Abstract: A shaking container designed with built in measuring cup, funnel and pour spout intended to measure, mix and pour a powdered material with a liquid. This container will enable the user to invert the cap to sit in the container opening, using this cap as a measuring cup, as it has measure markers inside the cap. When measure completed, the top spout, inverted into the container, to be unsnapped, thereby funneling the powder down into the container. The container to be filled with liquid, then cap replaced in closed position. With pour spout snapped, shaking can commence.

Abstract: An improved plug structure for aquarium fish food containers is disclosed. The plug of this invention has two depressions for receiving a detachable tap and a detachable spoon respectively. The tap is pivoted to the spoon and easily opened by a one touch motion. Both the spoon and the tap can be easily separated from the plug body at the same time. The above plug thus allows the fixed amount of food to be taken out of the food container thereby saving food. The plug also prevents food from dropping when measuring the fixed amount of food using the spoon.

Abstract: A low profile closure which includes a coupling member which is mounted on a container dispensing opening, and an open ended dosing cap including a boundary wall which is dimensioned for removable attachment to an interior surface of the coupling member. The coupling member includes an open ended body portion formed by an upright boundary wall, and a top peripheral edge which defines an outwardly projecting spout. An exterior surface of the dosing cap is arranged in conforming frictional relation to the outwardly projecting spout to provide a low profile closure. Cooperating external and internal threads respectively disposed on the cap boundary wall and coupling body portion are employed to removably fasten the cap in the coupling member.

Abstract: A container (20,20') is disclosed as having a unitary plastic blow molded bottle (22,22') which has a dispensing spout (32) projecting upwardly from a hollow body portion (26) and also has a moat (34) that surrounds the dispensing spout such that securement of a measuring cup (24,24') to the bottle in a sealed relationship permits excess liquid contents in the measuring cup to drain back into the bottle through an opening (36) in the moat. The unitary blow molded bottle is preferably constructed with the moat (34) inclined and having the opening (36) at a lower portion of the moat. In one embodiment of the container (20), retainers (42) on the dispensing spout (32) secure retainers (44) on the measuring cup (24) to secure the measuring cup with round sealing surfaces (52,54) on the bottle and the measuring cup sealing about the moat (34).

Abstract: A dripless closure assembly for a container comprising a body seated in the neck of the container and which has a pouring spout. A measuring cup which also functions as a cap is disposed over the pouring spout and has a first threaded outwardly disposed skirt for threaded engagement with the neck of the container. A second skirt inward of the outer skirt and extending into the body is provided for eliminating dripping on the threads.

Abstract: A liquid containing and dispensing package comprising a hollow plastic container having a neck comprising an upwardly extending integral dispensing spout, an integral web extending radially outwardly from the lower end of the dispensing spout and a cylindrical wall spaced radially outwardly of the spout and encircling the spout. The cylindrical wall has an internal thread, a closure having a base wall and peripheral wall with an external thread applied to the container. The closure includes an annular flexible sealing ring that engages the inner surface of the cylindrical wall and flexes upwardly to provide a seal. A sealing ring extends radially outwardly intermediate the peripheral wall and engages the top of the cylindrical wall when the closure is threaded onto container.

Abstract: There is described a threaded dosing cap (1) for a container opening with internal thread (8) and front seal (9) as well as with a breaker type dosing cylinder (5) lying above the container opening in the closing position. A wetting of the container opening and surrounding region by the product running off out of the dosing cylinder (5) used is to be avoided by structural measures. According to the invention, the dosing space (5) is located above the container neck (3) as well as the front seal (9) thereof, and from the dosing space, as the cylindrical prolongation thereof, a product drain ring (6) extends into the container neck (3).

Abstract: A two-part closure assembly for a container includes a spout and a measuring cup. The spout has an outer annular ring, a liquid-dispensing component disposed within an upper portion of the annular ring and a passageway therethrough adapted for fluid flow communication with a liquid held in the container. The annular ring has an inner surface which has an annular groove in the upper portion of the ring, an annular recess in the lower portion of the ring, and means in the lower portion to engage a container. The cup has a base, and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base to define a cavity into which a liquid can be poured. An annular flange, extending outwardly from the outer surface of the sidewall of the cup, is alternately releasably engageable within the annular groove in the inner surface of the annular ring of the spout to envelop the liquid-dispensing component of the spout and within the annular recess in the inner surface to be disposed within the liquid-dispensing component.

Abstract: The two-sided plastic stopper has a lower portion (1) that can be secured to the neck of a container (14, 15) and a measuring cup (2) which can be reversed and set on the lower portion so as to form a seal, this serving as a cap. A tubular spout (11) is surrounded by a concentric annular wall (12). In this way a trough (18) is formed together with the connecting wall (13) between the spout (11) and the annular wall (12), this trough having a drain (19) that leads back to the container. Within the base of the measuring cup (21) there is a centrally arranged annular wall (23) in the form of a sealing plug. This sealing plug (23) and the tubular spout (11) fit together in a form fit so as to seal each other and have connecting means that act together, preferably threads (17, 24, respectively).

