IP Library Granted Patent US 11,554,899
Granted Patent B2
US 11,554,899 · App. 16/949,484 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Closure cap for bottle

Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling (Fairfield, CT); Keith Jon Colacioppo (Harrison, NY); Rainer Geberzahn (Jüchen, DE); Nicholas Robert Bull (Ridgefield, CT)
Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
B65D23/00B65D41/0442B65D41/0457B65D2539/006
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,554,899
App. No.
16/949,484
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cap includes an upper cap portion to enclose an opening of a bottle and hold a dosage of fluid, a lower cap portion to extend into the bottle and increase the dosage capacity of the cap, and a skirt configured to engage the exterior surface of the bottle to secure the cap to the bottle. The upper cap portion includes a top and a first sidewall having one or more sections that protrude radially away from other portions of first sidewall.

Claims (13)

1. A spout for a container, comprising:

a central duct defining a pouring passage configured to communicate with an interior of the container and extend through an opening of the container;

an outer sidewall extending around the central duct, the outer sidewall configured to engage an interior surface of the container and having an upper end and a flange projecting in a radial direction from the upper end; and

a seal ring disposed on the flange of the outer sidewall,

wherein the central duct and the outer sidewall comprise a first material having a first durometer and the seal ring comprises a second material having a second durometer less than the first durometer, and

wherein an interior surface of the seal ring is flush with an interior surface of the outer sidewall.

2. The spout of claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises at least one of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, acrylic, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, and a polyethylene naphthalene.

3. The spout of claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises at least one of a thermoplastic elastomer, a silicon, and a rubber.

4. The spout of claim 1 , wherein the second durometer of the second material is in a range between about 10 shore and about 70 shore.

5. The spout of claim 1 , wherein the seal ring comprises an annular band portion and a lip projecting radially from an upper end of the annular band portion, wherein the annular band portion is configured to engage the interior surface of the container and the lip is configured to be received on a rim of the container.

6. The spout of claim 5 , wherein the seal ring comprises a projection extending from a top surface of the lip configured to engage a surface of a cap removably coupled to the container.

7. The spout of claim 6 , wherein the projection of the seal ring comprises an inclined upper surface.

8. The spout of claim 5 , wherein the seal ring comprises a flat upper surface extending along the annular band portion and the lip.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2022
From: HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH
To: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
Reel/Frame 059207/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2021
From: STERLING, DANIEL PETER; COLACIOPPO, KEITH JON; BULL, NICHOLAS ROBERT
To: HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 056587/0020 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2021
From: GEBERZAHN, RAINER
To: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
Reel/Frame 056587/0095 →