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US 2015/0083759 A1Published application
Vented container for viscous liquids
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsFranco Silva MEDEIROS, Ralph Albert SAGEL, Raymond Charles BELL, Christopher Lawrence SMITH
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Abstract
A container for the storage and dispensing of viscous liquids having an opening with a valve, a vent, and a modified inner surface.
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A container comprising:
- a body having an end wall, side wall, and finished portion forming an inner cavity having an inner surface;
- a dispensing cap having a cap lid, a dispensing outlet and a vent opening;
- an outlet valve arrangement;
- wherein the inner surface is modified to reduce adhesion between the inner surface and a viscous liquid.
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A container comprising:
- a body having an end wall, side wall, and finished portion forming an inner cavity having an inner surface;
- a dispensing cap having a cap lid, a dispensing outlet and air channel opening;
- an outlet valve having an outlet valve flap and a flexible outlet valve retainer ring having an outlet valve retainer ring opening;
- wherein the inner surface is modified to reduce adhesion between the inner surface and a viscous liquid.
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A method of dispensing a viscous liquid comprising:
- providing a container comprising
- a body having an end wall, side wall, and finished portion forming an inner cavity having an inner surface;
- a dispensing cap having a cap lid, a dispensing outlet and a vent opening;
- an outlet valve having an outlet valve flap and an outlet valve retainer ring having an outlet valve retainer ring opening;
- viscous liquid;
- wherein the inner surface is modified to reduce adhesion between the inner surface and a viscous liquid;
- applying pressure to the bottle to open the valve flap and dispense the viscous liquid;
- releasing the pressure and closing the valve flap;
- and
- drawing replacement air through the vent opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.