Applicator, applicator cap and a container having an applicator cap
US7621411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D50/041
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cap assembly for closing a container. The cap assembly has: (i) an undercap having a cap body with a top end (or wall) and with at least one endless side wall depending from the top end (or wall) to form a housing for receiving the neck of a container; (ii) an overcap having an overcap body with a top end and with at least one endless side wall depending from the top end to form a housing for receiving and engaging the (cap body of the) undercap; and (iii) an applicator having a stem with a first end for engagement with, or integrally formed with, the undercap within the housing, so that the stem projects from the housing, and a second free end for applying product. The exterior of the undercap body has a series of circumferentially arranged teeth for interengagement with a corresponding series of circumferentially arranged teeth within the housing of the overcap. The two series of teeth being interengageable at a number of relative positions, so that the relative orientation of the overcap to the undercap can be selected. As the undercap is adapted to be attached to the container, relative orientation of the overcap and the container is thus also selectable. In an alternative ar…
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