Snap-acting Outlet Element Patents (Class 222/498)
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Patent number: 11673720Abstract: A container lid can include: a body having an opening formed therethrough; a sipping member rotatably coupled to the body, a passageway formed through an interior of the sipping member so as to extend from a proximal end of the sipping member to a distal end of the sipping member, the sipping member configured to rotate between a stowed position in which the passageway and the opening are misaligned, such that the opening is sealed, and a released position in which the passageway and the opening are aligned; and a flexible handle connected at a first end to the sipping member and rotatably coupled at a second end to the body via a pivot pin. The handle can be configured such that a substantially downward force exerted on the handle causes rotation of the sipping member toward the released position.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Cool Gear International, LLCInventor: Tyler Noveletsky
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Patent number: 11504470Abstract: A drug delivery device has a housing with an adhesive pad associated with the lower surface of the housing and configured to removably attach to a human body surface. A deformable drug reservoir is positioned within the housing and includes an outlet, with a needle fluidically connected to the drug reservoir and configured to define at least a portion of a fluid flow path between the drug reservoir and said human body surface. A delivery assembly is associated with the drug reservoir and includes a roller and a drive assembly, with the drive assembly being controlled by the controller during a drug delivery routine to move the roller from a first position to a second position so as to cause the roller to contact and deform the reservoir, thereby conveying a drug from the reservoir via the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbHInventors: David R. Schiff, Sharon D. West
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Patent number: 11427370Abstract: A container has a body portion, a collapsible portion, and an outlet aperture arranged on the collapsible portion, in which the collapsible portion is collapsible from a start configuration in which the outlet aperture is aligned with an axis, to a collapsed configuration in which the outlet aperture is rotated from the axis, in which the collapsible portion has a bracing section which is shaped and configured to support the collapsible portion against collapse when the outlet aperture is subjected to a first force applied in line with the axis, and in which the collapsible portion has a structurally weakened section which is shaped and configured to fail in a non-resilient manner when subjected to a second force applied from an offset angle to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Creanovate LimitedInventors: All-Noor Goeffers, Zuaina Nizar
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Patent number: 11407564Abstract: The present application is directed to cap assemblies and particularly, cap assembly for closing an opening in a vessel, the cap assembly including a stopper including an polymer body adapted to fit an opening of a vessel, the stopper also including a tubular portion which defines an internal passageway extending through the polymer body; and a rigid cap attached to and integral with the stopper, wherein the cap is adapted to engage the vessel and provide a sealing force between the stopper and the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Gerald Mark Pennington, Khoa D. Pham, Thomas R. Nixon, Christopher Miller
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Patent number: 10913582Abstract: A tap lock has an engagement member, a barrier member, and a retainer member that extends between the engagement member and the barrier member and that retains the engagement member at a fixed position relative to the barrier member. The engagement member removably attaches to a support structure of a tap dispensing closure of a container body. The barrier member is disposed proximate an outlet passage and valve member of the tap dispensing closure. The barrier member limits movement of the valve member from a closed position toward an open position to prevent leakage of material from the outlet passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Samuel Edward Nuckels, Keith J. Colacioppo
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Patent number: 10773067Abstract: Enteral connectors having coupling features for providing removable or permanent coupling engagement with a syringe connector. In some example embodiments, the syringe connector includes an ENFit compatible female connector. In other example embodiments, the syringe connector includes a threaded tip.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: NeoMed, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Martin Davis, Aaron N. Ingram, Mariann Cary, Mark M. Costello, Tony Doherty, Adrian McDermott
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Patent number: 10766674Abstract: A cannabis storage assembly includes a cap assembly comprised of a cap and a base, as well as a container upon which the cap assembly is mounted. Upon proper alignment of the cap into the base and further manipulation of the cap relative to the base once inserted, the user of the cannabis storage assembly can fully secure the container's contents.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Paper Tube, LLCInventors: Parag Agrawal, Vadim David Molo
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Patent number: 10640270Abstract: The present invention is directed toward providing container closure structures that include at least one breakable or irreversibly deformable engagement element. Specifically, a closure having at least one engagement element that is breakable or irreversibly deformable upon application of an opening force that is equal to, or higher than, a threshold force value, wherein the closure comprises one or more moveable parts and one or more fixed parts; and wherein the engagement element engages the moveable part and the fixed part of the closure; and wherein the mechanical part inhibits the separation between the moveable and the fixed part of the closure upon application of opening force below the threshold force value; and sealing together the moveable part and the fixed part of the closure at one or more locations; a breakable splint which connects the moveable and fixed parts of the closure created by a two step molding process.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: The Procter and Gamble PlazaInventors: Markus Port, Ibrahim Ulas
