Smithkline Beecham Corporation

Glaxo Group Limited

Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation

Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh

Sylvia Maria Haglund

Paul Kenneth Rand

Christopher Paul Ramsey

Michael Birsha Davies

James William Godfrey

Stanley George Bonney

Bernard Gugleilmini

A closure () is provided for a water bottle of the type used in conjunction with a water fountain. The closure () comprises a body () having an open feed cylinder () and a sealing cap () which is movable between a sealing position and an open position and is adapted to seal the feed cylinder when in a sealing position. The sealing cap is biased towards a sealing position by biasing means which preferably comprise a plastics spring () that anchors the sealing cap () to the body (). The form of the spring () and the arrangement of the sealing cap () and the feed cylinder () are such as to minimize and compensate for creep in the plastics material of the spring () in use of the closure () to ensure resealing of the feed cylinder () if and when the water bottle is removed from the water fountain.

Closure

There is provided a carrier comprising an elongate strip () having a first portion and a second portion; a fold between said first portion and said second portion such that the first portion contacts the second portion; and a join between the first portion and the second portion, wherein said join and the fold form the edges of a pocket or pouch () for containment of product. The carrier is suitable for the containment of a range of different products, particularly medicaments.

Medicament carrier

There is provided a carrier comprising a sheet () having a first portion and a second portion; a retainer () in said first portion for containment of product; a fold in said second portion such that the second portion is foldable towards said retainer to form a cover therefor; and a join between said cover and the retainer. The carrier is suitable for the containment of a range of different products, particularly medicaments.

A dispensing closure for a container ( ) having a neck ( ) with an open end ( ) comprises a closure cap ( ) adapted to be attached to the neck to close the container and a dispensing spout ( ) formed with a dispensing passage ( ) having an inlet opening ( ) at one end and an outlet opening ( ) at the other end. The spout ( ) is mounted on the closure cap ( ) for limited sliding movement between a closed position in which the dispensing passage ( ) is isolated from the interior of the container and an open position in which the dispensing passage is in communication with the interior of the container. The movement of the spout from its closed to its open position follows a part circular path.

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Sylvia Maria Haglund