Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Binney & Smith Inc.

Risdon Corporation

Resource LLC

Craig R Bures

Daniel Peter Sterling

Edward Gilchrest

Scott H Smith

Andrew Bell Krystinik

Lee M Marchetti

Glenn William Kaye

Jeffrey M Jacober

Frederick W Kruger, Jr

Bernard J Kocon

Mark A Granja

David Crossley

Elana Rae Abrams

Douglas F Melville, Jr

Edward Tichy

Brooks Markert

Lance A Monje

Stephen P McNamara

Rui Manuel Henriques

A container for dispensing a liquid includes a body and a piercing device. The body includes an interior storage volume, an outlet through the first wall for dispensing the liquid, a first track disposed in a first side wall of the body, and a second track disposed in a second side wall of the body, the second side wall opposite the first side wall. The piercing device can be slidably coupled to the body and includes a first rail configured to slide within the first track, a second rail configured to slide within the second track, and a piercer that includes a piercing end. The piercer can slide from a first position to a second position to pierce the body and create a vent opening.

Piercing device for venting a container

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An actuator having an actuator body and a cap that can be raised or retracted is disclosed. The cap has an aperture sized to fit around the body. In the raised position, the actuator fits into the aperture and the body upper end is shaped to conform with the upper surface of the cap. This encloses the nozzle and provides a smooth upper surface when the cap is raised. When the cap is retracted, the body extends upwardly through the aperture so that it may be pushed on to dispense a liquid from the container on which the actuator is mounted.

Actuator and cap for a fluid dispenser

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Prospect, CT, United States of America

Craig R Bures