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Patent number: 10322855Abstract: A fluid container is disclosed with a cap body made of rigid or semi rigid material and a valve body disposed within the cap body and movable between and open and closed position. The valve body is made of a semi flexible semi rigid material that has a coefficient of thermal linear expansion that is smaller than that of the cap body. The cap body and nozzle valve are configured with three different hermetic seals to counteract the effects of exposure to heat and cold over time and thereby extend the useful life of the cap and valve.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: HYDRAPAK LLCInventors: Robert Heiberger, David Roecker
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Patent number: 9936854Abstract: Bottle washer assemblies for dishwasher appliances are provided. A bottle washer assembly includes a main conduit defining a main passage for flowing wash fluid therethrough. The bottle washer assembly further includes a spray tine, the spray tine including a conduit defining a passage for flowing wash fluid therethrough. The passage is in selective fluid communication with the main passage. The conduit is movable between a first position wherein wash fluid flow into the passage is permitted and a second position wherein wash fluid flow into the passage is restricted relative to the wash fluid flow in the first position.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Joel Charles Boyer
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Patent number: 9643751Abstract: The invention relates to a lid (1) for a can for foodstuff, paint and so on, which lid comprises: ringlike bare part (2) defining a opening (3); a sealing foil (4) arranged an the base part and covering the opening; a lip (5) arranged with one end to the foil for tearing the foil; retaining means for retaining a free end of the lip adjacent the sealing foil, whereby the retaining means comprise a first retaining part being part (7) of the sealing foil and a second retaining part being (8) part or the lip.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Ardagh MP Group Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Johan Willem Roeterdink, Gerardus Johannes Josephus Tielbeke
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Patent number: 9402967Abstract: The tamper evident cap assembly is structured for protective connection to a syringe of the type having a nozzle and a discharge port, wherein the cap assembly includes a body configured to receive and restrict access to the nozzle. A flow restricting member is connected to the body in flow restricting relation to the discharge port of the nozzle. An attachment assembly interconnects the body and the flow restricting member and is structured to facilitate detachment of the body from the flow restricting member upon the body being removed from the syringe. A connecting assembly is mounted on the flow restricting member and is structured to be connected to a syringe nozzle by a linearly directed, snap-fit, “push-on” action, and to be disconnected therefrom by a “rotate-off” action.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Medical Device Engineering, LLCInventor: Jonathan Vitello
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Patent number: 9366374Abstract: A closure element serves for closing off bores which are subjected to internal pressure, preferably bores in engine or valve blocks or tanks. Said closure element has a sleeve-shaped main body which can be inserted into the bore and the outer circumference of which, in the installed state, bears sealingly against the inner surface (2) of the bore (3). Provided are the main body and an expanding body (4) which is connected to said main body by a bent-over transition region (8). The closure element is firstly inserted into the bore (3) and subsequently pressed into the latter by the application of pressure to the expanding body (4). As the closure element is pressed into the bore (3), the expanding body (4) is pushed into the main body (1) by deformation, so as to push the main body (1) in the radial direction against the inner surface (2) of the bore (3). In this way, said closure element can withstand even relatively high internal pressures and can be produced in a simple manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: KVT-KOENIG AGInventors: Jürg Krauer, Beat Wüst
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Patent number: 9233566Abstract: A printer includes a lid part, a body part, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a first engaging part having the first rotating shaft removably engaged therewith so as to allow the lid part to be opened and closed relative to the body part, and a second engaging part receiving the second rotating shaft in such a manner as to allow the second rotating shaft to rotate. In response to application of a first predetermined force, the first rotating shaft is removed from the first engaging part while absorbing a second predetermined force from the first predetermined force, and the lid part is allowed to rotate on the second rotating shaft to be opened and closed relative to the body part.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Yuji Yada, Yoshinori Sata, Yukihiro Mori
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Patent number: 9126713Abstract: Provided are a joining portion in which a male threaded portion threaded to a container-side female threaded portion is formed; a connector main unit disposed at an inner side of the joining portion, sharing a center axis therewith, and is connected so as to be rotatable relative thereto; and a siphon tube attached to the connector main unit so as to extend toward the bottom portion of the container and has a tip curved in a substantially horizontal direction, wherein the joining portion is screwed in independently of the connector main unit when attaching the connector by using a securing jig that, by being inserted from above the connector main unit, causes depressed/protruding portions to be engaged, thus preventing relative rotation to each other, and by using a tightening jig that tightens the male threaded portion by being engaged at the upper surface of the joining portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Takanohashi, Hiroshi Imai
