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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa, Duesseldorf, DE;
Andrew Bell Krystinik, Middlefield, CT (US);
Edward Gilchrest, Oxford, CT (US);
Craig R. Bures, Prospect, CT (US);
Lee M. Marchetti, Seymour, CT (US);
Scott H. Smith, Westport, CT (US);
Daniel Peter Sterling, Fairfield, CT (US);
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
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.