Medicine dropper
View Patent ↗According to the present disclosure, a monolithic medicine dropper, for storing and dispensing liquids, includes a first portion resiliently compressible at one end. Also included is at least a second portion fluidly connected with the first portion and being essentially rigid and hollow and having an opening. At least one of the portions includes written indicia thereon indicating liquid capacities and content levels of the dropper.
1. A medicine dropper for storing and dispensing liquids, comprising:
a first portion, being resiliently compressible at a first end and being essentially rigid and hollow between the first end and a second end;
a second portion being monolithically constructed and in fluid communication with the first portion, the second portion being essentially rigid and hollow between a third end and a fourth end;
a third portion, monolithically connected and in fluid communication with the second portion, the third portion being essentially rigid and hollow between a fifth end that tapers to a sixth end having an opening; and
wherein the first end includes an outer wall, and a thickness of the outer wall of the first end is less than a thickness of an outer wall of each of the second end and of the second and third portions.
2. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein the first portion has a first cross-section, the second portion has a second cross-section and the third portion has a third cross-section.
3. The dropper of claim 2 , wherein the first, second and third portions are essentially cylindrical in cross-section.
4. The dropper of claim 2 , wherein the first, second and third portions are essentially elliptical in cross-section.
5. The dropper of claim 2 , wherein the first, second and third portions are essentially rectangular in cross-section.
6. The dropper of claim 2 , wherein the first, second and third cross-sections are differently-dimensioned and descending in dimension from the first cross-section to the third cross-section.
7. The dropper of claim 6 , wherein the differently dimensioned cross-sections form at least one step at a junction between two portions.
8. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the portions includes written indicia thereon indicating liquid capacities and content levels of the dropper.
9. The dropper of claim 8 , wherein the at least one portion includes an outer surface, the outer surface having the written indicia.
10. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein the first end is bulb-shaped.
11. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein the dropper is constructed monolithically.
12. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein the dropper is blow molded.
13. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein the first end includes at least one raised ridge on an outer surface.
14. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein the first end includes at least one indentation on an outer surface.
15. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the portions is translucent.
16. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein the dropper is disposable.
17. The dropper of claim 1 , wherein at least one dropper is inserted and sealed in a package.
18. The dropper of claim 17 , wherein the package is a sealable bag.
19. The dropper of claim 17 , wherein the at least one dropper sealed in a package is a plurality of droppers sealed in a package and the plurality of droppers sealed in a package are in a consolidated package.