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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Dean Rainey, Clinton, CT (US);
Raymond Michael Flaig, Stamford, CT (US);
Dean Rainey, Clinton, CT (US);
Raymond Michael Flaig, Stamford, CT (US);
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Abstract
A dispensing container is provided which includes an ovaloid bottle and an ovaloid overcap. The bottle includes a dispensing aperture. The overcap is formed with a roof at a closed end thereof and a surrounding wall with a mouth defining an open end opposite the closed end. A pintel and a circular collar both project from the roof in a direction toward the open end. The pintel is sealingly fittable into the dispensing aperture. The circular collar ensures that the pintel will not misalign with the aperture of the bottle and thereby avoids damage to the soft plastic of the pintel. The bottle has a shoulder which serves as a camming device for easy removal of the overcap in a twist motion.