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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Phoenix Closures, Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Thomas Stoneberg, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
David Anderson, Aurora, IL (US);
PHOENIX CLOSURES, INC., Naperville, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to child-resistant closure systems including a container, closure, and a resilient deformable liner positioned therebetween. The container and closure include mechanisms for engaging each other when the closure system adopts a closed configuration. In the closed configuration, the liner adopts a moderately non-flat profile and covers a mouth of the container. The closure can include a deflection rib and a highly curved top panel; when a pushing movement of sufficient force is applied to the closure, the closure system transitions from the locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. At this time, the deflection rib deforms a central portion of the liner, and the highly curved portion of the top panel engages the mouth of the container; this action can cause an outer portion of the liner to contact the highly curved portion and transition to a highly curved profile mimicking the profile of the top panel.