Claims
- 1. A child resistant dispensing closure comprising a cap member and a spout member, said cap member being defined by a top surface, a peripheral side wall, an exterior depending skirt, and an interior depending skirt, an elongated recessed groove formed in said top surface, said groove having a first end and a second end, a dispensing opening formed in said groove proximate said first end and communicating with the interior of said cap member, an open area formed in said groove proximate said second end, aligned bearing cavities provided in said groove, said interior skirt being interrupted at the location of said open area, cap locking means provided on said interior skirt, said cap locking means being adapted to engage container locking means provided on the neck of a container, said container locking means being provided with an interruption, said cap member being adapted for rotation with respect to said neck, said spout member being defined by an elongate body having a first end and a second end, said first end of said spout member being provided with trunions, said trunions being adapted to be received within said bearing cavities for rotatably mounting said spout member within said groove, a longitudinal dispensing passage formed in said spout member, a depending locking prong provided on said spout member, said spout member being adapted for movement with respect to said cap member from an open position wherein said dispensing opening and said dispensing passage are aligned to a closed and locked position wherein said spout member closes off and seals said dispensing opening by a user manually aligning said interruption in said container locking means with said open area, rotating said spout member toward said cap member so as to cause said locking prong to enter said open area and said interruption in said container locking means, rotating said cap member with respect to said neck so that said interruption and said open area are no longer aligned, said locking prong then being engaged with said neck.
- 2. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 1 further comprising locating means on said cap member and on said neck identifying said aligned position of said open area and said interruption.
- 3. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 1 wherein said locking prong is provided with a hook-like end member, said end member being adapted to be engaged with said container locking means in said closed and locked position.
- 4. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 1 wherein said groove is defined by a recessed portion, a pair of side walls and a rear wall, said recessed portion opposite said rear wall terminating in a terminal edge.
- 5. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 4 wherein said dispensing opening is formed in said recessed portion.
- 6. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 4 wherein said bearing cavities are formed in said side walls of said groove.
- 7. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 4 wherein said open area extends between said terminal edge and said side wall of said cap member.
- 8. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 1 wherein said second end of said spout member is provided with an extension.
- 9. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 1 wherein said side wall of said cap member at the location of said open area is provided with an indented portion, said indented portion terminating in an upper edge, said upper edge being lower than said top surface of said cap member so that said extension overlies said upper edge when said spout member is in said closed position.
- 10. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 1 wherein said side wall adjacent said open area is provided with an internal extension flange, said flange being adapted to urge said locking prong into engagement with said neck of said container in said closed and locked position of said spout member.
- 11. A child resistant dispensing closure comprising a cap member and a spout member, said cap member being defined by a top surface, a peripheral depending skirt forming a side wall for the cap member, at least one interior depending skirt, a recessed portion formed in said top surface and connected thereto by a pair of spaced side walls and a rear wall, said recessed portion and said side and rear wall defining an elongated groove in said top surface, said recessed portion terminating in a terminal edge opposite said rear wall, a bearing cavity provided in each of said side walls, said bearing cavities being aligned, said aligned bearing cavities having a horizontal axis, a dispensing opening formed in said recessed portion and having a vertical axis, said vertical axis intersecting said horizontal axis, an open area formed in said groove and extending between said terminal edge and said side wall of said cap member, said interior skirt being interrupted at the location of said open area, said open area having a width as measured by the distance between said spaced side walls, a cap locking bead provided on said interior skirt, said cap locking bead being adapted to engage a container locking bead provided on the neck of a container, said container locking bead being provided with an interruption and a continuous portion, said cap member being adapted for rotation with respect to said neck, said spout member being defined by an elongate body having a first end, a second end, and a top and bottom surface, trunions provided on said first end, said trunions being adapted to be received within said bearing cavities for mounting said spout member within said groove for rotation with respect to said cap member, a longitudinal dispensing passage formed in said spout member, a depending locking prong provided on said bottom surface of said spout member, said spout member being adapted to assume an open position wherein said spout member is oriented vertically with respect to said cap member and said dispensing opening and said longitudinal passage are aligned, said spout member being adapted to assume a closed position from said open position by manually aligning said interruption in said container locking bead with said open area and rotating said spout member downwardly toward said cap member so that said locking prong is received within said open area and said interruption in said container locking bead, said alignment being adapted to be achieved by manually rotating said cap member with respect to said neck so as to vertically align said interruption in said container locking bead and said open area, said spout member being adapted to assume a closed and locked position from said closed position by manually further rotating said cap member with respect to said neck so that said interruption and said open area are in a non-aligned position, said non-aligned position being characterized by said continuous portion of said container locking bead being aligned with said open area and said locking prong being engaged with said continuous portion.
- 12. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 11 wherein said locking prong is provided with a hook-like end member adapted to engage said container locking bead.
- 13. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 11 further comprising locating means on said cap member and on said neck identifying said aligned position of said open area and said interruption.
- 14. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 11 wherein said second end of said spout member is provided with an extension.
- 15. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 14 wherein said side wall of said cap member at the location of said slot is provided with an indented portion, said indented portion terminating in an upper edge, said upper edge being lower than said top surface of said cap member so that said extension overlies said upper edge when said spout member is in said closed position.
- 16. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 15 wherein said top surface of said spout member is substantially flush with said top surface of said cap member when said spout member is in said closed position.
- 17. The child resistant dispensing closure recited in claim 11 wherein said side wall adjacent said open area is provided with an internal extension flange, said flange being adapted to urge said locking prong into engagement with said container locking bead in said closed and locked position of said spout member
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of applicant's co-pending U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 32,562, filed 4-1-87, now Pat. No. 4,718,567, directed to a Child Resistant Dispensing Closure.
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