Bottles and jars – Closures – Combined or convertible
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-10
2011-12-13
Hylton, Robin (Department: 3788)
Bottles and jars
Closures
Combined or convertible
C215S204000, C215S217000, C215S221000, C215S230000, C215SDIG005, C206S828000, C073S428000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08074817
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for metering a liquid nutritional supplement is disclosed and provides a liquid dispenser having a body that contains a predetermined number of single dosages of the liquid nutritional supplement, a cap, such as a child resistant cap, coupled to a neck portion of the body, and a dosage cup coupled to the cap. The dosage cup has at least four axial shoulders on an inside surface thereof wherein each has an engaging surface adapted to engage axial ridges of the cap. The dosage cup is coupled to the cap such that a force that is greater, by a predetermined amount, than the weight of the dosage cup is required to remove the dosage cup from the cap. The dosage cup is provided with an indicator adapted to indicate one of the single dosages of the liquid nutritional supplement to be consumed by a user for a predetermined time period.
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Livingston Phillip D.
Steele, IV William E.
Zierhut Clarence D.
Hylton Robin
Klemchuk Kubasta LLP
Remington Health Products L.L.C.
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