Disposable receptacle to dispense flowable solutions into oral cavity and to collect same from oral cavity
OwnerLance W. Schneierinventor
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Abstract
A receptacle having a fitment or straw that allows the user to dispense a flowable solution, typically a liquid, into the oral cavity, and to collect the solution back into the container for disposal. The receptacle contains a solution, such as mouth rinse, which is dispensed into the user's mouth by applying pressure to the receptacle. When the user is finished with the solution, the lips are placed around the straw or fitment, again forming a seal, the solution is expelled and returned into the receptacle without leakage. The straw may contain a baffle to avoid spillage while handling the receptacle with the cap off.
Claims13
A portable and disposable receptacle comprised of:
- a. a receptacle made of a leakproof material in a size and shape that can be gripped and squeezed by the user, wherein the receptacle contains an oral rinse solution amounting to a one-time oral mouth rinse, and wherein the receptacle is configured to a predetermined size to hold the oral rinse solution amounting to a one-time oral mouth rinse and no more;
- b. a straw or fitment operationally engaged to receptacle;
- c. wherein the receptacle is configured to allow the user to dispense the oral rinse solution from a user's mouth back into the receptacle after use;
- d. wherein the receptacle can be sealed after the oral rinse solution is dispensed back into the receptacle after use, so that the oral rinse solution does not spill out of the receptacle;
- e. wherein the receptacle can be disposed of after the one-time use;
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- f. an air vent in the straw to allow the oral rinse solution to flow more easily out of the straw during use.
A portable and disposable receptacle comprised of:
- a. a receptacle made of a leakproof material in a size and shape that can be gripped and squeezed by the user, wherein the receptacle contains an oral rinse solution amounting to a one-time oral mouth rinse, and wherein the receptacle is configured to a predetermined size to hold the oral rinse solution amounting to a one-time oral mouth rinse and no more;
- b. a straw or fitment affixed to the receptacle which is adapted to form an airtight seal when placed within a user's lips;
- c. wherein the receptacle and straw or fitment are arranged to allow the user to dispense the oral rinse solution from a user's mouth back into the receptacle after use;
- d. wherein the receptacle can be sealed after the oral rinse solution is dispensed back into the receptacle after use so that the oral rinse solution does not spill out of the receptacle;
- e. a cap secured to the straw or fitment to prevent spillage;
- f. a tether securing the cap to the straw or fitment;
- g. a baffle positioned in the straw or fitment to prevent spillage when the cap is removed and the straw or fitment is not sealed in the user's mouth;
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- h. wherein the receptacle can be disposed of after the one-time use;
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- f. an air vent in the straw to allow the oral rinse solution to flow more easily out of the straw during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.