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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303150 | Foam and spray nozzles having a hinged door and a trigger dispenser incorporating same A nozzle has a front, a back, and at least one flat surface extending therebetween. A door is coupled to the intersection of the front and flat surface by a live hinge. Optionally, the door has a portal within which a screen is mounted. The exterior surface of the d... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7255248 | Plug style pump The embodiment of the invention are directed to a dispenser assembly having a reservoir bottle with an opening for fluid communication. The opening is formed to receive a housing cap and a dispensing pump such that the dispensing pump is sealingly engaged to the bot... | 08/14/2007 |
| RE39727 | Double shell dispenser A dispenser closure is provided having a stopping mechanism that limits the rotation of the closure and generally prevents removal of the closure cap from the container. The dispenser closure includes a cap body, fitment and container finish. The cap body has a doub... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243807 | Fluid-tight dilution bottle and cap A fluid-tight vial comprising a locking, flip-top cap and an open-ended cylindrical container is disclosed. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225948 | Self-orientating pump nozzle for fluid dispenser A replaceable fluid container carrying a spray pump with a nozzle which directs spray directionally in which an arrangement is provided for orientating the nozzle into a desired orientation on insertion of the container into a dispenser. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7165695 | Dispensing container for dispensing fasteners A container is specially configured to enable a user to withdraw stored fasteners such as nails, screws, bolts, and the like. The device includes a receptacle base having a bottom wall and a continuous side wall that can be somewhat squared in shape. The receptacle ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7137535 | Safety tap handle An apparatus is disclosed for a tap handle for beverage dispensing comprising a ceramic, porcelain or stoneware handle filled with a foam, preferably polyurethane foam which renders the tap handle more resilient and resistant to sharding. Ideally, polymeric diphenyl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121435 | Spray can holding an actuating device A spray can holding and actuation device comprises a rim engagement element and a locking mechanism for compressing the rim engagement element against the rim surrounding the push-button valve on the can. The rim engagement element includes a compressible collar tha... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7077294 | Device for stoppering a container and drawing off a fluid product A device for stoppering a container and drawing off a fluid includes a fixed piece, fixed to the container, with a lateral fluid output opening and a passage that allows air to enter. Another, movable piece includes a tube with a lateral fluid output opening. This t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051903 | Viscous liquid dispenser having leak prevention device A dispenser for dispensing metered amounts of a viscous liquid includes a liquid reservoir and a pump chamber having an opening in communication with the reservoir. A pump mechanism including a pump cylinder with a dispensing channel therethrough is configured with ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051987 | Liquid soap dispenser A liquid soap dispenser including a stationary base and a main body with a cover. A fastener is on the bottom of the stationary base, a concave is on top of the stationary base, a blocking board is on top of the concave, a holding hole with an opening on top is loca... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044337 | Unclogging device having safety cap An unclogging device includes a support member securely mounted to the can and a cap rotatably mounted to the support member. The cap includes two flexible portions on the peripheral wall thereof and first and second protrusions extend from each of the flexible port... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044331 | Media dispenser module and automated teller machine having the same A media dispenser module for an ATM is provided which has a secure locking mechanism. The media dispenser module may include a casing that is separatably coupled to a discharge portion for media, including a media mounting portion, on which discharged media is mount... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036689 | Child-resistant trigger sprayer A child-resistant trigger sprayer includes a sprayer body having a barrel with an internal passage, and at least one first lug formed integrally with the barrel and extending radially outwardly from the barrel. A nozzle is rotatable on the barrel between at least on... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032777 | Child-resistant trigger sprayer A trigger actuated liquid sprayer, including a pump body, a discharge nozzle mounted on a forward end of the body for manual rotation about a central axis thereof between discharge open and closed positions, and a trigger lever movably mounted to the body for operat... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021501 | Faucet lever lock A lock for a liquid dispensing faucet lever includes a locking member that is attachable to the faucet and can be positioned in a locked position where the lever seats in a notch formed therein to prevent moving the lever from the closed position to the open positio... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011221 | Anti-leak dust cover and closure used therewith A container closure includes a shell attachable to a container around a container opening thereof. The shell has a shell opening in fluid communication with the container opening when the shell is attached to the container. A tip is received on the shell movable bet... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6976607 | Tamper-evident closure A cap comprising an upper part (2) having a dispensing orifice (10), a skirt (3) which depends from the upper part (2), a lid (15) connected to the upper part by a hinge (16) so as to be movable between open and closed posit... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966458 | Beverage tower tap lock The beverage tap lock of the present invention is intended for use with a beverage tower having multiple taps. In commercial systems on the market, there is a gap (a first distance) between the back of the taps (where there is a faucet-coupling nut behind the handle... