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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roderick V King, Girard, PA (US);
Assignee:
VCA Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
215217 ; 215 31 ;
Abstract
A child-resistant container and closure is disclosed. The container has multiple helical threads with each thread having a ratchet portion at its start end. The closure features a like number of helical threads for cooperation with the container threads. The closure threads have adjacent their terminal ends at least one ratchet tooth for cooperation with the ratchet portion of the closure threads. Means is also provided for disengaging the ratchet teeth with the ratchet portion by providing for downward axial movement of the closure.