A container includes a receptacle, a lid, and a lid lock. The lid is arranged to move between an opened position uncovering an opening formed in the receptacle and a closed position covering the opening. The lid lock is used to lock the lid in the closed position.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A container comprising a receptacle formed to include an interior region and an opening into the interior region, a lid arranged to move relative to the receptacle between an opened position uncovering the opening and a closed position covering the opening, and a lid lo
The invention claimed is: 1. A container comprising a receptacle formed to include an interior region and an opening into the interior region, a lid arranged to move relative to the receptacle between an opened position uncovering the opening and a closed position covering the opening, and a lid lock including first and second latch retainers coupled to the receptacle, first and second latches, and an actuator coupled to the lid and positioned between and coupled to the first and second latches, the first latch being arranged to engage the first latch retainer and the second latch being arranged to engage the second latch retainer so that the first and second latches and the first and second latch retainers cooperate to lock the lid in the closed position, the actuator being arranged to move toward the receptacle to release the first and second latches from the first and second latch retainers to unlock the lid to allow movement of the lid from the closed position to the opened position, and an actuator guard that is coupled to the receptacle and extends along a bottom edge of the actuator and along opposite side edges of the actuator to inhibit access to the actuator when the lid is in the closed position, wherein the actuator guard is configured as a generally W-shaped rib unit coupled to the receptacle. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the W-shaped rib unit includes three vertical rib in spaced-apart parallel relation to one another and a horizontal rib coupled to a bottom end of each vertical rib, the ribs cooperate to form a pair of recesses, and each recess is arranged to receive a tab included in the actuator when the lid is in the closed position. 3. A container comprising a receptacle formed to include an interior region and an opening into the interior region, a lid arranged to move relative to the receptacle between an opened position uncovering the opening and a closed position covering the opening, and a lid lock including first and second latch retainers coupled to the receptacle, first and second latches, and an actuator coupled to the lid and positioned between and coupled to the first and second latches, the first latch being arranged to engage the first latch retainer and the second latch being arranged to engage the second latch retainer so that the first and second latches and the first and second latch retainers cooperate to lock the lid in the closed position, the actuator being arranged to move toward the receptacle to release the first and second latches from the first and second latch retainers to unlock the lid to allow movement of the lid from the closed position to the opened position, and an actuator guard that is coupled to the receptacle and extends along a bottom edge of the actuator and along opposite side edges of the actuator to inhibit access to the actuator when the lid is in the closed position, wherein the actuator guard includes a generally U-shaped rib bisected by a center rib, the actuator is formed to include an aperture in a center portion of the actuator extending from the bottom edge of the actuator upward toward the lid, and the aperture is arranged to receive the center rib when the lid is in the closed position. 4. A container comprising a receptacle formed to include an interior region and an opening into the interior region, a lid arranged to move relative to the receptacle between an opened position uncovering the opening and a closed position covering the opening, and a lid lock including first and second latch retainers coupled to the receptacle, first and second latches, and an actuator coupled to the lid and positioned between and coupled to the first and second latches, the first latch extending above the actuator and being arranged to engage the first latch retainer and the second latch being arranged to engage the second latch retainer so that the first and second latches and the first and second latch retainers cooperate to lock the lid in the closed position, the actuator being arranged to move toward the receptacle to release the first and second latches from the first and second latch retainers to unlock the lid to allow movement of the lid from the closed position to the opened position, and an actuator guard that is coupled to the receptacle and extends along a bottom edge of the actuator and along opposite side edges of the actuator to inhibit access to the actuator when the lid is in the closed position, wherein the actuator guard is arranged to cover at least a portion of each of the side and bottom edges of the actuator when the actuator is received by the actuator guard. 5. A container comprising a receptacle formed to include an interior region and an opening into the interior region, a lid arranged to move relative to the receptacle between an opened position uncovering the opening and a closed position covering the opening, and a lid lock including first and second latch retainers coupled to the receptacle, first and second latches, and an actuator coupled to the lid and positioned between and coupled to the first and second latches, the first latch being arranged to move between the latch retainer and the receptacle to engage the first latch retainer and the second latch being arranged to engage the second latch retainer so that the first and second latches and the first and second latch retainers cooperate to lock the lid in the closed position, the actuator being arranged to move toward the receptacle to release the first and second latches from the first and second latch retainers to unlock the lid to allow movement of the lid from the closed position to the opened position, and an actuator guard that is coupled to the receptacle and extends along a bottom edge of the actuator and along opposite side edges of the actuator to inhibit access to the actuator when the lid is in the closed position, wherein the actuator is generally rectangular and the actuator guard includes a generally U-shaped rib coupled to the receptacle below the first and second latch retainers and the generally U-shaped rib is arranged to extend along at least a portion of the bottom edge and opposite side edges of the actuator when the lid is in the closed position. 