EP0751078A3 - An adult friendly child-resistant package - Google Patents

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EP0751078A3
EP0751078A3 EP95203583A EP95203583A EP0751078A3 EP 0751078 A3 EP0751078 A3 EP 0751078A3 EP 95203583 A EP95203583 A EP 95203583A EP 95203583 A EP95203583 A EP 95203583A EP 0751078 A3 EP0751078 A3 EP 0751078A3
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resistant package
adult
friendly child
child
adult friendly
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French (fr)
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EP0751078B1 (en
EP0751078A2 (en
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Nady Bilani
Johan W Declerck
Jelle D Vuijk
Maurizio Pucci
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Procter and Gamble Co
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Priority to EP19950203583 priority Critical patent/EP0751078B1/en
Application filed by Procter and Gamble Co filed Critical Procter and Gamble Co
Priority to US08/981,376 priority patent/US6036036A/en
Priority to MX9800198A priority patent/MX9800198A/en
Priority to BR9609388A priority patent/BR9609388A/en
Priority to PCT/US1996/008670 priority patent/WO1997001494A1/en
Priority to CA002225251A priority patent/CA2225251C/en
Priority to JP50442297A priority patent/JP3904603B2/en
Priority to AU59784/96A priority patent/AU5978496A/en
Priority to TW085107772A priority patent/TW324701B/en
Priority to ARP960103363A priority patent/AR002628A1/en
Publication of EP0751078A2 publication Critical patent/EP0751078A2/en
Publication of EP0751078A3 publication Critical patent/EP0751078A3/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
    • B65D50/02—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
    • B65D50/04—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
    • B65D50/045—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring
    • B65D50/046—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring and such deformation causes the disengagement of locking means, e.g. the release of a pawl-like element from a tooth or abutment, to allow removal of the closure by simultaneous rotation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Containers Opened By Tearing Frangible Portions (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
EP19950203583 1995-06-28 1995-12-21 An adult friendly child-resistant package Expired - Lifetime EP0751078B1 (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP19950203583 EP0751078B1 (en) 1995-06-28 1995-12-21 An adult friendly child-resistant package
AU59784/96A AU5978496A (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-04 An adult friendly child-resistant package
BR9609388A BR9609388A (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-04 Child-resistant and adult-friendly packaging
PCT/US1996/008670 WO1997001494A1 (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-04 An adult friendly child-resistant package
CA002225251A CA2225251C (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-04 An adult friendly child-resistant package
JP50442297A JP3904603B2 (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-04 Easy to handle for adults and resistant to children
US08/981,376 US6036036A (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-04 Adult friendly child-resistant package
MX9800198A MX9800198A (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-04 An adult friendly child-resistant package.
TW085107772A TW324701B (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-27 A package easy for an adult to open, but that prevents a child from opening it
ARP960103363A AR002628A1 (en) 1995-06-28 1996-06-28 KID-RESISTANT CONTAINER AND EASY TO OPEN FOR ADULTS.

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP95201764 1995-06-28
EP95201764 1995-06-28
EP19950203583 EP0751078B1 (en) 1995-06-28 1995-12-21 An adult friendly child-resistant package

Publications (3)

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EP0751078A2 EP0751078A2 (en) 1997-01-02
EP0751078A3 true EP0751078A3 (en) 1997-08-27
EP0751078B1 EP0751078B1 (en) 2001-11-14

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EP19950203583 Expired - Lifetime EP0751078B1 (en) 1995-06-28 1995-12-21 An adult friendly child-resistant package

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EP (1) EP0751078B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3904603B2 (en)
AR (1) AR002628A1 (en)
AU (1) AU5978496A (en)
BR (1) BR9609388A (en)
CA (1) CA2225251C (en)
MX (1) MX9800198A (en)
TW (1) TW324701B (en)
WO (1) WO1997001494A1 (en)

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FR2758800B1 (en) * 1997-01-30 1999-03-05 Astra Plastique DEVICE FOR INDICATING THE CORRECT CLOSURE OF A SCREW CAP
US6112921A (en) * 1999-10-12 2000-09-05 Owens-Illinois Closure Inc. Child-resistant squeeze-and-turn closure, package and method of manufacturing
DE10006370A1 (en) * 2000-02-12 2001-08-16 Pfeiffer Erich Gmbh & Co Kg Discharge device for media
US6988642B2 (en) * 2002-10-29 2006-01-24 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies Tamper-evident dispenser bottle
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US20080277367A1 (en) * 2007-05-11 2008-11-13 Yeager Don F One-Piece Squeeze And Turn Child-Resistant Closure And Container System
TWI343233B (en) 2007-10-19 2011-06-01 Au Optronics Corp Circuit board assembly and backlight module comprising the same
GB0721998D0 (en) * 2007-11-09 2007-12-19 Shipbuilding Co Ltd Lightweight child resistant package
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WO2015114084A1 (en) * 2014-02-03 2015-08-06 Cellpack Ag Container closure
US20170349342A1 (en) * 2016-06-06 2017-12-07 The Procter & Gamble Company Squeezable closures
US10676257B2 (en) * 2016-06-06 2020-06-09 The Procter & Gamble Company Container systems with a squeeze-and-turn closure
US10343827B2 (en) * 2017-01-02 2019-07-09 Innovative Product Brands, Inc. Child-resistant locking cap for laminated tubes
CN112955383A (en) * 2018-09-13 2021-06-11 万通集团公司 Closure for a container
DE102022111669A1 (en) 2022-05-10 2023-11-16 Georg Menshen Gmbh & Co. Kg pouring device

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GB1387572A (en) * 1973-04-05 1975-03-19 Sunbeam Plastics Corp Safety closure
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US4752014A (en) * 1987-12-16 1988-06-21 Poly-Seal Corporation Tamper-evident child-resistant closure and container with same
US4865209A (en) * 1988-07-25 1989-09-12 Sunbeam Plastics Corporation Child resistant closure
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US541015A (en) * 1895-06-11 Pneumatic collar-pad
GB1387572A (en) * 1973-04-05 1975-03-19 Sunbeam Plastics Corp Safety closure
US3989152A (en) * 1976-02-09 1976-11-02 Sunbeam Plastics Corporation Child-resistant locking means for a twist-action container cap
US4149646A (en) * 1978-06-21 1979-04-17 Sunbeam Plastics Corporation Child-resistant locking means for a container
US4429800A (en) * 1982-06-01 1984-02-07 Greenspan Donald J Child safe container-closure unit
US4752014A (en) * 1987-12-16 1988-06-21 Poly-Seal Corporation Tamper-evident child-resistant closure and container with same
US4865209A (en) * 1988-07-25 1989-09-12 Sunbeam Plastics Corporation Child resistant closure
EP0452232A1 (en) * 1990-04-13 1991-10-16 ASTRA PLASTIQUE Société Anonyme de droit français Turning cap stopper device
WO1993007071A1 (en) * 1991-10-07 1993-04-15 The Procter & Gamble Company Child-resistant package having preloaded locking mechanism

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JP3904603B2 (en) 2007-04-11
TW324701B (en) 1998-01-11
AR002628A1 (en) 1998-03-25
WO1997001494A1 (en) 1997-01-16
AU5978496A (en) 1997-01-30
JPH11508520A (en) 1999-07-27
EP0751078B1 (en) 2001-11-14
CA2225251A1 (en) 1997-01-16
BR9609388A (en) 1999-05-18
CA2225251C (en) 2003-02-11
EP0751078A2 (en) 1997-01-02
MX9800198A (en) 1998-04-30

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