IP Library Granted Patent US 10,597,204
Granted Patent B2
US 10,597,204 · App. 15/900,085 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Travel bottle with slide lock

Inventors: Gordon Levy (Golden, CO); Shawn Shelton (Denver, CO)
Assignee: Navajo Manufacturing Company, Inc.
B65D50/045B65D47/0814B65D47/0842B65D47/286B65D2251/1008B65D2251/1025B65D2547/066
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,597,204
App. No.
15/900,085
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bottle includes a secure sealing mechanism. A slide switch plate maintains the contents of the bottle. This is achieved by securing a dispensing mechanism in a closed, locked position and sealing an outlet so that any liquids are prevented from exiting the bottle.

Claims (26)

1. A cap of a dispensing bottle, said cap comprising

a main body having a lid,

a top body secured to said main body, and

a switch plate secured between said main body and said top body, said switch plate including a handle for moving said switch plate between a locked position and an unlocked position, said lid being closeable when said switch plate is in said locked position and said lid being prevented from closing when said switch plate is in said unlocked position,

said lid including a projection, said projection engaging said handle to prevent closure of said lid when said switch plate is in said unlocked position,

said projection avoiding contact with an upper end of said handle to allow said lid to be closed when said switch plate is in said locked position.

2. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 1 , wherein said main body, said top body and said switch plate each including a passageway, said passageway of said main body, said passageway of said top body and said passage way of said switch plate are aligned for passageway therethrough of a liquid when said switch plate is in said unlocked position.

3. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 2 , wherein said lid is pivotally mounted on said main body to close said passageway of said top body when said switch plate is in said locked position.

4. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 3 , wherein said lid includes a plug sized to fit in said passageway of said top body.

5. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 4 , wherein said switch plate includes a recess for the receipt of said plug when said lid is closed and said switch plate is in said locked position with said plug extending through said passageway of said top body.

6. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 2 , wherein said passageway of said main body and said passageway of said top body are blocked by said plate when said switch plate is in said locked position.

7. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 1 , wherein said handle projects through an opening of said top body.

8. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 1 , wherein said switch plate includes guide elements cooperating with tracks of said main body for sliding of said switch plate and holding said switch plate in the locked position or the unlocked position.

9. A cap of a dispensing bottle, said cap comprising

a main body having a lid,

a top body secured to said main body, and

a switch plate secured between said main body and said top body, said switch plate including a handle for moving said switch plate between a locked position and an unlocked position, said lid being closeable and covering said top body when said switch plate is moved by said handle to said locked position and said lid plate being prevented from closing when said switch plate is moved by said handle to said unlocked position,

said lid including a projection, said projection engaging said handle to prevent closure of said lid when said switch plate is in said unlocked position,

said projection avoiding contact with an upper end of said handle to allow said lid to be closed when said switch plate is in said locked position.

10. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 9 , wherein said main body, said top body and said switch plate each including a passageway, said passageway of said main body, said passageway of said top body and said passageway of said switch plate are aligned for passageway therethrough of a liquid when said switch plate is in said unlocked position.

11. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 10 , wherein said lid is pivotally mounted on said main body to close said passageway of said top body when said switch plate is in said locked position.

12. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 11 , wherein said lid includes a plug sized to fit in said passageway of said top body.

13. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 12 , wherein said switch plate includes a recess for the receipt of said plug when said lid is closed and said switch plate is in said locked position with said plug extending through said passageway of said top body.

14. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 10 , wherein said passageway of said main body and said passageway of said top body are blocked by said plate when said switch plate is in said locked position.

15. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 9 , wherein said handle projects through an opening of said top body.

16. The cap of a dispensing bottle according to claim 9 , wherein said switch plate includes guide elements cooperating with tracks of said main body for sliding of said switch plate and holding said switch plate in the locked position or the unlocked position.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060671/0079 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2020
From: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 052891/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2018
From: LEVY, GORDON; SHELTON, SHAWN
To: NAVAJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC
Reel/Frame 044978/0180 →
Continuity (1)
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