Child protective packaging container and its method of use

Abstract

A child protective packaging container and a method of use thereof which includes a main body defining a cavity for receiving an article, a bottom portion indented downwardly and an opening portion protruded upwardly; a cap having a raised portion corresponding to a shape and a size of the opening portion; and a safety button hidden and received inside a receiving cavity of the raised portion of the cap for restricting the opening and closing of the cap with respect to the main body. The present invention has the advantages of good safety performance, and high cost effectiveness.

Claims

1. A child protective packaging container, comprising: a main body defining a main cavity therein for containing an article and having a bottom portion indented downwardly and an opening portion protruded upwardly, a cap having a raised portion corresponding to a shape and a size of the opening portion and a receiving cavity inside the raised portion; a safety button hidden by and received inside the receiving cavity of the raised portion of the cap for controlling an opening or a closing of the cap with respect to the main body; and at least one sliding lock member connected to the safety button at a bottom side of the safety button.

2. The child protective packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the cap has a base, two sliding lock members are provided and connected to the base at two opposite sides of the base of the cap, and the two sliding lock members are connected by a locking spring.

3. The child protective packaging container according to claim 2, comprising a pair of matching thread members disposed at an inner wall of the cap and an outer wall of the opening portion respectively.

4. A method of use of the child protective packaging container according to claim 3, comprising the steps of: (a) cap closing operation by screwing the cap into the opening portion, pressing the cap gently and downwardly with an external force such that when the sliding lock member passes through the opening portion, the sliding lock member is compressed and contracted by an inner wall of the main body and simultaneously rotating the cap in a forward direction of the spiral thread of the thread member so that the thread member at the inner wall of the cap and the thread member at the outer wall of the opening portion are screwed together tightly, then stopping to apply the external force after the sliding lock member is entered to an inner side the main body through the opening portion so that the sliding lock member is in an expanded state and lock between the inner side of the main body and the opening portion, thus locking the cap and the main body at the inner side of the main body; (b) cap opening operation by pressing the safety button with an external force so that the sliding lock member is contracted under the action of the external force and then the cap is unlocked from the inner side of the main body; and simultaneously rotating the cap in an opposite direction of the spiral thread of the thread member so that the sliding lock member is rotated to reach the opening portion and is compressed to contract by the inner wall of the opening portion; then releasing the safety button from pressing so that the safety button is spring back to a normal position; and rotating the cap continuously until the cap is unscrewed from the opening portion.

5. A child protective packaging container, comprising: a main body defining a main cavity therein for containing an article and having a bottom portion indented downwardly and an opening portion protruded upwardly; a cap having a raised portion corresponding to a shape and a size of the opening portion and a receiving cavity inside the raised portion; a safety button hidden by and received inside the receiving cavity of the raised portion of the cap for controlling an opening or a closing of the cap with respect to the main body; a spring inside the safety button; and two sliding lock members connected to the safety button at a bottom side of the safety button; a based disposed at the cap and connected to the two sliding lock members at two opposite sides of the base of the cap; and a locking spring connecting the two sliding lock at two opposite ends.

6. The child protective packaging container according to claim 5, comprising a pair of matching thread members disposed at an inner wall of the cap and an outer wall of the opening portion respectively.

7. The child protective packaging container according to claim 6, wherein a top surface of the cap and a top surface of the safety button are flush with each other in a stationary state.

8. A method of use of the child protective packaging container according to claim 6, comprising the steps of: (a) cap closing operation by screwing the cap into the opening portion, pressing the cap gently and downwardly with an external force such that when the sliding lock member passes through the opening portion, the sliding lock member is compressed and contracted by an inner wall of the main body and simultaneously rotating the cap in a forward direction of the spiral thread of the thread member so that the thread member at the inner wall of the cap and the thread member at the outer wall of the opening portion are screwed together tightly, then stopping to apply the external force after the sliding lock member is entered to an inner side the main body through the opening portion so that the sliding lock member is in an expanded state and lock between the inner side of the main body and the opening portion, thus locking the cap and the main body at the inner side of the main body; (b) cap opening operation by pressing the safety button with an external force so that the sliding lock member is contracted under the action of the external force and then the cap is unlocked from the inner side of the main body; and simultaneously rotating the cap in an opposite direction of the spiral thread of the thread member so that the sliding lock member is rotated to reach the opening portion and is compressed to contract by the inner wall of the opening portion; then releasing the safety button from pressing so that the safety button is spring back to a normal position; and rotating the cap continuously until the cap is unscrewed from the opening portion.

9. A method of use of the child protective packaging container, which comprises a main body defining a main cavity therein for containing an article and having a bottom portion indented downwardly and an opening portion protruded upwardly; a cap having a raised portion corresponding to a shape and a size of the opening portion and a receiving cavity inside the raised portion, and a safety button hidden by and received inside the receiving cavity of the raised portion of the cap for controlling an opening or a closing of the cap with respect to the main body, comprising the steps of: (a) cap closing operation by screwing the cap into the opening portion, pressing the cap gently and downwardly with an external force such that when the sliding lock member passes through the opening portion, the sliding lock member is compressed and contracted by an inner wall of the main body and simultaneously rotating the cap in a forward direction of the spiral thread of the thread member so that the thread member at the inner wall of the cap and the thread member at the outer wall of the opening portion are screwed together tightly, then stopping to apply the external force after the sliding lock member is entered to an inner side the main body through the opening portion so that the sliding lock member is in an expanded state and lock between the inner side of the main body and the opening portion, thus locking the cap and the main body at the inner side of the main body; (b) cap opening operation by pressing the safety button with an external force so that the sliding lock member is contracted under the action of the external force and then the cap is unlocked from the inner side of the main body; and simultaneously rotating the cap in an opposite direction of the spiral thread of the thread member so that the sliding lock member is rotated to reach the opening portion and is compressed to contract by the inner wall of the opening portion; then releasing the safety button from pressing so that the safety button is spring back to a normal position; and rotating the cap continuously until the cap is unscrewed from the opening portion.

