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A vial or other container includes a hinged closure member having a latch for securing the closure member in a closed position. The latch includes a “child resistant”configuration wherein it is very difficult for adolescents to open the container and an “easy open”configuration wherein it is relativ

A vial or other container includes a hinged closure member having a latch for securing the closure member in a closed position. The latch includes a “child resistant”configuration wherein it is very difficult for adolescents to open the container and an “easy open”configuration wherein it is relatively simple for persons with limited manual dexterity to open the closure member. The latch includes a bipositional tongue hingedly attached to either the container or closure member. The tongue is hinged to allow for the various configurations and, when in the child proof configuration, substantially requires use of both hands and a substantial amount of dexterity in order to open the closure member. Various devices are further provided to protect the tongue from manipulation by adolescents and for indicating previous tampering with the container. The closure member is connected by a hinge to the container. The hinge includes a bar attached to either the container or the closure member and a semi-circular sleeve which rotates about the bar and that is attached to the opposite of the container or the closure member.

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A hinge for a container having a container body and a closure member, said hinge including: (a) a pair of outwardly extending struts mounted on a first of said closure member or container body having a bar-like structure extending therebetween in spaced relation to the first of the closure member or

A hinge for a container having a container body and a closure member, said hinge including: (a) a pair of outwardly extending struts mounted on a first of said closure member or container body having a bar-like structure extending therebetween in spaced relation to the first of the closure member or container body so as to form an aperture therebetween; (b) a wall depending from a second of the closure member or container body; said wall having a semi-circular sleeve attached thereto; said sleeve shaped to receive and rotate about said bar-like structure; said sleeve having a thickness being also sized to relatively snugly fit into said aperture, while being rotatable on said bar-like structure; and said sleeve being positioned such that when said closure member is in an open configuration thereof, said sleeve is easily removed from said bar-like structure and when said closure member is in the closed position thereof, said sleeve wraps around said bar-like structure and is positioned to interfere with removal thereof from said aperture; and (c) an interference projection mounted on the first of said closure member or container body and extending outwardly relative to one of said struts so as to engage the second of said closure member or container body while said closure member is in an open position; said interference projection preventing said closure member swinging due to gravity from at least one open position to the closed position thereof and requiring a user to exert a small degree of force on a top of said closure member in order to place said closure member in the closed position thereof from said open position.