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Patent number: 9073673Abstract: A closure (30) is provided for a container (32). In one particular embodiment, the closure (30) has a base (34) and a lid (36). The base (34) defines a recess (70) having a dispensing orifice (74). On either side of the recess (70), the base (34) has a rim portion (80) that defines a support surface (82). The front region of the base (34) has a sloping front surface (72). The lid (36) has a rear end connected with a connecting structure (40) to the closure base (34), and has a front end with a lid finger lift surface (86). When the lid (36) is closed, the front end of the lid (36) is located rearwardly of at least the lower end of the base sloping front surface (72), a major portion of the lid (36) is located between the base rim portions (80), and the lid (36) is located below the support surface (82) of each rim portion (80).Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.Inventors: Timothy M. Mazurkiewicz, Stacy L. Beilke, Anne F. Stecker, John Wisniewski
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Patent number: 8869980Abstract: A container for snus comprising a compartment and a cover enclosing said compartment, the cover having a hinge line extending thereacross to divide said cover into a push section and a hinge section, wherein the hinge section is rotatable relative to the push section about the hinge line and the push section is pivotally mounted to the compartment such that, when a user urges the push section into the compartment, the hinge section acts on a fulcrum portion and is urged to rotate about the hinge line relative to the push section to move the hinge section from a closed position to an open position and allow access to the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Fielder & Lundgren ABInventor: Adam Berggren
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Patent number: 8814010Abstract: A dispensing closure for a squeeze-type container produces a fan-type spray in a low pressure environment. The dispensing closure includes a closure body having an upper deck and a skirt depending from the upper deck. The skirt is configured and arranged to attach to a product container, such as a squeeze-type container. A flow conduit extends from an interior of the closure body and through the upper deck to provide a flow path from an interior of the closure to an exterior of the closure. The flow conduit has an entrance orifice and an exit orifice. The flow conduit has an inner wall extending between the entrance orifice and the exit orifice. The flow conduit and the closure body are integrally formed. The flow conduit includes a tip portion with an exit orifice defining a shape to provide a fan-type spray in a low pressure environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: MWV Slatersville, LLCInventors: Sergey Romanov, Clifford Skillin, Patrick Brannon
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Patent number: 8695857Abstract: An object is to provide a cap that can be flexibly designed, such as a cap that can be prevented or reduced from being increased in volume when the lid member has been attached to the cap body, while at the same time providing a capability to increase the distance between the lid member and the cap body when the elastic member has been restored, as well as providing a container equipped with the cap.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Taisei Kako Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Hamamoto, Hideo Nishikura
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Patent number: 8672196Abstract: A container (10) suitable for dispensing comestible products has a body (12) with a top face segment (36) having an opening (14) and a concave top face segment (18) and a separate continuous member (40) connected to a side face (24), the member having an openable lid portion (42) which covers the opening and a flexible press portion (50) extending from the lid portion to the side face over the concave top segment face, which is normally convex to the concave top face segment, wherein application of a downward force to the convex flexible press portion transforms the convex portion to a concave portion and rotates the lid portion to uncover the opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. CompanyInventors: Neema Pourian, Adam Hunter, Wenson R. Chern, Robert D. Swinton
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Patent number: 8220650Abstract: A drinking cap constitutes a one-piece molding of polymeric material including a first circular section tubular portion (2) for connection to the mouth of a beverage container and a second smaller circular section tubular portion (6) situated at least partially within the first tubular portion. The first tubular portion is connected to the second tubular portion by a resilient, annular, integral web (4), in which one or more flow openings (18) are formed. One end of the second tubular portion (6) is closed. The upper or external surface of the web (4) carries a projecting annular first sealing flange (20) at a point intermediate its ends, as seen in axial sectional view. The first and second tubular portion (2, 6) are coaxial and relatively movable in the axial direction between an open position, in which the flow openings (18) are unobstructed, and a closed position, in which the sealing flange (20) is in sealing engagement with the internal surface of the first tubular portion (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2006Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Carbonite CorporationInventors: Matthew Eric Smith, Karl Mondszein
