Child resistant seamless lever-lid metal container

Abstract

A container employs an access tool in child-resistant packaging. The container includes a seamless container body having a sidewall and a base formed of a single piece of metal. In an embodiment, the container body is drawn to shape from the single piece of sheet metal via deep drawing. The container includes a lid that covers an aperture at an upper end of the container body when the container is closed, and a lever ring attached to the container body adjacent to an upper edge of the sidewall. The lever ring receives and grips a plug portion of the lid to cover the aperture. When not in use, the access tool is magnetically attached to the base, hidden from view. The access tool is a lever configured pry the lid away from the lever ring. The container may include a removably coupled secondary cover to cover the lever ring and lid.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A child-resistant container, comprising:
 a container body comprising a seamless member having a sidewall and a base formed of a single piece of metal, the base including a lower edge of the sidewall and a bottom surface;   a lid configured to cover an aperture at an upper end of the container body;   a lever member attached to the container body adjacent to an upper edge of the sidewall and defining the aperture, the lever member configured to receive and grip a plug portion of the lid to cover the aperture; and   a lever tool configured, when in use, to abut against a portion of the lever member as fulcrum and to pry the lid away from the lever member and further configured, when not in use, to be removably attached to the bottom surface.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface defines a recess at a lower end of the container body, and wherein the lower edge of the sidewall extends beyond the bottom surface. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the lever tool is dimensioned to fit within the recess defined by the lower edge of the sidewall and the bottom surface. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container body having the sidewall and the base is drawn to shape from the single piece of sheet metal via deep drawing. 
     
     
         5 . The container at  claim 1 , wherein the container has a circular cylindrical container body comprising one of a straight-sided seamless member and a straight-sided seamless member expanded to a convex shape. 
     
     
         6 . The container at  claim 1 , wherein the container has a circular cylindrical container body comprising a fluted seamless member. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising a secondary cover removably coupled to a portion of the sidewall adjacent to the upper edge of the sidewall to cover the lever member. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 7 , wherein the secondary cover is removably coupled to the portion of the sidewall to cover the lever member as a slip cover. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 7 , wherein the portion of the sidewall adjacent to the upper edge of the sidewall comprises a concave base portion, wherein the secondary cover includes a convex step that creates an interlocking fit to the concave base portion of the sidewall. 
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container has a circular cylindrical container body, further comprising a secondary cover removably coupled to a portion of the sidewall adjacent to the upper edge of the sidewall via twist-lock connection to cover the lever member. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the twist-lock connection embodies embossed ridges at the portion of the sidewall adjacent to the upper edge of the sidewall. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the lever tool comprises an opener tool attached to or integral with a magnet and is configured to be removably attached to the bottom surface via magnetic attraction. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container has a circular cylindrical container body and a circular bottom surface, the lever member comprises a lever ring, and the lever tool comprises a circular disc. 
     
     
         14 . The container tool of  claim 1 , wherein the lever tool has a flanged periphery or rim. 
     
     
         15 . A child-resistant container, comprising:
 a container body comprising a seamless member having a sidewall and a base formed of a single piece of metal, the base including a lower edge of the sidewall and a bottom surface;   a lid configured to cover an aperture at an upper end of the container body;   a lever ring attached to the container body adjacent to an upper edge of the sidewall and defining the aperture, the lever ring configured to receive and grip a plug portion of the lid to cover the aperture; and   a lever tool comprising an opener tool attached to or integral with a magnet, the lever tool configured, when in use, to abut against a portion of the lever ring as fulcrum and to pry the lid away from the lever ring and further configured, when not in use, for the magnet to be magnetically adhered to the bottom surface.   
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 15 , wherein the bottom surface defines a recess at the lower edge of the sidewall and the bottom surface, and wherein the lower edge of the sidewall extends beyond the bottom surface, wherein the lever tool is dimensioned to fit within the recess. 
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 15 , wherein the container body having the sidewall and the base is drawn to shape from the single piece of sheet metal via deep drawing. 
     
     
         18 . The container at  claim 15 , wherein the container has a circular cylindrical container body comprising one of a straight-sided seamless member, a straight-sided seamless member blown to a convex shape, and a fluted seamless member. 
     
     
         19 . The container of  claim 15 , further comprising a secondary cover removably coupled to a portion of the sidewall adjacent to the upper edge of the sidewall to cover the lever ring and lid via one of an interlocking connection, a twist-lock connection, and a slip cover. 
     
     
         20 . The container of  claim 19 , wherein the portion of the sidewall adjacent to the upper edge of the sidewall comprises a concave base portion, wherein the secondary cover includes a convex step that creates an interlocking fit to the concave base portion of the sidewall.