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A child-resistant container for holding an item includes a housing and a tray that is pivotably connected to the housing for pivotable movement between a closed position in which the tray is in the housing for preventing access to the item and an open position in which the tray extends out of the ho

A child-resistant container for holding an item includes a housing and a tray that is pivotably connected to the housing for pivotable movement between a closed position in which the tray is in the housing for preventing access to the item and an open position in which the tray extends out of the housing for exposing the item. A latch in the form of a flexible member is connected to the tray and is biased to engage the housing when the tray is in the closed position. A lock assembly is connected to the housing and is engageable with the tray when the tray is in the closed position. In use, the tray is secured in the closed position by the latch and the lock and is angularly displaceable from the closed position to the open position upon the simultaneous application of a first force to the latch, a second force to the lock and a torque to the tray.

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1. A child-resistant container for holding at least one item, the container comprising:a housing having upper and lower walls and at least one open side between the upper and lower walls;a tray adapted for holding at least one item, the tray being pivotably connected to the housing at a pivot joint

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A child-resistant container for holding at least one item, the container comprising:a housing having upper and lower walls and at least one open side between the upper and lower walls;a tray adapted for holding at least one item, the tray being pivotably connected to the housing at a pivot joint for movement between a first position in which the tray is in the housing for preventing access to the at least one item and a second position in which the tray extends through the at least one open side of the housing for exposing the at least one item;a first locking mechanism comprising a flexible member connected to the tray, the flexible member being biased into engagement with the housing when the tray is in the first position; anda second locking mechanism separate from the first locking mechanism and engageable with the tray when the tray is in the first position;wherein the tray is secured in the first position by the first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism and is angularly displaceable from the first position to the second position upon the simultaneous application of a first force to the first locking mechanism, a second force to the second locking mechanism and a torque to the tray. 2. A child-resistant container according to claim 1, wherein the housing further includes a notch and the first locking mechanism further includes a tang that is engageable with the notch when the tray is in the first position. 3. A child-resistant container according to claim 2, wherein the notch is located in a side wall of the housing adjacent the at least one open side. 4. A child-resistant container for holding at least one item, the container comprising:a housing having upper and lower walls, at leant one open side between the upper and lower walls and a notch that is located in a side wall of the housing adjacent the at least one open side;a tray adapted for holding at least one item, the tray being pivotably connected to the housing at a pivot joint for movement between a first position in which the tray is in the housing for preventing access to the at least one item and a second position in which the tray extends through the at least one open side of the housing for exposing the at least one item;a latch comprising a flexible member connected to the tray, the flexible member being blind into engagement with the housing when the tray is in the first position, the latch including a tang that is engageable with the notch of the housing when the tray it in the first position; anda lock assembly engageable with the tray when the buy is in the first position, the lock assembly including a first flexible tab integral with one of the upper and lower walls of the housing and a boss extending from the first tab for locking engagement with the tray when the tray is in the first position;wherein the tray is secured in the first position by the latch and the look assembly and is angularly displaceable from the first position to the second position upon the simultaneous application of a first force to the latch, a second force to the lock assembly and a torque to the tray. 5. A child-resistant container according to claim 4, wherein the lock assembly further comprises a second flexible tab integral with the other of the upper and lower walls of the housing and a push rod extending from the first tab to the second tab, such that inwardly directed force applied so the second tub causes outward flexion of the first tab from the one wall and simultaneous disengagement of the boss from the tray to thereby release the tray from the first position. 6. A child-resistant container according to claim 5, wherein the tray has a security aperture through which the boss extends, when the tray is in the first position. 7. A child-resistant container according to claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism includes a first flexible tab integral with one of the upper and lower walls of the housing and a boss extending from the first tab for locking e ngagement with the tray when the tray is in the first position. 8. A child-resistant container according to claim 7, wherein the second locking mechanism further includes a second flexible tab integral with the other of the upper and lower walls of the housing and a push rod extending from the first tab to the second tab, such that an inwardly directed force applied to the second tab causes outward flexion of the first tab from the one wall and simultaneous disengagement of the boss from the tray to thereby release the tray from the first position. 9. A child-resistant container according to claim 7, wherein the tray has a security aperture through which the boss extends when the tray is in the first position. 10. A child-resistant container according to claim 1, wherein the housing and the tray are generally rectangular in shape. 11. A child-resistant container according to claim 10, wherein the pivot joint is adjacent a first corner of the housing. 12. A child-resistant container according to claim 11, wherein the second locking mechanism is adjacent a second corner of the housing that is diagonal to the first corner. 13. A child-resistant container according to claim 12, wherein the flexible member of the first locking mechanism is located at a third corner of the housing when the tray is in the first position. 14. A child-resistant container according to claim 13, wherein the first locking mechanism is integral with the tray. 15. A child-resistant container according to claim 13, wherein the housing further includes a notch and the first locking mechanism further includes a tang that is engageable with the notch when the tray is in the first position. 16. A child-resistant container according to claim 15, wherein the notch is located in a side wall of the housing adjacent the at least one open side. 17. A child-resistant container according to claim 13, wherein the second locking mechanism further includes a first flexible tab integral with one of the upper and lower walls of the housing and a boss extending from the first tab for locking engagement with the tray when the tray is in the first position. 18. A Child-resistant container according to claim 17, wherein the second locking mechanism further includes a second flexible tab integral with the other of the upper mad lower walls of the housing and a pushrod extending from the first tab to the second tab, such that an inwardly directed force applied to the second tab causes an outward flexion of the first tab from the one wall and simultaneous disengagement of the boss from the tray to thereby release the tray from the first position. 19. A child-resistant container according to claim 18, wherein the tray has a security aperture through which the boss extends when the tray is in the first position. 20. A child-resistant container according to claim 1, wherein the first locking mechanism is integral with the tray.