Cover with first and second actuation areas

Abstract

Examples include a consumer product comprising a box comprising a detergent product, a cover, and a lock. The cover covers an opening and first and second specific portions of sidewalls of the box when the cover is in the closed position, the lock comprising a first and a second actuator moveable from a locking position to an opening position, the cover comprising first and second actuation areas, the actuation areas permitting displacing the first and second actuators from the locking position to the opening position by simultaneously applying the actuation pressure, whereby:the first specific portions and the first actuator pertain to a same specific sidewall;the second specific portion and the second actuator pertain to an opposite sidewall;the first actuation area pertains to a same specific flank; andthe second actuation area pertains to an opposite flank.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A consumer product comprising a detergent product and a container, the container comprising a box, a cover for the box, and a lock to maintain the cover in a closed position, the box comprising the detergent product, the box comprising a base, sidewalls and an opening, the cover comprising a top and flanks, the cover covering the opening and the cover covering at least first and second specific portions of sidewalls of the box when the cover is in the closed position, the lock comprising at least a first and a second actuator moveable from a locking position to an opening position by applying an actuation pressure onto the first and second actuators when the cover is in the closed position, the first actuator being connected to the first specific portion, the second actuator being connected at least to the second specific portion, the cover comprising first and second actuation areas, the first actuation area facing the first actuator, the second actuation area facing the second actuator, the actuation areas permitting displacing the first and second actuators from the locking position to the opening position by simultaneously applying the actuation pressure at the first and second actuation areas when the cover is in the closed position, whereby:
 the first specific portion of sidewalls and the first actuator pertain to a same specific sidewall;   the second specific portion of sidewalls and the second actuator pertain to an opposite sidewall, the opposite side wall being opposite to the specific sidewall;   the first actuation area pertains to a same specific flank covering at least the first specific portion of sidewalls when the cover is in the closed position; and   the second actuation area pertains to an opposite flank, the opposite flank being opposite to the specific flank, and   wherein the first actuation area and the second actuator area are axially offset from one another.   
     
     
         2 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby the first actuator comprises a single flap facing both the first and third actuation areas, and whereby the second actuator comprises a second flap facing the second actuation area, when the cover is in the closed position. 
     
     
         3 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby the container comprises a first flap facing the first actuation area when the cover is in the closed position, a second flap facing the second actuation area when the cover is in the closed position, whereby the first flap forms the first actuator and whereby the second flap forms the second actuator. 
     
     
         4 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby:
 each actuation area spans less than about 8 cm 2  and more than about 0.2 cm 2 , each actuation area defining a centroid;   each centroid is separated from the top of the cover by less than about 5 cm and by more than about 0.5 cm;   each centroid is separated from a distal end of the specific flank by more than about 0.5 cm; and   the top of the cover spans less than about 13 cm and more than about 6 cm along a direction normal to the specific portion at the centroid.   
     
     
         5 . The consumer product according to  claim 4 , whereby each centroid is separated from the top of the cover by more than about 1 cm and by less than about 3 cm. 
     
     
         6 . The consumer product according to  claim 4 , whereby the centroid of the first actuation area is located in a central region of a flank of the cover along a horizontal direction parallel to the top of the cover or in a non-central region of a flank of the cover along a horizontal direction parallel to the top of the cover. 
     
     
         7 . The consumer product according to  claim 4 , whereby the centroid of the second actuation area is located in a central region of a flank of the cover along a horizontal direction parallel to the top of the cover or in a non-central region of a flank of the cover along a horizontal direction parallel to the top of the cover. 
     
     
         8 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby one or more of the actuation areas is one of an aperture and a tactile element. 
     
     
         9 . The consumer product according to  claim 8 , whereby one or more of the first or second specific portions comprise a visual indication visible through the aperture, respectively apertures, when the cover is closed. 
     
     
         10 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby the detergent product is in the form of unit dose detergent pouches. 
     
     
         11 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby one or more flank of the flanks covers at least about 10% of one or more respective sidewall of the sidewalls when the cover is in the closed position. 
     
     
         12 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby each actuation area, has a circular shape. 
     
     
         13 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby each actuation area covers less than about 6 cm 2  and more than about 1 cm 2 . 
     
     
         14 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , whereby the container is made from paper or cardboard materials. 
     
     
         15 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , the flanks comprising two short flanks and two long flanks, whereby the actuation areas are on the long flanks. 
     
     
         16 . The consumer product according to  claim 1 , comprising a third actuation area or even a fourth actuation area. 
     
     
         17 . A method to operate a locked consumer product comprising a container comprising a box, a cover for the box, a lock, a detergent product within the box, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) using a thumb of a hand applying pressure along a first container axis that traverses from a first side of the container to an opposite second side of the container, wherein a first lock actuator disposed on the first side of the container moves from a closed position to an open position;   b) using a finger from the same hand applying pressure along a second container axis that traverses from the first side of the container to the second side of the container but that is offset from the first container axis, wherein a second lock actuator disposed on the second side of the container moves from a closed position to an open position; and   c) separating the cover from the box sufficiently to access the detergent product.   
     
     
         18 . A method to operate a locked consumer product,
 a) the consumer product comprising a detergent product and a container, the container comprising a box, a cover for the box, and a lock to maintain the cover in a closed position;
 a. wherein the lock comprises at least a first and a second actuator moveable from a first open position to a second closed position; and 
 b. wherein the first actuator is disposed on one side of the container and along a first axial line, and the second actuator is disposed on an opposite side of the container and along a second axial line that is offset from the first axial line; 
   b) the method comprising unlocking the container by interacting with the first actuator with a thumb of a hand and interacting with the second actuator with a finger from the same hand.   
     
     
         19 . A locked consumer product, comprising:
 a) a container comprising a box, a cover for the box, and a lock to maintain the cover in a closed position;   b) a detergent product contained within the container;   c) wherein the lock comprises at least a first and a second actuator moveable from a first open position to a second closed position;   d) wherein the first actuator is disposed on one side of the container and along a first axial line, and the second actuator is disposed on an opposite side of the container and along a second axial line that is offset from the first axial line;   e) wherein the container is unlocked by interacting with the first actuator with a thumb of a hand and interacting with the second actuator with a finger from the same hand.