Child resistant package

Abstract

The present invention discloses a maze type package that may be child resistant. The package includes a cylindrical container member that includes a plurality of mazes thereon. The coaxial closure member includes studs for engaging the mazes and to releasably secure the closure to the container.

1 . A maze type package comprising, 
 cylindrical container  5  having a body  19  and a plurality of identical, equally spaced mazes  21  on the container  5 , and    closure  15  having a plurality of equally spaced, identical studs  27  for engaging the mazes  21  to releasably secure closure  15  to container  5 ,    wherein maze  21  comprises a plurality of ribs  23  configured to define a lowermost circumferential groove A and upper circumferential grooves C, E and G together with a plurality of axial grooves B, D, F, H and K intersecting one or more of the circumferential grooves,    wherein groove C is disposed above groove A,    groove G is disposed above groove A and is laterally distal to groove C,    groove E is disposed above each of grooves A, C and G and    wherein axial groove B intersects grooves A and C, groove D intersects grooves C and B and is lateral distal to groove B, and    wherein groove F intersects grooves B and G and is laterally distal to each of grooves B and D and    wherein groove F extends above groove B, and groove H intersects groove G and is latterly distal to groove F,    and wherein groove A includes detent 35 therein.    
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1  wherein container  5  includes neck  17  of reduced diameter and mazes  21  are located on neck  17 .  
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 2  wherein neck  17  has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of body  19 .  
   
   
       4 . The package of  claim 1  wherein circumferential grooves C, E and G are horizontal.  
   
   
       5 . The package of  claim 1  wherein circumferential grooves C, E and G are angled in a range of about 1 degree to about 20 degrees to horizontal.  
   
   
       6 . The package of  claim 1  wherein circumferential grooves C, E and G are angled in a range of about 2 degree to about 3 degrees to horizontal.  
   
   
       7 . The package of  claim 1  wherein detent has a trapezoidal cross section.  
   
   
       8 . The package of  claim 1  wherein ribs  23  have a trapezoidal cross section.  
   
   
       9 . The package of  claim 8  wherein ribs  23  further include downwardly outwardly tapered portion  25  having an angle of taper (β) of about one degree to about 89 degrees to horizontal.  
   
   
       10 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the studs  27  have a trapezoidal cross section including inwardly, downwardly tapered portion  28  having an angle (α) of taper of about 1 degree to about 89 degrees to horizontal.  
   
   
       11 . The package of  claim 10  wherein the angle (α) is about 30 degrees to about 60 degrees to horizontal.