CPC B65D 50/043 (2013.01) [B65D 1/0246 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A closure for forming a child-resistant package when combined with a container, the closure comprising:
a cover;
a skirt depending downwardly from the cover adjacent an outer periphery of the cover, wherein the outer periphery is radially outward of a center of the skirt in a radial direction;
a skirt thread disposed on an inner surface of the skirt and configured to releasably engage a thread of the container;
a key coupled to the skirt, wherein the key is movable by a user input from a locked position to an unlocked position;
wherein the key is moved in a vertical direction that is transverse to the radial direction when moved between the locked position and the unlocked position;
wherein the key includes a key grip configured to allow a user to provide the user input by pushing the key grip in the vertical direction;
wherein the key includes at least one flexible member that allows movement of the key from the locked position to the unlocked position, wherein the at least one flexible member of the key biases the key toward the locked position when in the unlocked position to provide a key that tends toward the locked position in the absence of the first user input; and
wherein the at least one flexible member includes at least two key arms interposed between the key and the skirt of the closure.
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