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Publication number: 20120160881Abstract: A container (10) suitable for dispensing comestible products has a body (12) with a top face segment (36) having an opening (14) and a concave top face segment (18) and a separate continuous member (40) connected to a side face (24), the member having an openable lid portion (42) which covers the opening and a flexible press portion (50) extending from the lid portion to the side face over the concave top segment face, which is normally convex to the concave top face segment, wherein application of a downward force to the convex flexible press portion transforms the convex portion to a concave portion and rotates the lid portion to uncover the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANYInventors: Neema Pourian, Adam Hunter, Wenson R. Chern, Robert D. Swinton
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Publication number: 20120104052Abstract: A closure assembly for a bottle, such as a milk bottle, having a sealable pouring spout is comprised of a lower portion for attachment to the bottle and an upper portion that is rotatably fixed to the lower portion. The upper portion comprises a spout and a spout closure assembly mounted on a pivot hinge and comprising a closing member having one end for sealing the spout and an opposite end for finger pressure. A detent device operates in a working relationship with the closing member so the size of the opening can be controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Andrew Offord, Dennis Atkinson
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Patent number: 8152032Abstract: The invention provides a cap for a container for storing condiments for human consumption. The cap comprises a member having a top portion with a peripheral wall that has means for retaining the cap onto the container extending downwardly for covering the mouth of the container, the top portion having dispensing openings for allowing passage of the condiments. The cap comprises a seal having a top portion comprising a central portion, a flange portion extending around the central portion for overlapping the dispensing openings of the member and a central peripheral wall extending downwardly from the top portion and having a lower end mountable to the member.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Trudeau Corporation 1889 Inc.Inventor: Pierre Tardif
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Patent number: 8028865Abstract: A two-way dispenser cap has a main cap member and a toggle valve. The main cap member has two passages that allow material from inside an attached container to dispense. The first passage leads to a trap chamber that is defined by the main cap member and the toggle valve walls. The second passage leads to an outlet passage for continuous pouring dispensation. The toggle valve pivots in relation to the two-way dispenser cap between one of three positions: no dispensation, metered dispensation from the trap chamber passage or continuous pour dispensation. When the toggle valve pivots to open the trap chamber passage, the trap chamber inlet is closed off. When the toggle valve pivots to open the continuous pour passage, the trap chamber outlet remains closed. When the toggle valve pivots to the closed position, both the inlet passages are in fluid communication with the attached container's interior, but both outlets are closed. The main cap member has a recessed top portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: DeJonge Associated, Inc.Inventor: Stuart W. DeJonge
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Patent number: 7753240Abstract: A closure for a liquid container includes a spout and a loop member extending upwardly from an end wall of the closure. The loop may be sized to receive a user's finger or attachment hardware such as a clip, hook or strap extending through the loop. A flip cap is supported for rotational movement on the loop and is movable between a closed position in which the spout is covered and an open position in which the spout is exposed. The flip cap includes a plug seal that is configured to engage and seal with a top edge of the spout when the cap is moved to the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Nalge Nunc International CorporationInventors: Richard A. Leoncavallo, John D. DeLorme
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Publication number: 20100147900Abstract: The invention provides a cap for a container for storing condiments for human consumption. The cap comprises a member having a top portion with a peripheral wall that has means for retaining the cap onto the container extending downwardly for covering the mouth of the container, the top portion having dispensing openings for allowing passage of the condiments. The cap comprises a seal having a top portion comprising a central portion, a flange portion extending around the central portion for overlapping the dispensing openings of the member and a central peripheral wall extending downwardly from the top portion and having a lower end mountable to the member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventor: Pierre Tardif
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Publication number: 20100127021Abstract: A dispensing closure system for use with an associated container includes a closure assembly having a closure base, and a lid moveably connected to the closure base. The present preferred embodiment of the closure includes a slider element mounted on an upper surface of the closure base for lateral movement between unactuated and actuated positions. The provision of camming surfaces on the slider element, which cooperate with the closure lid, permit convenient, push-button opening of the closure lid to facilitate convenient use by consumers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Daniel G. Schantz, Kelly A. Smith
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Patent number: 7543724Abstract: A dispensing system includes a body having a base for extending from a container, and a support column projecting from the base. A discharge passage extends through the body and support column. A flexible, pressure-openable dispensing valve has a skirt mounted on the support column and has an outwardly extending, narrowing head defining a dispensing orifice at the distal end. A clamp member fits around the valve skirt and is engaged with the body to hold the body, valve, and clamp member together.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. Brunner, Alan P. Hickok, Kelly A. Smith, Timothy R. Socier
