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US 5,181,634 AGranted
Recessed tip fluid dispenser
AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorKenneth J. Gibilisco
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Abstract
A dispenser for liquids, e.g., ophthalmic liquids, is provided with a restricted up and down movable top that locks in both open and closed positions and that lifts to uncover an aperture and to expose a recessed dispensing tip which is always maintained below the plane of the aperture and that lowers to cover the aperture and conceal the dispensing tip.
Claims7
A container for storing and dispensing a liquid comprising:
- a body having a neck, a transfer bead formed on said neck, a dispensing tip formed on the top of said neck and having a longitudinal axis;
- an inner member being connected to said body on said transfer bead and having a flexible shield member vertically projecting from the top of said inner member;
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- an actuating cap for protecting said dispensing tip being connected to said inner member and having an aperture coaxially aligned with said longitudinal axis, said actuating cap being longitudinally movable along said inner member between a lower closed position wherein said flexible shield member flexes to cover said aperture and conceal said dispensing tip and an upper raised position wherein said flexible shield member slides away from said aperture to expose said dispensing tip.
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