Tamper-resistant closure assembly

Abstract

A tamper-resistant closure assembly, comprising an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end; a ferrule defining an interior major surface, wherein the interior major surface has a proximal region and a distal region; and a boss positioned adjacent the distal end of the elongate body and configured to resiliently urge outwardly against the interior major surface; wherein the elongate body is slidably retained within the ferrule by a shoulder extending radially outward of the elongate body; wherein the ferrule, the elongate body, or both defines a region so complementarily arranged relative to the boss as to resiliently urge the elongate body in a proximal direction relative to the ferrule in correspondence with a radially outward force applied by the boss against the interior major surface.

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         57 . An opening-resistant assembly for a container, comprising:
 an elongate body defining a user-graspable region and a distal region positioned distally of the user-graspable region;   an externally threaded member defining an internal bore and an external thread, the distal region of the elongate body being longitudinally captured within the bore of the externally threaded member and longitudinally moveable relative thereto from a first extent to a second extent, wherein, at the first extent, the elongate body and the externally threaded member are so circumferentially disengaged from each other as to be independently rotatable, and wherein, at the second extent, the cap and the externally threaded member so circumferentially engage with each other as to be circumferentially co-rotatable; and   a gasket positioned between the user-graspable region and the external thread.   
     
     
         58 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 57 , further comprising:
 a tubular sheath defining an internal bore open at a proximal end and closed at a distal end, the tubular sheath defining an internal thread, wherein the internal thread is complementary to the external thread of the externally threaded member and configured to threadably engage the external thread.   
     
     
         59 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 58 , wherein, at the first extent and when the external thread and the internal thread are threadably engaged with each other, the elongate body is independently rotatable with respect to both the externally threaded member and the sheath, and wherein, at the second extent and when the external thread of the externally threaded member and the internal thread of the sheath are threadably engaged with each other, the cap and the externally threaded member are co-rotatable relative to the sheath. 
     
     
         60 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 59 , wherein the elongate body defines a first keying and the externally threaded member defines a second keying complementary to the first keying, wherein the first keying and the second keying matingly engage with each other at the second extent. 
     
     
         61 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 58 , wherein the sheath defines an internal surface proximally positioned relative to the internal thread, wherein the gasket seats against the internal surface when the externally threaded member is fully threaded into the tubular sheath. 
     
     
         62 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 61 , wherein the gasket provides at least one of a water resistant seal and an air-tight seal between the externally threaded member and the internal surface of the sheath. 
     
     
         63 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 57 , wherein the elongate body and the externally threaded member are so longitudinally engaged with each other as to inhibit longitudinal displacement of each other past the first extent. 
     
     
         64 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 63 , wherein the elongate body defines a shoulder and the externally threaded member defines a complementary shoulder, wherein the shoulder and the complementary shoulder urge against each other at the first extent to inhibit longitudinal displacement past the first extent. 
     
     
         65 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 57 , wherein the cap comprises a first a plurality of teeth and the externally threaded member comprises a second plurality of teeth, and wherein the first plurality of teeth matingly engage with the second plurality of teeth at the second extent. 
     
     
         66 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 57 , wherein, at the second extent, the cap and the externally threaded member are circumferentially co-rotatable when the user-graspable region is rotated circumferentially. 
     
     
         67 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 57 , wherein the elongate body defines a distal end and a longitudinally oriented recess opening from the distal end. 
     
     
         68 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 67 , wherein the distal end of the elongate body comprises a plurality of resilient flaps defining a fluted opening to the longitudinally oriented recess. 
     
     
         69 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 67 , wherein the elongate body comprises a sheath insert positioned within the longitudinally extending the recess, the sheath insert defining a recessed interior and comprising a plurality of resilient flaps defining a fluted opening to the recessed interior of the sheath insert. 
     
     
         70 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 57 , the internal bore of the externally threaded member defining an interior surface, the distal region of the elongate body configured urge against the interior surface of the threaded member to bias the elongate body and the externally threaded member longitudinally apart from each other. 
     
     
         71 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 70 , wherein the distal region of the elongate body configured to urge against the interior surface of the threaded member comprises a cantilevered arm having a boss, the cantilevered arm configured to resiliently urge the boss against the interior surface of the externally threaded member. 
     
     
         72 . The opening-resistant assembly of  claim 57  further comprising a sheath defining an internal thread complementary to the external thread of the externally threaded member, the elongate body and the sheath being longitudinally retained relative each other when the internal thread and the external thread or threadably mated together. 
     
     
         73 . The opening-resistant assembly according to  claim 72 , the internal bore of the externally threaded member defining an interior surface, the distal region of the elongate body configured urge against the interior surface of the threaded member to bias the elongate body and the externally threaded member longitudinally apart from each other. 
     
     
         74 . An opening-resistant container, comprising:
 a housing having a recessed bore extending longitudinally from an open first end, wherein the bore defines an internal thread positioned distally inward from the open first end; and   a cap having a first member defining an external thread configured to threadably engage with the internal thread of the recessed bore and a second member retained within the first member to permit longitudinal movement relative to the first member from a first longitudinal extent to a second longitudinal extent, wherein, at the first longitudinal extent, the first member and the second member are circumferentially rotatable relative to each other and, at the second extent, so matingly engaged with each other as to be circumferentially co-rotatable with each other.   
     
     
         75 . The opening-resistant container of  claim 74 , wherein the cap further comprises a gasket and the housing defines a gasket seat, wherein the gasket urges against the gasket seat when the cap is seated within the housing. 
     
     
         76 . The opening-resistant container of  claim 74 , wherein the second member of the cap defines a user-graspable region positioned proximally of the second member of the cap.