Dispensing – With frangible closure for outlet – About line or point of weakness
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-23
2009-02-10
Brinson, Patrick F (Department: 3754)
Dispensing
With frangible closure for outlet
About line or point of weakness
C222S541500, C222S212000, C222S107000, CD24S115000, C604S212000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07487894
ABSTRACT:
A dispensing container fillable with a liquid includes a squeezable reservoir for holding the liquid prior to dispensing; a dispensing head which appears substantially flat in profile and which is integral with the squeezable reservoir and having a distal end and a proximal end and having a bottom surface and a top surface one or both of which has an indented portion; 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.
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Hansen Bernd
Miller Shawn W.
Rocheleau David
Sadeghi Mohammad R.
Zahn Walter
Brinson Patrick F
Holopack International Corp.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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