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942114 | Cap for container A cap is used for a container as a bottle or jar. The cap includes a cylindrical cap main portion with a closed upper end and an open lower end, and a ring member. The cap main portion is screwed in an upper portion of the cylindrical container to close an opening o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938787 | Synthetic-resin screw cap The object of the present invention is to provide a screw cap made of a synthetic resin that always exhibits a reliable stable function of preventing unjust unsealing. It includes: a cap main body (2A) serving as a cap section, a cylindrical wall (3... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926174 | Safety cap A fluid dispenser device (10) including a fluid reservoir, a dispensing member such as a pump, a dispensing head (15) provided with a dispensing orifice (16) and with a fixing portion (12, 13), and a safety cap (20) provided with f... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910573 | Dual container bottle A post-mix container provided with an upper container body and a lower container body. The upper container body has a coverable first opening on a proximal end and the lower container body has a coverable second opening on a proximal end. The proximal ends of the up... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6866167 | Device for metering liquid or gel products The invention concerns a device for dispensing a dose of liquid or gel products comprising a dispensing head axially mobile mounted on a product reservoir and provided with an outlet conduit and a metering chamber delimited by an intake valve and by a piston whereof... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6793101 | Synthetic resin bottle cap unit The bottle cap unit (1) of this invention comprises an inner cap (2), which is tightly fitted to the bottleneck (24) to form a pour spout, and an outer cap (15), which is detachably screwed on or off the inner cap (2) to close or o... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6786447 | Dispensing lid A removable and replaceable lid for use in dispensing sheets such as wet wipes from a container, a dispenser incorporating the lid, and methods of using the lid and dispenser are provided. An intermediate member is hingedly connected to a base member and a top cover... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6776314 | Closure device for container The invention concerns a device comprising a pourer, adapted to be mounted on the container neck, and an assembly forming a cover adapted to be mounted on said neck and comprising a cap mobile between a first position where it isolates the neck and the pourer from o... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6648178 | Tap lock apparatus and methods of operation thereof An apparatus and method are provided for deterring or hindering any operation or dispensing of fluid through one or more taps by an unauthorized user. The apparatus is a tap block, the tap block including a block wall having a block exterior surface and a... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6626330 | Media dispenser A dispenser (1) is provided for unlocking the stroke with two first and second handles (44, 45) configured separate from the actuator handle (5) for actuating the pump stroke. For unlocking, the first handle (44) firstly needs to be actuated in a first re... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612467 | Tamper-proof chemical dispensing device for high security environments The present invention can be characterized as a tamper-proof apparatus for dispensing a liquid comprising a chamber for storing the liquid; an outlet in the chamber for dispensing the liquid; and an outlet shield protecting the outlet from damage. The pre... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6543650 | Double shell dispenser A dispenser closure is provided having a stopping mechanism that limits the rotation of the closure and generally prevents removal of the closure cap from the container. The dispenser closure includes a cap body, fitment and container finish. The cap body... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540114 | Dual tamper evident dispensing closure A dual tamper evident container closure for a dispensing container, the cap portion being of a type intended to be held permanently captive on the container having a nozzle dispensing opening, multiple sealing flanges and dual locking engagement beads to ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6439429 | Tamper-evident closure and spout fitment for a pouch A tamper-evident dispensing structure is provided for being sealed to a collapsible pouch. The structure includes a fitment and a lid structure which are each separately molded and which can be subsequently non-releasably attached. The fitment is adapted ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6305579 | Snap-on screw-off closure The present invention provides a closure with a thread configuration adapted for snap-on or screw-on application to a container neck finish. The present invention preferably provides at least one annular sealing bead depending from the outer surface of th... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6257453 | Tamper-indicating, two-piece dispensing closure A two-piece dispensing closure (20) for removable attachment to a neck (12) of a liquid container (10), the dispensing closure having a molded plastic cap member (22) with an annular skirt (32) that surrounds an upper free end portion of the container nec... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6213350 | Closure having tube aperture A closure (10) that can be used to seal containers for various vehicle oils is described. The closure (10) has a main portion adapted to seal with the neck of the top (11) of the main closure. The cup (30) is connected to the top portion (11) of this main... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6131773 | Mounting and locking mechanism for a soap dispenser An antiseptic soap dispenser (A) is mounted to a wall by a secure mounting system (E). A latching and locking mechanism (D) inhibits tampering with the dispenser or theft of a replaceable soap reservoir (B), received within a dispenser housing (C). The ho... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6112949 | Dual cap dispenser A dual cap dispenser has an inner cap connected to a bottle and an outer cap is detachably connected to the inner cap. There is a longitudinally extendable bellows-like tube connected to the inner cap and having an outer end closed by the outer cap. Prefe... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6065647 | Pump dispenser having a locking system with detents Lotion pump has a stepped piston telescoping inside a stepped body to define a pumping chamber. The piston has a downward annular wall having inlet and discharge apertures, one above the other, to the pumping chamber. A stem integral with the actuator has... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6050452 | Push-pull closure with reinforced tamper-proofing A push-pull type closure includes a collar with an internal thread, a button associated with the collar, and a cap covering the button before the closure is first open, the cap including a tamper-proofing strip which is non-releasably confined in a groove... | 04/18/2000 |
