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A child-resistant container including a container body (10), a lid (24), and at least one resilient tab (110) is provided. The lid is pivotable about an axis through a hinge (26) joining the lid to the container body to open and close the container. The resilient tab has a proximal portion fixed to

A child-resistant container including a container body (10), a lid (24), and at least one resilient tab (110) is provided. The lid is pivotable about an axis through a hinge (26) joining the lid to the container body to open and close the container. The resilient tab has a proximal portion fixed to the lid, a distal portion projecting from the lid, and at least one abutment (109) on the distal portion. The abutment on the distal portion of the tab is normally biased into engagement with an abutment (118) on the container body when the lid is in its closed position. The distal portion of the tab is displaceable against the bias to disengage the abutment of the tab from the abutment of the container. Displacement of the tab releases the lid so that it can be pivoted about the hinge to open the container.

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1. A child-resistant container comprising: (a) a container body having a mouth;(b) a lid having a proximal portion mounted in pivotable relation to the container body by a hinge and a distal portion pivotable between a seated position, wherein the lid covers the mouth, and a raised position, wherein

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A child-resistant container comprising: (a) a container body having a mouth;(b) a lid having a proximal portion mounted in pivotable relation to the container body by a hinge and a distal portion pivotable between a seated position, wherein the lid covers the mouth, and a raised position, wherein the mouth is at least in part exposed; and(c) a mechanism for restricting movement of the lid in its seated position, the mechanism consisting essentially of: (i) at least one resilient tab having a proximal portion fixed to the lid, a distal portion projecting from the lid and at least one upward-facing abutment on the distal portion, the upward-facing abutment extending generally perpendicular to the direction of projection of the distal portion; and(ii) a downward-facing abutment extending from the body of the container, the upward-facing abutment being normally biased at least partly beneath and into an engagement position with the downward-facing abutment of the container body when the lid is seated, thus latching the lid closed, the distal portion of the resilient tab being at least normally spaced from the container body and accessible to be pushed to bend the tab toward the container body while the upward-facing abutment is in the engagement position to disengage the mechanism, allowing the distal portion of the lid to be pivoted about the hinge to open the container; wherein the container body includes a shield that at least partially blocks access to the resilient tab both above and below the engagement of the upward-facing abutment with the downward-facing abutment when the lid is in the seated position. 2. The child-resistant container of claim 1, wherein the tab projects downward from the lid when the lid is in its seated position. 3. The child-resistant container of claim 1, wherein the distal portion of the lid has a front edge and the tab is positioned on the lid such that the front edge extends beyond the tab. 4. The child-resistant container of claim 3, wherein the container body includes a guard that projects outwardly from the container body beneath the front edge of the lid and defines an area that is sized and shaped such that the front edge of the lid is within the area defined by the guard. 5. The child-resistant container of claim 4, wherein the guard is integral with the container body. 6. The child-resistant container of claim 5, wherein the downward-facing abutment is on the guard. 7. The child-resistant container of claim 1, wherein the lid and the mouth form a moisture-tight seal. 8. The child-resistant container of claim 1, the lid comprising a sealing plug which is disposed within the mouth of the container body when the lid is in the seated position. 9. The child-resistant container of claim 1, wherein the upward-facing abutment and the downward facing abutment comprise substantially horizontal engagement surfaces. 10. The child-resistant container of claim 1, wherein the upward-facing abutment and the downward facing abutment comprise engagement surfaces that are substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the container. 11. The child resistant container of claim 1 wherein the container has a moisture ingress rate of less than 1500 micrograms per day, at 80% relative humidity and 72° F. (21° C.). 12. The child resistant container of claim 8, wherein the sealing plug provides an interference fit with the mouth of the container body when the lid is in the seated position. 13. A child-resistant container comprising: (a) a container body comprising a mouth and a downward-facing abutment;(b) a lid having a proximal portion mounted in pivotable relation to the container body by a hinge and a distal portion pivotable between a seated position, wherein the lid covers the mouth, and a raised position, wherein the mouth is at least in part exposed;(c) a sealing plug which extends from the lid and is disposed within the mouth of the container body when the lid is in the seated position;(d) at least one resilient tab having a proximal portion fixed to the lid, a distal portion projecting from the lid, and at least one upward-facing abutment on the distal portion, the upward-facing abutment extending generally perpendicular to the direction of projection of the distal portion and the upward-facing abutment being normally biased at least partly beneath and into an engagement position with the downward-facing abutment of the container body when the lid is in the seated position, thus latching the lid closed, the distal portion of the resilient tab being at least normally spaced from the container body and accessible to be pushed to bend the tab toward the container body while the upward-facing abutment is in the engagement position to disengage the upward-facing abutment from the downward-facing abutment, allowing the distal portion of the lid to be pivoted about the hinge to open the container; and(e) a shield included on the container body that at least partially blocks access to the resilient tab both above and below the engagement of the upward-facing abutment with the downward-facing abutment when the lid is in the seated position. 14. The child resistant container of claim 13, wherein the container has a moisture ingress rate of less than 1500 micrograms per day, at 80% relative humidity and 72° F. (21° C.). 15. The child resistant container of claim 13, wherein the sealing plug provides an interference fit with the mouth of the container body when the lid is in the seated position. 16. The child resistant container of claim 13, wherein the distal portion of the lid has a front edge and the tab is positioned on the lid such that the front edge extends beyond the tab. 17. The child resistant container of claim 13, there being no separate spring or resilient member used in conjunction with the resilient tab to bias the upward-facing abutment at least partly beneath and into engagement with the downward-facing abutment of the container body when the lid is in the seated position. 18. The child resistant container of claim 13, wherein the distal portion of the lid has a front edge and the tab is positioned on the lid such that the front edge extends beyond the tab, there being no separate spring or resilient member used in conjunction with the resilient tab to bias the upward-facing abutment at least partly beneath and into engagement with the downward-facing abutment of the container body when the lid is in the seated position.