Drizzle safety seal and methods of use

Inventor: Mathew L. Grell (Peachtree Corners, GA)

B65D43/0202 B65B69/00 B65D41/04 B65D47/00 B65D51/18 B65D17/163 B65D43/022 B65D51/185 B65D51/20 B65D77/206 B65D2251/0015 B65D2251/0093 B65D2543/00231 B65D2543/00833

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Patent No.: US 9,457,940
App. No.: 14/461,795
Granted: Oct 4, 2016
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A container having an opening, a first seal covering the container opening, the first seal having an aperture or passageway positioned therein, a second seal to close off the aperture, and, thus, when such second seal is removed functions to provide reduced or restricted pouring capacity of the container contents via said aperture in the first seal.

Claims (31)

1. An apparatus to seal and unseal a rim of a mouth of a container, said apparatus comprising:

a first seal, said first seal configured to removeably affix to the rim of the mouth of the container, and said first seal having an aperture formed therethrough said first seal, said aperture configured off set from a center line of said first seal; and

a pull tab formed integral to said first seal along a diagonal line proximate said center line of said first seal, said pull tab configured to partially cover the mouth, said pull tab configured to remove said first seal from the rim of the mouth of the bottle, said pull tab further configured as a second seal folded along said diagonal line and adhered to said first seal to close off said aperture, and said pull tab unfolded along said diagonal line to remove said second seal from said first seal to open said aperture.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said first seal and said second seal holds a content therein said container.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said content is a fluid.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said content is a granular solid.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein said content is a powder.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first flow through said aperture is less than a second flow through said mouth.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said aperture is smaller in area than said mouth.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said aperture includes two or more apertures.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said aperture further comprises a removeable plug configured integral to said first seal.

10. A container seal system, the container seal system comprising:

a container having an opening formed by a rim, said container filled with a content; and

a first seal with a periphery edge releasably affixed thereto the rim, said first seal having a aperture formed therethrough said first seal, said aperture configured off set from a center line of said first seal; and

a pull tab formed integral to said first seal proximate said center line of said first seal, said pull tab configured to partially cover the mouth, said pull tab configured to remove said first seal from the rim of the mouth of the bottle, said pull tab further configured as a second seal folded along said center line and adhered to said first seal to close off said aperture, and said pull tab unfolded along said center line to remove said second seal from said first seal to open said aperture.

11. The seal system of claim 10 , wherein said first seal and said second seal close off said content therein said container.

12. The seal system of claim 11 , wherein said content is a fluid.

13. The seal system of claim 11 , wherein said content is a granular solid.

14. The seal system of claim 11 , wherein said content is a powder.

15. The seal system of claim 10 , wherein a first flow through said aperture is less than a second flow through said opening.

16. The seal system of claim 10 , wherein said aperture is smaller in area than said opening.

17. The seal system of claim 10 , wherein said aperture includes two or more apertures.

18. The seal system of claim 10 , wherein said aperture further comprises a removeable plug configured integral to said first seal.

19. A method of reducing a flow of a content from a container, comprising steps of:

providing a container and a cap removeably affixed thereto, said container having an opening formed by a rim, said container filled with the content, a first seal with a periphery edge releasably affixed thereto the rim, said first seal having a aperture formed therethrough said first seal, said aperture configured off set from a center line of said first seal, and a pull tab formed integral to said first seal proximate said center line of said first seal, said pull tab configured to partially cover the mouth, said pull tab configured to remove said first seal from the rim of the mouth of the bottle, and said pull tab further configured as a second seal folded along said center line and adhered to said first seal to close off said aperture;

removing said cap therefrom said container;

unfolding said pull tab along said center line to remove said second seal from said first seal, exposing said aperture;

inverting said container to pour the content therethrough said aperture.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising the step of folding said pull tab along said center line to adhere said pull tab to said first seal to close off said aperture.

21. The method of claim 19 , further comprising the step of attaching said cap thereto said container to close off said aperture.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising the step of maintaining the content therein said container.

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