape.
[0847] Figures 428-629 depict an access resistant container 1000 in the form of a sliding box with button lock. The container 1000 includes an inner member 1002 that is configured to slide relative to an outer member 1004. The inner member 1002 can define a cavity 1008 that can be accessible when the inner member 1002 slides relative to the outer member 1004 to provide access to the cavity 1008. The inner member 1002 has a button 1010 that protrudes from a bottom surface 1012 opposite the cavity 1008. The outer member 1004 has a bottom surface 1020 that defines an aperture 1022 sized to accept the button 1010. In embodiments, the aperture 1022 in the bottom surface 1020 of the outer member 1004 will prevent the inner member 1002 from sliding when the button 1010 is in the aperture 1022. In embodiments, it is only when the button 1010 is pushed out of the aperture 1022 that the inner member 1002 is able to slide relative to the outer member 1004 and move the container 1000 to an open condition from a closed condition. In embodiments, the outer member 1004 can be configured to only be open on one side so the inner member 1002 can only slide out of one end of the outer member 1004. In embodiments, the outer member 1004 can be configured to be open on both sides so the inner member 1002 can slide out of either end of the outer member 1004. In embodiments, the inner member 1002 can house dividers to further divide and/or organize the cavity 1008.
[0848] It will be appreciated in light of the disclosure that the container 1000 can be constructed in various sizes and configurations while retaining its sliding access-resistant functionalities that allow the container 1000 to be locked and unlocked with the button 1010, as depicted in Figures 460-475. In embodiments, the container 1000 can be made of paper. In embodiments, the container 1000 can be made of plastic. In embodiments, the container 1000 can be made of metal. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with an oval shape 1050, as depicted in Figures 428-459. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a rectangular shape 1060 with broken comers 1062, as depicted in Figures 476-479. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with an arrow shape 1070 having a square portion 1072 and a triangular portion 1074, as depicted in Figures 480-483.
[0849] In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a rounded arrow shape 1080 having a rounded portion 1082 and a triangular portion 1084, as depicted in Figures 484-487. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a diamond shape 1090, as depicted in Figures 488-491. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a small oval shape 1110, as depicted in Figures 492-495. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a partial oval shape 1120 with a concave portion 1122 and a convex portion 1124, as depicted in Figures 496-499.
[0850] In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with an elongated octagon shape 1130, as depicted in Figures 500-503. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a partial oval shape 1140 with a square portion 1142 and a round portion 1144, as depicted in Figures 504-507. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a circular shape 1150, as depicted in Figures 508-5011. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a small diamond shape 1160, as depicted in Figures 512-515. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with an arrowhead shape 1170, as depicted in Figures 516-519.
[0851] In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with an elongated oval shape 1180, as depicted in Figures 520-523. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a large oval shape 1190, as depicted in Figures 524-527. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with a rectangular shape 1200, as depicted in Figures 528-531. In embodiments, the button 1010 and the aperture 1022 can be constructed with an oval shape 1210 included a finger depression 1212 and an arrow shape 1214 located on the button 1010, as depicted in Figures 532-547. In embodiments, the arrow shape 1214 on the button 1010 details the direction in which the inner member 1002 can travel relative to the outer member 1004.
[0852] In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a symmetric ridge shape 1250 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 548-551. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with an asymmetric ridge (sawtooth) shape 1260 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 552-555. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with rounded ridge shape 1270 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 556-559. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with rounded ridge shape 1272 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 560-563.
[0853] In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a line texture 1290 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 564-567. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a wave texture 1300 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 568-571. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a raised triangular texture 1310 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 572-575. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a raised square texture 1320 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 576-579. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a raised and separated triangular texture 1330 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 580-585. [0854] In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a raised and separated star texture 1340 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 586-589. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a wavy line texture 1350 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 590-593. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a running bond texture 1360 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 594-597. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a diagonally-disposed dot texture 1370 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 598-601. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a vertically-disposed dot texture 1380 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 602-605.
