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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
John R O'Meara, North Palm Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Wheaton USA, Inc., Millville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
215 48 ; 215 50 ; 215253 ; 2225415 ; 2225416 ;
Abstract
A container-closure assembly made of a soft plastic material comprising an elongated tubular member having a hollow nozzle, the bore of the nozzle at the tip end defining a discharge opening, a cap member connected at one end to the tip of the nozzle by a fracturable bridge connection and having a outwardly flared skirt projecting from said one end, a hollow finger disposed interiorly of the skirt, and the opening of said finger adjacent said nozzle being of a smaller diameter than the discharge opening in the nozzle to define a stepped configuration.