6. A container comprising a receptacle formed to include an interior region and an opening into the interior region, a lid arranged to move relative to the receptacle between an opened position uncovering the opening and a closed position covering the opening, and a lid lock including first and second latch retainers coupled to the receptacle, first and second latches, and an actuator coupled to the lid and positioned between and coupled to the first and second latches, the first latch being arranged to engage the first latch retainer and the second latch being arranged to engage the second latch retainer so that the first and second latches and the first and second latch retainers cooperate to lock the lid in the closed position, the actuator being arranged to move toward the receptacle to release the first and second latches from the first and second latch retainers to unlock the lid to allow movement of the lid from the closed position to the opened position, and an actuator guard that is coupled to the receptacle and extends along a bottom edge of the actuator and along opposite side edges of the actuator to inhibit access to the actuator when the lid is in the closed position, wherein the lid lock includes a first locking tang coupled to a deformable first side wall of the receptacle and arranged to engage the lid to lock the lid in the closed position in response to inward deformation of the first side wall into the interior region. 7. The container of claim 6, wherein the lid lock includes a second locking tang coupled to a deformable second side wall of the receptacle and arranged to engage the lid to lock the lid in the closed position in response to inward deformation of the second side wall into the interior region toward the first side wall. 8. The container of claim 7, wherein the receptacle includes a front wall connecting the first and second side walls, the lid includes first and second side portions and a front portion connecting the first and second side portions, the actuator guard is coupled to the front wall, the first locking tang is arranged to engage the first side portion, and the second locking tang is arranged to engage the second side portion. 9. A container comprising a receptacle formed to include an interior region and an opening into the interior region, the receptacle including a deformable first wall, a lid arranged to move relative to the receptacle between an opened position uncovering the opening and a closed position covering the opening, and a lid lock coupled to the first wall and arranged to lock the lid in the closed position in response to inward deformation of the first wall into the interior region, wherein the lid lock includes a first locking tang coupled to the first wall for movement therewith and arranged to engage the lid in response to inward deformation of the first wall into the interior region, wherein receptacle includes a deformable second wall and the lid lock includes a second locking tang coupled to the second wall for movement therewith and arranged to engage the lid in response to inward deformation of the second wall into the interior region toward the first wall, and wherein the lid includes a lid rim formed to include a first step and a second step, the receptacle includes a first flange coupled to and extending outwardly from the first wall, a deformable second wall, and a second flange coupled to and extending outwardly from the second wall, the first flange and the first wall cooperate to define therebetween a first rim space for receiving the lid rim when the lid is positioned in the closed position, the second flange and the second wall cooperate to define therebetween a second rim space for receiving the lid rim when the lid is positioned in the closed position, the first locking tang extends upwardly from the first flange and inwardly toward the lid rim to engage the first step when the lid rim is received in the first rim space and the first wall is deformed inwardly toward the second wall, and the second locking tang extends upwardly from the second flange and inwardly toward the lid rim to engage the second step when the lid rim is received in the second rim space and the second wall is deformed inwardly toward the first wall. 10. The container of claim 9, wherein the receptacle includes a third wall connecting the first and second walls, the lid lock includes a first latch retainer cantilevered to the first flange and extending in front of the third wall, a second latch retainer cantilevered to the second flange and extending in front of the third wall, spaced-apart first and second latches, and an actuator cantilevered to the lid rim and coupled to and positioned between the first and second latches, the first latch is arranged to engage the first latch retainer and the second latch is arranged to engage the second latch retainer so that the first and second latches and the first and second latch retainers cooperate to lock the lid in the closed position upon movement of the lid from the opened position to the closed position, the actuator is arranged to move toward the third wall to release the first and second latches from the first and second latch retainers to unlock the lid.
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Chernack Milton P. (399 June Pl. W. Hempstead NY 11552), Child resistant closure.
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