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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000

Filed:

Sep. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Michael J Bridge, Glossop, GB;

Calvin G Hill, Hartsville, SC (US);

Assignee:

Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221200 ; 221288 ; 221303 ;
Abstract

A container having a single unit dispensing feature built into the container cap is provided. The dispensing feature is an opening of sufficient dimensions to allow the controlled release of product. An optional incline located in the cap guides product toward the opening. The product is dispensed by inverting and tilting the container.


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