Dispensing – With lock or fastening seal – Inhibiting operation of flow controller or closure
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-30
2005-08-30
Bomberg, Kenneth (Department: 3754)
Dispensing
With lock or fastening seal
Inhibiting operation of flow controller or closure
C222S472000, C222S509000, C222S518000, C251S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06935536
ABSTRACT:
Cap for a container, including a body having an inlet, a spout and a passageway therebetween. The cap also includes a valve movable between a first position wherein the passageway is blocked and a second position wherein the passageway is at least partly unblocked, the valve being biased towards the first position. Furthermore, the cap includes an actuator mounted to the body and engaging the valve. Selective control of the state of the valve is associated with movement of the actuator in a different direction than for securing the valve in the open position. The combination of movements required to lock the valve in the open position is sufficiently complex to reduce its probability of opening unintentionally. Meanwhile, the combination of movements is simple enough to be performed by a single finger.
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Bomberg Kenneth
Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP
Trudeau Corporation 1889 Inc.
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