Multi-chambered bottle with metering stage, pour spout and cap
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67D-007/78
B05B-011/00
B65D-083/28
B65D-083/34
B65D-083/40
B65D-081/32
B65D-083/68
G01F-001/00
B65D-001/04
B65D-047/06
출원번호
US-0283847
(2014-05-21)
등록번호
US-9452440
(2016-09-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Taggart, Jeffrey Silver
Vystrcil, Robert
Jackson, Trevor L.
Nottingham Colosimo, Rachel
출원인 / 주소
Triumph Pharmaceuticals Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
0인용 특허 :
10
초록▼
A multi-chambered bottle includes first and second chambers, a metering stage, a pour spout and a cap. The metering stage includes first and second metering stage sections connectable to respective mouths of the first and second chambers. Each metering stage section comprises a nozzle having a liqui
A multi-chambered bottle includes first and second chambers, a metering stage, a pour spout and a cap. The metering stage includes first and second metering stage sections connectable to respective mouths of the first and second chambers. Each metering stage section comprises a nozzle having a liquid inlet orifice and a liquid outlet orifice, and a vent tube having an air inlet orifice and an air outlet orifice at opposite ends of the vent tube, the air inlet orifice to be disposed outside of the respective chamber and the air outlet orifice to be disposed inside of the respective chamber, the vent tube disposed relative to the nozzle such that a line crossing a center of the air inlet orifice and a center of the liquid outlet orifice forms an acute angle with a normal axis of the bottle.
대표청구항▼
1. A multi-chambered bottle comprising: first and second chambers;a metering stage including: first and second metering stage sections connected to respective mouths of the first and second chambers and separated by a normal-center plane of the bottle, each metering stage section corresponding to a
1. A multi-chambered bottle comprising: first and second chambers;a metering stage including: first and second metering stage sections connected to respective mouths of the first and second chambers and separated by a normal-center plane of the bottle, each metering stage section corresponding to a respective one of the first and second chambers, each metering stage section comprising: a nozzle that tapers to a liquid outlet orifice as it extends from a liquid inlet orifice along a longitudinal axis of the bottle, and a rim portion that surrounds the liquid outlet orifice, anda vent tube having an air inlet orifice and an air outlet orifice at opposite ends of the vent tube, the air inlet orifice disposed outside of the respective chamber and the air outlet orifice disposed inside of the respective chamber, the vent tube disposed relative to the nozzle such that a line crossing a center of the air inlet orifice and a center of the liquid outlet orifice forms an acute angle with a line crossing the center of the liquid outlet orifice and parallel to a normal axis of the bottle; anda pour spout releasably attachable relative to the metering stage and including: first and second pouring channels, each pouring channel corresponding to a respective one of the nozzles of the first and second metering stage sections, each pouring channel including: a liquid inlet that connects to the respective nozzle, anda liquid outlet that has an opening that narrows as the opening extends away from the normal-center plane of the bottle along a latitudinal axis of the bottle, a stepped rim that surrounds at least a portion of the opening and a divider disposed adjacent a portion of the opening nearest to the normal-center plane of the bottle,wherein at least a portion of a wall of the pouring channel slopes in a direction towards the normal-center plane of the bottle as it extends from the liquid inlet to the liquid outlet. 2. The bottle of claim 1, wherein one of the first and the second chambers includes a first nesting portion that protrudes from the one of the first and the second chambers and the other of the first and the second chambers includes a second nesting portion that accepts the first nesting portion. 3. The bottle of claim 1, wherein the rim portion that surrounds the liquid outlet orifice of the nozzle includes a tubular wall that intersects a widest portion of the nozzle. 4. The bottle of claim 1, wherein, in at least one of the metering stage sections, a distance from the liquid outlet orifice of the nozzle to the air outlet orifice of the vent tube along the longitudinal axis of the bottle corresponds to at least one of 10% of the height of the chamber, 20% of the height of the chamber, 30% of the height of the chamber, 40% of the height of the chamber, from 25% to 33% of the height of the chamber, from 20% to 40% of the height of the chamber, from 10% to 60% of the height of the chamber, or from 5% to 90% of the height of the chamber. 5. The bottle of claim 1, wherein, in at least one of the metering stage sections, the liquid outlet orifice of the nozzle and the air inlet orifice of the vent tube are same distance from the base of the chamber. 6. The bottle of claim 1, wherein, in at least one of the metering stage sections, the liquid outlet orifice of the nozzle and the air inlet orifice of the vent tube are same distance from the base of the chamber, and a distance from the center of the liquid outlet orifice of the nozzle to the center of the air inlet orifice of the vent tube corresponds to at least one of 5% length of the vent tube, 10% of the length of the vent tube, 20% of the length of the vent tube, 25% of the length of the vent tube, 33% of the length of the vent tube, 50% of the length of the vent tube, from 10% to 25% of the length of the vent tube, or from 5% to 50% of the length of the vent tube. 7. The bottle of claim 1, wherein the acute angle formed by the line crossing the center of the air inlet orifice and the center of the liquid outlet orifice with the line crossing the center of the liquid outlet orifice and parallel to the normal axis of the bottle for the first metering stage section is different from the acute angle formed by the line crossing the center of the air inlet orifice and the center of the liquid outlet orifice with the line crossing the center of the liquid outlet orifice and parallel to the normal axis of the bottle for the second metering stage section. 