# US 11,440,708 B2 · Tamper/child-resistant dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,440,708 B2 - Document ID: US11440708B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/586,016 - Filed: 2022-01-27 - Published: 2022-08-04 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-02-02 - Assignees: Ventiv Design, LLC - Applicants: Ventiv Design, LLC - Inventors: Jack Simonds; Alex Margetts; Michael Cohen; Adam Israeli; Robert Israeli - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11440708B2 ## CPC - B65D 47/065: {with hinged, foldable or pivotable spouts} - B65D 50/045: {where one action elastically deforms or deflects at least part of the closure, the container or an intermediate element, e.g. a ring (B65D50/041, B65D50/043 take precedence)} - B05B 11/1059: {Means for locking a pump or its actuation means in a fixed position (B05B11/1091 takes precedence)} - B05C 17/00506: {Means for connecting the outlet element to, or for disconnecting it from, the hand tool or its container} - B65D 47/20: comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge (closures with discharge by pumping {B05B11/10}) - B65D 47/305: {provided with a spout, e.g. "escargot"-type valve} - B65D 50/041: {the closure comprising nested inner and outer caps or an inner cap and an outer coaxial annular member, which can be brought into engagement to enable removal by rotation} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) - B05C: APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL (spraying apparatus, atomising apparatus, nozzles B05B; plant for applying liquids or other fluent materials to objects by electrostatic spraying B05B5/08) ## Abstract A tamper-resistant nozzle assembly for preventing the unwanted or unintentional dispensing of a material from a container. The nozzle assembly may comprise a base adapted to fit on top of a container holding the material, a mechanism located within the base and configured to provide tamper-resistant properties for the nozzle assembly, a nozzle connected to the base and having a pair of diametrically opposed tabs extending downwardly therefrom into the base, the tabs being capable of travelling radially inward when squeezed by a user, whereby, in a locked state, the mechanism limits the travel of the tabs such that (1) the nozzle cannot rotate relative to the base, and (2) the nozzle cannot be depressed to release the material from the container. When a user squeezes the tabs, the mechanism is in an unlocked state and permits the rotation of the nozzle relative to the base, to thereby enable the nozzle to be depressed relative to the base to allow it to dispense the material from the container. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A tamper-resistant nozzle assembly for preventing unwanted or unintentional dispensing of a material from a container, comprising: a. a base adapted to fit on top of said container holding said material; b. a mechanism located within said base and configured to provide tamper-resistant properties for said nozzle assembly; c. a nozzle connected to said base and having a pair of diametrically opposed tabs extending downwardly therefrom into said base, said tabs being capable of travelling radially inward when squeezed by a user; d. whereby i. in a locked state, said mechanism limits the travel of said tabs such that (1) said nozzle cannot rotate relative to said base, and (2) said nozzle cannot be depressed to release said material from said container; and ii. when a user squeezes said tabs, said mechanism is in an unlocked state and permits the rotation of said nozzle relative to said base, said rotation thereby enabling the nozzle to be depressed relative to said base to allow it to dispense said material from said container. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The tamper-resistant nozzle assembly of claim 1, wherein said mechanism comprises a. a pair of tracks along which said tabs can travel to rotate said nozzle between said locked and unlocked states, and b. a pair of projections preventing said tabs from travelling along said tracks to prevent said nozzle from rotating from said locked state to said unlocked state. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The dispenser of claim 2 wherein said mechanism further includes a pair of notches adapted to allow said tabs to move vertically to thereby allow said nozzle to dispense said material from said container in said unlocked state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said mechanism and said base are formed as a single, unitary piece. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said mechanism and said base are formed as two separate pieces. ### Claim 6 A tamper-resistant dispenser for preventing unwanted or unintentional dispensing of a material from a container, comprising a. said container for holding said material; b. a nozzle connected to said container; c. a pump adapted to be in functional communication with said material and adapted to dispense said material through said nozzle when activated; and d. a mechanism interacting with said nozzle such that, in a first state, said mechanism prevents said nozzle from dispensing said material, and which, in a second state, enables said nozzle to dispense said material by allowing said nozzle to activate said pump; e. wherein said nozzle includes at least one tab adapted to be engaged by a user to allow said nozzle to rotate from said first state to said second state, said rotation thereby enabling said nozzle to dispense said material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The dispenser of claim 6, wherein said tab is adapted to be pushed radially inward by said user to allow said user to rotate said nozzle between said first and second states. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The dispenser of claim 7 wherein said mechanism comprises f. a track along which said tab can travel to rotate said nozzle between said first and second states, and g. a projection preventing said tab from travelling along said track to prevent said nozzle from rotating from said first state to said second state. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The dispenser of claim 8 wherein said mechanism further includes a notch adapted to allow said tab to move vertically to thereby allow said nozzle to activate said pump in said second state. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The dispenser of claim 6 wherein said nozzle includes a pair of diametrically opposed tabs adapted to be squeezed by said user to allow said nozzle to selectively rotate from said first state to said second state. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The dispenser of claim 10 wherein said mechanism comprises h. a pair of tracks along which said tabs can travel to rotate said nozzle between said first and second states, and i. a pair of projections preventing said tabs from travelling along said tracks to prevent said nozzle from rotating from said first state to said second state. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The dispenser of claim 11 wherein said mechanism further includes a pair of notches adapted to allow said tabs to move vertically to thereby allow said nozzle to activate said pump in said second state.