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US 2004/0245207 A1Published application
Container assembly and bottom cap therefor
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorRichard S. Chomik
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Abstract
There is provided a container having a container with open end, and a bottom cap has a sealant material bonded thereto to provide a hermetic seal between the bottom cap and the open bottom of the container and a grip surface through or slightly beyond the exterior surface of the bottom cap to contact a substrate, such as a table.
Claims21
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A container assembly comprising:
- a container body having an upper open end and a lower open end, said upper open end having an upper neck, said lower open end having a lower neck with a rim, said upper neck having a first securing structure, said lower neck having a second securing structure;
- a bottom cap having a bottom wall and a side wall, said bottom wall having a central portion, a peripheral portion and a plurality of holes disposed completely through said bottom wall, said central portion being surrounded by said peripheral portion and recessed towards said upper open end, said side wall extending upwardly from said peripheral portion, said side wall having a third securing structure that removably engages with said second securing structure for securing said bottom cap to said container body;
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- a sealing member being disposed between said rim of said lower neck and said bottom cap when said bottom cap is connected to said container body, wherein said bottom cap is made of a first material, said sealing member is made of a second material, and said second material is flexible.
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A container assembly comprising:
- a container body having an upper open end and a lower open end, said upper open end having an upper neck of reduced diameter, said lower open end having a lower neck of reduced diameter, said lower neck having a rim, said upper neck having first threads, said lower neck having second threads;
- a bottom cap having a bottom wall and a side wall, said bottom wall having a central portion, a peripheral portion and a plurality of holes disposed completely through said bottom wall, said central portion being surrounded by said peripheral portion and recessed towards said upper open end, said side wall extending upwardly from said peripheral portion, said side wall having third threads that removably connect with said second threads for securing said bottom cap to said container body;
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- a sealing member being disposed between said rim of said lower neck and said bottom cap when said bottom cap is connected to said container body, wherein said sealing member covers said plurality of holes and is flexible, and wherein said bottom cap is made of a first material and said sealing member is made of a second material.
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A container assembly comprising:
- a container body having an upper open end and a lower open end, said upper open end having an upper neck of reduced diameter, said lower open end having a lower neck of reduced diameter, said lower neck having a rim, said upper neck having first threads, said lower neck having second threads;
- a bottom cap having a bottom wall and a side wall, said bottom wall having a central portion, a peripheral portion and a plurality of holes disposed completely through said bottom wall, said central portion being surrounded by said peripheral portion and recessed towards said upper open end, said side wall extending upwardly from said peripheral portion, said side wall having third threads that removably connect with said second threads for securing said bottom cap to said container body;
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- a sealing member being disposed between said rim of said lower neck and said bottom cap when said bottom cap is connected to said container body, wherein said bottom cap is made of a first material, wherein said sealing member covers said plurality of holes that are substantially equi-distantly spaced apart, is made of a second material, and is flexible, and wherein said sealing member has upper and lower surfaces that are non-planar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.