[0855] In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a single depression line texture 1390 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 606-609. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a multi -depression line texture 1400 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 610-613. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a raised line texture 1410 having six lines 1412 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 614-617. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a raised line texture 1420 having twelve lines 1422 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 618-621. In
embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a fine speckle texture 1430 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 622-625. In embodiments, the button 1010 can be constructed with a coarse speckle texture 1440 and can extend from the bottom surface 1012 of the inner member 1002, as depicted in Figures 626-629.
[0856] Figures 630-761 depict an access resistant container 1500 in the form of ajar. The container 1500 includes a top member 1502 that connects to a bottom member 1504 to define a cavity 1508 between the top member 1502 and bottom member 1504 of the container 1500. The top member 1502 can provide access-resistant functionality. In embodiments, the top member 1502 will need to be pressed against the bottom member 1504 and rotated relative to the bottom member 1504 to open gain access to the container 1500. In embodiments, the top member 1502 can be manufactured using various forms of plastic while the bottom member can be manufactured using glass or similar plastics.
[0857] In embodiments, the bottom member 1504 can vary in size while each size can attach to the same top member 1502. In embodiments, the top member 1502 can be configured with a squared-off flat top 1520 with a large rounded edge 1522 that leads into exterior walls 1524 of the top member 1502 that can be flush with and form a straight line with exterior walls 1528 of the bottom member 1504. By way of this example, the top member 1502 has an overall rounded shape. The exterior walls 1524 of the top member 1502 and the exterior walls 1528 of the bottom member 1504 can cooperate to form a groove 1550. In embodiments, the groove 1550 can interrupt the flush exterior walls 1524, 1528. In embodiments, the groove 1550 can interrupt exterior walls 1524 having a different shape then exterior walls 1528.
[0858] In embodiments, the cavity 1508 of the container 1500 can be configured with various volumes. In embodiments, the volumes of the cavity 1508 of the container 1500 can include 5 milliliters, 30 milliliters, 50 milliliters, 100 milliliters, 200 milliliters, and the like. In embodiments, the volumes of the cavity 1508 of the container 1500 can include 13 dram, 20 dram, 60 dram, and the like. In embodiments, the various volumes are provided by increasing a height of the container 1500 without changing other dimensions.
[0859] In embodiments, any of the top members 1502 can interchangeably fit onto any of the bottom members 1504 depicted in Figures 630-761. In embodiments, the top member 1502 can include inner cover 1560 that can be configured to selectively rotatably engage with the outer cover 1562 to provide access-resistant mechanism similar to what is provided for the container 600. To this end, the inner cover 1560 can include the threaded connection 1570 with the bottom member 1504. In embodiments, the bottom member 1504 can include a concave bottom 1580 with an annular rim 1582. In embodiments, the bottom member 1504 can include a flat bottom 1590 with radially dispersed feet 1592. In embodiments, the flat bottom 1590 can include a recessed portion 1594 bounded by the dispersed feet 1598. In embodiments, the recessed portion 1594 can further include a concave shape.
[0860] In the Figures and throughout the application, many features of the containers set forth herein contain many ornamental features alone and in combination with the many other features, which stand independent and distinct from the many functional features disclosed herein.
[0861] In embodiments, a packaging system for perishable consumables includes a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase. A packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container. A packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access. A packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges. A packaging system for perishable consumables with a re -sealable odor and child- resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition. A packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc. [0862] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container. A packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access. A packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges. A packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a container with a squeeze- to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition. A packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc. [0863] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
[0864] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a glass jar container with an unscrew- to-open cap that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a squeeze- top container that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
[0865] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc. [0866] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
[0867] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a glass jar container with an unscrew-to- open cap that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant and having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to- open cap that is odor and child resistant and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition. A packaging system having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
[0868] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition. A packaging system having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
[0869] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition. A packaging system having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
[0870] In embodiments, a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and a packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions. A packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
[0871] While only many aspects of the present disclosure have been shown and described, it will be appreciated in light of the disclosure that many changes and modifications may be made thereunto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as described in the following claims. All patent applications and patents, both foreign and domestic, and all other publications referenced herein are incorporated herein in their entireties to the full extent permitted by law.
