Patent · US Expired

Automatically-venting dispensing cap

US5871127A · kind A · utility

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5References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 4, 1997
Grant dateFeb 16, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F9/0008
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dispensing cap including a rotary valve communicating with an external open-ended dispensing tube portion, the valve being configured to communicate, in a venting position, with a venting pathway and to communicate, in a dispensing position, with an internal dispensing tube portion, wherein the valve is configured to pass from a closed position through a venting position to a dispensing position.

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