Dispensing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11858684-B2
Application number	US-201916982151-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2019
Priority date	Mar 21, 2018
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

A dispensing system (40, 40A) includes a body (54, 54A) having an outer wall (56, 56A) defining a volume for storing a substance, the outer wall (64, 64A) having a top end (66, 66A) and a sealed bottom end (70, 70A). The top end (66, 66A) is covered by a flexible lid (56, 56A) that is connected to the body (54, 54A). The lid (56, 56A) has a press portion (88, 88A) for being engaged to move the lid (56, 56A) from a first position into a second, deflected position. A post (58, 58A) is connected to the lid (56, 56A) and is configured in the second position of the lid (56, 56A) to breach the sealed bottom end (70, 70A) to form a dispensing orifice (80, 80A) to accommodate movement of a substance out of the body (54, 54A).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dispensing system for use in dispensing a substance that may be stored within said system, said system comprising:
a body having an outer wall with an exterior surface and having an interior surface defining a volume for storing a substance, said outer wall having an open top end and a sealed bottom end;
a flexible lid that is connected to said body to cover said open top end, said lid having a press portion for being engaged by a user of said system, said lid having a first position and a second position moved relative to said first position, wherein in said second position at least a portion of said lid is deflected toward said sealed bottom end of said body; and
a post connected to said lid, said post configured in said second position of said lid to breach said sealed bottom end of said body to form a dispensing orifice to accommodate movement of a substance out of said body and wherein said exterior surface of said outer wall, defines at least one annular shoulder to accommodate supporting said body on a container having, a predetermined opening size; and wherein said exterior surface of said outer wall defines a plurality of annular shoulders that increase in size from said sealed bottom end to said top end of said outer wall.

2. The dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said post is formed unitarily with said lid.

3. The dispensing system of claim 1 further comprising a liner sealed between said lid and said body to sealingly connect said lid to said body.

4. The dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said exterior surface of said outer wall defines a convex curve to accommodate supporting said body on a container having a predetermined opening size.

5. The dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said sealed bottom end of said body includes a frangible portion of said body that is breached by movement of said post with said lid in said second position to create said dispensing orifice.

6. The dispensing system of claim 5 wherein said frangible portion of said body includes a pair of intersecting lines of reduced thickness material of said body and four movable petals defined between said intersecting lines.

7. A dispensing system for use in dispensing a substance that may be stored within said system, said system comprising:
a body having an outer wall with an exterior surface and having an, interior surface defining a volume for storing a substance, said outer wall having an open top end and, a sealed bottom end;
a flexible lid that is connected to said body to cover said open too end, said lid having a press portion for being engaged by a user of said system, said lid having a first position and a second position moved relative to said first position, wherein in said second position at least a portion of said lid is deflected toward said sealed bottom end of said body; and
a post connected to said lid, said post configured in said second position of said lid to breach said sealed bottom end of said body to form a dispensing orifice to accommodate movement of a substance out of said body; wherein said sealed bottom end of said body includes a bottom aperture in said body and a bottom liner that is sealed over said bottom aperture.

8. The dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said lid is biased to said first position.

9. The dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said lid includes at least one raised annular portion and at least one recessed annular portion each surrounding said press portion.

10. The dispensing system of claim 1 said in combination with a fluent substance, said system and said fluent substance together defining a package.

11. The dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said post has the form of a pair of elongate, intersecting walls that terminate in a pointed distal end.

12. The dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said post is bi-injection molded with said lid.

13. The dispensing system of claim 1 wherein said body is generally cone-shaped with said upper end being larger than said sealed bottom end.

14. A dispensing system for use in dispensing a substance that may be stored within said system, said system comprising:
a body having an outer wall with an exterior surface and having an interior surface defining a volume for storing a substance, said outer wall having an open top end and a sealed bottom end,
a flexible lid that is connected to said body to cover said open top end, said lid having a press portion for being engaged by a user of said system, said lid having a first position and a second position moved relative to said first position, wherein in said second position at least a portion of said lid is deflected toward said sealed bottom end of said body;
a post connected to said lid, said post configured in said second position of said lid to breach said sealed bottom end of said body to form a dispensing orifice to accommodate movement of a substance out of said body; and
wherein said exterior surface of said outer wall defines a plurality of annular shoulders that increase in size from said sealed bottom end to said top end of said outer wall with said lid in said first position.

Assignees

• Aptargroup Inc

Inventors

• Hammond James
• Mazurkiewicz Timothy
• Frolova-Levi Anna

Classifications

• B65D17/44 Primary

  in which the puncturing tool serves as closure · CPC title

• B65D81/3211 Primary

  coaxially and provided with means facilitating admixture · CPC title

• B65D17/42

  with cutting, punching, or cutter accommodating means (for opening at lines or points of weakness B65D17/28) · CPC title