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Patent number: 7467736Abstract: A closure and dispensing device intended to be fitted to a container. The device includes a body which can be mounted on the container, with the body including a dispensing aperture in communication with an opening by the container. A lid is stable in the open position, and capable of selectively closing off the dispensing aperture, with the lid being pivotable relative to the body about an axis of a hinge. At least one resiliently deformable strip connects the lid to the body, and the lid includes two ends on an axis perpendicular to the hinge axis. The hinge axis is preferably located relative to the ends so that opening of the lid can occur as a result of pressure exerted on a portion of the lid situated between the hinge axis and the opposite end of the lid. The opposite end of the lid preferably includes a portion which at least partially closes off the dispensing aperture.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: L'OrealInventor: Jean-Francois Delage
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Patent number: 7314150Abstract: A dispensing closure for a container includes a closure body, a cap and a hinge body joining the cap to the body. The closure body includes an upper wall having an orifice and further includes an upper skirt depending from the upper wall, and a lower skirt depending from the upper skirt. The lower skirt has a diameter larger than the upper skirt. The cap has an upper wall and a wall flange depending therefrom. A first living hinge joins a first end of the hinge body to the lower skirt. The hinge body is movable from an open position to a closed position in mating relation with the upper skirt. The hinge body and upper skirt are formed with complementary surfaces to provide a flush outer surface contour when mated together. The hinge body and upper skirt further include mating formations to secure the hinge body with the upper skirt.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Polytop CorporationInventor: Clifford W. Skillin
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Patent number: 7293676Abstract: A dispensing apparatus comprising a spout and a spigot. The spout includes a tubular member. The tubular member includes a first end, a second end, an inside surface and an opening extending transversely through the tubular member between the first and second end thereof. The tubular member defines a cavity capable of receiving a flowable material therein. The spigot is attached to the inside surface of the tubular member. The spigot includes a peripheral wall, a transverse wall and a handle. The peripheral wall includes an outer surface positionable over the opening. The transverse wall is coupled to the peripheral wall. The peripheral wall and the transverse wall cooperating to substantially seal the first end of the tubular member and the opening from the cavity of the tubular member. The handle is associated with at least one of the peripheral wall and the transverse wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2003Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Scholle CorporationInventors: Lee Liston, Robbie Wells
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Patent number: 7100806Abstract: A condiment shaker includes a flip top lid having pins configured to travel through dispensing openings in the shaker top.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Sure Shake, LLCInventors: Christopher John Schuster, Daniel J. Reed
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Patent number: 6766926Abstract: A dispensing closure includes a base and a lid integrally connected to the base by at least one hinge element for pivoting the lid between a closed position overlying the base and an open position remote from the base. The base includes a deck wall, a skirt coupled to the deck wall and having an internal thread or bead for securing the closure to a container, and a dispensing opening in the deck wall. The lid includes a skirt that surrounds the deck wall in the closed position of the lid. The lid skirt has an interruption at the hinge element into which the hinge element is received in the closed position of the lid. The deck wall has an upstanding part-annular arcuate wall positioned around a peripheral portion of the deck wall adjacent to the hinge element and internally adjacent to an internal surface of the lid skirt at the hinge element to retard entry of moisture through the lid skirt interruption in the closed position of the lid.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2002Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.Inventor: Rodney A. Elchert
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Patent number: 6749092Abstract: A valve system is provided with a wall portion that includes an inlet side, an outlet side, at least one aperture extending between the inlet and outlet sides, and a valve seat on the outlet side. One preferred form of the valve system also includes a movable valve member having a spout, a mounting portion, a toggle portion, and at least one seal surface for sealingly engaging the wall portion valve seat when the valve member is toggled to a closed position to prevent flow from the wall portion aperture through the spout.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc.Inventors: Gregory M. Olechowski, Timothy R. Socier, John M. Hess, III, James P. Manning, Stuart R. Brown
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Patent number: 6736294Abstract: A rinse water additive dispenser having an upper housing having a opening and a lower housing releasably connected to the upper housing, the lower housing walls defining an internal chamber for containing a rinse water laundry additive. The dispenser further comprises a valve assembly having a valve for sealing the opening in the upper housing, the valve movable between closed and open positions and being biased towards an open position. In addition, the dispenser includes a weight assembly having a counterweight that is actuated by centrifugal force, and which prior to actuation, prevents the valve from biasing to an open position.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Christopher Lawrence Smith