[0872] The methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part or in whole through a machine that executes computer software, program codes, and/or instructions on a processor. The present disclosure may be implemented as a method on the machine, as a system or apparatus as part of or in relation to the machine, or as a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium executing on one or more of the machines. In many aspects of the present disclosure, the processor may be part of a server, cloud server, client, network infrastructure, mobile computing platform, stationary computing platform, or other computing platforms. A processor may be any kind of computational or processing device capable of executing program instructions, codes, binary instructions, and the like. The processor may be or may include a signal processor, digital processor, embedded processor, microprocessor, or any variant such as a co-processor (math co-processor, graphic co-processor, communication co processor and the like) and the like that may directly or indirectly facilitate execution of program code or program instructions stored thereon. In addition, the processor may enable execution of multiple programs, threads, and codes. The threads may be executed simultaneously to enhance the performance of the processor and to facilitate simultaneous operations of the application. By way of implementation, methods, program codes, program instructions and the like described herein may be implemented in one or more thread. The thread may spawn other threads that may have assigned priorities associated with them; the processor may execute these threads based on priority or any other order based on instructions provided in the program code. The processor, or any machine utilizing one, may include non-transitory memory that stores methods, codes, instructions, and programs as described herein and elsewhere. The processor may access a non- transitory storage medium through an interface that may store methods, codes, and instructions as described herein and elsewhere. The storage medium associated with the processor for storing methods, programs, codes, program instructions or other type of instructions capable of being executed by the computing or processing device may include but may not be limited to one or more of a CD-ROM, DVD, memory, hard disk, flash drive, RAM, ROM, cache, and the like.
[0873] A processor may include one or more cores that may enhance speed and performance of a multiprocessor. In many aspects of the present disclosure, the process may be a dual core processor, quad core processors, other chip-level multiprocessor and the like that combine two or more independent cores (called a die).
[0874] The methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part or in whole through a machine that executes computer software on a server, client, firewall, gateway, hub, router, or other such computer and/or networking hardware. The software program may be associated with a server that may include a file server, print server, domain server, internet server, intranet server, cloud server, and other variants such as secondary server, host server, distributed server, and the like. The server may include one or more of memories, processors, computer readable media, storage media, ports (physical and virtual), communication devices, and interfaces capable of accessing other servers, clients, machines, and devices through a wired or a wireless medium, and the like. The methods, programs, or codes as described herein and elsewhere may be executed by the server. In addition, other devices required for execution of methods as described in this application may be considered as a part of the infrastructure associated with the server.
[0875] The server may provide an interface to other devices including, without limitation, clients, other servers, printers, database servers, print servers, file servers, communication servers, distributed servers, social networks, and the like. Additionally, this coupling and/or connection may facilitate remote execution of program across the network. The networking of some or all of these devices may facilitate parallel processing of a program or method at one or more location without deviating from the scope of the disclosure. In addition, any of the devices attached to the server through an interface may include at least one storage medium capable of storing methods, programs, code and/or instructions. A central repository may provide program instructions to be executed on different devices. In this implementation, the remote repository may act as a storage medium for program code, instructions, and programs.
[0876] The software program may be associated with a client that may include a file client, print client, domain client, internet client, intranet client and other variants such as secondary client, host client, distributed client, and the like. The client may include one or more of memories, processors, computer readable media, storage media, ports (physical and virtual),
communication devices, and interfaces capable of accessing other clients, servers, machines, and devices through a wired or a wireless medium, and the like. The methods, programs, or codes as described herein and elsewhere may be executed by the client. In addition, other devices required for execution of methods as described in this application may be considered as a part of the infrastructure associated with the client.
[0877] The client may provide an interface to other devices including, without limitation, servers, other clients, printers, database servers, print servers, file servers, communication servers, distributed servers, and the like. Additionally, this coupling and/or connection may facilitate remote execution of program across the network. The networking of some or all of these devices may facilitate parallel processing of a program or method at one or more location without deviating from the scope of the disclosure. In addition, any of the devices attached to the client through an interface may include at least one storage medium capable of storing methods, programs, applications, code and/or instructions. A central repository may provide program instructions to be executed on different devices. In this implementation, the remote repository may act as a storage medium for program code, instructions, and programs.
