Device for securing a dosing apparatus on a bottle

Claim 1

A dosing apparatus for dispensing a predetermined amount of liquid and a device for securing the dosing apparatus on a bottle, the securing device comprising a plurality of lever-like securing means, each securing means having an end mounted on the dosing apparatus by a hinge which includes a strong metal wire formed into a substantially rectangular shape, one end of which hinge is pivotably received in a recess in the side of the dosing apparatus, and the opposite end of which is pivotably mounted in a hole in said one end of the respective securing means, the recess in the side of the dosing apparatus being one of a plurality of recesses situated in a row when seen in the longitudinal direction of the dosing apparatus, a row being present for each securing means, said one end of each securing means, at a location radially inward of said hole, being cooperable with a substantially radial abutment surface on the bottleneck below the opening therein in such a manner that when the end of the respective securing means opposite said one end is pressed radially inward in a lever-like manner against the bottleneck said securing means pulls the dosing apparatus sealingly against the opening of the bottle while cooperating with the abutment surface on the bottle, the securing device further including a sealing strip positioned about said opposite ends of the securing means for tightening the securing means against the bottleneck.