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Patent number: 6520370Abstract: A closure adapted for use with a product dispensing container is provided. The closure includes a closing lid moveable between a first position and a second position relative to the product dispensing container. The closing lid has projections engageable with the product dispensing container to substantially fix the closing lid in the second position via continuous engagement therebetween. The closure may include a tamper indicating portion that includes a removable tearband. The closure can have a retention collar for securing the closure to the product dispensing container. A hinge may connect the retention collar with the closing lid. The hinge can elastically connect the retention collar to the closing lid such that the hinge resiliently biases the closing lid towards the first position. The projections may flexibly extend from the closing lid and are deflectable upon engagement with the product dispensing container.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2001Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Paradigm Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Henry H. Nyman, Aleksey Zats, Alexander Tsvaygoft
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Patent number: 6460726Abstract: A flip-top type closure resealably seals a fluid container. The closure includes a body portion, which is attachable to the fluid container, and a cap portion. The cap portion is connected to the body portion by two hinges and is rotatable about the two hinges so that a spout of the body portion may be inserted into the mouth without interference by the cap portion. The closure may include a tamper-evident band to visually indicate tampering with the contents of the fluid container. The closure may also include a pull-tab seal secured to the spout to prevent spillage and/or leakage of the contents of the fluid container.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2000Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Valentin Hierzer, Brian Hessel, Eugene Dorsch
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Patent number: 6460729Abstract: A one-piece side-dispensing closure including a cap, a dispensing lid, and a flexible actuating section connected between the cap and the dispensing lid is described. The cap has an inner wall connectable with a container, a platform overlying the inner wall and having an aperture, a discharge tube positioned over the aperture, and a top wall supported by the platform. The dispensing lid includes a lever portion, a conduit portion formed on an end of the lid opposite the lever portion, a fulcrum about which the lid rotates, a connector for pivotally connecting the lid to the cap, and a fluid passageway formed in the conduit portion and connected to the discharge tube. The flexible actuating section is connected on its upper end to the dispensing lid by a top hinge and on its lower end to the cap by a bottom hinge. The closure is formed to permit transition from a closed position to an open position when a force is applied to the flexible actuating section.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2001Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Doly-Seal CorporationInventor: W. Gordon Beecroft
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Publication number: 20020014501Abstract: A product dispensing system is provided which includes a container having an open end including a neck portion. The neck portion defines an opening. A fitment is configured for mounting with the opening of the neck portion and forming a substantial seal therewith. The fitment defines an orifice. A closure is integrally connected to the fitment and mounted to the open end of the container. The closure includes a closing lid that is flexibly attached thereto. The closing lid includes an orifice plug configured to engage the orifice of the fitment and form a substantial seal therewith. The closure may engage a cavity of the fitment for integral connection therewith. The product dispensing system may include a tamper evident portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Inventors: Henry H. Nyman, Donald Robinson
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Patent number: 6152320Abstract: A flip-top type closure resealably seals a fluid container. The closure includes a body portion, which is attachable to the fluid container, and a cap portion. The cap portion is connected to the body portion by two hinges and is rotatable about the two hinges so that a spout of the body portion may be inserted into the mouth without interference by the cap portion. The closure may include a tamper-evident band to visually indicate tampering with the contents of the fluid container. The closure may also include a pull-tab seal secured to the spout to prevent spillage and/or leakage of the contents of the fluid container.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1998Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Valentin Hierzer, Brian Hessel, Eugene Dorsch
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Patent number: 6102257Abstract: The invention relates to a closure capsule for a receptacle, the capsule being of the type comprising a body for fixing on the receptacle and provided with a dispenser orifice, and a cover suitable for pivoting between a closed position in which it covers said orifice to close it, and a fully-open position in which it uncovers said orifice to enable the substance contained in the receptacle to be dispensed. The cover is connected via a film hinge to a link member secured to the body of the capsule. The capsule body has a portion in relief, and the cover is shaped to go past said portion in relief by elastic deformation prior to reaching its fully-open position.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1998Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: L'OrealInventor: Daniel Goyet
