Inhibiting Operation Of Flow Controller Or Closure Patents (Class 222/153.14)
  • Patent number: 11661250
    Abstract: A flip-top dispensing closure is provided. The closure includes a base and a lid. The base is attachable to a container neck and includes an integral spout. The lid includes a fixing ring and a cap. The fixing ring is attachable to the base and the cap is hingedly attached to the ring. The closure is provided with tamper-evident parts including first and second parts which are initially frangibly connected to each other within the lid, and upon first opening of the cap the first and second parts are separated, one of the parts being retained by the cap and the other of the parts dropping onto the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Daniel Holmes
  • Patent number: 11618627
    Abstract: A child-resistant assembly includes a collar member for coupling to a container. The collar member includes an upper wall, opposing passageways on the upper wall, opposing biasing members and a slide member integrally formed. The slide member extends longitudinally through the opposing passageways and includes a longitudinal slot and a pair of lateral slots formed along the longitudinal slot, with a stop member formed between the pair of lateral slots. The assembly also includes an intermediate member positioned on the collar member and includes a locking member extending downwardly therefrom. The locking member is configured to be positioned within each of the pair of lateral slots. In a rested state, the locking member is prevented from downward movement by the stop member. In an engaged state, the locking member can be positioned within a lateral slot and material from the container is capable of being discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Pierson Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore J. Pierson, Stephane Orofino
  • Patent number: 11359827
    Abstract: A dispensing bottle, comprising a bottle body, a bottle neck connected to the upper portion of the bottle body and a bottle cap connected to the bottle neck; the bottom of the bottle neck extends outward to form a step surface, the top of the bottle body a portion is disposed on the step surface; and further includes a ring sleeve sleeved on the outer side of the bottle neck for squeezing and defining a top end portion of the bottle body which is disposed on the step surface of the bottom of the bottle neck, and is disposed on the outer side of the bottle neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Pandian Peng
  • Patent number: 11198544
    Abstract: A cap for use with a container may include a body having an opening extending there through. The opening may include a product pathway extending from an upper surface of the body, a flow restrictor, and a coupling mechanism configured to removably couple the body to the container. The cap may also include a closure coupled to the body. The closure may selectively cover the opening and include a spoon shape having a concave surface. The body may further include a stop to limit rotation of the closure relative to the body. The body and/or a container configured for use with the body may further include a child lock feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventor: Heather Baird Loya
  • Patent number: 11076680
    Abstract: System for dispensing a makeup product, having a dispenser (11) that receives at least two cartridges (30), each one having a reservoir containing a base product, the latter leaving the cartridge via an outlet channel (52) of the cartridge, this outlet channel opening out at the outside of the dispenser or near the external surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Henri Samain, Franck Giron
  • Patent number: 11007546
    Abstract: A child-proof discharger for media includes a reservoir, a pump part mounted on the reservoir and an actuable discharge portion mounted on the pump part. The discharge portion guided in an axially displaceable manner on a carrier part disposed on the closure element and can be locked with the aid of manually actuable spring bars. The spring bars are configured on an actuating plate configured on the discharge portion, and respectively have an inner tongue, which can be bent radially inwards relative to an inner wall of the carrier part. Each spring bar is respectively assigned a guide ramp as an entry curve to a contact area that is bounded by radial latches of the blocking setting upon a rotary motion of the discharge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Hemer GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hohmann, Gisbert Welp
  • Patent number: 10882668
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reclosable lid for a cup or beaker for beverage, the lid comprising an edge region adapted to provide the coupling with a respective edge of said cup or beaker, and a dispensing port of the beverage contained within of said cup or beaker, the lid is characterized in that it comprises a further upper region connected from the edge region and where closing means for closing said dispensing port and supporting means for supporting said closing means are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Seda International Packaging Group SpA
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: 10759576
