Child resistant locking container

Abstract

A child resistant container includes an outer housing defining an internal cavity. An inner drawer has a product receiving area. A first end of the inner drawer is received within the internal cavity. A catch is located at the inner drawer. The catch is configured to restrict movement of the inner drawer relative to the outer housing, and the catch is integrally formed with the inner drawer. A release is configured to act on the catch.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A child resistant container, comprising:
 an outer housing defining an internal cavity;   an inner drawer having a product receiving area, wherein a first end of the inner drawer is received within the internal cavity;   a catch located at the inner drawer, wherein the catch is integrally formed with the inner drawer, and wherein the catch is configured to restrict movement of the inner drawer relative to the outer housing; and   a release configured to act on the catch.   
     
     
         2 . The child resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the inner drawer is slidably received within the internal cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The child resistant container of  claim 2 , wherein the outer housing extends over the product receiving area when the inner drawer is slid into the internal cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The child resistant container of  claim 3 , wherein the catch is a locking tab, and wherein the inner drawer and the locking tab are formed of a unitary die cut. 
     
     
         5 . The child resistant container of  claim 4 , further comprising a fold between the first end of the inner drawer and the locking tab, and wherein the locking tab extends along a lower surface of the inner drawer toward a second end of the inner drawer. 
     
     
         6 . The child resistant container of  claim 4 , further comprising a tab engaging protrusion located at an internal surface of the outer housing, and wherein contact between a distal end of the locking tab and the tab engaging protrusion restricts the inner drawer from sliding outwardly relative to the outer housing. 
     
     
         7 . The child resistant container of  claim 6 , wherein the release further comprises a button configured to pivot inwardly from the outer housing, and wherein the button is formed into a material of the outer housing. 
     
     
         8 . The child resistant container of  claim 7 , wherein the button, when depressed by a user, is configured to move the locking tab inwardly so that the inner drawer can be slid outwardly from the internal cavity. 
     
     
         9 . The child resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the release further comprises two buttons located at the outer housing, wherein the buttons are foldably connected to the outer housing, wherein the catch further comprises two locking tabs, and wherein the locking tabs are foldably connected to the first end of the inner drawer. 
     
     
         10 . The child resistant container of  claim 9 , wherein the buttons and the outer housing are formed of a unitary die cut of solid bleached sulphate board, and wherein the locking tabs and the inner drawer are formed of a second unitary die cut of solid bleached sulphate board. 
     
     
         11 . A container, comprising:
 an outer sleeve having an interior cavity;   an inner drawer extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the inner drawer has a product receiving area, and wherein the outer sleeve is configured to extend over the product receiving area to prevent access to the product receiving area;   a locking tab located at the inner drawer, wherein the locking tab is integrally formed with the inner drawer from a single portion of material;   a tab engaging protrusion located at an internal surface of the outer sleeve, wherein the tab engaging protrusion is configured to engage the locking tab to restrict sliding movement of the inner drawer relative to the outer sleeve; and   a release mechanism located at an external surface of the outer sleeve, wherein the release mechanism is configured to act upon the locking tab to prevent the tab engaging protrusion from engaging the locking tab.   
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the inner drawer and the locking tab are foldably formed from a single die cut, and wherein the locking tab is attached to the first end of the inner drawer at a fold. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the release mechanism is a button, wherein the button is formed in the outer sleeve, and wherein the button is configured to contact the locking tab to move the locking tab away from the tab engaging protrusion when the button is depressed. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the outer sleeve extends between a first end and a second end, wherein the outer sleeve substantially defines a rectangular prism, and wherein a separation prevention tab is located at the second end of the outer sleeve. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 11 , further comprising a product retaining insert located in the product receiving area. 
     
     
         16 . A method for forming a child resistant container, comprising:
 folding a first portion of material to form an outer sleeve having an interior cavity, wherein an internal surface of the outer sleeve has a tab engaging protrusion;   providing a second portion of material, wherein the second portion of material includes a locking tab integrally formed with the second portion of material;   mechanically folding the second portion of material to form an inner drawer, wherein the inner drawer extends between a first end and a second end;   folding the locking tab outwardly from the first end; and   inserting the first end of the inner drawer through an opening in the outer sleeve and into the interior cavity.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein providing the second portion of material further comprises die cutting the second portion of material from a material feedstock, wherein the second portion of material is a unitary die cut, and further comprising foldably forming the inner drawer, the locking tab, and a product receiving area from the unitary die cut. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising adhering the tab engaging protrusion to the internal surface of the outer sleeve, wherein the tab engaging protrusion is configured to engage a distal end of the locking tab, and wherein sliding movement of the inner drawer relative the outer sleeve is restricted when the distal end of the locking tab is engaged by the tab engaging protrusion. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 die cutting the first portion of material from a material feedstock, wherein a release button is die cut into the outer sleeve; and   wherein the release button, when depressed, is configured to act upon the locking tab to prevent the tab engaging protrusion from engaging the locking tab to enable sliding movement of the inner drawer relative the outer sleeve.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein providing a second portion of material further comprises die cutting the second portion of material from a sheet of solid bleached sulphate board.