Dispensing closure for powdered products
AssigneeSilgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC
InventorsSergey Romanov, Vincent J. Desanto
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Abstract
A dispensing closure for a powdered product that uniquely meters powdered product from a container is disclosed. The dispensing closure includes an upper deck having a dispensing aperture. An inner skirt depends from the upper deck. The inner skirt is adapted to secure to a neck of a container. A tube depends from the upper deck and is sized and dimensioned to reach near the bottom of a container. The tube has a side surface and closed end. A dispensing port is located on the side surface of the tube, near the dispensing aperture. The tube may optionally have an air intake port located on the side surface of the tube near the closed end.
Claims17
A dispensing closure for a powdered product, comprising:
- an upper deck having a dispensing aperture thereon;
- an annular skirt depending from the upper deck, the annular skirt adapted to secure to a neck of a container;
- a conduit depending from the upper deck, about the dispensing aperture;
- a tube depending from the conduit, the conduit connecting the tube to the upper deck, the tube sized and dimensioned to reach near the bottom of the container, the tube having a side surface and closed end;
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- a dispensing port on the side surface of the tube, near the dispensing aperture.
A dispensing closure for a powdered product, comprising:
- an upper deck having a dispensing aperture thereon;
- an annular skirt depending from the upper deck, the annular skirt adapted to secure to a neck of a container;
- a tube depending from the upper deck, the tube sized and dimensioned to reach near the bottom of the container, the tube having a side surface and closed end;
- a dispensing port on the side surface of the tube, near the dispensing aperture;
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- an air intake port on a side surface of the tube, near the closed end.
A dispensing closure for a powdered product, comprising:
- an upper deck having a dispensing aperture thereon;
- an inner skirt depending from the upper deck, the inner skirt adapted to secure to a neck of a container;
- an outer skirt depending from the upper deck and around the inner skirt;
- a tube depending from the upper deck, the tube sized and dimensioned to reach near the bottom of the container, the tube having a side surface and closed end;
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- a dispensing port on the side surface of the tube, near the dispensing aperture.
A dispensing closure for a powdered product, comprising:
- an upper deck having a dispensing aperture thereon;
- a skirt depending from the upper deck, said skirt including a snap-bead formed on an inner surface of the inner skirt, the skirt adapted to secure to a neck of a containers;
- a conduit depending from the upper deck, about the dispensing closure;
- a tube depending from the conduit, the conduit connecting the tube to the upper deck, the tube sized and dimensioned to reach near the bottom of the container, the tube having a side surface and closed end;
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- a dispensing port on the side surface of the tube, near the dispensing aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.