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a container closure that prevents accidental initial opening of a container. The closure mechanism includes at least one temporary interlocking mechanism having a two part fastener that engages the moveable part of the closure with the fixed part of the closure. The temporary interlocking mechanism is invisible when the container is closed. It is positioned in a location different from the location of the orifice of the closure or from the path that the liquid follows during dispensing. This temporary interlocking mechanism includes at least one element that breaks or irreversibly deforms during the initial opening of the container. The additional force required to break or to irreversibly deform the breakable or irreversibly deformable element of the temporary interlocking mechanism during the first opening mitigates the risk of accidental opening during manufacturing, shipment or storage of the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Markus Port, Ibrahim Ulas, Marion Michele Marie-Pierre Dubreuil
  • Patent number: 10745179
    Abstract: A bottle includes a secure sealing mechanism. A slide switch plate or rotatable plate maintains the contents of the bottle. This is achieved by securing a dispensing mechanism in a closed, locked position and sealing an outlet so that any liquids are prevented from exiting the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Navajo Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Levy, Shawn A. Shelton
  • Patent number: 10625287
    Abstract: An anti-loosening emulsion pump comprises a press head, a toothed sleeve, a cylinder and a piston rod, wherein the press head and the toothed sleeve are respectively provided with standing tooth pieces and standing tooth blocks interacting with each other. When the press head is rotated in a locking direction, the standing tooth pieces can move beyond the standing tooth blocks, and when the press head is rotated in an opening direction, the standing tooth pieces and the standing tooth blocks interact with each other, the rotation of the press head can be prevented. The press head of the anti-loosening emulsion pump further includes a press mouth which is movable relatively. The anti-loosening emulsion pump of the present invention can prevent the press head from being open due to such reasons as impact and the like, and can prevent the toothed sleeve from loosening from the opening of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Yao Wu Ding
  • Patent number: 10597204
    Abstract: A bottle includes a secure sealing mechanism. A slide switch plate maintains the contents of the bottle. This is achieved by securing a dispensing mechanism in a closed, locked position and sealing an outlet so that any liquids are prevented from exiting the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Navajo Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Levy, Shawn Shelton
  • Patent number: 10442678
    Abstract: A nozzle for dispensing fluid includes a nozzle stem that controls the flow of fluid out of a dispensing end of the nozzle. The nozzle stem includes an overmolded stem tip on a reduced diameter portion of the nozzle stem. The overmolded stem tip is formed from a compliant material and includes a sealing portion and a tip cone extending from the sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Shane A. Norman, Michael E. Bloom, Anthony J. Kuschel
  • Patent number: 10427843
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing spout assembly is provided that includes a housing having a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion attached at an angle to the first cylindrical portion, a spout attached to a the second cylindrical housing, a vent disposed inside a lower portion of the first cylindrical housing, the second cylindrical housing, and the spout, and a valve assembly disposed inside the first cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: TPG Plastics LLC
    Inventors: Adam Donald Julien, Patrick Owen Kelly
  • Patent number: 10307778
    Abstract: A trigger-type liquid dispenser includes a dispenser main body, pump, and nozzle. The body includes a fitted portion, which communicates with a delivery port. The nozzle includes a partition wall, which covers an opening end of the fitted portion and has a dispensing hole, and an outer circumferential wall. The nozzle is rotatable with respect to the fitted portion between an opened position, wherein the hole communicates with the port, and a closed position, wherein the hole is blocked. The outer circumferential wall includes a locking projection, in undercut engagement with a projecting portion, on an outer surface of the fitted portion, to hold the nozzle in engagement with the fitted portion. The locking projection, in an inner edge portion thereof, has a concave portion, wherein the degree of undercut engagement with the projecting portion is reduced when the nozzle is located between the opened and the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro Fujiwara, Shigeo Iizuka
  • Patent number: 10310569
    Abstract: A single piece water resistance door suitable for being fixed to a casing of a connector module is provided. The casing includes a first engagement part and an opening adjacent to the first engagement part. The single piece water resistance door includes a fixing part suitable for being fixed to the casing and having a first portion and a body rotatably connected to the fixing part to cover the opening. A space is between the first portion and the casing. The body includes at least one second engagement part. When the second engagement part is engaged with the first engagement part, the casing and the body press against each other, and the body covers the opening. When a force is applied to the first portion, the first portion is moved to the space and moves the body, so that the second engagement part is released from the first engagement part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tzu-Chiu Huang
  • Patent number: 10252284