[0878] The methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part or in whole through network infrastructures. The network infrastructure may include elements such as computing devices, servers, routers, hubs, firewalls, clients, personal computers, communication devices, routing devices and other active and passive devices, modules and/or components as known in the art. The computing and/or non-computing device(s) associated with the network
infrastructure may include, apart from other components, a storage medium such as flash memory, buffer, stack, RAM, ROM, and the like. The processes, methods, program codes, instructions described herein and elsewhere may be executed by one or more of the network infrastructural elements. The methods and systems described herein may be adapted for use with any kind of private, community, or hybrid cloud computing network or cloud computing environment, including those which involve features of software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and/or infrastructure as a service (IaaS).
[0879] The methods, program codes, and instructions described herein and elsewhere may be implemented on a cellular network having multiple cells. The cellular network may either be frequency division multiple access (FDMA) network or code division multiple access (CDMA) network. The cellular network may include mobile devices, cell sites, base stations, repeaters, antennas, towers, and the like. The cell network may be a GSM, GPRS, 3G, EVDO, mesh, or other networks types.
[0880] The methods, program codes, and instructions described herein and elsewhere may be implemented on or through mobile devices. The mobile devices may include navigation devices, cell phones, mobile phones, mobile personal digital assistants, laptops, palmtops, netbooks, pagers, electronic books readers, music players and the like. These devices may include, apart from other components, a storage medium such as a flash memory, buffer, RAM, ROM and one or more computing devices. The computing devices associated with mobile devices may be enabled to execute program codes, methods, and instructions stored thereon. Alternatively, the mobile devices may be configured to execute instructions in collaboration with other devices. The mobile devices may communicate with base stations interfaced with servers and configured to execute program codes. The mobile devices may communicate on a peer-to-peer network, mesh network, or other communications network. The program code may be stored on the storage medium associated with the server and executed by a computing device embedded within the server. The base station may include a computing device and a storage medium. The storage device may store program codes and instructions executed by the computing devices associated with the base station.
[0881] The computer software, program codes, and/or instructions may be stored and/or accessed on machine readable media that may include: computer components, devices, and recording media that retain digital data used for computing for some interval of time;
semiconductor storage known as random access memory (RAM); mass storage typically for more permanent storage, such as optical discs, forms of magnetic storage like hard disks, tapes, drums, cards and other types; processor registers, cache memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory; optical storage such as CD, DVD; removable media such as flash memory (e.g., USB sticks or keys), floppy disks, magnetic tape, paper tape, punch cards, standalone RAM disks, Zip drives, removable mass storage, off-line, and the like; other computer memory such as dynamic memory, static memory, read/write storage, mutable storage, read only, random access, sequential access, location addressable, file addressable, content addressable, network attached storage, storage area network, bar codes, magnetic ink, and the like.
[0882] The methods and systems described herein may transform physical and/or intangible items from one state to another. The methods and systems described herein may also transform data representing physical and/or intangible items from one state to another.
[0883] The elements described and depicted herein, including in flow charts and block diagrams throughout the figures, imply logical boundaries between the elements. However, according to software or hardware engineering practices, the depicted elements and the functions thereof may be implemented on machines through computer executable media having a processor capable of executing program instructions stored thereon as a monolithic software structure, as standalone software modules, or as modules that employ external routines, code, services, and so forth, or any combination of these, and all such implementations may be within the scope of the present disclosure. Examples of such machines may include, but may not be limited to, personal digital assistants, laptops, personal computers, mobile phones, other handheld computing devices, medical equipment, wired or wireless communication devices, transducers, chips, calculators, satellites, tablet PCs, electronic books, gadgets, electronic devices, devices having artificial intelligence, computing devices, networking equipment, servers, routers, and the like.
