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US 8,985,369 B2Granted
Container caps and systems
AssigneeMary Kay Inc.
InventorsJenny DeMarco, John Lamie
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Abstract
Caps and container systems suited to dispensing products like cosmetics. Some of the caps include two portions that can be coupled together and that include a dispensing system that has at least two open positions and at least one closed position.
Claims8
A cap comprising:
- a top portion comprising a top portion bottom surface and a top portion top surface, wherein the top portion comprises a single off-centered opening that extends from the top portion bottom surface through the top portion top surface, and wherein no other openings are present on the top portion;
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- a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion bottom surface and a bottom portion top surface, wherein the bottom portion bottom surface comprises a centered opening, and wherein the bottom portion is configured to be removably coupled to a container,
- wherein the top portion is couplable to the bottom portion, the top and bottom portions being configured to cause the cap to reach an open position starting from a closed position when the top portion is rotated in a clockwise direction with respect to the bottom portion from the closed position or the top portion is rotated in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the bottom portion from the closed position,
- wherein the top and bottom portions are configured to restrict relative rotation between them to less than 360 degrees;
- wherein the top and bottom portions are configured such that a product can enter the centered opening and exit the single off-centered opening.
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