Child-resistant, airtight container

Abstract

The invention described herein generally relates to airtight and child-resistant forms of packaging for various products. In particular, the invention relates to forms of packaging for products which can be negatively affected by atmospheric conditions and changes to the same.

1 . An airtight and child-resistant container comprising:
 a container body comprising a closed container base at a bottom end of the container body, with an exterior container base surface and an interior container base surface, an open container top at a top end of the container body, an interior surface of the container body, an exterior surface of the container body, and one or more cap engagement elements, wherein the one or more cap engagement elements are disposed on the exterior surface of the open container top at the top end of the container body;   a disc element configured to be reversibly disposed on and creating a seal with the open top end of the container body, to provide a substantially airtight interior environment when disposed on and creating a seal with the open top end of the container body; and   a container cap comprising one or more body engagement elements on an interior surface of the container cap, wherein each of the one or more body engagement elements is configured to engage and reversibly couple to the cap engagement element of the container base, to substantially provide a child-resistant container when in a closed configuration.   
     
     
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         3 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the interior surface of the container body meets the interior surface of the container base at a right angle, at a substantially right angle, or with a curve. 
     
     
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         7 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the disc has a thickness of about 0.5 mm, about 1 mm, about 2 mm, about 3 mm, about 4 mm, about 5 mm, about 6 mm, about 7 mm, about 8 mm, about 9 mm, or about 10 mm, or greater. 
     
     
         8 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the top end of the container body has a diameter, and wherein the disc has a diameter which is identical to the diameter of the top end of the container body or which is within 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, or greater of the diameter of the top end of the container body. 
     
     
         9 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the disc comprises one or more metal, metal oxide, or metal alloy, rubbers, polymers (such as, for example, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET, PETE), polyacrylate, polymethacrylate (e.g. PMMA), polycarbonate, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), biopolymers, and the like, and derivatives, combinations, and copolymers thereof), wood materials, cardboards, silicone rubbers, silicones, foams, gels, materials formulated from plant fibers, such as hemp, bamboo, and the like, materials formulated from organic matter, such as mushroom, and the like, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 9 , wherein the disc comprises one or more metal, metal oxide, or metal alloy. 
     
     
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         13 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the disc comprises a rim along the outer edge of the disc. 
     
     
         14 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 13 , wherein the disc rim comprises a different material from the disc. 
     
     
         15 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 13 , wherein the disc rim comprises a rubber, polymer, copolymer, or silicone. 
     
     
         16 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the disc further comprises a coating. 
     
     
         17 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 16 , wherein the disc coating comprises a rubber, polymer, copolymer, or silicone. 
     
     
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         19 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the container body comprises glass, one or more metals, metal oxides, or metal alloys (such as, for example, aluminum, tin, alloys, and the like, and combinations thereof), one or more rubbers, one or more polymers (such as, for example, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET, PETE), polyacrylate, polymethacrylate (e.g. PMMA), polycarbonate, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), biopolymers, and the like, and derivatives, combinations, and copolymers thereof), wood materials, cardboards, silicone rubbers, silicones, foams, gels, materials formulated from plant fibers, such as hemp, bamboo, and the like, materials formulated from organic matter, such as mushroom, and the like, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 19 , wherein the container body comprises glass. 
     
     
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         22 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 19 , wherein the container body comprises one or more metals, metal oxides, metal alloys, or polymers. 
     
     
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         25 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the open container top comprises one or more anti-rotation locks disposed on the exterior surface radially between one or more cap engagement elements. 
     
     
         26 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the engagement of the container body with the container cap enables the one or more body engagement elements to lockably secure with the one or more cap engagement elements. 
     
     
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         29 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the container is substantially airtight and resistant to intrusion from atmospheric changes, moisture, and/or bacteria or other microorganism(s). 
     
     
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         32 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the container is for storing a product comprising one or more  cannabis -related product, tobacco or nicotine-related product, plant part, plant seed, consumable product (such as foods and beverages), pharmaceutical product, nutraceutical product, vitamin product, health supplement, beauty/cosmetic product, alcohol-containing product (such as mouthwash), chemical product (such as laboratory chemicals, automotive chemicals, and the like), cleaning product, gardening compound, fertilizer, fungicide/insecticide, or liquid fuel. 
     
     
         33 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 32 , wherein the container is for storing a  cannabis  product. 
     
     
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         37 . The airtight and child-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the container is for storing a tobacco or nicotine-related product, a consumable food or beverage product, a pharmaceutical product, a nutraceutical product, a vitamin product, a health supplement, or a beauty/cosmetic product, a chemical product (such as laboratory chemicals, automotive chemicals, and the like), a cleaning product, a gardening compound, a fertilizer, a fungicide/insecticide, or a liquid fuel. 
     
     
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