Safety closure for container

摘要

A security cap includes a cap body having a base portion and an upstanding wall extending longitudinally upward from a top edge thereof. An actuator is assembled within an interior of the upstanding wall, the actuator being longitudinally movably and axially rotatable enabling cycling between a locked state and an unlocked state. The actuator is rotationally governed by a rotation locking member comprising a push button and an arched biasing member. The push button extends through an aperture provided in the actuator and engages with a vertical edge integrated along a recess formed within the upstanding wall. Vertical motion is governed by a projecting locking feature extending from the actuator. The locking feature engages with a actuation governing edge in a locked state and rotates free of the governing edge into an unlocked, dispensing state, enabling vertical motion of the actuator for dispensing contents from with the container.

主权项

1. A safety closure system for a dispensing container, comprising:
a body cap which is one of configured to couple with said dispensing container and integrated into said dispensing container, said body cap comprising an upstanding wall having a recess partially bound by a vertical edge, wherein said vertical edge defines a pushbutton locking edge; a rotating dispensing actuator comprising an internal cavity, said rotating dispensing actuator rotatably assembled within said body cap to rotatably cycle said rotating dispensing actuator between a locked position to avoid dispensing of material from within said container and an unlocked, dispensing position enabling dispensing of material from within said container; and a rotation locking member comprising an arched segment extending between a locking end and an opposite biasing end, the arched segment defining a convex surface extending between said locking end and said opposite biasing end wherein a contour of said convex surface mimics a contour of said concave inner wall of said rotating dispensing actuator and a push button extending radially outward from said convex surface of said arched segment at a location between said locking end and said opposite biasing end, wherein said rotation locking member is operationally assembled within said actuator internal cavity, said convex surface slideably engages with concave inner wall of the rotating dispensing actuator and said push button engages with said vertical edge to restrict a rotational motion of said rotating dispensing actuator until said push button is subjected to a compression force which positions said push button inward and causes the convex surface to slide along said concave inner wall, clearing said vertical edge, thus enabling rotation of said rotating dispensing actuator.