Liquid container with anti-crushing feature
AssigneesWoodstream Corporation, ICB Pharma Tomasz Swietoslawski, Pawel Swietoslawski Spolka Jawna
InventorDavid Fletcher Cobler
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Abstract
A mono-dose container comprises a housing defining an internal cavity. The housing includes a first sidewall defining a first interior surface of the internal cavity, and a second sidewall defining a second interior surface of the internal cavity at least partially opposing the first interior surface. A first protrusion extends from the first sidewall into the internal cavity. A second protrusion extends from the second sidewall into the internal cavity and in a direction of the first protrusion. The first and second protrusions define complementary surfaces sized to engage one another and limit relative movement between the first and second protrusions in at least two directions.
Claims10
A container, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal cavity, including:
- a top wall defining a first interior surface of the internal cavity;
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- a bottom wall defining a second interior surface of the internal cavity at least partially opposing the first interior surface;
- a first protrusion extending from the top wall into the internal cavity;
- a second protrusion extending from the bottom wall into the internal cavity and in a direction of the first protrusion, the first and second protrusions defining complementary surfaces engaging one another in an at least partially compressed state of the container and limiting relative movement between the first and second protrusions in at least two directions;
- wherein at least one of the top wall or the bottom wall is biased in a direction of the other one of the top wall or the bottom wall in the compressed state of the container;
- wherein in the compressed state, the first protrusion is at least partially received within a recess formed in the second protrusion;
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- wherein with the first protrusion and the second protrusion engaged, a fluid channel is open between an exit port and an internal cavity portion upstream from the protrusions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.