Container
AssigneeCapsugel Belgium NV
InventorsStef Vanquickenborne, Jan Sinnaeve
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Abstract
A container and more specifically a container such as a capsule used to deliver dosages of pharmaceuticals, medicines, vitamins, etc. to an individual is discussed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a container comprising: a cap; a body slidably engagable inside the cap; and a fluid gap positioned between the cap and the body adjacent an end of the cap, wherein a first channel of the cap and a first channel of the body form a snap fit joint and a second channel of the cap and a second channel of the body form a fluid stop joint whereby a sealing fluid is substantially restricted to the fluid gap by the fluid stop joint.
Claims25
A container comprising:
- a cap;
- a body slidably engagable inside the cap;
- and
- a fluid gap positioned between the cap and the body adjacent an end of the cap,
- wherein a first channel of the cap and a first channel of the body form a snap fit joint and a second channel of the cap and a second channel of the body form a fluid stop joint for substantially restricting a sealing fluid to the fluid gap.
A container comprising:
- a cap having a first channel and a second channel;
- a body slidably engagable inside the cap, the body having a first channel engagable with the first channel of the cap in a first position and the second channel of the cap in a second position, a second channel engagable with the second channel of the cap in the second position, and a third channel forming an entry gap adjacent an open end of the cap;
- and
- a fluid gap between the cap and the body adjacent an end of the cap.
A container comprising:
- a cap having a first channel and a second channel;
- a body slidably engagable inside the cap, the body having a first channel engagable with the second channel of the cap and a second channel forming an entry gap adjacent an open end of the cap;
- and
- a fluid gap between the cap and the body adjacent an end of the cap,
- wherein the second channel of the cap and a portion of the body between an open end of the body and the first channel of the body form a pre-lock joint in a first position and the second channel of the cap and the first channel of the body form a fluid stop joint for substantially restricting a sealing fluid to the fluid gap in a second position.
A container comprising:
- a cap;
- a body slidably engagable inside the cap;
- and
- a fluid gap positioned between the cap and the body adjacent an end of the cap,
- wherein a first channel of the cap and a first channel of the body form a snap fit joint and a second channel of the cap and a second channel of the body form a fluid stop joint for substantially restricting a sealing fluid to the fluid gap, and wherein a length of the cap is substantially the same as a length of the body and greater than a diameter of either the cap or the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.