    Abstract: An actuator for a hand operated foam dispensing pump that utilizes a folding nozzle is presented. The folding nozzle of the actuator is configured so as to lock the actuator in place and prevent operation of the pump when the nozzle is folded. The actuator substantially reduces pump closure loosening (back-off) and nozzle breakage during shipping of a filled product by eliminating trigger handles or other conventional nozzle types which protrude from the side of the actuator. As such, the new actuator is particularly well-suited for use in e-commerce where the shipping of unboxed products is becoming increasingly common. The actuator is configured such that actuator depression (actuation) cannot occur when the folding nozzle is in a folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Inventor: Armin Arminak
  • Patent number: 10244847
    Abstract: A cosmetic packaging device with aligning cap includes connection structures and/or a collar that facilitate easy alignment of the cap/applicator to the cosmetics packaging in order to achieve a desirable appearance in an easy manner to the user. Ramped edges on one or both of the collar on a bottle and/or a connecting structure of an applicator are designed to guide a tab into a slot as the applicator and cap are replaced on the cosmetics packaging, which may contain a cosmetic product such as a mascara, lip gloss or various other products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeremy Wilson, Armando Villarreal, Adrian Apodaca
  • Patent number: 10077143
    Abstract: A lid connected to a container or body portion of a bottle includes a base defining a conduit, where a rotatable collar coupled to the base rotates about the conduit in a single direction. The lid further includes a spout having a cam defining a path on the outer surface of the spout that engages at least a portion of the collar when the rotatable collar rotates about the conduit. The spout can extend away from the base into an open position and retract proximate to the base into a closed position as the portion of the collar traverses the path defined by the cam when the rotatable collar is rotated about the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Cool Gear International, LLC
    Inventors: Donna Roth, Marcus Hanna
  • Patent number: 9658568
    Abstract: A developing device includes a developer cartridge and a developing unit. The developing unit includes a first guide and a second guide. The second is movable with respect to the developing frame between a first position where the second guide is in continuous with the first guide and a second position where a continuous state of the second guide with the first guide is interrupted. The developer cartridge includes a developer frame that accommodates a developer and a first guided member movable with respect to the developer frame. The first guide and the second guide at the first position guide the first guided member in the course of attaching the developer cartridge to the developing unit. When an attachment of the developer cartridge to the developing unit completes, the first guide receives the first guided member, and the second guide is at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Hayakawa, Masashi Imai, Shougo Sato
  • Patent number: 9587784
    Abstract: An oil injector for a vehicle is provided. The oil injector includes a transparent body having a flowing hole formed on a front end of the body. A flexible tube member is connected to the body and corresponds to the flowing hole. A storing space is formed in an internal portion of the body. One end of a piston member is entered into the storing space, and the piston member is movable relative to the body. Therefore, the piston member provides a pushing function in the storing space so that a fluid flows into or out form the body via the tube member, and the transparent body is provided for observing a storing amount of the fluid in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventors: Ying-Chieh Liao, Yu-Kuo Liao
  • Patent number: 9493280
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a system and/or method may include a pouring spout assembly for a container. In some embodiments, the pouring spout assembly may include a first conduit, a second conduit, a third conduit, a fourth conduit, a handle, and a spout lock. The second conduit may be positionable, during use, in a distal end of the first conduit. The third conduit may be positionable, during use, in a proximal end of the first conduit. The fourth conduit may be coupled to the second conduit. When the second conduit is in a first position liquids and gases may be inhibited from being conveyed through the pouring spout assembly. When the second conduit is in a second position gases are allowed to convey through the pouring spout assembly. When the second conduit is in a third position liquids are allowed to convey through the pouring spout assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventors: William R. Wilkinson, Zachary A. Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 9327884
    Abstract: A child-resistant flip-top closure including a base for engaging a container and a lid is hingedly attached to the base. A child-resistant locking mechanism inhibits opening of the flip-top closure. The mechanism includes at least one locking tab extending vertically upward from a portion of the lid and terminating in a locking lip. An actuation button is attached to the tab though a connecting rib so that the button is positioned laterally to the side of the tab. At least one barrier wall located adjacent to the actuation button, the barrier wall formed integral with the base and extending upward. The barrier wall includes a locking ledge formed on a rear side of the wall. The locking ledge is configured to engage the locking lip of the tab so as to provide an interlock between the lid and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Inventor: Gene R. Stull, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9211550