Furthermore, the elements depicted in the flow chart and block diagrams or any other logical component may be implemented on a machine capable of executing program instructions. Thus, while the foregoing drawings and descriptions set forth functional aspects of the disclosed systems, no particular arrangement of software for implementing these functional aspects should be inferred from these descriptions unless explicitly stated or otherwise clear from the context. Similarly, it will be appreciated that the various steps identified and described above may be varied, and that the order of steps may be adapted to particular applications of the techniques disclosed herein. All such variations and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of this disclosure. As such, the depiction and/or description of an order for various steps should not be understood to require a particular order of execution for those steps, unless required by a particular application, or explicitly stated or otherwise clear from the context.
[0884] The methods and/or processes described above, and steps associated therewith, may be realized in hardware, software or any combination of hardware and software suitable for a particular application. The hardware may include a general-purpose computer and/or dedicated computing device or specific computing device or particular aspect or component of a specific computing device. The processes may be realized in one or more microprocessors,
microcontrollers, embedded microcontrollers, programmable digital signal processors or other programmable devices, along with internal and/or external memory. The processes may also, or instead, be embodied in an application specific integrated circuit, a programmable gate array, programmable array logic, or any other device or combination of devices that may be configured to process electronic signals. It will further be appreciated that one or more of the processes may be realized as a computer executable code capable of being executed on a machine-readable medium.
[0885] The computer executable code may be created using a structured programming language such as C, an object oriented programming language such as C++, or any other high-level or low-level programming language (including assembly languages, hardware description languages, and database programming languages and technologies) that may be stored, compiled or interpreted to run on one of the above devices, as well as heterogeneous combinations of processors, processor architectures, or combinations of different hardware and software, or any other machine capable of executing program instructions.
[0886] Thus, in one aspect, methods described above and combinations thereof may be embodied in computer executable code that, when executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps thereof. In another aspect, the methods may be embodied in systems that perform the steps thereof, and may be distributed across devices in a number of ways, or all of the functionality may be integrated into a dedicated, standalone device or other hardware. In another aspect, the means for performing the steps associated with the processes described above may include any of the hardware and/or software described above. All such permutations and combinations are intended to fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
[0887] While the disclosure has been disclosed in connection with many examples shown and described in detail, various modifications and improvements thereon will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the spirit and scope of the present disclosure is not to be limited by the foregoing examples but is to be understood in the broadest sense allowable by law.
[0888] The use of the terms "a" and "an" and "the" and similar referents in the context of describing the disclosure (especially in the context of the following claims) is to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. The terms "comprising," "having," "including," and "containing" are to be construed as open-ended terms (i.e., meaning "including, but not limited to,") unless otherwise noted. Recitation of ranges of values herein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein may be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g.,“such as”) provided herein, is intended merely to better illuminate the disclosure and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the disclosure unless otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non- claimed element as essential to the practice of the disclosure.
[0889] While the foregoing written description enables one skilled in the art to make and use what is considered presently to be the best mode thereof, those skilled in the art will appreciate in light of the disclosure that the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific aspects, embodiments, structures, modules, methods, and examples herein. The disclosure should therefore not be limited by the above-described examples, but by all aspects of the present disclosure within the scope and spirit of the disclosure.
[0890] Detailed aspects of the present disclosure are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed aspects are merely exemplary of the disclosure, which may be constructed in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present disclosure in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.
[0891] The terms“a” or“an,” as used herein, are defined as one or more than one. The term “another,” as used herein, is defined as at least a second or more. The terms“including” and/or “having,” as used herein, are defined as comprising (i.e., open transition). The use of the terms “a” and“an” and“the” and similar referents in the context of describing the disclosure
(especially in the context of the following claims) is to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. The terms “comprising,”“having,”“including,” and“containing” are to be construed as open-ended terms (i.e., meaning“including, but not limited to,”) unless otherwise noted. Recitations of ranges of values herein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein may be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g.,“such as”) provided herein, is intended merely to better illuminate the disclosure and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the disclosure unless otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element as essential to the practice of the disclosure.
