CONTAINER, CLOSURE, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods provided herein are useful for dispensing a fluid, such as a thixotropic fluid. In some embodiments, a bottle having a closure cap includes a flip top, a base, and a disk, where the base and disk define a mixing chamber configured to facilitate mixing of any serum or liquid separated from the fluid back therein. In some configurations, the base has a central opening through which the fluid exits and an internal shaft with a non-planar end surface opposite the central opening. In some configurations, the non-planar end surface and the disk define channels between the mixing chamber and the internal shaft. In some embodiments, the disk includes a central opening, a plurality of partial annular openings through a planar surface of the disk, and projections extending into the mixing chamber.
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21 . A closure cap for a container for a bottle comprising:
a base including an outer skirt and an inner skirt connected by a peripheral deck portion, a central deck portion having an opening disposed therein, the opening being generally aligned with an internal shaft extending from the central deck portion, the internal shaft being hollow and having a generally linear interior wall that terminates in a non-planar end surface;
a flip-top lid hingedly connected to the base, the flip-top lid including an interior projection disposed on an inner surface of the flip-top lid, the flip-top lid being moveable between a first position in which the interior projection blocks the opening and a second position where the interior projection is not positioned in the opening; and
the base further including retention geometry to secure thereto a disk having flow geometry to accommodate flow of a fluid from a bottle through the closure cap; and
a mixing chamber that is formed by the disk, the central deck portion, and the internal shaft;
wherein the flow geometry includes one or more flanges and one or more openings in the disk where a size and a configuration of elements of the flow geometry are selected based on fluid characteristics including a viscosity and surface tension of the fluid.
22 . The closure cap of claim 21 wherein the flow geometry including the one or more flanges and the one or more openings are selectable to accommodate different fluids.
23 . The closure cap of claim 21 wherein the retention geometry of the disk includes an exterior annular wall and flow geometry of the disk includes exterior annular slots an interior annular slots.
24 . The closure cap of claim 23 wherein the disk further comprises an interior annular wall, wherein the interior annular wall is disposed between the exterior annular slots and the interior annular slots.
25 . The closure cap of claim 21 wherein the disk further comprises at least one pinhole disposed at or adjacent a center thereof.
26 . The closure cap of claim 21 wherein the base further comprises a cut-off blade having an inner surface that is angled away from the opening in the central deck portion.
27 . The closure cap of claim 21 wherein the base further comprises an angled depression at a juncture where a central portion of the base meets with the opening.
28 . The closure cap of claim 21 wherein the non-planar end surface of the internal shaft of the base and the disk form multiple fluid channels.
29 . A container for a fluid, the container comprising:
a bottle with a container body having a neck with bottle threads thereon;
fluid disposed in the container body; and
a closure cap with internal threads for engaging the bottle threads, the closure cap including:
a base including an outer skirt and an inner skirt connected by a peripheral deck portion, a central deck portion having an opening disposed therein, the opening being generally aligned with an internal shaft extending from the central deck portion, the internal shaft being hollow and having a generally linear interior wall that terminates in a non-planar end surface;
a flip-top lid hingedly connected to the base, the flip-top lid including an interior projection disposed on an inner surface of the flip-top lid, the flip-top lid being moveable between a first position in which the interior projection blocks the opening and a second position where the interior projection is not positioned in the opening; and
the base further including retention geometry to secure thereto a disk having flow geometry to accommodate flow of a fluid from a bottle through the closure cap; and
a mixing chamber that is formed by the disk, the central deck portion, and the internal shaft;
wherein the flow geometry includes one or more flanges and one or more openings in the disk where a size and a configuration of elements of the flow geometry are selected based on fluid characteristics including a viscosity and surface tension of the fluid.
30 . The container of claim 29 wherein the flow geometry of the closure cap includes the one or more flanges and the one or more openings are selectable to accommodate different fluids.
31 . The container of claim 29 wherein the retention geometry of the disk includes an exterior annular wall and flow geometry of the disk includes exterior annular slots an interior annular slots.
32 . The container of claim 31 wherein the disk further comprises an interior annular wall, wherein the interior annular wall is disposed between the exterior annular slots and the interior annular slots.
33 . The container of claim 29 wherein the disk further comprises at least one pinhole disposed at or adjacent a center thereof.
34 . The container of claim 29 wherein the base further comprises a cut-off blade having an inner surface that is angled away from the opening in the central deck portion.
35 . The container of claim 29 wherein the base further comprises an angled depression at a juncture where a central portion of the base meets with the opening.
36 . The container of claim 29 wherein the non-planar end surface of the internal shaft of the base and the disk form multiple fluid channels.