    Abstract: A shower comprising a detachable faceplate, a body having an assembly chamber, a diverter and a back plate mounted in the assembly chamber. Slots are arranged around the periphery of the back plate. Rotating claws engaging with the slots are arranged around the periphery of the face plate. A locking button is arranged on the body to limit the rotation of the faceplate, to avoid the faceplate from dropping off due to free rotation of the faceplate and improper operation by the consumers. The faceplate can be easily detached by pressing the locking button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Kyle William Cutler, Qingshuang Li, Mengshi Guo, Chonggen Chen
  • Patent number: 9205973
    Abstract: A diffuser cap for an aerosol actuator comprises a vessel and a valve mounted on the vessel utilizing a dome. The diffuser cap is provided with an operating pushbutton of the valve cooperating with an outlet tube from the valve. The pushbutton of the diffuser cap is provided with a channel and an aerosol diffusion outlet. The diffuser cap comprises a base configured to snap onto a crimped region of the dome and a protective unit surrounding the pushbutton. The pushbutton and the protective unit of the pushbutton are mounted in a rotary manner on the base. The diffuser cap comprises a disabling device for disabling the operation of the pushbutton operated by a relative movement of the protective unit in relation to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: TECHNIMA
    Inventors: Cedrik Decea, Claude Bernard Michelot
  • Patent number: 9194732
    Abstract: A closure for dispensing a metered amount of dry product from a container includes a dispensing cap and a metering drum rotatably mounted on the dispensing cap. The dispensing cap has an upper deck with a dispensing aperture and a skirt engaging the neck of the container. The metering drum has an upper deck, a lower deck, and a metering chamber therebetween. The metering chamber has an entrance aperture in the lower deck and an exit aperture in the upper deck. The metering drum is rotatable relative to the dispensing cap between a filling position, where the metering chamber is aligned with the dispensing aperture and dry product fills the chamber, and a dispensing position where the metering chamber is not aligned with the dispensing aperture and dry product can be dispensed. The dispensing cap and the metering drum include formations to index a position of the metering drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: WestRock Slatersville, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Tarozzi, Clifford Skillin, Patrick Brannon
  • Patent number: 9132441
    Abstract: A trigger pump dispenser has a dispensing passage, an outlet nozzle movable between an “on” position and an “off” position, and a shroud. First and second indicator tabs project from the outlet nozzle and correspond with first and second indicator windows in the shroud. When the outlet nozzle is in the “on” position, the first indicator tab resides in the first indicator window and the second indicator tab is hidden by the shroud, and when the outlet nozzle is in the “off” position, the second indicator tab resides in the second indicator window and the first indicator tab is hidden by the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Hoffman, Juergen Pellenz, Klaus Thanish, Peter Stoelben, Klaus Natersky
  • Patent number: 9126715
    Abstract: The metallic sealed double container of the present invention includes an outer container, an inner container, an outer lid for the outer container, and an inner lid for the inner container, all of which being formed from thin metallic sheet. Connection holes are formed in the outer lid and the inner lid by burring, and both end parts of thin-walled pipes are respectively connected while inserted in the connection holes. The inner lid is joined to the inner container, and the outer lid is joined to the outer container, thereby constituting a metallic sealed double container in which the inner container is isolated in the outer container. As a result, the weight of the metallic sealed double container is reduced, the temperature in the inner container can be maintained over long periods of time, and the heat-insulating effect of the resulting sealed double container is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: MIRAPRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Saori Horiuchi, Shinji Hayakawa, Hiroo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9120606
    Abstract: A dispenser comprises a body with an outlet, and a closure for the outlet. The closure and the body are pivotally movable relative to each other between an open position in which the outlet is open and a closed position in which the closure closes the outlet. The closure and the body are adapted for locking engagement with each another in the closed position. The closure has a locking member for locking and unlocking the closure and the body in the closed position. A force applied on the locking member for unlocking urges the closure toward the open position. The dispenser preferably facilitates the application of a material to be dispensed to a desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Alexander Walter, Marc Peuker, Bruce R. Broyles, Andreas J. Boehm
  • Patent number: 9090382
    Abstract: A thermoformed article having two or more parts (125, 130) is provided. A first part is formed from a first thermoplastic material and a second part (130) is formed from a second thermoplastic material. The first and second materials are mutually incompatible. One of the parts (130) has one or more projections (131) and the other part (125) has one or more corresponding cavities (126a) into which the projections are formed. In which the mouth of the or each cavity is narrower than at least part of the or each projection such that the shape of the or each projection allows withdrawal from but resists reinsertion into the or each cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: Patrick Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9079693
