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 movable top that pivots open to expose a recessed dispensing tip and pivots closed to cover and seal the dispensing tip.
Claims16
A container for storing and dispensing a liquid comprising a body having a neck and a liquid dispensing tip having an opening, a cap having an upper sidewall and an interior surface, fastened to the body and said cup being pivotable away from the body, the cap having an aperture in its upper sidewall through which liquid is dispensed, the apertures in the cap exposing the dispensing tip in both open and closed positions, the cap being pivoted away from the body thereby aligning the aperture of the cap with the opening of the dispensing tip when the container is in the open position, the cap being pivoted toward the body, thereby moving the aperature of the cap out of alignment with the opening of the dispensing tip to close the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.