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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gene Stull, Far Hills, NJ (US);
Robert T Auer, E. Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Stull Technologies, Somerset, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/700 ;
Abstract
A shape memory retaining valve for use with a flexible walled container and for dispensing product through the valve to form creative shapes and dispersions. In one embodiment, the valve is provided with an air passage such that when the container is capped, inward airflow continues allowing the container walls to recover their initial shape and reverse any container deformation occurring through product dispensing. When closed onto the container, a cap restricts the valve from opening out but does not restrict the valve from opening inwardly to let in air.