US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Sept. 29 for "Child-resistant container" (Virginia, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,074, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Child-resistant container" was invented by Brian M. Casey (Richmond, Va.), James David Evans (Chesterfield, Va.) and David Dawson (Asheboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one example embodiment relates to a container. The container includes a base, a canister configured to engage a portion of the base, and a lid configured to be removably coupled to the canister such that the lid is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The base includes a bottom wall having a central portion, a peripheral portion, and an angle...