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Eye drop dispensing bottle
Assignee: Basotherm GmbH
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Filing: 1980-11-10
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Granted: 1983-07-12
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Expires: 2000-11-10
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides an eye drop dispensing bottle, comprising, in addition to the dispensing opening, an elastic supporting finger by which the bottle may be supported, e.g. at the forehead over the eye, thus achieving an easy and accurate tilting of the dispensing opening in the direction towards the eye.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest Hofmann-Igl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F9/00; A61F9/0008; A61F9/0026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
In an eye drop dispensing bottle made of elastically deformable plastic comprising a hollow body defining a cavity for containment of the product to be dispensed, a bottle neck extending upwardly from said hollow body and terminating in a dropping spout, said dropping spout and said bottle neck being in fluid communication with said hollow body, and a supporting finger extending upwardly from said hollow body and spaced from said bottle neck, the improvement which resides in that the supporting finger is made of soft-elastically yielding material, the upper end of said supporting finger is bent away from said bottle neck to form a soft, yielding supporting area, and the overall height of the supporting finger is less than the overall height of the bottle neck and dropping spout.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
In an eye drop dispensing bottle made of elastically deformable plastic comprising a hollow body defining a cavity for containment of the product to be dispensed, a bottle neck extending upwardly from said hollow body and terminating in a dropping spout, said dropping spout and said bottle neck being in fluid communication with said hollow body, and a supporting finger extending upwardly from said hollow body and spaced from said bottle neck, the improvement which resides in that the supporting finger is made of soft-elastically yielding material, the upper end of said supporting finger is bent away from said bottle neck to form a soft, yielding supporting area, and the overall height of the supporting finger is less than the overall height of the bottle neck and dropping spout.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-07-11 | 1987-01-10 | 1987-07-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-07-11 | 1991-01-10 | 1991-07-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-07-11 | 1995-01-10 | 1995-07-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |