Patents Assigned to Valley Design, Inc.
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Patent number: 7025235Abstract: A fluid dispenser has an adjustable size dispensing orifice. It includes a fluid dispenser container having a hollow inside for storage of flowable material, the container having a top with a fluid outlet and having an adjustable size dispensing orifice unit connected to the outlet. It also includes the aforesaid adjustable size dispensing orifice unit which has a base member with a dispensing orifice connected to the container, at least one shutter, and a shutter movement ring connected to the shutter and rotatably connected to the base member. The shutter movement ring has a first position and a second position and adapted for rotation to open and close the shutters. The shutter(s) have travel pins that are either integrally formed as part of the shutters or are inserted into a leg of the shutters. The travel pins extend into the shutter movement ring and the base member. One of either the base member and the shutter movement ring has a radiant travel guide and the other has a non-radiant travel guide.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: Stuart W. DeJonge
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Patent number: 6964336Abstract: A child resistant container for stick applicators is described that is directed to keeping children out of the container prior to use, and to secure the container and its contents after use. In one embodiment, the container includes a combination cap and plug. The plug has a first and a second position relative to the cap, and the cap is not removable when the plug is in its first position and pulled, and is removable when the plug is in its second position and pulled. In another embodiment, a plug cap cannot be removed from the container unless a bottom cap is rotated to a go radial position and pushed in. When it is pushed into the tube container, the applicator functions as a push rod to open the top cap. The used applicator may be reinserted in an altered orientation, e.g., shortened or turned upside down and inserted, with the bottom cap pushed in, and the top cap reinserted into the top, access to the used applicator is inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2003Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: Valley Design Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6854618Abstract: A child resistant multiple dosage blister pack dispenser includes a main housing bottom component having walls and a bottom panel for supporting a blister pack, a middle component, and a main top component. The bottom panel has a plurality of rows of orifices located so as to position a blister pack thereabove, with individual dosages of the blister pack located above the orifices, so that individual dosages are pushed therethrough from the blister pack. The main housing top component is connected to the middle component and is laterally moveable. It has a first position, being a rest position, and a second position, being a dispensing position. There is a biasing spring connected to at least one of the components, that biases the top component relative to the middle component so that the top component is in its first position. There are a plurality of push tabs located on the top component for dispensing in a second position.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6758620Abstract: A metered dose dispensing dabber device includes a dabber main housing having a container attachment for affixing the device to a container, a metered dosage reservoir, a hollow dip tube, a metered dosage reservoir outlet, and a valve. The main housing has a base divider wall, this base divider wall having an underside and top side. Further, the base divider wail is closed to prevent liquid from passing from the underside to the top side. The metered dosage reservoir has enclosed walls and is located above the top side of the divider wall. The hollow dip tube passes through the base divider wall and extends downwardly therefrom for insertion into a container. The dip tube also extends upwardly to a predetermined height in the metered dosage reservoir to establish a fill level. The metered dosage reservoir outlet is located on a metered dosage reservoir wall opposite the dip tube. The valve is located in the reservoir outlet, in proximity to the dip tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2003Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Publication number: 20040045858Abstract: A child resistant blister pack holder is described that includes (a.) a main housing receiving pocket having an open end for insertion and removal of blister pack; (b.) a locking mechanism adapted to lock onto and hold a blister pack in the main housing to prevent removal thereof; and, (c.) a release mechanism. The release mechanism, which is connected to the locking mechanism, has a first position wherein the locking mechanism is locked onto the blister pack, and a second position wherein the locking mechanism is unlocked from the blister pack. The release mechanism is located, at least in part, on an outside area of the main housing to permit manual movement thereof from the first position to the second position. A spring biases the release mechanism to its first position. In some embodiments, the invention is a system which includes the child resistant blister pack holder and a blister pack that contains a lock engaging section in the form of an orifice, recession or protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2002Publication date: March 11, 2004Applicant: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6681945Abstract: A child resistant overcap and container device is specifically for containers having non-round bodies, at least non-round upper bodies, with round necks, especially oval shaped containers. The container has a round neck for attachment of an inner cap. The shape of the container is such that it is wider than it is deep, to create side to side shoulders. There is also a collar permanently attached to the neck that has an open, central circular portion and a pair of opposite shoulders extending outwardly from side to side above the shoulders of the container. The collar has either at least one J-slot or at least one J-slot tracking protrusion located on at least one of its front and back. There is also an overcap having a front and back and opposing sides, and having a hollow inside. The overcap has an outside footprint substantially corresponding to the footprint of the container.