Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
222212000 | With flow controllers or closures | 26 |
20090095775 | Refill bottle for appliance dispensing heated cosmetic fluids - A bottle is provided capable of fluid communication with a device for heating a cosmetic flowable product. The bottle includes a cavity for storage of the product, and has on an open end a neck mounted by a fitment. The fitment includes a slitted membrane which extends over a mouth of the neck. Walls of the cavity define curved front and rear panels. | 04-16-2009 |
20090261126 | Press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure - The present invention discloses a press-open type storage device with prestressed to open closure, wherein the relative stable state relationship of the closure and one side of the storage device being connectedly attached by a flexible flake type structure is characterized in that when closure is closed relative to the storage device, the connecting flake type structure is bended to appear a prestressed status to opening direction thereby keeping the closure to remain at a stable opening status after it is pressed to open. | 10-22-2009 |
20100044397 | SMALL STORAGE RECEPTACLE FOR FOOD WITH AIR INFLUX HOLE - The present invention relates to a small-sized food storage receptacle with an air inlet that includes a receptacle body having a food storage space adapted to be squeezed out of shape by the application of an external pressure thereto and be returned to its original shape if the external pressure is removed, a food outlet adapted to discharge the food to the outside when the food storage space is squeezed out of shape, and the air inlet formed along the top portion of the food storage space so as to supply external air to the food storage space, while having a size enough to allow the food to be smoothly fed therein by means of an automatic feeding device in a food manufacturing company. | 02-25-2010 |
20100320235 | PLASTIC CLOSURE - The invention relates to a plastic closure ( | 12-23-2010 |
20110024463 | ONE-WAY VALVE AND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE VALVE - A flexible pouch and valve assembly is provided for aseptically storing a substance, dispensing multiple portions of the stored substance therefrom, and maintaining substance remaining in the pouch in an aseptic condition sealed with respect to ambient atmosphere. The flexible pouch and valve assembly are receivable within a relatively rigid housing, and are adapted to cooperate with a pump for pumping discrete portions of substance from the pouch and through the one-way valve to dispense the substance therefrom. The assembly comprises a flexible pouch defining therein a variable-volume storage chamber sealed with respect to the ambient atmosphere for aseptically storing therein multiple portions of the substance. A one-way valve of the assembly includes a valve body defining an axially-extending valve seat and at least one flow aperture extending through the valve body and/or the valve seat. | 02-03-2011 |
20110084099 | DISPENSER OF FLUID PRODUCTS - A dispenser of fluid products includes a ring nut ( | 04-14-2011 |
20110127297 | MEASURING AND DISPENSING CONTAINER - A container for measuring a predetermined amount of liquid and dispensing that measured amount. The container includes a reservoir chamber, a measuring and dispensing chamber, and a conduit or tube for transferring liquid from the reservoir chamber to the measuring and dispensing chamber. The reservoir chamber has flexible walls which can be squeezed to drive liquid from the reservoir chamber into the measuring chamber. The passage from the reservoir to the measuring and dispensing chamber is configured and its outlet arranged so that liquid entering the chamber flows down a wall thereof. | 06-02-2011 |
20110284589 | CONTAINER CAP - The present invention is directed to a container cap and includes a container engaging section, a spout section, a closure member, and a slidable hinge assembly. The spout section comprises a protrusion extends from the top surface of the cap, at least one outlet opening formed adjacent to the top surface of the protrusion, and a dispensing tip that is located adjacent to the outlet opening. The slidable hinge assembly formed between the spout section and closure member connects the closure member and the spout section. The slidable hinge assembly comprises a hinge member and a guide member that is fitted into a guide rail integrally formed on the outer surface of the spout section for guiding the guide member. The closure member is coupled to the spout section with the hinge member and the guide member. When the closure member is opened for dispensing the contents, the closure member can be positioned at the lower position by the slidable hinge assembly to keep the closure member clear of the emerging contents of the container. | 11-24-2011 |
20110284590 | DISPENSING CLOSURE HAVING A FLOW CONDUIT WITH KEY-HOLE SHAPE - A dispensing closure has a key-hole shaped flow conduit that provides a sufficient flow restriction to prevent unwanted spurting of the product. The dispensing closure includes a closure body with an upper and lower deck, inner and outer skirt, and a flow conduit extending through the upper deck. The flow conduit includes including two or more vertically oriented walls and a bottom wall. The vertically oriented walls define a fluid trapping area and a partition wall depending downwardly from said upper deck. The bottom wall configured and arranged to be positioned along a horizontal axis. The flow conduit includes one entrance orifice having one entrance axis and an exit orifice having an exit axis. The entrance axis is stepped or offset from the exit axis whereby the flow conduit provides a non-linear flow path of product from an interior of the closure to an exterior of the closure. | 11-24-2011 |
