US4890770A
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Dispensing and closing package for liquid products
Assignee: Shiseido Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-06-08
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Granted: 1990-01-02
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Expires: 2008-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A dispensing and closing package for liquid products has a cap which also serves as a measuring cup. The cap fits on the outer circumference of a dispensing cylinder. A passageway is provided adjacent to a common point between the cap and the dispensing cylinder running between the container body and the inside of the cap. Residual liquid products adherent in the inside of the cap returns into the container body through the passageway.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomoyuki Haga
- 👤 Naotake Ozaki
- 👤 Kazushi Koinuma
- 👤 Masatoshi Fujima
- 👤 Seishi Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:01
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/12; B65D47/122; B65D47/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A dispensing and closing package for liquid products comprising: a container body having a mouth; a dispensing adapter mounted on the mouth of the container body and including a setting cylinder and a dispensing cylinder interconnected to the setting cylinder by a valley wall having a bottom; a sloped drain provided on the bottom of the valley wall, and including a return hole provided on a lowest point of the drain; a cap having an open bottom fitting over an outer circumference of the dispensing cylinder; and a passageway formed adjacent to a common point between the dispensing cylinder and the cap, for communicating an inside of the container body with an inside of the cap, and being operative to return dripped liquid products over an outer face of the dispensing cylinder into the container body through the return hole along the sloped drain and also adapted to return liquid products remaining in the inside of the cap into the container body through the passageway.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A dispensing and closing package for liquid products comprising: a container body having a mouth; a dispensing adapter mounted on the mouth of the container body and including a setting cylinder and a dispensing cylinder interconnected to the setting cylinder by a valley wall having a bottom; a sloped drain provided on the bottom of the valley wall, and including a return hole provided on a lowest point of the drain; a cap having an open bottom fitting over an outer circumference of the dispensing cylinder; and a passageway formed adjacent to a common point between the dispensing cylinder and the cap, for communicating an inside of the container body with an inside of the cap, and being operative to return dripped liquid products over an outer face of the dispensing cylinder into the container body through the return hole along the sloped drain and also adapted to return liquid products remaining in the inside of the cap into the container body through the passageway.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A package according to claim 1, further comprising a platform formed on the dispensing cylinder adjacent to the common point of the dispensing cylinder and the cap, whereon the passageway is located.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein the passageway is formed by a groove penetrating vertically on the common point of the dispensing cylinder and the cap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein the passageway is formed by a slot cut down axially from a dispensing spout provided in the dispensing cylinder and extending to the common point with the cap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein the cap provides a measuring cup.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
158 words
A dispensing and closing package for liquid products comprising: a container body having a mouth; a dispensing adapter mounted on the mouth of the container body and including a setting cylinder and a dispensing cylinder interconnected to the setting cylinder by a valley wall having a bottom; a sloped drain provided on the bottom of the valley wall, and including a return hole provided on a lowest point of the drain; a cap having an open bottom fitting over an outer circumference of the dispensing cylinder; and an annular platform provided on the dispensing cylinder adjacent a common point of the dispensing cylinder and the cap, a connecting hole being formed through the platform, and being operable to return dripped liquid products from an outer face of the dispensing cylinder into the container body through the return hole and to return liquid products remaining on an inside of the cap to the container body through the connecting hole.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
158 words
A dispensing and closing package for liquid products comprising: a container body having a mouth; a dispensing adapter mounted on the mouth of the container body and including a setting cylinder and a dispensing cylinder interconnected to the setting cylinder by a valley wall having a bottom; a sloped drain provided on the bottom of the valley wall, and including a return hole provided on a lowest point of the drain; a cap having an open bottom fitting over an outer circumference of the dispensing cylinder; and an annular platform provided on the dispensing cylinder adjacent a common point of the dispensing cylinder and the cap, a connecting hole being formed through the platform, and being operable to return dripped liquid products from an outer face of the dispensing cylinder into the container body through the return hole and to return liquid products remaining on an inside of the cap to the container body through the connecting hole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cap provides a measuring cup.
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