10. The method of use of the child protective packaging container according to claim 9, wherein a pair of matching thread members are disposed at an inner wall of the cap and an outer wall of the opening portion respectively.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a schematic view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(2) FIG. 2 is a top view according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(3) FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the overall appearance according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(4) FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(5) FIG. 5 is a first schematic view showing a cap closing operation according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(6) FIG. 6 is a second schematic view showing a cap closing operation according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(7) FIG. 7 is a third schematic view showing a cap closing operation according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(8) FIG. 8 is a first schematic view showing a cap opening operation according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(9) FIG. 9 is a second schematic view showing a cap opening operation according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention;

(10) FIG. 10 is a third schematic view showing a cap opening operation according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

(11) The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to its preferred embodiments.

(12) Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 of the drawings, a child protective packaging container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. According to this embodiment, the child protective packaging container is a packaging bottle which includes a bottle main body 6 defining a bottle main cavity therein for containing an article and having a bottom portion 62 indented downwardly and a bottle opening portion 8 protruded upwardly; a bottle cap 3 having a raised portion 30 corresponding to a shape and a size of the bottle opening portion 8 and a receiving cavity 31 inside the raised portion 30; a safety button 1 hidden and received inside the receiving cavity 31 of the raised portion 30 of the bottle cap 3 in such a manner that the safety button 1 and the bottle cap 3 are at the same level in a stationary state; a button spring 2 is disposed in the safety button 1; two sliding lock members 4 elastically connected to the safety button 1 at a bottom side of the safety button 1; a base 7 connected to the two sliding lock members 4 at two opposing sides respectively; a locking spring 5 connecting between the two sliding lock members 4; and a pair of matching thread members 9 are disposed at an inner wall 32 of the bottle cap 3 and an outer wall of the bottle opening portion 8 respectively. When pressing the safety button 1, under the action of the button spring 2, the safety button 1 and the sliding lock members 4 are connected while the pressure is transmitted to the sliding lock members 4. Under application of sufficient pressure, the sliding lock members 4 can inwardly contracted by the locking spring 5, and can also outwardly extended when the pressure is removed.

(13) Preferably, in the specific implementation of the present invention, an operation label of open/close cover can be provided on the bottle cap 3 or the bottle main body 6, such as an arrow indicating the direction of rotation, and the like, which is convenient for adult operation.

(14) Referring to FIGS. 8-10 of the drawings, the present invention further comprises a method of preventing a child from opening a packaging container. By using a child protective packaging container as disclosed above, after putting objects inside the cavity 61 of the bottle main body 6, the bottle cap 3 is screwed into the bottle opening portion 8. Gently press the bottle cap 3 downwardly with an external force such that when the sliding lock members 4 pass through the bottle opening portion 8, the sliding lock members 4 is compressed and contracted by the inner wall 63 of the bottle main body 6. At the same time, the bottle cap 3 is rotated in an opposite direction of the spiral thread of the thread member 9 so that the thread member at the inner wall 32 of the bottle cap and the thread member 9 at the outer wall 65 of the bottle opening portion 8 are screwed together tightly. After the sliding lock members 4 enter inside the bottle main body 6 through the bottle opening portion 8, the external force is stopped, the sliding lock members 4 are in an expanded state and lock between the inside of the bottle main body 6 and the bottle opening portion 8, thus the bottle cap 3 and the bottle main body 6 are locked together from the inside.

(15) Referring to FIGS. 5-10 of the drawings, a method of use of a child protective packaging container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention by using the child protective packaging container as disclosed above comprises the following steps of:

(16) Cap Closing Operation:

(17) Screwing the bottle cap 3 into the bottle opening portion 8, pressing the bottle cap 3 downwardly with an external force gently such that when the sliding lock members 4 pass through the bottle opening portion 8, the sliding lock members 4 are compressed and contracted by the inner wall 63 of the bottle main body 6 and simultaneously rotating the bottle cap 3 in a forward direction of the spiral thread of the thread member 9 (i.e. clockwise) so that the thread member 9 at the inner wall 32 of the bottle cap 3 and the thread member 9 at the outer wall 65 of the bottle opening portion 8 are screwed together tightly, stopping to apply the external force after the sliding lock members 4 enter inside the bottle main body 6 through the bottle opening portion 8 so that the sliding lock members 4 are in an expanded state and lock between the inside of the bottle main body 6 and the bottle opening portion 8, thus locking the bottle cap 3 and the bottle main body 6 together from the inside;

(18) Cap Opening Operation:

(19) Pressing the safety button 1 with a relatively strong external force so that the sliding lock members 4 are contracted under the action of the external force and then the bottle cap 3 is unlocked from the inner side 65 of the bottle main body 6; and simultaneously rotating the bottle cap 3 in the opposite direction of the spiral thread of the thread member 9 (i.e. anti-clockwise) so that the sliding lock members 4 are rotated to reach the bottle opening portion 8, and the sliding lock members 4 are compressed to contract by the inner wall 63 of the bottle opening portion 8; then releasing the safety button 1 from pressing so that the safety button 1 is spring back to its original position; and rotating the bottle cap 3 continuously until the bottle cap 3 is unscrew from the bottle opening portion 8.

(20) One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

(21) It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. It embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.