20110297703 | MESS FREE DISPENSING NOZZLE AND CONTAINER WITH SUCK BACK FEATURE - A container especially adapted for dispensing food coloring includes a body including a neck with a nozzle including a skirt inserted into the body neck. The body neck and nozzle skirt together may have a plurality of beads to form an air and liquid (especially food coloring) tight seal. The nozzle includes a channel formed by substantially parallel walls including an orifice opening into the bottle at a first end of the channel, the orifice including a diameter of between 0.010 and 0.016 inches. The second end of the channel terminates in a flat nozzle tip for dispensing food coloring. The container provides an easy to use mess free dispenser with precise drop control and consistent drop size. | 12-08-2011 |
20120012617 | SQUEEZABLE BOTTLE - A squeezable bottle is disclosed. The squeezable bottle includes a pliable bottle skin, an outlet and a spinal assembly within the pliable skin, for providing longitudinal rigidity along an elongated axis of the bottle. | 01-19-2012 |
20120097710 | SQUEEZE DISPENSER - A squeeze food dispenser has a reusable body that holds food and a nipple that has a recessed opening that dispenses food to a user. Food is dispensed by the user squeezing the body and/or sucking on the nipple. | 04-26-2012 |
20120199610 | SQUEEZE TUBE - A tube is configured to store and discharge fluid materials. The tube includes a container and a closure formed to include a fluid-discharge port and coupled to the container to place the fluid-discharge port in communication with any fluid stored in an interior region formed in the container. In illustrative embodiments, the closure includes a base coupled to the container and formed to include the fluid-discharge port, a flip-top cap, and a hinge arranged to interconnect the base and the flip-top cap. | 08-09-2012 |
20130175302 | DISPENSER FOR A CONTAINER - The present disclosure is directed at a dispenser for a container. The dispenser includes a base portion couplable to the container. The base portion has a port in it through which fluid exiting the container passes when the base portion is coupled to the container. The base portion also includes an external flexible fluid conduit that is fluidly coupled to the port. The external fluid conduit is located outside of the container when the base portion is coupled to the container. A squeezing element also forms part of the dispenser. The squeezing element is coupled to the base portion and movable between a closed position in which the squeezing element squeezes the external fluid conduit shut to prevent the fluid from flowing through it and an opened position in which the squeezing element is positioned such that the fluid can flow through the external fluid conduit. | 07-11-2013 |
20140061248 | DRINK BOTTLE AND CAP ASSEMBLY - Disclosed are embodiments of a squeezable drink bottle and a cap assembly therefor. The cap assembly can comprise a rigid cap body configured to be secured to a liquid container, a spout comprising a resiliently flexible tube extending through a passageway in the cap body, and a shut-off trigger slidably mounted in the cap body and adjustable between an open position and a closed position relative to the cap body, wherein when the trigger is in the open position, the tube is open to allow liquid to flow through the spout, and when the trigger is in the closed position, the tube is closed to block liquid flow through the spout. The cap assembly can also include a mouthpiece valve that remains sealed until the bottle is squeezed to pressurize a lumen within the mouthpiece and squirt fluid out of the spout or the mouthpiece is pinched to open the seal. | 03-06-2014 |
20140138408 | UNITARY PRODUCT - DISPENSING CONTAINER HAVING A COMBINED CAP AND FEEDING/ DOSING DISPENSER - The present application relates to a self-contained, hand-held dispenser for providing a user-determined amount of a substance. The hand-held dispenser includes a hand-squeezable reservoir that is structured to enable the dispenser to be readily stackable with other such dispensers. The hand-help dispenser further includes a dispensing portion that protectively seals a substance stored in the reservoir and is further configured to control dispensation of the substance for a user-predetermined purpose, such as for consumption of the substance. Further still, the dispenser includes a cover having a first and a second position for providing access to the reservoir and/or dosing a substance contained therein. | 05-22-2014 |
20150307258 | PROPELLANT-FREE PRESSURIZED MATERIAL DISPENSER - A device for dispensing a material under pressure, including at least one elastic portion defining at least one wall of a chamber defining a volume within which said material is to be contained; and at least one non-elastic portion coupled to said at least one elastic portion and affecting a geometry of one or both of said elastic portion and of said chamber; wherein, at least when the material is contained within said chamber, said at least one elastic portion is stretched so as to urge a reduction in volume of said chamber by at least 70%. The non-elastic portion is optionally rigid. | 10-29-2015 |