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Patent number: 5797523Abstract: A closure is provided for a container. The closure has a body for being mounted over the container opening and defines an orifice for communicating through the container opening with the container interior. The body also defines a pair of spaced-apart bearing cavities. A compression member has distal first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to engage a rear abutment wall of the body, and the second end is pivotally connected to the lid at a location spaced from the trunnion axis. Each bearing cavity has a clearance on opposite sides of the trunnion received therein when the lid is in the full closed position. The compression member length is such that the distal first end is spaced from the body rear abutment wall when the lid is in the full closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1997Date of Patent: August 25, 1998Assignee: Aptargroup, Inc.Inventor: Richard A. Gross
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Patent number: 5735438Abstract: A dispensing closure system is provided for a container having an opening through which the contents of the container are dispensed. A unitary operating structure is mounted on one side of the opening and includes first and second arms connected together by an integral hinge at adjacent ends of the arms. The opposite ends of the arms are secured to the container at spaced apart pivots. The arms and the hinge are constructed and arranged to permit the arms and the hinge to be moved between a first stable position with the hinge disposed outside a line passing through the spaced apart pivots and a second stable position with the hinge disposed inside the line. A closure member is fixed to one of the arms for pivotal movement between a first position closing the opening when the arms and the hinge are in the first stable position, and a second position spaced outwardly of the opening when the arms and the hinge are in the second stable position.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1996Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Inventor: Efrem Ostrowsky
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Patent number: 5597096Abstract: A condiment shaker including a vertically elongate base of generally conical configuration and defining an upwardly opening mouth. A separate unitary seal releasably snap-mounts over the mouth and includes hinge-joined lower and upper walls having annular outer portions selectively moveable to expose dispensing openings in the lower wall, and selectively moveable to seal the dispensing openings in the lower wall.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1996Date of Patent: January 28, 1997Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.Inventors: Hanne D. Jeppesen, Jakob Heiberg, Stig Lillelund
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Patent number: 5356035Abstract: A hand-held ornamented candy dispenser in the form of a candy figure, has a dispenser body with a storage chamber for candy which can be in opened or closed positioned as determined by novel closure member, to allow storage and dispensing of candy portions.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1992Date of Patent: October 18, 1994Assignee: Cyrk, Inc.Inventors: Gregory P. Shlopak, Ronald Magers
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Patent number: 5346099Abstract: A skirt of a pourer has two wings each defining a bore whose geometrical axis, which is located outside the exterior of the skirt of the pourer, is parallel to a tangent line to the skirt. Each wing has a radial cut-out whose width is less than the diameter of the corresponding bore. The bores are open in the direction of the bottom of the pourer. The lid has two opposite lugs which snap into the bores of the wings.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1993Date of Patent: September 13, 1994Inventors: Pierre Salmon, Michel Quigrat
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Patent number: 5330082Abstract: A screw-on flap-style dispensing cap having a snap catch for releasably holding the flap in its closed position. The snap catch and supporting cap body and flap areas are configured to increase the retaining force produced by the snap catch when the cap is locally deformed as the cap is applied to a container mouth with a relatively high torque level so that a tendency of the flap to pop open when over-tightened is compensated.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1992Date of Patent: July 19, 1994Assignee: Weatherchem CorporationInventor: Michael J. Forsyth
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Patent number: 5322196Abstract: The significance of this invention is to provide an upgraded container for reusable cooking grease. The product comprises components constructed of heat resistance material to effectively store, refrigerate and reheat cooking oil without deforming shape or dimension. There is a flip latch used to scoop grease drippings back into the container and to cover the pouring holes. Beneath the holes is a drip catcher used to catch dripping grease after pouring. An indicator shows level of contents at all times. At the top rim of the container is the strainer secured in place to prevent anything other than grease from flowing back in the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1992Date of Patent: June 21, 1994Inventor: Donna Burton
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Patent number: 5277343Abstract: The invention relates to a container incorporating a rotatable pouring spout that comprises a spout outlet remotely offset from a rotation axis and an inlet element rotatable about the axis . The container has an adjacent and corresponding outlet element. Each element has an opening offset from the rotation axis, which openings come into and out of register upon spout rotation. The container further incorporates a ball detent adapted to releasably engage the spout outlet when the openings are out of register. The spout can also be displaced along the rotation axis towards and away from the container between sealing and locking positions. The container may further comprise an engagement device which comprises a sealing element arranged between the inlet and outlet elements and extending around both openings when in register and around one of the openings when out of register.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1992Date of Patent: January 11, 1994Inventor: Harvey J. Parsonage