ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,948, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Closure Systems International Inc. (Indianapolis).
"Child-resistant container assembly" was invented by Robert H. Owen (Crawfordsville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container assembly includes a container and a lid. The container has a sidewall, a bottom and a flange. The sidewall includes a child-resistant release tab that moves towards the sidewall. The release tab forms an opening therein. The flange includes ramp projections. The lid includes a top portion and opposing retention sidewalls. The retention sidewalls include a stop projection. An interior surface of the polymeric slida...