Apparatus for use with multiple coupleable accessories
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsLi ZHANG, Benjamin MA, Paolo CONTIERO, Massimo REPETTO
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Abstract
An apparatus including a body, such as a bottle, that has an inner chamber or receptacle. The apparatus includes an accessory that is removably coupleable to the body. In one embodiment, the accessory can be a cap. In another embodiment, the accessory can be a dispensing mechanism. In yet another embodiment, the accessory can be a refill cartridge.
Claims20
An apparatus for use with an accessory, the apparatus comprising:
- a body defining a chamber, the body including a neck portion having a collar with an outer surface, the outer surface of the neck portion including a plurality of engagement members thereon, the plurality of engagement members includes a first engagement member, the first engagement member is a first ramp that extends outwardly from the outer surface of the collar, the first ramp includes a first ramp surface that is oriented perpendicularly to the outer surface of the neck portion, the first ramp surface extends to an upper end of the first ramp, and the upper end extends to a vertical surface that is on an opposite end of the first engagement member from the first ramp surface.
An apparatus for use with an accessory, the apparatus comprising:
- a body defining a chamber, the body including a neck portion having a collar with an outer surface and a longitudinal axis, the outer surface of the neck portion including a plurality of engagement members thereon, the plurality of engagement members includes a first engagement member and a second engagement member separate from and spaced apart from the first engagement member about the longitudinal axis, the first engagement member is a first ramp that extends outwardly from the outer surface, the first ramp includes a first ramp surface that is oriented perpendicularly to the outer surface, the second engagement member is a second ramp that extends outwardly from the outer surface, the second ramp includes a second ramp surface that is oriented perpendicularly to the outer surface, the first ramp surface and the second ramp surface being oriented and inclined in the same direction as each other, a height of the second ramp is different from a height of the first ramp.
An apparatus for use in dispensing a product, the apparatus being removably coupleable to a dispenser, the apparatus comprising:
- a body defining a chamber, the body including a neck portion having a collar with an outer surface, the outer surface of the neck portion including a plurality of engagement members thereon, the plurality of engagement members includes a first engagement member, the first engagement member is a first ramp that extends outwardly from the outer surface of the collar, the first ramp includes a first ramp surface that is oriented perpendicularly to the outer surface of the neck portion, the first ramp surface extends to an upper end of the first ramp, and the upper end extends to a vertical surface that is on an opposite end of the first engagement member from the first ramp surface, the first ramp surface having a first height that is less than a height of the collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.