公开(公告)号：US20200262694A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16647664

申请日：2017-09-18

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： Brian WORTHINGTON

IPC: B67D3/00 ,  A47K5/18 ,  B67D7/02 ,  B67D7/36

Abstract: A mouthwash dispensing system comprising: a bottle with a threaded neck (150) defining an opening (140) and configured to hold a liquid; a dispenser (340) comprising a receiving orifice (380) and a receiving protrusion (390); and a spring-actuated adapter, comprising: an adapter orifice (250); a valve stem (220, 260) comprising a spring (270) and a seal (280), wherein the spring (270) is configured to bias the seal (280) to move the spring-actuated adapter to a closed position; a threaded adapter (230) configured to couple the spring-actuated adapter to the threaded neck (150); and a friction-fit adapter configured to couple the spring-actuated adapter to the dispenser (340); wherein, when the spring-actuated adapter is coupled to the dispenser (340), the receiving protrusion (390) moves the spring-actuated adapter to an open position to allow the liquid to flow from the bottle through the adapter orifice (250) and into the dispenser (340).

公开(公告)号：US20170210508A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15328220

申请日：2014-07-22

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： Kiat-Cheong TOH ,  Kenneth REED, III ,  Brian WORTHINGTON ,  Francis TATU ,  Willie WERNER

IPC: B65D25/28 ,  A45D40/04 ,  B65D83/00

CPC classification number: B65D25/2805 ,  A45D40/00 ,  A45D40/04 ,  B65D83/0011

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a container (1), comprising: providing a body (100) defining a chamber for storing a product and defining an opening through which the product is dispensable from the chamber; selecting a first structure (200) from a plurality of structures, each of the plurality of structures having a feature for forming part of an exterior surface of the container (1) when the respective structure is affixed to the body (100), the feature of the first structure (200) differing from the feature of another structure of the plurality of structures; and affixing to the body (100) the first structure (200) with the feature of the first structure forming part of the exterior surface of the container (1). Also disclosed are a container and a bundle or package of containers.