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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1996
Philip Meshberg, Palm Beach, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A directional dispensing package. The package includes a retaining opening into which a modular pump is snap-fit by inserting the modular pump through an open end of the package. The pump may also be sonically welded to the package. The package also includes a upstanding wall portion, which provides a dispensing actuator locking and sealing mechanism, and can include a tamper-evident tab. The package and pump are assembled at a production site, and are thereafter shipped to a filling site with a bottom portion. The package is filled through the open bottom end, and then the bottom portion is sealingly affixed to the package. The package may include an integrally-molded dip tube structure and a bottom portion with specific structure for allowing easy assembly while preventing leakage. The bottom portion may have an integrally molded dip tube structure. Various devices for allowing inverted dispensing are disclosed. Also, various devices for sealing the spray orifice are disclosed.