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US 8,474,611 B2Granted
Multiple aperture dosing closure system
OwnerSaulle Marcoinventor
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Abstract
A closure with an integrated dosing cap (1), comprising an upper part (6), a body (2) with a threaded closure (9) having a bottom (3). Closed by a closing seal (5) fixed to the lower end of the body (2) and easily removable in response to axial pressure (F) exerted on the upper part (6) of the closure dosing cap, thus creating 2 or more individual openings at the bottom (3).
Claims20
A closure dosing cap, comprising:
- a hollow body for connecting to a bottle to be closed, said hollow body comprising a lower end and a bottom, said bottom being split by a splitter connected to said hollow body to provide at least two split bottom portions, each of said two split bottom portions being connected to said splitter by a stem, each of said two split bottom portions comprising a leg, each of said two split bottom portions being rotatable about a stem axis, wherein two or more separated independent gaps are provided between said lower end of the body and the bottom, said two or more separated independent gaps being closed by a closing seal fixed to the lower end of the body;
- a further body comprising an upper part and a lower border-rim, said further body being slidable in said hollow body such that said upper part is connected to said bottom via intersection of said border-rim with each said leg, said closing seal being removable from said lower end of said hollow body in response to axial pressure exerted on the upper part such that said upper part slides in said hollow body and each of said two split bottom portions rotates about said stem axis via intersection of said border-rim with each said leg to one of detach and rupture said closing seal and open each of said two split bottom portions, each of said two split bottom portions being attached to said hollow body via said stems connected to said splitter.
A closure dosing cap, comprising:
- a hollow body comprising a means for connecting said hollow body to a bottle, said hollow body comprising a lower end, a splitter, a first stem, a second stem and a bottom, said bottom comprising a first bottom portion and a second bottom portion, said first bottom portion being located on one side of said splitter, said second bottom portion being located on another side of said splitter, said first bottom portion being connected to said splitter via said first stem, said second bottom portion being connected to said splitter via said second stem, said first bottom portion comprising a first bottom portion leg, said second bottom portion comprising a second bottom portion leg, said lower end of said body and said bottom defining at least a first gap and a second gap, said first gap being located at a spaced location said second gap;
- a closing seal fixed to the lower end of the body;
- a further body comprising an upper part and a lower border-rim, said further body being in sliding contact with said hollow body such that said further body is movable from a first position to a second position, said lower border-rim being located at a spaced location from said first bottom portion leg and said second bottom portion with said further body in said first position, said lower border-rim engaging said first bottom portion leg and said second bottom portion leg with said further body in said second position such that said first bottom portion rotates about a first stem axis of said first stem and said second bottom portion rotates about a second stem axis of said second stem, wherein said closing seal is one of detached and ruptured and said first bottom portion and said second bottom portion are in an open position with said further body in said second position, said first bottom portion remaining connected to said splitter via said first stem and said second bottom portion remaining connected to said splitter via said second stem with said further body in said second position.
A closure dosing cap, comprising:
- a hollow body for engaging a container, said hollow body comprising a lower end, a splitter, a first stem, a second stem and a bottom, said bottom comprising a first bottom portion and a second bottom portion, said first bottom portion being located on one side of said splitter, said second bottom portion being located on another side of said splitter, said first bottom portion being pivotably connected to said splitter via said first stem such that said first bottom portion is movable with respect to said splitter, said second bottom portion being pivotably connected to said splitter via said second stem such that said second bottom portion is movable relative to said splitter, said first bottom portion comprising a first bottom portion leg, said second bottom portion comprising a second bottom portion leg;
- a closing seal;
- a further body comprising an upper part and a lower border-rim, said further body being in sliding contact with said hollow body such that said further body is movable from a first position to a second position, wherein at least a portion of said lower end and at least a portion of said first bottom portion leg define a first gap with said further body in said first position and at least another portion of said lower end and at least a portion of said second bottom portion leg define a second gap with said further body in said first position, said first gap being located at a spaced location from said second gap, said closing seal closing said first gap and said second gap with said further body in said first position, said lower border-rim being located at a spaced location from said first bottom portion leg and said second bottom portion with said further body in said first position, said lower border-rim engaging said first bottom portion leg and said second bottom portion leg with said further body in said second position such that said first bottom portion pivots about a first stem axis of said first stem and said second bottom portion pivots about a second stem axis of said second stem, wherein said closing seal is one of detached and ruptured and said first bottom portion and said second bottom portion are in an open position with said further body in said second position, said first bottom portion remaining connected to said splitter via said first stem and said second bottom portion remaining connected to said splitter via said second stem with said further body in said second position, said first gap defining at least a portion of a first fluid flow path and said second gap defining at least a portion of a second fluid flow path with said further body in said second position.
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