Cap and bottle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9579262-B2
Application number	US-201514791413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 4, 2015
Priority date	Jul 4, 2015
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

A bottle for dispensing oral care fluid is provided. The bottle can include a body portion comprising a mouth, side surfaces, and a bottom surface arranged to hold a volume of oral care fluid; and a cap arranged to be secured to the mouth, wherein the cap comprises a integral cup sized to hold a portion of the volume of oral care fluid, wherein the integral cup includes an open end that mates with the mouth and a closed end including a flip-top member arranged at a distal end of the cap.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bottle for dispensing oral care fluid comprising:
a body portion comprising a mouth, side surfaces, and a bottom surface arranged to hold a volume of oral care fluid; and
a cap arranged to be secured to the mouth, wherein the cap comprises an integral cup sized to hold a portion of the volume of oral care fluid, wherein the integral cup comprises an open end that mates with the mouth and a closed end comprising a flip-top member arranged at a distal end of the cap, wherein the closed end comprises a silicon valve that is operable to control dispensing of a measured amount of the oral car fluid from the bottle, wherein the integral cup is stable when the flat flip-top member is positioned on a flat surface so as to prevent tipping over and spilling the oral care fluid contained within the integral cup.

2. The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the cap is secured to an outside surface of the mouth in a friction fit manner.

3. The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the cap is secured to an outside surface of the mouth using a threaded configuration.

4. The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the cap and the flip-top member are part of a single mold.

5. A bottle for dispensing oral care fluid comprising:
a body portion comprising a mouth, side surfaces, a neck that connects the mouth to the side surfaces, and a bottom surface arranged to hold a volume of oral care fluid;
a flip-top cap arranged to secure the mouth; and
a cup arranged to be releasably secured to the flip-top cap in a first orientation and a second inverted orientation, wherein, in the first orientation, the cup is positioned where an open end of the cup is in a downward position and covers the flip-top cap and, in the second orientation the cup is positioned where the open end is in a upward position, wherein the cup comprises a closed end opposite the open end that is releasably secured to the flip-top cap, wherein the closed end does not cover the neck when the cup is in the second orientation.

6. The bottle of claim 5 , wherein in the first orientation an inside surface of a closed end of the cup is secured to the flip-top cap and in the second orientation an outside surface of the closed end of the cup is secured to the flip-top cap.

7. The bottle of claim 5 , further comprising a silicon valve positioned within the cap to control dispensing of a measured amount of the oral care fluid from the bottle.

8. A cap for securing to a mouth of a bottle for dispensing an oral care fluid, the cap comprising:
an integral cup, wherein the integral cup comprises an open end that mates with the mouth of the bottle and a closed end comprising a flip-top member arranged at a distal end of the cap, wherein the closed end comprises a valve that is operable to control dispensing of a measured amount of the oral car fluid from the bottle, wherein the cap is sized to hold a portion of a volume of the oral care fluid when removed from the bottle, wherein the integral cup is stable when the flip-top member is positioned on a flat surface so as to prevent tipping over and spilling the oral care fluid contained within the integral cup.

9. The cap of claim 8 , wherein the cap is secured to an outside surface of the mouth in a friction fit manner.

10. The cap of claim 8 , wherein the cap is secured to an outside surface of the mouth using a threaded configuration.

11. The cap of claim 8 , wherein the cap and the flip-top member are part of a single mold.

12. The cap of claim 8 , wherein the valve is composed of silicon.

13. The cap of claim 8 , wherein the valve opens when pressure is applied to the bottle.

14. The cap of claim 8 , wherein the bottle comprises a body portion comprising the mouth, side surfaces, and a bottom surface arranged to hold a volume of oral care fluid.

15. A cap for securing to a bottle for dispensing oral care fluid, the cap comprising:
a flip-top member arranged to secure a mouth of the bottle; and
a cup arranged to be releasably secured to the flip-top member in a first orientation and a second inverted orientation, wherein, in the first orientation, the cup is positioned where an open end of the cup is in a downward position and covers the flip-top member and, in the second orientation the cup is positioned where the open end is in a upward position, wherein the cup comprises a closed end opposite the open end that is releasably secured to the flip-top member, wherein the closed end does not cover a neck of the bottle when the cup is in the second orientation.

16. The cap of claim 15 , wherein in the first orientation an inside surface of a closed end of the cup is secured to the flip-top member and in the second orientation an outside surface of the closed end of the cup is secured to the flip-top member.

17. The cap of claim 15 , further comprising a silicon valve positioned within the cap.

18. The cap of claim 15 , wherein the bottle comprises a body portion comprising the mouth, side surfaces, and a bottom surface arranged to hold a volume of oral care fluid.

Assignees

• Colgate Palmolive Co

Inventors

• Crawford John
• Beckerman Scott

Classifications

• A61J7/0046 Primary

  Cups, bottles or bags · CPC title

• B65D41/26 Primary

  Caps or cap-like covers serving as, or incorporating, drinking or measuring vessels · CPC title