ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,995, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Fameccanica.Data S.p.A. (San Giovanni Teatino Chieti, Italy).
"Child-proof paper or cardboard container" was invented by Angelo Zirollo (San Giovanni Teatino Chieti, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container for detergent pods includes a container body and a movable cover, wherein the movable cover has a pair of engagement tabs which, in a closed configuration, engage respective windows to form child-proof engagement formations. The container body and the movable cover are entirely made of paper or cardboard and can be recycled as a paper waste without the need of removing any plastic ...