    Abstract: A bottle closure (100) for a bottle (200) comprises a first closure (500) securable over an opening of the bottle (200). The first closure (500) having a central generally circular projection (540), and a liquid flow aperture (512) located adjacent to the projection. A second closure (600) is located over the first closure (500), the second closure (600) having a generally circular aperture (632) adapted to receive the circular projection (540), the second closure (600) being movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the circular projection (540) generally occludes flow through the circular aperture (632), and in the second position the circular projection (540) is adjacent to the circular aperture (632), providing a fluid flow path from the bottle, through the liquid flow aperture (512) and the circular aperture (632). The first closure (500) includes a first engagement formation (504) and the second closure (600) includes a corresponding second engagement formation (602).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Berlin Packaging
    Inventors: Patrick Kidd, Aimee Reynolds, Brett R. Niggel, Liam Hawry
  • Publication number: 20150144658
    Abstract: A stored liquid dispensing applicator includes a valving arrangement formed of a valve seat and a spring-driven shuttle that is disposed for axial displacement into and out of valve-defining abutment and engagement with the valve seat. The shuttle is displaceable between distal and proximal limits of travel that include a first position defining the distal limit and a second position proximally spaced from the distal limit and distally spaced from the proximal limit. The valve seat is arranged for contact with the shuttle uninterruptedly between the first and second positions to close the valve, and for spaced apart relation with the shuttle between the second position and the proximal limit of travel to open the valve for dispensing of stored liquid. The first position of the shuttle defines an enhanced second level seal, attainable only during manufacture of the device, that is especially resistant to unintended liquid flow or discharge between the valve seat and shuttle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: James Bell, Scott Bell
  • Publication number: 20150144659
    Abstract: A shut-off system for a dispenser includes a pinch member that moves relative to a guide and which is normally biased against a flexible outlet tube that is disposed therebetween. The flexible outlet tube that carries material, such as soap, supplied from a pump to an outlet nozzle. The pump and the pinch member are in operative engagement with an actuator, such that when the actuator is not engaged, the pinch member closes the outlet tube to prevent residual material retained in the outlet tube from flowing or drooling out of the outlet nozzle. Correspondingly, when the actuator is engaged, the pump is compressed, and the pinch member is moved away from the outlet tube, allowing the material to be pumped through the outlet tube and dispensed from the outlet nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: DAVID J. SMITH, JOHN J. McNULTY, ROBERT QUINLAN, CHRISTOPHER J. MANN, JAMES M. YATES
  • Publication number: 20150122831
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing apparatus with a child-safety feature which, in one preferred embodiment, does not permit dispensing unless both a dispensing handle and an associated lever are each independently moved. In another embodiment, dispensing is prevented unless a manually-depressable, rotatable dispensing lever and a rotatable safety lock are both simultaneously actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: MTN PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Chun Yen Wang, Tony Xiao
  • Publication number: 20150122839
    Abstract: A sealable pourer for mounting on a bottle is provided. The sealable pourer includes a cap to ensure that the pouring nozzle and air tube outlet are sealed, or otherwise closed, when in a first position of the cap and allow free flow of the liquid content of the bottle when in a second position. In one embodiment, the cap is rotated about a symmetry axis of the nozzle to achieve sealing of both the air passage and the pouring nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Or AGASSI, Reuven MARKO
  • Publication number: 20150028044
    Abstract: A lid assembly for a beverage container having a lid housing, a seal assembly and a trigger member. The seal assembly has one or more drink seals that engage a corresponding one or more drink apertures to close the drink apertures. The seal assembly is rotatedly connected to the lid housing and movable between a use position and a cleaning position for cleaning. The trigger member is connected to the lid housing and is capable of engaging the seal assembly in the use position, but not in the cleaning position. The trigger member is connected to the seal assembly such that the vent aperture is opened during a first portion of the operation of the trigger, and the drink apertures are opened during a second portion of the operation of the trigger so that the vent aperture is opened before the drink apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Sami M. El-Saden, Daniel M. Wodka, Joe Y. Chiou
  • Patent number: 8939324