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2003Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6662454Abstract: The present invention relates to a child resistant, disposable, premeasured dosage spoon. It includes a bowl portion having a premeasured dosage volume bowl, a front end for oral insertion, a back end. It also includes a handle portion having a front end and a back end, wherein the back end is hingedly connected to the back end of the bowl portion and folds over onto said bowl portion to reduce the overall length of the spoon. There is also a child resistant mechanism having a male segment and a female segment adapted to interlock with one another, and adapted to require at least a two step movement for release of interlock with one another. One of the male segment and the female segment is located on the front of said bowl portion and the other of said male segment and said female segment being located on said front of said bowl portion and the other is located on the front end of the handle portion so as to enable them to interlock when the handle portion is folded over onto the bowl portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Publication number: 20030051350Abstract: The present invention relates to a child resistant, disposable, premeasured dosage spoon. It includes a bowl portion having a premeasured dosage volume bowl, a front end for oral insertion, a back end. It also includes a handle portion having a front end and a back end, wherein the back end is hingedly connected to the back end of the bowl portion and folds over onto said bowl portion to reduce the overall length of the spoon. There is also a child resistant mechanism having a male segment and a female segment adapted to interlock with one another, and adapted to require at least a two step movement for release of interlock with one another. One of the male segment and the female segment is located on the front of said bowl portion and the other of said male segment and said female segment being located on said front of said bowl portion and the other is located on the front end of the handle portion so as to enable them to interlock when the handle portion is folded over onto the bowl portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2001Publication date: March 20, 2003Applicant: Valley Design Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6508793Abstract: The present invention is an invertible eye drop dispenser device, alone, and in conjunction with an eye drop dispenser container having a threaded neck. The device includes a hollow, circular base portion with a bottom end and a top end. The bottom end has a first set of internal threads and the top end has a second set of internal threads, both being of the same thread gauge, to thread onto a neck of an eye drop dispenser container. The first set of internal threads and the second set of internal threads are inverted relative to one another, so that the device may be threaded with the bottom end threaded to a container or, so that, upon inversion, the device may be threaded with the top end threaded to a container. There is also an eye cup portion attached to the bottom end of the base portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2001Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6460693Abstract: The present invention is a child resistant safety container for a blister pack with a housing with an opening in which a drawer which contains the blister pack can be inserted. A latching mechanism is provided to engage and retain the drawer when inserted into the housing. The latching mechanism has cooperating male and female parts located on the drawer and the housing in positions complimentary to each other. The part located on the housing is functionally operable with a latching trigger slidably connected to the housing. Resilient living springs are provided to urge the drawer into latching engagement and, when the drawer is pushed in against the spring, moves to partially disengage the drawer. The latching trigger moves the latching mechanism into a second position fully disengaging the drawer for removal.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1999Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6186367Abstract: The present invention is a metered liquid squeezable dispenser, which includes a squeezable container having an open end and neck for dispensing liquid. A trap chamber base non-rotatably attached to the container and a trap chamber is rotatably attached to the trap chamber base. A dip tube is located in the base and extends into the container. There is an air inlet orifice located on the base. The trap chamber has a dispensing outlet, at least one metered dosage inlet pipe passing through the bottom of the trap chamber, extending upwardly therefrom for a predetermined height, and an air pipe passing through its bottom. The base and trap chamber align with one another for squeeze, metered dose filling, and then rotational realignment for squeeze dispensing.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1999Date of Patent: February 13, 2001Assignee: Valley Design Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6131738Abstract: The present invention is a protective system for a plurality of pills contained within a blisterpack. It includes a plurality of hollow modules formed of a non-flexible plastic material, each hollow module having a sufficient size and shape to fit over individual blister-contained pills in the blister pack, and a plurality of spacing bars connecting the plurality of modular hollow modules. The hollow modules may be arranged in predetermined geometric patterns linearly or in an x-axis, y-axis plane to coincide with the pattern of blisters of a blisterpack so as to fit over the blisterpack for packaging and shipping to prevent breakage and damage to the blisters and the pills contained therein.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Valley Design Inc.Inventor: Stuart W. DeJonge
