Dispenser cap guard

In a bottle having a pump mechanism, a cap guard comprising:

• an annular collar having a collar sidewall, a connecting rim extending from an upper portion of the collar sidewall, and an open top;
• the collar sidewall having a collar internal snap bead extending at least partially around an interior of the collar sidewall adjacent a lower edge of the collar sidewall and the connecting rim having an external snap bead extending partially around an exterior surface of the connecting rim, the connecting rim external snap bead having at least one break therein and the break having a distance D;
• an annular over cap having an over cap sidewall and a closed top surface;
• an alignment snap bead extending around an internal surface of the over cap sidewall, the alignment snap bead having a length L1 equal to or less than the distance D of the break;
• one or more securing snap beads extending around a second portion of the internal surface of the over cap sidewall separate from the alignment snap bead, each securing snap bead having a length L2 greater than the distance D of the break.

A method of assembling a bottle having a pump mechanism and a cap guard wherein removal of the cap guard for actuation of the pump mechanism requires coordinated action of both hands of a user to access the pump mechanism, comprising the steps of:

• providing the cap guard with:
• an annular collar comprising:
• a collar sidewall;
• a connecting rim extending from an upper portion of the collar sidewall;
• an open top;
• wherein the collar sidewall further comprises a collar internal snap bead extending around a portion of an interior of the collar sidewall adjacent a lower edge of the collar sidewall;
• and
• wherein the connecting rim further comprises a connecting rim external snap bead extending partially around an exterior surface of the connecting rim, the connecting rim external snap bead comprising at least one break therein and the break having a distance D;
• and
• an annular over cap comprising:
• an over cap sidewall and a closed top surface;
• an alignment snap bead extending around a first portion of an internal surface of the over cap sidewall, the alignment snap bead having a length L1 equal to or less than the distance D of the break;
• and
• one or more securing snap beads extending around a second portion of the internal surface of the over cap sidewall separate from the alignment snap bead, each securing snap bead having a length L2 greater than the distance D of the break;
• providing a neck of the bottle with a neck external snap bead;
• sliding the annular collar over the pump mechanism and neck of the bottle such that the pump mechanism extends through the open top of the annular collar and to engage the collar internal snap bead with the neck external snap bead and exerting a force on the annular collar to force the collar internal snap bead past the neck external snap bead to secure the annular collar to the neck of the bottle in a freely rotatable manner;
• and
• sliding the over cap over the connecting rim of the annular collar while aligning the alignment snap bead with the break to engage the one or more securing snap beads with the connecting rim external snap bead and exerting a force on the over cap to force the one or more securing snap beads past the connecting rim external snap bead to secure the over cap to the annular collar in a freely rotatable manner.