[0892] While the foregoing written description enables one skilled in the art to make and use what is considered presently to be the best mode thereof, those skilled in the art will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific aspects, method, and examples herein.

Claims

CLAIMS What is claimed is:
1. A packaging system for perishable consumables comprising:
a container having an inner member configured to slide in and out of an outer member; and
a button that extends from a surface of the inner member through an aperture defined in a surface of the outer member, wherein the button is configured to hold the inner member from sliding relative to the outer member, and wherein the button is configured to be deflected and removed from the aperture to permit the inner member to slide relative to the outer member.
2. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the outer member is configured to permit the inner member to slide into and out from only one side of the outer member.
3. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the outer member and the inner member are made of paper.
4. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the container is access-resistant when the button on the inner member protrudes through the aperture on the outer member.
5. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member and the
aperture on the outer member are oval shaped.
6. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member and the
aperture on the outer member are a rectangular shape with broken comers.
7. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member and the
aperture on the outer member are an arrow shape having a square portion and a triangular portion.
8. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member and the
aperture on the outer member are a diamond shape.
9. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member and the
aperture on the outer member are a shape having a concave portion and a convex portion.
10. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member and the
aperture on the outer member are a circular shape.
11. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member and the
aperture on the outer member are a shape with a finger depression and an arrow shape located on the button.
12. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member, and wherein the surface is configured with symmetric ridges to improve grip.
13. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member, and wherein the surface is configured with sawtooth shapes to improve grip.
14. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member, and wherein the surface is configured with raised lines to improve grip.
15. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member, and wherein the surface is configured with raised triangle shapes to improve grip.
16. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member, and wherein the surface is configured with raised rectangular shapes to improve grip.
17. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member, and wherein the surface is configured with raised and separated star shapes to improve grip.
18. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member, and wherein the surface is configured with a running bond texture to improve grip.
19. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the button on the inner member has a surface that is accessible through the aperture on the outer member, and wherein the surface is configured with a raised dot texture to improve grip.
20. A packaging system for perishable consumables comprising:
a container having a body; and
a top configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body that is odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body, wherein the container is configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container, wherein the top is configured to be rotated relative to the body to secure the top to the body and to be rotated in an opposite direction to remove the top from the body, wherein the top is configured to only unseal from the body when the top is rotated relative to the body in the opposite direction in combination with the top also being urged toward a bottom of the body of the container, and wherein exterior walls of the top are flush with exterior walls of the bottom when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
21. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein the container includes a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from the cavity of the container, and wherein the electronic device is configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
22. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity, wherein the electronic device is configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container and an attempt to access the cavity of the container by removing the top from the body, and wherein the electronic device is configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
23. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
24. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity, and wherein the electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to indicate compliance with at least a portion of regulations governing what is contained in the cavity of the container.
25. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity, and wherein the electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to provide details of at least a portion of a chain of custody of the container.
26. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein the body of the container is made of glass.
27. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein the top of the container is opaque.
28. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein at least a portion of the top of the container is made from a material selected from a group consisting of glass, plastic, wood, and metal.
29. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein the body and the top of the container are made of the same material.
30. The packaging system of claim 20 wherein at least a portion of the body of the container is made of one of plastic, recyclable plastic, and plastic containing recycled material.
31. A packaging system for perishable consumables comprising:
a container having a cavity formed between two members configured to cooperate to provide a re-sealable closure to the cavity that is odor-resistant and child resistant when sealed and that is configured to unseal when a portion of the container is squeezed.
32. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the two members are an inner member that slides into and out from an outer member.
33. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the two members are hingedly connected to one another.
34. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container.
35. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container.
36. The packaging system of claim 35 wherein the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether in an open or a closed condition.
37. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the container when in an open condition.
38. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
39. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the two members are the same color.
40. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the two members are made from a material selected from a group consisting of paper, plastic, wood, and metal.
41. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the two members are made of the same material.
42. The packaging system of claim 31 wherein the container is made of one of plastic, recyclable plastic, and plastic containing recycled material.
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