20190142144 | SQUEEZABLE HYBRID WATER BOTTLE WITH INTEGRATED FILTER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | 05-16-2019 |
222213000 | Resilient wall actuated | 8 |
20110174842 | TAP FOR DELIVERING LIQUIDS FROM VESSELS - A delivering tap ( | 07-21-2011 |
20120305602 | PACKAGING - The packaging comprising an essentially dimensionally stable, elastically deformable external container, an easily deformable inner bag arranged therein, which receives the filling material, and a valve is characterized in that the valve comprises a base body which extends over the opening of the external container and comprises at least one through opening for the filling material and a valve holder which has fastened therein a valve body which comprises an elastically deformable partition wall tightly sealing the valve holder, and a valve pin pointing away from the external container, said partition wall together with the valve holder delimiting an air chamber under the valve pin, and comprising a cap which is fastened to the neck of the external container and covers the base body and the valve body and which delimits a receiving chamber for the filling material between the cap and the base body and comprises an outlet opening for the filling material which in the unpressurized state of the packaging is closed by the valve pin which under preload of the elastically deformable partition wall abuts on the area of the cap containing the outlet opening, the valve pin being retracted from the cap upon application of pressure to the external container by the pressurized filling material contained in the receiving chamber so that the filling material can exit, and that the cap comprises an air chamber which is separated from the receiving chamber for the filling material and sealed with respect to the receiving chamber and the external container and which is connected by means of at least one hole through the wall of the external container to the intermediate chamber between the external container and the inner bag and to the exterior atmosphere by means of at least one venting valve. | 12-06-2012 |
20140131389 | Device for Receiving and Dispensing a Fluid - The invention relates to a device ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140299632 | LATERALLY-ACTUATED DISPENSER WITH ONE-WAY VALVE FOR STORING AND DISPENSING SUBSTANCES - A dispenser has a body with a variable-volume storage chamber for storing product. A compression chamber is in fluid communication with the storage chamber for receiving substance therefrom. A one-way valve of the dispenser includes valve seat and flexible valve cover seated on the valve seat and defining a normally-closed seam therebetween forming a fluid-tight seal between the valve cover and valve seat. The flexible valve cover is movable relative to the valve seat to allow the passage of substance through the seam and out of the dispenser. A manually-engageable actuator connected to the dispensing portion is movable between first and second positions to dispense substance within the compression chamber out of the dispenser. | 10-09-2014 |
20150328653 | CONTAINER CLOSURE WITH PRODUCT-DISCHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM - A package includes a container and a closure arranged to close an opening into an interior region formed in the container. The closure includes a dispensing cap formed to include a body adapted to be coupled to a neck of the container and a product-discharge spout coupled to the body to discharge product stored in the container that passes from the interior region of the container into a discharge passageway formed in the product-discharge spout. | 11-19-2015 |
20160060018 | FLEXIBLE DISPENSING PACKAGE, IN PARTICULAR FOR FINE FOOD PRODUCTS AND/OR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - The flexible dispensing package, in particular for fine food and/or pharmaceutical products includes a body and a closure of the package. The body includes a pocket formed of arcuate surfaces juxtaposed relative to one another with straight edges. At least one arcuate surface has a third arcuate surface intersecting juxtaposed vertical surfaces to form the arcuate edge as the dispensing opening. There is at least one groove or projection on the body. The closure is in the form of substantially rectangular vessel with a bottom, which in the upper part constricts and includes at least one projection or groove. The body overlaps the closure, and the inner side of one arcuate surface has at least one projection in the vicinity of the dispensing opening. | 03-03-2016 |
20160138953 | LIQUID DISPENSER AND DISCHARGE HEAD FOR SAME - A metering head for a liquid dispenser with a discharge opening for dispensing liquid from an interior of the metering head into an environment, a metering body and a metering channel within which the metering body is arranged movably between a closed position and an open position. The metering body is designed as a float and is adapted to the metering channel such that, during the movement in the direction of the closed position, liquid flowing to the discharge opening flows around it at least in phases. The metering body is adapted to the discharge opening such that, in its closed position, it closes the discharge opening off from the metering channel. The metering head also includes a ventilation channel separate from the discharge opening and having an inlet valve that opens when there is an underpressure in the metering channel in relation to the environment. | 05-19-2016 |
20160174775 | LIQUID-DISPENSING PAD | 06-23-2016 |