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Patent number: 6098835Abstract: The present invention is a child resistant rotating disk pill dispenser with a main housing to receive a circular pill package and pill package tray for rotation. The tray contains annularly arranged pill-drop orifices, and hold in place a circular pill package with a plurality of pills arranged to coincide with the pill-drop orifices. The tray has ratchets for engagement with a rotating knob for advancement thereof and the knob is connected to a said main housing central shaft so as to be selectively rotatable and reciprocally movable, with a first vertical position upwardly relative to the pill package tray and a second vertical position downwardly toward the pill package tray. When the knob is in its first vertical position, it is not in rotatable engagement with the ratchets, and when it is in its second vertical position it is in rotatable engagement therewith. A plunger is included for pushing pills through a pill package, through a pill-drop orifice and out the dispensing orifice.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1998Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Valley Design Inc.Inventor: Stuart W. DeJonge
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Patent number: 6082565Abstract: The present invention is a child resistant cap and dispenser. It includes a dispensing container, a flange located non-rotatably connected on the container neck with one-way ratchets, located thereon, said flange being non-rotatably connected to said container neck; a ring collar, non-removably and rotatably connected to the container neck with one-way ratchets located thereon, in functional and cooperative contact with the flange ratchets to permit rotation of it about the neck in one direction and so as to prevent rotation in the opposite direction. The ring collar has an outer circular wall, with one of (i) at least one keyway track and, (ii) at least one keyway protrusion, located thereon, the other being located on a cap, adapted to fit onto the said ring collar. There is a spring mechanism located on at least one of the necks, the collar and the cap, to bias the cap upwardly away from the dispensing container when the cap is connected to the ring collar.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1999Date of Patent: July 4, 2000Assignee: Valley Design Inc.Inventor: John E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6068126Abstract: A flat pill pack container includes a main container body with a dispensing opening and an attachment mechanism for attaching a closed-biased, cover, and a defined dispensing chamber adjacent its dispensing opening. The closed-biased cover is attached at the dispensing opening in a first, closed position to prevent removal of pills from the main container body. The cover is movable to a second, open position to permit pill removal. The cover has a gate positioned in an open position when the cover is in its closed position, and the gate moves to a closed position when the cover is moved to its open position. A child resistant safety lock and/or a date indicator may also be included.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1998Date of Patent: May 30, 2000Assignee: Valley Design Inc.Inventor: Stuart W. DeJonge
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Patent number: 6036018Abstract: The present invention is a child resistant safety container for blister packs with a housing with an opening, and slides located inside the housing which position and retain several drawers inserted into the opening. A latching mechanism is provided to engage and retain each of the drawers when inserted into the housing. The latching mechanism has cooperating male and female parts located on the drawer and the housing in positions complimentary to each other. The part located on the housing is functionally operable with a latching trigger slidably connected to the housing. Resilient living springs are provided to urge each of the drawers into latching engagement and, when a drawer is pushed in against the spring, moves to partially disengages the drawer. The latching trigger moves the latching mechanism into a second position fully disengaging the drawer for removal. The remainder of the drawers which have not been pushed in remain retained in the safety container by the latching means.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1999Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Valley Design Inc.Inventor: George E. Harrold
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Patent number: 6029835Abstract: A child resistant safety cap for containers includes an outer cap, an inner cap, at least one retractable-extendable key arm and a biasing spring. The outer cap has a top and a sidewall with a plurality of openings for retraction and extension of the key arms therethrough, and the top has an engaging mechanism for engaging and disengaging the key arms. The inner cap is contained within the outer cap, has a sidewall and a top, with a slide mechanism for slideably attaching a plurality of key arms. The inner cap is a predetermined height less than the inside vertically slidable within the outer cap. The inner cap has a first vertical position away from the top of the outer cap wherein said engaging mechanism of the outer cap and the connecting mechanism of the plurality of key arms are disengaged, and the inner cap has a second vertical position, toward the top of the outer cap wherein the engaging mechanism and the connecting mechanism are engaged.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1998Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignee: Valley Design, Inc.Inventor: Stuart W. DeJonge