US 11,896,554 B2
Child resistant and airtight container
Simon Knobel, Vail, CO (US); Ari Markowitz, Allston, MA (US); Alexander Gonzalez, Brighton, MA (US); Robert Elwell, Erie, PA (US); and Christopher Pinto, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Assigned to CR Packaging LLC, Allston, MA (US)
Filed by CR Packaging LLC, Allston, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/013,242.
Application 17/013,242 is a continuation of application No. 16/431,535, filed on Jun. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,799,424.
Application 16/431,535 is a continuation of application No. 15/966,118, filed on Apr. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,383,793, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/492,678, filed on May 1, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0177701 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 41/16 (2006.01); B65D 55/02 (2006.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); A61J 1/03 (2023.01); B65D 25/04 (2006.01); B65D 50/06 (2006.01); B65D 83/04 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2023.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 71/70 (2006.01); B65D 1/34 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 1/20 (2006.01); B65D 21/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 7/0069 (2013.01) [A61J 1/03 (2013.01); A61J 1/1425 (2015.05); A61J 7/0084 (2013.01); B65D 1/20 (2013.01); B65D 1/34 (2013.01); B65D 21/0204 (2013.01); B65D 21/0213 (2013.01); B65D 21/0215 (2013.01); B65D 21/0222 (2013.01); B65D 21/0223 (2013.01); B65D 21/0233 (2013.01); B65D 21/083 (2013.01); B65D 25/04 (2013.01); B65D 43/0212 (2013.01); B65D 43/169 (2013.01); B65D 50/06 (2013.01); B65D 50/066 (2013.01); B65D 71/70 (2013.01); B65D 83/0445 (2013.01); B65D 2203/12 (2013.01); B65D 2215/04 (2013.01); B65D 2251/01 (2013.01); B65D 2251/04 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00203 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00296 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00351 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00648 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00694 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00759 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00805 (2013.01); B65D 2585/56 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A child-resistant container comprising:
a container base comprising a closed bottom end, an open top end, a radially-extending flange disposed on an outer surface of the container base, a first cap engagement element, and a second cap engagement element; wherein the first and second cap engagement elements are disposed on the outer surface of the container base, opposite each other, and between the open top end and the flange; and
a container cap comprising one or more base engagement elements on an interior surface of the container cap, wherein each of the one or more base engagement elements are configured to engage and reversibly couple to the first and second cap engagement elements of the container base;
wherein each of the one or more the base engagement elements of the container cap comprises an upper row of ridges and a lower row of ridges, and wherein the upper row and the lower row of ridges are configured to engage with the radially-extending flange, the first cap engagement element, the second cap engagement element, or a combination thereof; and
wherein the first and second cap engagement elements of the container base each comprise:
a raised surface to receive and engage with the base engagement element, wherein the raised surface is substantially parallel to the flange;
a plurality of ridges disposed between the raised surface and the flange; and
at least one groove between the plurality of ridges, wherein the at least one groove is configured to receive a ridge from the lower row of ridges.