Abstract: The plug includes a lower tubular element penetrating into an upper portion of the container and an upper element provided for being covered by an outer cap. A bottom of the tubular element is formed with cells and a top of the upper element is formed with an upper circular recess also having cells. The cells are provided for temporarily retaining pharmaceutical granules.

Abstract: A dispensing apparatus is disclosed having a hollow wall member closed at one end with a dispensing opening at the other end. A ledge is mounted within the hollow having an aperture therethrough to permit precise pouring through the aperture but with the opening otherwise permitting dispensing of large amounts. Indicia is provided within the hollow to measure a predetermined amount of material, particularly the amount required for a washload within an automatic washing machine. The dispensing apparatus additionally operates as a closure for a container, preferably of a laundry product and has a skirt for matingly engaging a container opening and closing same.

Abstract: The measuring cap-containing, liquid-dispensing container assembly includes a container with interior storage space and upstanding pour spout connected to the space, an annular raised platform peripheral of the spout base and an annular recessed liquid drainage channel between the spout base and platform. The channel preferably has a curved bottom and has a drainage hole communicating with the container storage space. The assembly includes a measuring cap disposed over and releasably secured to the spout by a first seal. The base of the cap abuts the platform and is sealed thereto by a second seal. The first seal can be an annular sleeve depending from the cap top interior peripheral of the spout, and mating threads or mating detents and recesses on the spout exterior and sleeve interior. The second seal is an o-ring in a recess in the cap base and/or platform, or a detent in one of the cap base or platform and a mating recess in the other of the cap base and platform.

Abstract: This relates to a closure unit which is of a two-piece construction including a measuring cup and a ring member. The ring member includes an annular flange and a skirt having formed thereon locking elements such as threads for engaging the neck finish of a container. The measuring cup is provided mid-height with a flange which is clamped against an end sealing surface of a container by the annular flange of the ring member. The measuring cup is formed of a resilient plastic material so that the flange of the measuring cup has a gasket-like characteristic and can form a seal with the end sealing surface of an associated container. The measuring cup may be fixed relative to the ring member or may be axially movable relative thereto so that in condition of use an open end of the measuring cup will project beyond the skirt of the ring member to permit pouring from the measuring cup.

Abstract: A one-piece plastic cylindrical closure for a container that is useful as a measuring cup. The closure has an integral internal skirt member projecting into the neck of the container which functions as a self-draining member to return residual liquid remaining in the closure to the container and to prevent this liquid from reaching the threaded exterior neck portion of the container.

Abstract: Combination of a container with a measuring cap closure, whereby the container neck is equipped with a peripheral end lip made of a resilient material, and which scrapes along the inner wall of the cap when it is applied to close the container, thereby causing any product residue left in the cap to run back into the container.

Abstract: A hand-held pulverizer has a grinding section and a flat, detachable collecting plate into which pulverized material falls as it is ground. The pulverized material may be transferred from the collecting plate to a relatively small jar by attaching the broad end of a funnel-like device to the collecting plate, attaching a relatively small jar to the narrow end of the funnel, and inverting the funnel. When all of the material is transferred to the jar, the funnel may be removed, and a cap attached to the jar.

Abstract: A salad dressing dispenser, in the form of a bottle having a top stopper with a depending individual server in the form of a suspended cup into which an individual serving may be placed by tilting the bottle and shaking the contents to insure proper distribution of salad dressing ingredients entering the individual serving cup.

Abstract: This invention relates to a container having a reservoir for storing a liquid and an intermediate storage space communicating with said reservoir and adapted to receive liquid therefrom on generation of a vacuum therein. Communication between reservoir and intermediate storage space is through a capillary tube having an inside diameter small enough so that a column of liquid is maintained therein whenever pressures in said reservoir and storage space are substantially equal, but large enough so that liquid flows into the storage space when pressure therein is lower than in the reservoir. The closure for the container comprises a piston which, as the container is opened, moves out of the storage space to create a vacuum therein.

Abstract: A kitchen appliance, such as a meat grinder, a vegetable slicer, or the like, includes a housing which has a protrusion on its front side, such protrusion constituting an outlet through which a processed food emerges from the interior of the housing to its exterior. A cover is mounted on the housing in a protective position in which it covers the front surface of the housing in its entirety, including the protrusion. The housing has a base which rests on a support surface and has an extension projecting forwardly beyond the front surface of the housing proper and the cover has a circumferential wall formed with a cutout in which the extension of the base is accommodated in the protective position of the cover. The cover is usable as a receiving container for the processed food emerging from the protrusion of the housing. In the latter instance, it assumes an extended position in which it is supported on the support surface and a depression thereof receives the extension of the base.

Abstract: An irrigation solution device comprising, a syringe having a barrel, a container having a solution receiving chamber, and a barrier member extending from an upper portion of the container into the chamber. The barrier member has an inner end portion defining an opening communicating with the chamber, and defines a channel having a sufficiently large width to receive the barrel of the syringe and a sufficient length to substantially cover the syringe barrel when inserted into the channel. The device has a closure member to releasably close the channel from passage of air between the atmosphere and the chamber.