Container and closure
AssigneeLever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsKevin Joseph Markey, Frank Edward Gonda, James Lynn Turbett, David Scott Laubach
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AssigneeLever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsKevin Joseph Markey, Frank Edward Gonda, James Lynn Turbett, David Scott Laubach
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A container for dispensing two products kept separate prior to application, for example, surfactant and skin benefit agent. The container comprising two chambers, adhered to each other. Although the chambers are essentially identical when viewed from their respective distal walls, they are adhered to each other at an offset so that from any view, both chambers can be seen. Preferably, the chambers include in their proximal walls complementary raised and recessed portions, e.g., protuberances and depressions, which assist the alignment of the chambers in an offset. A closure preferably comprises a peripheral flange and a wall extending transversely of the flange and including at least two product egress openings. Product egress channels on the underside of the transverse wall may lead to the product egress openings. Preferably attached to the closure base, for example by a hinge, is a closure cover. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, both the closure base transverse wall and the closure cover include one or more drainage openings. The drainage openings are not in communication with the product exit openings of the chambers, but instead serve to permit drainage of any liquid which may otherwise be present in the closure, given that the closure will receive the exteriors of the chambers, but not in a liquid tight arrangement.
A closure comprising a closure base having peripheral flange and a wail extending transversely of said flange, said wall including at least two product egress openings and at least one closure base drainage opening.
A container comprising a first and a second product chamber, each chamber comprising a distal wall and a proximal wall, said chambers being adhered to each other at said first and second chamber proximal walls, said first and second chamber distal walls being sufficiently flexible to permit product dispensing by application of manual pressure thereto, aid chambers being similarly shaped so that said chambers could be disposed back to back along said proximal walls in a front view such that said distal wall of the first chamber will essentially obscure said second chamber and said distal wall of said second chamber will essentially obscure said first chamber, said chambers being adhered along said proximal walls in said container in an offset such that said first chamber does not obscure said second chamber from any direction and said second chamber does not obscure said first chamber from any direction.
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