Child-resistant container

Abstract

A child-resistant container for holding at least one item. The child-resistant container includes a housing having a base wall and a top wall. A tray includes a sidewall and a base plate mounted to the housing for movement between a retracted position in which the tray is positioned in the housing and an exposed position in which the tray extends from the housing. The sidewall and base plate define a storage cavity. A lid is moveably mounted to the tray and is moveable between a closed position covering the storage space and an open position exposing the storage space. The tray includes a dividing wall extending across the base plate. The sidewall and the dividing wall define a plurality of storage wells wherein each well includes a blister positioned therein. Each storage well includes a hole in the base plate for alignment with a medication dose in the blister.

1 . A child-resistant container for holding at least one item, the container comprising: 
 a housing including a base wall and a top wall;    a tray including a sidewall and a base plate mounted to the housing for movement between a retracted position in which the tray is positioned in the housing and an exposed position in which the tray extends from the housing, the sidewall and base plate defining a storage cavity; and    a lid movably mounted to the tray and movable between a closed position covering the storage space and an open position exposing the storage space.    
   
   
       2 . The child-resistant container of  claim 1  wherein the tray further includes dividing walls within the storage space, the dividing walls separating the storage space into storage wells.  
   
   
       3 . The child-resistant container of  claim 2  wherein the tray includes seven storage wells.  
   
   
       4 . The child-resistant container of  claim 2  wherein the lid is comprised of individual covers associated with each of the storage wells, each of the covers being movable between the closed and open positions alternatively covering and exposing the storage wells.  
   
   
       5 . The child-resistant container of  claim 1  wherein the lid is pivotally mounted to the tray.  
   
   
       6 . The child-resistant container of  claim 1  wherein the lid includes a spine and individual covers pivotally mounted to the spine, the tray including dividing walls within the storage space separating the storage cavity into storage wells, each cover being associated with one of the storage wells, the spine, dividing walls and sidewall defining the storage wells.  
   
   
       7 . The child-resistant container of  claim 1  wherein the tray includes dividing walls within the storage space separating the storage space into storage wells, the lid comprised of individual covers associated with each storage well, the covers being pivotally mounted to one of the dividing walls and the sidewall.  
   
   
       8 . The child-resistant container of  claim 1  wherein the lid includes a snap post and the tray includes a post recess, the snap post engaging the post recess to mount the lid to the tray.  
   
   
       9 . A tray for a child-resistant container that stores a plurality of blisters of a blister pack, the tray comprising: 
 a generally planar base plate;    a sidewall extending generally perpendicularly from a peripheral edge of the base plate, the base plate and sidewall defining a storage space;    at least one dividing wall extending across the base plate within the storage space, the sidewall and the at least one dividing wall defining a plurality of storage wells within the storage space, each storage well including a blister positioned therein, each storage well also including a hole in the base plate for alignment with a medication dose in the blister.    
   
   
       10 . The tray of  claim 9  wherein seven storage wells are defined within the storage space.  
   
   
       11 . The tray of  claim 10  wherein the blister pack includes seven blisters and has an L-shape, the blister pack being positioned within the storage space such that each of the blisters is associated with one of the storage wells.  
   
   
       12 . The tray of  claim 11  further comprising: 
 a lid comprised of a spine and seven covers pivotally mounted to the spine, the spine, the at least one dividing walls and the sidewall defining the seven storage wells in an assembled configuration.    
   
   
       13 . The tray of  claim 9  wherein the tray is constructed of an injection molded polymeric material.  
   
   
       14 . The tray of  claim 9  further comprising: 
 a lid movably mounted to the tray, the lid movable between a closed position covering the storage space and an open position exposing the storage space    
   
   
       15 . The tray of  claim 14  wherein the lid is comprised of a plurality of covers, each of the covers associated with one of the storage wells.