child-resistant cap

Toddler-proof bottle top

A child-resistant cap is a closure on medicine bottles and hazardous products designed to be difficult for young children to open while remaining accessible to adults.

Most require pushing down while turning, or squeezing tabs while twisting.

The design reduces accidental poisonings but doesn't make containers childproof—determined or clever children may still succeed.

Related

bottle · medicine cabinet · twist · push down · push · pill · pharmacy · prescription · tamper-proof · squeeze · lock · toddler · poison · poison control · prevention · lid · container · plastic

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Opposites
ease of access

child-resistant capflip-top

Attached pivoting closure

pop-top · screw cap · flip cap · no cap · uncapped

Family

child, children, childish, childlike, childless, childhood, childcare, resist, resistant

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G