Dispensing container

US7513397B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Holopack International Corp. · US

Inventors

• Walter Zahn · Columbia, US
• Shawn Miller · Denver, US
• David Rocheleau · Lexington, US
• Mohammad R. Sadeghi · Raleigh, US
• Bernd Hansen · Gaildorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 24, 2004
• Grant date: Apr 7, 2009
• Expiry date: Mar 16, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61J7/0053
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A dispensing container tillable with a liquid includes a squeezable reservoir for holding the liquid prior to dispensing; a substantially flat dispensing head which is integral with the squeezable reservoir and having a distal end and a proximal end; an outlet at the distal end of the dispensing head for dispensing the liquid from the container; a passage interconnecting the squeezable reservoir and the outlet; and a stop disposed near the proximal end of the dispensing head to prevent over-insertion of the dispensing head into a user's mouth when the container is used to dispense the liquid to the user. Containers that are pre-filled with liquid and a method of making the containers are also described.