8. The bottle of claim 1, wherein, in at least one of the metering stage sections, the air outlet orifice is formed by a flange expanding radially inwards from a wall of the vent tube such that a diameter of the air outlet orifice is smaller than an inner diameter of the vent tube adjacent to the flange. 9. The bottle of claim 1, the metering stage comprising: at least one guide tab disposed between the metering stage sections, wherein the pour spout has a surface corresponding to the guide tab such that the guide tab contacts the surface and assists in aligning the pour spout and the metering stage when the pour spout is being installed on the bottle. 10. The bottle of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the wall of the pouring channel slopes in a direction away from a latitudinal-center plane of the bottle as it extends from the liquid inlet to the liquid outlet. 11. The bottle of claim 1, comprising: a cap releasably attachable relative to the pour spout, wherein portions of the cap correspond to the liquid outlets of the pour spout including the stepped rims and the dividers such that when the cap is installed on the bottle the portions of the cap impede liquid flow through the liquid outlets of the pour spout. 12. The bottle of claim 1, comprising at least one of a spacer or a foil removably disposed between the metering stage and the pour spout for storage and covering at least the air inlet orifices of the vent tubes and the liquid outlet orifices of the nozzles. 13. A metering stage for a multi-chambered bottle including first and second chambers, the metering stage comprising: first and second metering stage sections connectable to respective mouths of the first and second chambers such that the first and second metering stage sections are separated by a normal-center plane of the bottle, each metering stage section corresponding to a respective one of the first and second chambers, each metering stage section comprising:a nozzle having a liquid inlet orifice and a liquid outlet orifice, anda vent tube having an air inlet orifice and an air outlet orifice at opposite ends of the vent tube, the air inlet orifice to be disposed outside of the respective chamber and the air outlet orifice to be disposed inside of the respective chamber, the vent tube disposed relative to the nozzle such that a line crossing a center of the air inlet orifice and a center of the liquid outlet orifice forms an acute angle with a line crossing the center of the liquid outlet orifice and parallel to a normal axis of the bottle. 14. The metering stage of claim 13, wherein at least one of the nozzles of the first and second metering stage sections includes a rim portion that at least partially surrounds the liquid outlet orifice to collect liquid from the liquid outlet orifice. 15. The metering stage of claim 14, wherein the rim portion completely surrounds the liquid outlet orifice. 16. The metering stage of claim 13, wherein, in at least one of the metering stage sections, the liquid outlet orifice of the nozzle and the air inlet orifice of the vent tube are same distance from a main body of the metering stage section. 17. The metering stage of claim 13, wherein, in at least one of the metering stage sections, the liquid outlet orifice of the nozzle and the air inlet orifice of the vent tube are same distance from a main body of the metering stage section and a distance from the center of the liquid outlet orifice of the nozzle to the center of the air inlet orifice of the vent tube corresponds to at least one of 5% length of the vent tube, 10% length of the vent tube, 20% length of the vent tube, 25% length of the vent tube, 33% length of the vent tube, 50% length of the vent tube, from 10% to 25% length of the vent tube, and from 5% to 50% length of the vent tube. 18. The metering stage of claim 13, wherein the acute angle formed by the line crossing the center of the air inlet orifice and the center of the liquid outlet orifice with the line crossing the center of the liquid outlet orifice and parallel to the normal axis of the bottle for the first metering stage section is different from the acute angle formed by the line crossing the center of the air inlet orifice and the center of the liquid outlet orifice with the line crossing the center of the liquid outlet orifice and parallel to the normal axis of the bottle for the second metering stage section. 19. The metering stage of claim 13, wherein, in at least one of the metering stage sections, the air outlet orifice is formed by a flange expanding radially inwards from a wall of the vent tube such that a diameter of the air outlet orifice is smaller than an inner diameter of the vent tube adjacent to the flange. 20. The metering stage of claim 13, wherein first and second metering stage sections are joined by a bridge section such that the metering stage connected to the mouths of the first and second chambers acts as a structural entity that at least in part keeps the first and second chambers together. 21. A pour spout for a multi-chambered bottle including first and second chambers, the pour spout comprising: first and second pouring channels, each pouring channel corresponding to a respective nozzle of a metering stage of the multi-chambered bottle, each pouring channel including: a liquid inlet connectable to the respective nozzle, anda liquid outlet that has an opening that narrows as the opening extends away from the normal-center plane of the bottle along a latitudinal axis of the bottle,wherein at least a portion of a wall of the pouring channel slopes in a direction towards a normal-center plane of the bottle as it extends from the liquid inlet to the liquid outlet and in a direction away from a latitudinal-center plane of the bottle as it extends from the liquid inlet to the liquid outlet. 22. The pour spout of claim 21 including a grip for a finger of a user, the grip configured to promote that the user tilts the bottle a range of 45 degrees from a position in which first and second chambers of the bottle would be even with respect to the direction of gravity. 23. The pour spout of claim 21 comprising: a stepped rim that surrounds at least a portion of the opening and a divider disposed adjacent a portion of the opening nearest to the normal-center plane of the bottle.
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