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US 2020/0367679 A1Published application
Screw-on spoon bowl
OwnerAdam Lefflerinventor
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Abstract
A spoon for administering a medication includes a bowl and a handle. Various configurations of the bowl or handle can allow a carrier medium or medication to be more easily dispensed.
Claims20
A screw-on spoon bowl for administering a paste or fluid from a tube, the screw-on spoon bowl comprising:
- a spoon bowl attached to a base, said base comprising a threaded collar, said threaded collar being configured to thread on to an end of a tube;
- one or more teeth projecting inwardly into a hollow channel through said base, said one or more teeth being configured to rupture a frangible seal or tab on the end of the tube;
A screw-on spoon bowl assembly for administering a paste or fluid from a tube, the assembly comprising:
- a tube, said tube comprising a body configured for containing paste or fluid, threads, and a frangible seal tab affixed to the end of the threads;
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- a screw-on spoon bowl;
- said screw-on spoon bowl configured to engage the frangible seal tab and threads when screwed on to the end of said tube,
1 more element
A method for administering a paste or liquid from a tube, said method comprising the steps of;
- placing on the end of a threaded tube a spoon bowl.
A method for administering a paste or liquid from a tube, said method comprising the steps of:
- screwing on to the end of a tube having a threaded end a spoon bowl;
- screwing the spoon bowl further so that teeth within the base for the spoon bowl engage a seal tab on the end of the tube to shear the tab and allow paste or fluid from the tube to pass through the base and into the spoon bowl when the tube is squeezed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.