US 12,214,934 B2
Closure mechanism for product container
Romain Julien Guillevic, Belz (FR); and Marc Emile Lechanoine, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to ELC MANAGEMENT LLC, Melville, NY (US)
Filed by ELC MANAGEMENT LLC, Melville, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,008.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034518 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 41/02 (2006.01); A45D 40/00 (2006.01); A45D 40/20 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 41/02 (2013.01) [A45D 40/20 (2013.01); A45D 2040/0025 (2013.01); A45D 2200/05 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container including:
a first body having a resilient member operably coupled thereto or formed therewith, the first body extending along a longitudinal axis and;
a second body having a coupling protrusion operably coupled thereto or formed therewith, the coupling protrusion having a first end, a second end, and a middle region between the first end and the second end, the first end and the second end of the coupling protrusion each having a smaller dimension than the middle region thereof, the coupling protrusion further including an engagement surface and a track extending around the engagement surface, the second body adapted to move in a first direction to operably couple with the first body of the first portion;
wherein upon operably coupling the first body with the second body, the resilient member is adapted to engage the coupling protrusion and move in a second direction, the second direction being different than the first direction.