Package with opposing locking mechanisms

Abstract

The container includes a base and a lid pivotally coupled to the base. The base includes a bottom wall and a peripheral wall, where a plurality of receptacles are defined in the peripheral wall. The peripheral wall is configured to be moved from a relaxed position to a flexed position by applying a first force to a first portion of the peripheral wall in a first direction and a second force to a second portion of the peripheral wall in a second direction. The lid includes a top wall and a plurality of projections. In the relaxed position, the lid is configured to engage the receptacles so as to retain the lid in a closed configuration. The container is configured to be moved from the closed configuration to an open configuration by moving the lid in a third direction while the peripheral wall is in the flexed position.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A container comprising:
 a base including,
 a bottom wall, and 
 a peripheral wall perpendicular to the bottom wall, a plurality of receptacles defined in the peripheral wall, and at least a portion of the peripheral wall being configured to be moved from a relaxed position to a flexed position by applying a first force to a first portion of the peripheral wall in a first direction and a second force to a second portion of the peripheral wall in a second direction different than the first direction, the bottom wall and the peripheral wall defining a storage area; and 
   a lid pivotally coupled to the base and configured to be moved between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the lid including,
 a top wall, and 
 a plurality of projections extending perpendicularly from the top wall,
 in the closed configuration, the plurality of projections are at least partially received by the plurality of receptacles, respectively, and in the relaxed position, the lid is configured to engage the plurality of receptacles so as to retain the lid in the closed configuration, and 
 the container is configured to be moved from the closed configuration to the open configuration by moving the lid in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction while the peripheral wall is in the flexed position.