Condiment bottle
AssigneeHelen of Troy Limited
InventorsLance E. Hazelton, Nicholas Reynolds, Dan Juda
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Abstract
A condiment bottle includes a container and cap assembly. The cap assembly includes a securing part releasably connected to the container, a nozzle secured to the container by the securing part, and a closure part connected to both the securing part and the nozzle. The closure part is configured to move along a longitudinal axis of the condiment bottle from a closed position where the closure part sealingly engages the nozzle to an intermediate position where the closure part is spaced from and covering the top of the nozzle. The closure part is further configured to pivotally move from the intermediate position to an open position where the closure part is located along a sidewall of the nozzle.
Claims18
A condiment bottle comprising:
- a container;
- and
- a cap assembly including:
- a securing part releasably connected to the container,
- a nozzle secured to the container by the securing part, and
- a closure part connected to both the securing part and the nozzle, the closure part configured to move along a longitudinal axis of the condiment bottle from a closed position where the closure part sealingly engages the nozzle to an intermediate position where the closure part is spaced from and covering the top of the nozzle, and the closure part further configured to pivotally move from the intermediate position to an open position where the closure part is located along a sidewall of the nozzle,
- wherein the closure part includes a cover and a cap secured by the cover to facilitate movement of the cover relative to the nozzle from a first position where the closure part is in the closed position to a second position where the closure part is in the intermediate position.
A method of dispensing a substance from a container, the method comprising:
- providing a container having a cap assembly associated therewith, wherein the cap assembly includes a securing part connected to the container, a nozzle secured by the securing part, and a closure part connected to both the securing part and the nozzle;
- moving the closure part axially along a longitudinal axis of the container from a closed position of the closure part where the closure part sealingly engages the nozzle to an intermediate position of the closure part where the closure part is spaced from and covering the nozzle;
- and
- pivoting the closure part in the intermediate position away from the nozzle to an open position where the closure part no longer covers the nozzle,
- wherein the closure part includes a cover and a cap, and the method includes connecting the cap to the cover to facilitate movement of the cover relative to the nozzle from a first position where the closure part is in the closed position to a second position where the closure part is in the intermediate position.
A condiment bottle comprising:
- a container;
- and
- a cap assembly including:
- a securing part releasably connected to the container,
- a nozzle secured to the container by the securing part, and
- a closure part connected to both the securing part and the nozzle, the closure part configured to move along a longitudinal axis of the condiment bottle from a closed position where the closure part sealingly engages the nozzle to an intermediate position where the closure part is spaced from and covering the nozzle, and the closure part further configured to pivotally move from the intermediate position to an open position where the closure part no longer covers the nozzle,
- wherein the closure part includes a collar hingedly connected to the securing part, a cover secured by the collar, and a cap secured by and covering the cover, the cover movable along the longitudinal axis from a first position where the closure part is in the closed position to a second position where the closure part is in the intermediate position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.