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US 11,116,693 B2Granted
Pediatric dosing dispenser
AssigneeBerry Global, Inc.
InventorsSteven Gift, Michael M. Makhlouf, Jacob B. Robison, Brian Martin, John A. Vassallo
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Abstract
A package that is configured to store and dispense fluids. The package includes a container and a dosing dispenser for closing an opening to the container. The dosing dispenser includes a closure removably coupled to the container and an anti-suction valve fixed to the container that is configured to minimize formation of a complete seal between a user's mouth and an upper surface of the anti-suction valve so that sufficient suction to remove fluid from the container is blocked.
Claims18
A package comprising
- a container formed to include an interior product-storage region and including a body and a filler neck coupled to the body, the filler neck being formed to include a mouth arranged to open into the interior product-storage region, and
- a dosing dispenser configured to mount to the filler neck of the container to control release of product from the interior product-storage region to a syringe,
- wherein the dosing dispenser includes a closure coupled removably to the filler neck and an anti-suction valve fixed to the filler neck, the closure including an inner cap configured to mount to the filler neck and an outer cap coupled to the inner cap, the outer cap being rotatable relative to the inner cap in a child-resistant locked position, the closure being configured to change from the locked position to an unlocked position in response to an unlocking force applied on the outer cap to cause the inner cap to rotate with the outer cap to remove the closure from the filler neck, and
- wherein the anti-suction valve is mounted to the filler neck to cover the mouth and includes a lower surface located below the mouth between the body and the mouth, an upper surface located at or above the mouth, and a fluid passageway that extends from the upper surface to the lower surface to open into the interior product-storage region, the anti-suction valve formed to include a plurality of airflow recesses that are arranged to extend between the lower surface and the upper surface and are configured to minimize formation of a complete seal between a child's mouth and the upper surface so that sufficient suction to remove fluid through the fluid passageway is blocked.
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A package comprising
- a container including a body and a filler neck coupled to the body and being formed to include a mouth that opens into an interior product-storage region defined by the body,
- a closure configured to mount to the filler neck of the container to block access to the interior product storage region, and
- an anti-suction valve mounted to the filler neck to restrict access to the mouth, the anti-suction valve including a lower surface arranged below the mouth, an upper surface arranged at or above the mouth and a fluid passageway extending from the upper surface and opening into the interior product-storage region, the anti-suction valve formed to provide a plurality of airflow recesses between the lower surface and the upper surface that are configured to minimize formation of a complete seal between a user's mouth and the upper surface so that sufficient suction is blocked that would remove fluid through the fluid passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.