    Abstract: A carbonation retaining closure assembly device for beverage containers. The device comprising a cap member manufactured to seal and adapted to engage with the mouth of the beverage container. An inner groove surrounds the outer peripheral edge of the cap member forming a stud within the center of the cap member. The stud has a threaded outer wall. A connector member has an internal bore dimensioned to accommodate the length and circumference of the stud. The bore has means for securely engaging upon the outer wall of the stud. A cutting means is internally mounted within the top layer of the bore wherein a slit is punctured within the outer wall as the connector member is engaged upon the stud. A dispensing mechanism is disposed upon the top of the connector member for dispensing the beverage through the slit such that the carbonation level in the beverage container is retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: Kazem Azodi, Ghasem Azodi
  • Patent number: 8939323
    Abstract: The invention relates to dispensers for fluid products, particularly oral dosing of medicines. The dispenser is a pump dispenser and has a separate nozzle attachment. The nozzle and dispenser may be uncoupled in a holding position or coupled position. A child resistance feature is disclosed which prevents unauthorized coupling of the dispenser and nozzle, thereby preventing unauthorized dispensing of product. The child resistance feature only allows coupling of the dispenser and nozzle when a coupling control element is triggered and then maintains this coupling with additional features. A protective cover for the dispenser is also disclosed, which covers the nozzle attachment and pump plunger button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Rieke Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Christopher Knight, Joseph Stanley Brunton, David John Pritchett
  • Patent number: 8881959
    Abstract: A dispensing closure is provided for an opening of a container wherein the closure has a dispensing condition of operation and a charging condition of operation, a neck structure (7) for fixing the closure to a container or for being fixed to a container, an outlet port (3) communicating with the opening, an actuator (9) movably mounted on the neck structure, and a deck structure (13) extending from the neck structure transversely over the opening and forming a discharge channel (61) extending substantially linearly from the outlet port to the opening and defining a longitudinal discharge direction and the longitudinal discharge direction of the discharge channel is inclined to a horizontal (H) in an acute inclination angle (alpha) and the dispensing condition of operation the deck structure is immovably fixed to the neck structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventor: Franz Lenz
  • Patent number: 8881947
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispensing container, comprising:—an elongate frame with a first end and a second and; and—an elongate reservoir extending between the first end and the second end of the frame; wherein the reservoir comprises: —a foldable wall which is connected at a first end thereof to the frame close to the first end of the frame for rotation around a longitudinal axis of the frame by means of an operating element, and which is connected non-rotatably to the frame at a second end thereof; and—a dispensing opening close to the first end of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Inventor: Müslüm Yildirim
  • Patent number: 8870030
    Abstract: A container has a body with a product disposed therein. A pedestal with a valving structure extends from the body. A bracket has a sidewall with at least one slot extending therein. The bracket includes a second pedestal provided interiorly of the sidewall, which is shaped to fittingly receive the pedestal of the body. The second pedestal includes at least one extending flange. Each of the at least one extending flanges extends toward the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Demarest, Donald J. Schumacher, Christine D. Beilstein, Dirk K. Nickel
  • Patent number: 8857668
    Abstract: A discharging device for discharging liquids includes an outer housing encompassing an inner chamber, a liquid storage receptacle, a discharge orifice, a delivery device for delivering liquid from the storage receptacle to the discharge orifice, a cap that covers the discharge port orifice when present on the outer housing in a safety position, and a manual actuator adapted to actuate the delivery device and which is movable relative to the outer housing between a neutral relative position and an actuated relative position. The cap and the manual actuator cooperate so that displacement of the manual actuator is mechanically blocked when the cap is in its safety position. A locking element that is movable in relation to the outer housing is constrainedly coupled with the movement of the manual actuator and extends in the actuated position through a hole in the outer housing to a region that the cap blocks when mounted in its safety position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar Radolfzell GmbH
    Inventors: Judith Auerbach, Thomas Eberhard, Wilfried Graf
  • Patent number: 8833617
    Abstract: A fuel container includes sealed vessel having a pivoting spout assembly and fill nozzle assembly and a locking assembly. The container provides storage and dispensing of fuels without a user having to manually remove any caps. The spout assembly pivots closed and automatically seals when not in use. An air vent is built into the locking assembly to allow air to enter the vessel only during filling or dispensing, thereby effectively containing fumes within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventors: Mark A. P. Compton, Gene Compton
  • Publication number: 20140252038
