Child-Resistant Container for Housing a Blister Card

Abstract

A container for permanently securing a blister card includes a top, a bottom, and a spine connecting by a hinge. The top and bottom each includes one half of a child-resistant latch system. The top having a latch with latch recesses and a pair of latch arms formed at a front edge of the top. The bottom having an identical arrangement with a latch with latch recesses and a pair of latch arms formed at the front edge. The latch recesses in the top latch align with the latch arms in the bottom, while the latch recesses in the bottom latch align with the latch arms in the top. The recesses in both latches secure the latch arms respectively and remain in a locked position until uses presses upon the upper surface of the latches and separates the top and bottom about the hinge.

1 . A container for housing a blister card comprising:
 a top;   a bottom;   said top and bottom being connected about a hinge;   a spine for permanently securing a blister card; and   a spine catch for permanently securing said spine.   
   
   
       2 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 1 , further including a child-resistant latch system. 
   
   
       3 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 2 , wherein said top having a lower surface further including a front and rear edge, sidewalls, and curved walls. 
   
   
       4 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 3 , wherein said bottom have an upper surface further including a front and rear edge, sidewalls, and curved wall. 
   
   
       5 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 4 , wherein said spine catch projects from said upper surface of said bottom. 
   
   
       6 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 5 , further comprising support walls projecting upward from said upper surface of said bottom. 
   
   
       7 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 6 , wherein said child-resistant latch system further comprising a top latch, a bottom latch, top latch arms and bottom latch arms. 
   
   
       8 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 7 , wherein said top latch further comprises a curved wall, lip, and latch recesses. 
   
   
       9 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 8 , further comprising a latch hinge connecting said top latch to said top via at said front edge. 
   
   
       10 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 9 , wherein said top latch arms further comprise two short walls both having flanges. 
   
   
       11 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 10 , wherein said bottom latch further comprises a curved wall, lip, and latch recesses. 
   
   
       12 . The container for housing blister card according to  claim 11 , further comprising a latch hinge connecting said bottom latch to said bottom at said front edge. 
   
   
       13 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 12 , wherein said bottom latch arms further comprise two short walls both having flanges. 
   
   
       14 . The container for housing a blister card according to  claim 13 , wherein said latch recesses in said top latch secure said bottom latch arms and said latch recesses in said bottom latch secure said top latch arms sealing said top and said bottom in a sealed position. 
   
   
       15 . A child-resistant container comprising:
 a top having sidewalls and a curved wall;   a bottom having un upper surface, sidewalls and a curved wall;   said top being secured to said bottom by a hinge;   a blister card;   a spine attached to said bottom by a spine hinge;   a pair of support walls rising from said upper surface of said bottom;   a spine lock attached to said bottom for permanently attaching said spine;   said blister card being permanently held between said spine and said support walls; and   a child-resistant latch system having a top latch, a bottom latch, top latch arms and bottom latch arms.   
   
   
       16 . The child-resistant container of  claim 15 , wherein said top latch further comprising latch recesses. 
   
   
       17 . The child-resistant container of  claim 16 , wherein said bottom latch further comprising latch recesses. 
   
   
       18 . The child-resistant container of  claim 17 , wherein said top latch arms further comprising a pair of short walls protruding toward one another each having a flange. 
   
   
       19 . The child-resistant container of  claim 18 , wherein said bottom latch arms further comprising a pair of short walls protruding toward one another each having a flange. 
   
   
       20 . The child-resistant container of  claim 19 , wherein said latch recesses of said top latch complement and receive said bottom latch arms. 
   
   
       21 . The child-resistant container of  claim 20 , wherein said latch recesses of said bottom latch complement and receive said top latch arms. 
   
   
       22 . The child-resistant container of  claim 21 , wherein said latch recesses of said top latch simultaneously retain said arms of said bottom latch arms as said latch recesses of said bottom latch retain said arms of said top latch arms holding said top and said bottom sealed.