Eye drop dispenser and cup

An eye drop dispenser and cover for use with a container for eye drop liquid having an open neck through which liquid is dispensed, comprising a cup having a first open end portion defining a free edge for engaging the eyelids of a person and a second opposite end portion having an opening therein for receiving and engaging the neck of the container with a portion of the neck of the container extending through said opening and into the cup;

• and a cover having a top portion overlying the free edge of said cup for closing said first open thereof and an elongated stem portion extending into said cup and including means for operatively engaging and closing the neck portion of the container;
• said stem portion of the cover having a free end portion and said means including a recess formed in said free end portion for receiving the neck of the container;
• and said neck of the container being threaded and said opening in said cup receiving said neck therein with at least a portion of the threads on said neck extending into the cup, said means in the stem of the cover including threads formed in said recess for threadably engaging said neck;
• whereby said cover simultaneously closes the container and the open end of the cup;
• said cup having a cylindrical bore formed therein defining said opening in its second end portion;
• said bore forming an annular wall in the cup having a cross section substantially complementary to at least a portion of the container neck for frictionally receiving the container neck therein.

An eye drop dispenser comprising, in combination, a container for eye drop liquid having an open elongated neck defining an eye drop dispensing nozzle;

• a cup having a first open end defining a free circular peripheral edge and a second end portion having an opening therein receiving and surrounding said neck in operative engagement removably securing the cup to the neck, said neck extending through said opening to a position within the cup below the free edge thereof;
• said free edge of the cup being adapted to engage both eyelids of the user of the dispenser to prevent movement of the eyelids during placement of eye drops in the eye, and a cover for said cup and nozzle including a top portion overlying the entire free edge of the cup to completely close the first open end thereof and a stem portion extending into said cup and including means for simultaneously operatively engaging and closing said open neck of the container to prevent discharge of liquid from the container when the dispenser is not in use while simultaneously completely closing said cup to prevent contamination thereof;
• said stem portion of said cover including a free end portion and said means including a recess formed in said free end portion for receiving the neck of the container;
• said cup having a generally cylindrical configuration and a cylindrical bore formed therein defining the opening in its second end portion;
• said bore forming an annular wall on the cup having a cross section substantially complementary to at least a portion of the container neck for frictionally receiving the container therein.

An eye drop dispenser comprising, in combination, a container for eye drop liquid having an open elongated neck defining an eye drop dispensing nozzle;

• a cup having a first open end defining a free peripheral edge and a second end portion having an opening therein receiving and surrounding said neck in operative engagement removably securing the cup to the neck, said neck extending through said opening to a position within the cup below the free edge thereof;
• said free edge of the cup being adapted to engage both eyelids of the user of the dispenser to prevent movement of the eyelids during placement of eye drops in the eye, and a cover for said cup and nozzle including a top portion overlying the free edge of the cup to close the first open end thereof and a stem portion extending into said cup and including means for operatively engaging and closing said open neck of the container to prevent discharge of liquid from the container when the dispenser is not in use;
• said neck of said container including a separate cap for closing its open neck;
• said stem portion of the cover having a free end portion including a recess formed therein;
• said recess in the stem portion of said cover being dimensioned to frictionally retain said cap therein for closing the open neck of the container when the cup is placed on said neck thereby to simultaneously close the container neck and the cup.