Functional unit for opening child-safety push and twist bottle caps

Abstract

Manually operated device to open child proof or safety bottle caps using combined axial and rotational pressure by means of two handed operation comprising a base 1 with an anti-slip insert 2, vertica

Claims

1. The present invention is a device that provides combined axial pressure and rotation to facilitate the opening of child-safety bottle caps by means of a manual two-handed operation, comprising: a Base that embodies a shaped recess containing an Anti-slip insert, Vertical height adjusters perpendicular to said base with a Top retainer plate, a Pivot pin which is freely housed within the said Vertical height adjusters and is incorporated into an Upper compression lever, said Upper compression lever being attached to a Lower lever with Integral cup grip by means of an Upper to lower lever pivot bolt2. A device according to Claim 1, whereby the said device may be manufactured from suitable materials such as plastics, metals, or species of wood.

3. A device according to Claim 1, in which the Anti-slip insert has a surface covered, by means of adhesion, with a material that is capable of primarily preventing a bottle or container from slipping or rotating.

4. A device according to Claims 1 and 3, wherein the Anti-slip insert is temporarily removable for cleaning or replacement purposes.

5. A device according to Claim 1, whereby the angled slots situated within the Vertical height adjusters accommodate a plurality of different heights of bottles or containers.

6. A device according to Claims 1 and 5, in which the Vertical height adjusters incorporate multiple slots to house the Pivot pin at different heights, said slots being sufficiently angled upwards to allow compression to the Upper compression lever, so that when pressure is applied to said Upper compression lever the pressure is equally transferred to the Lower lever integral cup grip and the Pivot pin retains its position in the required slot, thus maintaining the necessary height.

7. A device according to Claims 1 and 6, in which the Pivot pin is adhesively bonded into the Upper compression lever, said lever being of a sufficient length to achieve the pressure required for the intended operation.

8. A device according to Claims 1,5,6, and 7, including a top retainer plate.

9. A device according to Claim 1, whereby the Lower lever is connected to the Uppercompression lever by means of the upper to lower lever pivot bolt through the centre of the Cup grip to maintain a fixed axis point of rotation, so that said Lower lever can be rotated about said Upper to lower lever pivot bolt both clockwise and anti-clockwise, and said Lower lever is of a sufficient length to aid the intended operation.

10. A device according to Claim 1, in which the Integral cup grip has a surface material that is capable of preventing the cap from slipping, when under compression, within said grip-11. A device according to Claims 1 and 10, whereby the cup grip can be configured toenhance grip by means of ridging or shaping.

12. A device according to Claims 1,10, and 11, whereby the Integral cup grip can receive a plurality of different sized caps, such as that of, but not limited to, a medicine bottle.

13. A device according to Claims 1,6,7, 8, and 9, whereby both the Pivot pin and the Upper to lower lever pivot bolt are manufactured in metal for necessary strength and stability.

14. A device according to Claim 1, whereby the Upper compression lever and the Lower lever with Integral cup grip are stored within the Vertical height adjusters and secured by means of magnets.

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