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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. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven R. Tuckey, Freeland, MI (US);
John M. Hess, III, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/700 ;
Abstract
A fluid dispenser is provided with a fluid containment unit and a support unit. The fluid containment unit includes a bulb, a nipple, and a tether connecting the bulb to the nipple. The support unit includes a face plate, a retaining ring, and a releasable latch for securing the face plate and retainer ring together to clamp between them the fluid containment unit when the fluid containment unit is in a folded configuration locating the bulb and nipple in communication with each other.