Single dose material and applicator package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10112759-B2
Application number	US-201715436977-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2017
Priority date	Feb 20, 2017
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A single dose material and applicator package that is easily held for removal of a cover and that contains an easily removable applicator. A tray has an applicator well and a material well. Formed in the applicator well is a finger depression adjacent the material well and an applicator support depression adjacent an opposing end of the applicator well. The finger depression permits easy grasping of the tray for removing the cover. The applicator support depression acts as a fulcrum to pivot or lever the applicator out of the tray when a force is applied to one end of the applicator. A material well ramp permits a controlled amount of material to be placed on the applicator brush.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A single dose material and applicator package for dispensing a material comprising:
a tray;
an applicator well having a first end and a second end and a bottom formed in said tray;
a material well formed in said tray adjacent the first end, said material well having a flat bottom and an opposing open end;
a ramp formed in said material well angularly extending from the flat bottom towards the open end of said material well;
a finger depression formed in the bottom of said applicator well adjacent said material well and extending into said applicator well;
an applicator support depression formed in the bottom of said applicator well adjacent the second end of said applicator well and extending into said applicator well;
an applicator comprising an applicator brush having a handle end, the applicator handle having a distal end, said applicator having an applicator width and placed within the applicator well and positioned on top of said finger depression and said applicator support depression;
a wider portion of said applicator well formed adjacent the second end of said applicator well, said wider portion having a lateral dimension greater than a lateral dimension of a majority of said applicator well that matches the applicator width, wherein the applicator brush end is placed adjacent the material well and the distal end of the applicator handle is placed within said wider portion of said applicator well, and the lateral dimension of said wider portion is sufficiently large to accommodate a width of a user's finger;
a material placed within said material well;
a flange formed in a top surface of said tray; and
a cover removably affixed to said flange,
wherein when said cover is removed a user is capable of pressing on the distal end of said applicator handle causing said applicator to pivot on said applicator support depression acting as a fulcrum to lever upwards the applicator handle and the applicator brush permitting said applicator to be easily grasped by a user,
whereby said cover seals the applicator and said material within the tray until ready for use.

2. A single dose material and applicator package for dispensing a material as in claim 1 further comprising:
a front applicator channel formed in said finger depression; and
a rear applicator channel formed in said applicator support depression,
whereby said applicator is capable of being held by said front and rear applicator channels.

3. A single dose material and applicator package for dispensing a dental material comprising:
a plastic tray;
an applicator well having a longitudinal length with a first end and a second end and a bottom formed in said plastic tray, said applicator well having a first lateral dimension over a majority of the longitudinal length;
a material well formed in said plastic tray adjacent the first end;
a ramp formed in said material well;
a finger depression formed in the bottom of said applicator well adjacent said material well and extending into said applicator well;
a front applicator channel formed in said finger depression;
an applicator support depression formed in the bottom of said applicator well adjacent the second end of said applicator well and extending into said applicator well;
a rear applicator channel formed in said applicator support depression;
a wider portion of said applicator well formed adjacent an end of said applicator well, said wider portion having a second lateral dimension greater than the first lateral dimension of the majority of the longitudinal length of said applicator well, whereby a finger of a user is capable of passing through said wider portion;
an applicator having an applicator handle and an applicator brush placed within the applicator well and positioned on top of said finger depression and said applicator support depression and held in a central position by said front applicator channel and said rear applicator channel;
a dental material placed within said material well;
a flange formed in a top surface of said tray forming a plane; and
a cover removably affixed to said flange,
whereby said cover seals the applicator and the material within the tray and upon removing said cover said applicator is capable of being pivoted on said applicator support depression upward by a user by placing a finger through said wider portion of said applicator well and pushing downward on a distal end of the applicator handle forcing the applicator brush away from said applicator well.

Assignees

• Centrix Inc

Inventors

• Grady Jay
• Nordquist Robert

Classifications

• A61C19/005

  Devices for the manual mixing of small quantities of materials, e.g. trays for mixing dental porcelain · CPC title

• A61C2202/02

  Packaging for volatile material · CPC title

• A61C3/005

  Brushes for applying dental compositions · CPC title

• A61C5/66

  Capsules for filling material · CPC title

• B65D75/367 Primary

  and forming several compartments · CPC title