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US 8,899,437 B2Granted
Closure with integrated dosage cup
AssigneeGateway Plastics, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Vogel, Terrence M. Parve, Michael Walker
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Abstract
A child resistant closure is provided that is configured to fit over the opening of a receptacle to form a container. The closure includes an inner dosage cup and an outer cap portion that receives and retains the inner dosage cup. The outer cap portion is rotatable relative to the inner dosage cup and defines at least one viewing window that allows for visual indication of a level of contents within the inner dosage cup.
Claims20
A closure configured to fit over the opening of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising:
- an inner dosage cup;
- and
- an outer cap portion that receives and retains the inner dosage cup, the outer cap portion being rotatable relative to the inner dosage cup and defining at least one viewing window that allows for visual indication of a level of contents within the inner dosage cup, wherein the at least one viewing window extends through a side wall of the outer cap portion such that the inner dosage cup is visible through the side wall when the inner dosage cup is retained within the outer cap portion, wherein the at least one viewing window is at least partially defined by a first horizontal edge having a first height relative to an end wall of the outer cap portion and a second horizontal edge having a second height relative to the end wall, wherein the first height is associated with a first dosage amount for the contents within the inner dosage cup and the second height is associated with a second dosage amount for the contents within the inner dosage cup, and wherein the first height is greater than the second height.
A container comprising:
- a receptacle having an opening;
- and
- a closure configured to fit over the opening of the receptacle, the closure comprising:
- an inner dosage cup comprising a first annular rib;
- and
- an outer cap portion that receives and retains the inner dosage cup, the outer cap portion being rotatable relative to the inner dosage cup and comprising a second annular rib extending continuously around a periphery of the outer cap portion and being configured to interact with the first annular rib to retain the inner dosage cup in a desired axial orientation relative to the outer cap portion and a plurality of vertical support members extending between a bottom edge of the outer cap portion and the second annular rib and configured to support the second annular rib, the outer cap portion defining at least one viewing window that allows for visual indication of a level of contents within the inner dosage cup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.