ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,354, issued on April 21, was assigned to Phoenix Closures Inc. (Aurora, Ill.).
"Child-resistant closure system" was invented by Thomas Stoneberg (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A child-resistant closure system is provided. The child-resistant closure system includes a container including a neck have a mouth defining an opening into a body of the container. The neck includes a first portion of a closure system including a bayonet container component and a retaining container component Further provided is a closure designed to be secured to the container. The closure includes a second portion of the closure system ...