US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Sept. 15 for "Child-resistant front-opening reclosable enclosure" (Illinois, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,228, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Child-resistant front-opening reclosable enclosure" was invented by Michael A. Trammel (Sandy Hook, Conn.) and David Matthews (Gilman, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reclosable enclosure includes front and back panels and a reclosable mechanism. The front panel and the back panel are coupled to each other and form an interior cavity therebetween. The front panel is configured to form an access slot that extends widthwise along the front panel. The reclosable mechanism is coupled to an interior side of the front panel along the access slot. Th...