Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Package with locking mechanism
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Application No.: US17320838Application Date: 2021-05-14
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Publication No.: US12071284B2Publication Date: 2024-08-27
- Inventor: Christopher J. Hession , William J. Bogdziewicz , Bipin Patil
- Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: B65D50/04
- IPC: B65D50/04 ; B65D25/04 ; B65D43/16 ; B65D50/06 ; A24F23/00

Abstract:
A package includes a base, a lid, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes an arm and a flexible member. The arm extends from the lid and has a first engaging structure. The member includes a flexible rib connected to a base floor, and a second engaging structure and a contact structure on a rib outer surface. The member flexes in response to a first force applied in a first direction to the contact structure and relaxes in response to absence of the first force. The member engages the first and second engaging structures based on the member being relaxed while the lid is closed. The member disengages the first and second engaging structures based on the member being flexed while the lid is closed. The lid may be opened based on applying a second force to the lid in a second direction while the member is flexed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220363457A1 PACKAGE WITH LOCKING MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2022-11-17
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