    Abstract: An “anti-drip” cap for a deformable bottle including a base, connecting with the bottle, covered by a cover, including an outlet opening, the cap being movable between a sealing and locking configuration corresponding to a first angular position and a low vertical position of the cover, an intermediate configuration for venting the cap by an escape element corresponding to a second angular position and the low vertical position of the cover, and a dispensing configuration of the cap corresponding to the second angular position and a high vertical position of the cover in which the outlet opening is released, the cap passing from the intermediate configuration to the dispensing configuration once the cover is moved by the pressure of a product supplying the base, and returning to the intermediate configuration when the cover is returned under the effect of an elastic return element interposed between the cover and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: MAITRISE & INNOVATION
    Inventor: Daniel De Rosa
  • Patent number: 8814004
    Abstract: A tamper evident, pull-out flexible spout for use in combination with a container lid wherein a cap can only be removed from the threaded end of the spout by lifting a pair of bail rings which are attached to the cap by way of a set of frangible connectors and thereafter pulling the spout out from the stored position at least part way toward the use position thereby to disengage lugs on an exterior surface of the cap from a pair of one-way stops on an interior surface of the spout ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Letica Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Letica, Randall J. Corbett, John R. Selina
  • Patent number: 8800826
    Abstract: A normally-closed pour spout is operable to pour fluid from a container to a receptacle. The normally-closed pour spout includes a fluid conduit and a valve. The fluid conduit has proximal and distal ends, with the proximal end being fluidly connectable to the container and the distal end being configured for fluid association with the receptacle. The fluid conduit forms a passageway configured to pass fluid therethrough and fluidly communicate with the container and the receptacle. The valve is operably assembled with the fluid conduit so that the valve controls fluid flow through the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Scepter Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Charlie L. Forbis, Grant Kernan
  • Patent number: 8757448
    Abstract: A dispensing device for a fluid container, which includes a container cap, a switching nozzle, a securing mechanism and a dispensing compartment. The container cap has apertures, and the switching nozzle has a closing and an opening state. In the closing state the switching nozzle hermetically seals the apertures. An oval skirt is attached to the switching nozzle embracing the container cap, having protrusions for fixing the skirt to the container cap. Pressing the skirt releases the fixing and allows switching to an opening state. A setting mechanism determines the limited volume of the dispensing compartment and secures the volume from undesired variation. An annular portion has clefts and quantity markings. The setting mechanism encompasses the annular portion and has setting bumps bulging proximate to the annular portion, and barrel apertures. Upon mating the setting bumps with a cleft, a marking is exposed through the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventor: Yaniv Aviram
  • Patent number: 8746496
    Abstract: A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user by the user pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Market International, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Sean Gilbert, Randy Sims
  • Publication number: 20140151404
    Abstract: A vented automatic dispending cap for use with a flexible container may generally include a body and a retainer cap attached to the body. A pressure chamber is formed between the body and retainer cap. A set of resilient spring members spaced around the body holds the retainer cap against the body, which seats a valve within a dispensing hole extending through the cap. When the container is squeezed, product in the container may be forced into the pressure chamber expanding the pressure chamber and unseating the valve, thereby allowing product to exit the dispensing opening. A lip seal around the upper circumferential edge of the body prevents fluid from leaking out of the sides of the chamber but allows air to enter the chamber for venting the flexible container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Robert A. Lehmkuhl, Jeffrey A. Harding, Marc A. Briere
  • Publication number: 20140144944
    Abstract: Systems, methods and kits for orally delivering material via a pliable valve comprising a primary passageway, a secondary passageway, a primary valve oriented within the primary passageway, a secondary valve oriented within the secondary passageway, a first surface feature on an exterior surface of the bite valve, and a second surface feature on the exterior surface of the bite valve, wherein pressure applied to the first surface position opens a primary valve and pressure applied to the second surface position opens the primary and secondary valves are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Rx Hydration, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Patrick ROGERS, Brain Charles HOLM
  • Patent number: 8701934
    Abstract: A dispenser device head (1) of a liquid is provided with a nozzle (20) comprising a lateral wall (30) having through signalling apertures (40) defining a caption or symbol to highlight a functioning configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Guala Dispensing S.p.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi