Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dispensing closures and dispensers
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Application No.: US16072004Application Date: 2017-01-20
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Publication No.: US10717565B2Publication Date: 2020-07-21
- Inventor: Simon Christopher Knight
- Applicant: RIEKE PACKAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Leicester
- Assignee: RIEKE PACKAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Current Assignee: RIEKE PACKAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Leicester
- Agency: McDonald Hopkins LLC
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@79d2bd
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/051259 WO 20170120
- International Announcement: WO2017/125595 WO 20170727
- Main IPC: B65D47/08
- IPC: B65D47/08 ; B65D47/20

Abstract:
A dispensing closure for a squeeze bottle comprises an outer element, an intermediate element and an inner element. The outer element (3) comprises an outwardly-deflectable diaphragm (35) surrounding an outlet opening (36). The intermediate element (5) comprises an annular seat (57) underlying the outlet opening (36) of the outer element and support structure (56) for the annular seat, with an inflow opening (552) through the annular seat (57) and an outflow opening (551) through the intermediate element around the annular seat (57). The inner element comprises a blocking portion (48; 148) and support structure (46; 146) mounting the blocking portion in the closure aligned with the annular seat. The diaphragm has an inward closed position in which the annular seat of the intermediate element engages around the outlet opening to block flow, and an outwardly-deflected position in which it allows outflow through the outflow opening and outlet opening. The blocking portion of the inner element has a closed position in which it blocks the inflow opening (552) through the annular seat, and an inwardly-deflected position to allow inflow such as venting or suck-back.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190023463A1 DISPENSING CLOSURES AND DISPENSERS Public/Granted day:2019-01-24
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