Container caps and systems

US8985369B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985369-B2
Application numberUS-201314060227-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 22, 2013
Priority dateMar 24, 2008
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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Abstract

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Caps and container systems suited to dispensing products like cosmetics. Some of the caps include two portions that can be coupled together and that include a dispensing system that has at least two open positions and at least one closed position.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A cap comprising: a top portion comprising a top portion bottom surface and a top portion top surface, wherein the top portion comprises a single off-centered opening that extends from the top portion bottom surface through the top portion top surface, and wherein no other openings are present on the top portion; and a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion bottom surface and a bottom portion top surface, wherein the bottom portion bottom surface…

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  • B65D47/265Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8985369B2 cover?
Caps and container systems suited to dispensing products like cosmetics. Some of the caps include two portions that can be coupled together and that include a dispensing system that has at least two open positions and at least one closed position.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mary Kay Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65D47/265. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).