Dispensing bottle closure

Details Dispensing bottle closure Dispensing bottle closure

1999-08-05

2001-03-20

Maust, Timothy L. (Department: 3751)

Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea

Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means

With receiver and supply securing means

C141S31100A, C141S346000, C141S347000, C141S348000, C141S349000, C141S386000, C215S211000, C215S216000, C215S307000, C251S149600

Reexamination Certificate

active

06202717

ABSTRACT:

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
NONE.
STATEMENT REGARDING FERERALLLY SPONSERED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
NONE.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to a bottle closure which can provide threads for a bottle. More particularly, it relates to a plug device for a bottle which can interconnect the bottle to a filling head in an apparatus for diluting and dispensing a concentrated chemical product.
2. Background Art
There are available apertured plugs for containers intended to be used in conjunction with fluid mixing devices. One such plug is employed in conjunction with a docking station and bottle system which is the subject of U.S. Pat. No. 5,862,948. A bottle interconnect mechanism
90
in the form of a plug is taught in conjunction with a bottle
22
having threads
96
.
Another plug
152
is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,544,810 and has integral fingers
154
adapted to be snap-engageable with the spout
146
of the container. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,586,673 a fluid delivery system is disclosed with a bottle
40
and a thrust washer
106
with integral fingers
121
adapted to be snap-engageable with a cap
52
. The system also includes valve members
58
and
60
. In U.S. Pat. 3,297,187 a closure device is described in the form of a cap
2
b
with threads
7
b.
This is employed in a cap-on-cap combination with the second cap
3
b
having a recess
8
b
for fitting into an annular bead
9
b
of the container
1
b.
In order to manufacture the bottle with the closure plug of the type described in previously referred to U.S. Pat. No. 5,862,948, precise molding is required of the bottle and the plug. This requires in many instances that manufacture take place at a single location in order to control tolerances. A disadvantage of this is that it necessitates the shipment of empty bottles to filling locations.
The prior art does not afford a solution to the problem of providing a bottle interconnect for use with a filling head which obviates having to mold threads on a bottle.
The objects of the invention therefore are:
a. Providing an improved bottle interconnect device.
b. Providing a bottle with a closure wherein the closure has threads for interconnecting the bottle to a filling head.
c. Providing a closure of the foregoing type which is easily connected to a bottle.
d. Providing a closure of the foregoing type which can be economically manufactured.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The foregoing objects are accomplished and the shortcomings of the prior art are overcome by the bottle of this invention for use with a filling head which includes a bottle having a neck portion with a passage therein and a closure member having a core section which is constructed and arranged to fit within the passage of the neck portion. There are frictional engagement members operatively associated with the closure member and the neck portion to provide retention of the closure member in the neck passage. A wall section is spaced from the core section and there are thread means operatively associated with the wall section. When the closure member is engaged in the neck of the bottle the thread means will provide connection of the bottle to a filling head.
In one aspect, the core section includes a chamber for reception of a valve body.
In a preferred embodiment, the frictional engagement members operatively associated with the closure member are a plurality of flexible finger members having flange sections for engagement with rib members positioned on the neck portion of the bottle.
In another aspect, the flexible finger members are positioned adjacent the wall section.
In another preferred embodiment, a guide assembly is operatively associated with the wall section and the bottle neck to provide orientation of the threads with respect to the bottle.
In yet another preferred embodiment, the guide assembly includes a slot and a projection so that when the projection is placed in the slot, rotation of the closure member with respect to the bottle is prevented.
In still another aspect, a closure member is provided for use with a bottle and a filling head wherein the closure member has threads for connecting the bottle to the filling head.
These and still other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description which follows. In the detailed description below, a preferred embodiment of the invention will be described in reference to the full scope of the invention. Rather the invention may be employed in other embodiments.


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