Patents by Inventor Robert Michael Schock

Robert Michael Schock has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Child resistant container having cap and locking ring
    Patent number: 8333288
    Abstract: A child proof or child resistant container made primarily from fiber based materials is provided. The container comprises a tubular body, a cap that slides onto the body and a separate locking ring that fits within the cap. The locking ring is provided with diametrically opposed squeeze tabs that extend through openings in the cap and locking detents that fit into openings in the container body wall to lock the cap onto the body. The container body and cap may both be made from fiber based materials such as paper and the locking ring may be made from plastic. To open the container the user simultaneously squeezes the squeeze tabs while lifting and rotating the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Miller, Michael T Drummond, Robert Michael Schock
  • CHILD RESISTANT CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20120175336
    Abstract: A child proof or child resistant container made primarily from fiber based materials is provided. The container comprises a tubular body, a cap that slides onto the body and a separate locking ring that fits within the cap. The locking ring is provided with diametrically opposed squeeze tabs that extend through openings in the cap and locking detents that fit into openings in the container body wall to lock the cap onto the body. The container body and cap may both be made from fiber based materials such as paper and the locking ring may be made from plastic. To open the container the user simultaneously squeezes the squeeze tabs while lifting and rotating the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Miller, Michael T. Drummond, Robert Michael Schock