How to make Evil Childproof caps easy to open

Step 5 Toothpick technique for Push Down and Turn - suitable for liquids

This is another way to lock the inner and outer caps together without compromising the inner cap at all. There is no tack sticking out and the cap isn't pierced.

To do this you need something sturdy with a small front edge. I used one of those picks that come with a nutcracker. You could use a small screwdriver, a fondue fork, olive fork, maybe even a tine from a regular fork. I avoided recommending a knife, I don't want anyone to get cut. It just needs to be sturdy and semi pointed. I guess I should have tried a bamboo skewer. It might be tough enough to just force in without the help of a prying device. Well, you can experiment with it. You can see it doesn't take much to lock them together.

Some caps have a large lip on the white cap that extends over the edge of the inner cap. It might be hard to get under that. If the space is too small, try to make sure the caps are lined up in their regular locked position. The inner cap shifts slightly closer to the outer cap and the gap will be bigger.

So the first step is to make a space between the caps by pushing your tool in between the caps. Then insert a toothpick as far as it will go. Remove the tool, then snap the toothpick off close to the edge.

That should be plenty to make them lock together. If it doesn't. Try putting in another toothpick section at a different place. That should be plenty.

Comments

[reia]

well these would only work if you can open the bottle to begin with, i can't. i have two little bottles of liquid with a push down and turn type of cap and they're driving me insane!

[SFHandyman]

If they are the same kind as I show, you can still hammer a thumb tack in the lid to help get the lid off.