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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
William Ecker, Stamford, CT (US);
George Engel, Edison, NJ (US);
Bruce Harvie, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Vitor Oliveira, Elizabeth, NJ (US);
William Ecker, Stamford, CT (US);
George Engel, Edison, NJ (US);
Bruce Harvie, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Vitor Oliveira, Elizabeth, NJ (US);
The Hartz Mountain Corporation, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Abstract
An applicator tip is provided for operating in conjunction with a pierceable fluid reservoir. Assemblies in accordance with the invention can lead to an exceptionally easy to use, safe, and convenient system and method of applying a fixed dosage of chemicals to which a user might wish to avoid contact, such as parasiticides. The cap-applicator can have an internal piercing tip capable of piercing the reservoir when the assembly is converted into an active configuration. Projections can be provided, in the form of fins on a tube or a multi-prong structure with straight or curved projections. The tips of one or more projections can include dispensing ports or the ports can be recessed from the distal tip, such as in a notch, so as not to be obstructed if the distal tip of the cap is pressed against an animal to dispense the fluid.