# US 2014/0151409 A1 · Enhanced dispensing and dosaging techniques for fluid containers

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- Number: US 2014/0151409 A1
- Document ID: US20140151409A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/692,480
- Filed: 2012-12-03
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-03
- Assignees: RLM Group Ltd.
- Inventors: Robert L. Murphy; Charles A. Curtiss
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151409A1

## CPC

- B65D 47/043: {with pouring baffles, e.g. for controlling the flow}
- B65D 35/24: with auxiliary devices
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

In various embodiments, the invention provides enhanced structures, devices, and techniques that allow fluids and liquid products, such as cosmetics, to dispense in a more even, smoother, and more predictable manner from fluid containers.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A covering apparatus comprising:
a housing structured for placement on a fluid dispensing apparatus, wherein the fluid dispensing apparatus comprises a fluid repository in fluid communication with a nozzle having a dispensing orifice formed therein;
wherein the housing is structured for attaching to and covering at least a portion of the nozzle of the fluid dispensing apparatus; and,
at least one supplemental dispensing orifice formed in the housing, wherein at least a portion of the supplemental dispensing orifice is structured to overlap with at least a portion of the dispensing orifice of the fluid dispensing apparatus when the housing is positioned on the fluid dispensing apparatus.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises an elastomeric material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a flexible material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a material having a color representative of contents of the fluid dispensing apparatus.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of supplemental dispensing orifices formed in the housing.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the total area of the supplemental dispensing orifices is less than the area of the dispensing orifice of the fluid dispensing apparatus.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an area of the supplemental dispensing orifice is structured as a percentage of an area of the dispensing orifice of the fluid dispensing apparatus.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an area of the supplemental dispensing orifice is structured in response to a fluid viscosity.

### Claim 9

An apparatus for dispensing fluid, the apparatus comprising:
a fluid repository in fluid communication with a nozzle having a dispensing orifice formed therein; and,
a cover comprising:
a housing positioned on at least a portion of the nozzle,
at least one supplemental dispensing orifice formed in the housing, wherein at least a portion of the supplemental dispensing orifice overlaps with at least a portion of the dispensing orifice, and
wherein the housing comprises an elastomeric material.