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US3076573A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dispensing closure

Assignee: Bristol Myers Co
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Filing: 1960-05-12
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Granted: 1963-02-05
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Expires: 1980-05-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph H Thomas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 12:42
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/20; B65D47/26; B65D47/261; B65D47/265

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 292 words
A COMPARTMENTED DISPENSER SUITABLE FOR DISPENSING TWO DIFFERENT FLUIDS, COMPRISING A BOTTLE, SAID BOTTLE HAVING A TOP OF SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR HORIZONTAL CROSS SECTION, A BOTTOM, A HOLLOW BODY PORTION AND A FLUID TIGHT VERTICAL PARTITION EXTENDING BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM FORMING TWO COMPARTMENTS, EACH OF THE COMPARTMENTS HAVING ONE ANNULAR OPENING THROUGH THE BOTTLE TOP, EACH OF SAID OPENINGS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CIRCUMFERENTIAL CONFIGURATION, A HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR DEPRESSION ABOUT THE EXTERIOR OF SAID BOTTLE BELOW THE BOTTLE TOP; AN INTEGRAL RESILIENT CAP TELESCOPED OVER THE BOTTLE TOP, SAID CAP COMPRISING A TOP HAVING AN ANNULAR FLANGE WHICH PROJECTS BELOW THE CAP TOP, SAID FLANGE HAVING AN INWARDLY DISPOSED ANNULAR BEAD SNAPPED WITHIN THE BOTTLE CIRCULAR DEPRESSION, SAID TOP HAVING A DOWNWARDLY DISPOSED ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS WITHIN THE CAP TOP AREA CIRCUMSCRIBED BY SAID FLANGE AND BEING ENTIRELY TO ONE SIDE OF THE CAP CENTER, SAID RIBBED MEANS HAVING INCLINED PERIPHERAL SURFACES, AN ANNULAR OPENING WITHIN THE CAP TOP AREA CIRCUMSCRIBED BY SAID ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS, A SECOND DOWNWARDLY DISPOSED ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS WITHIN THE CAP TOP AREA CIRCUMSCRIBED BY SAID FLANGE AND BEING ENTIRELY TO ONE SIDE OF THE CAP CENTER, SAID SECOND RIBBED MEANS HAVING INCLINED PERIPHERAL SURFACES AND HAVING A FLUID TIGHT TRANSVERSE PARTITION THEREIN, SAID INCLINED PERIPHERAL SURFACES OF BOTH THE ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS REGISTERING IN RESILIENT WEDGING SEALING RELATIONSHIP WITHIN THE BOTTLE OPENINGS, SAID ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS CIRCUMSCRIBING A CIRCLE UPON THE BOTTLE TOP ON ROTATION COINCIDING WITH BOTH THE BOTTLE BOTTLE OPENINGS UPON ROTATION OF THE RESILIENT CAP TO ALTERNATIVELY PRODUCE ON THE CAP TOP A RELAXED CONDITION UPON REGISTRY OF THE ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS WITHIN THE BOTTLE TOP OPENINGS AND A TENSIONED CONDITION UPON BEING SLIDABLY AND ROTATABLY DISPLACED FROM THE BOTTLE TOP OPENINGS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 292 words
A COMPARTMENTED DISPENSER SUITABLE FOR DISPENSING TWO DIFFERENT FLUIDS, COMPRISING A BOTTLE, SAID BOTTLE HAVING A TOP OF SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR HORIZONTAL CROSS SECTION, A BOTTOM, A HOLLOW BODY PORTION AND A FLUID TIGHT VERTICAL PARTITION EXTENDING BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM FORMING TWO COMPARTMENTS, EACH OF THE COMPARTMENTS HAVING ONE ANNULAR OPENING THROUGH THE BOTTLE TOP, EACH OF SAID OPENINGS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CIRCUMFERENTIAL CONFIGURATION, A HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR DEPRESSION ABOUT THE EXTERIOR OF SAID BOTTLE BELOW THE BOTTLE TOP; AN INTEGRAL RESILIENT CAP TELESCOPED OVER THE BOTTLE TOP, SAID CAP COMPRISING A TOP HAVING AN ANNULAR FLANGE WHICH PROJECTS BELOW THE CAP TOP, SAID FLANGE HAVING AN INWARDLY DISPOSED ANNULAR BEAD SNAPPED WITHIN THE BOTTLE CIRCULAR DEPRESSION, SAID TOP HAVING A DOWNWARDLY DISPOSED ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS WITHIN THE CAP TOP AREA CIRCUMSCRIBED BY SAID FLANGE AND BEING ENTIRELY TO ONE SIDE OF THE CAP CENTER, SAID RIBBED MEANS HAVING INCLINED PERIPHERAL SURFACES, AN ANNULAR OPENING WITHIN THE CAP TOP AREA CIRCUMSCRIBED BY SAID ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS, A SECOND DOWNWARDLY DISPOSED ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS WITHIN THE CAP TOP AREA CIRCUMSCRIBED BY SAID FLANGE AND BEING ENTIRELY TO ONE SIDE OF THE CAP CENTER, SAID SECOND RIBBED MEANS HAVING INCLINED PERIPHERAL SURFACES AND HAVING A FLUID TIGHT TRANSVERSE PARTITION THEREIN, SAID INCLINED PERIPHERAL SURFACES OF BOTH THE ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS REGISTERING IN RESILIENT WEDGING SEALING RELATIONSHIP WITHIN THE BOTTLE OPENINGS, SAID ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS CIRCUMSCRIBING A CIRCLE UPON THE BOTTLE TOP ON ROTATION COINCIDING WITH BOTH THE BOTTLE BOTTLE OPENINGS UPON ROTATION OF THE RESILIENT CAP TO ALTERNATIVELY PRODUCE ON THE CAP TOP A RELAXED CONDITION UPON REGISTRY OF THE ANNULAR RIBBED MEANS WITHIN THE BOTTLE TOP OPENINGS AND A TENSIONED CONDITION UPON BEING SLIDABLY AND ROTATABLY DISPLACED FROM THE BOTTLE TOP OPENINGS.

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