EP0866766A4 - Measuring cap with pivoting dispenser - Google Patents

Measuring cap with pivoting dispenser

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Publication number: EP0866766A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: measuring cap; dispenser; pivoting; pivoting dispenser; cap
Prior art date: 1995-11-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP96940425A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0866766A1 (en

Inventor

Edward S Robbins Iii

Gregory S Burcham

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1995-11-14

Filing date

1996-11-14

Publication date

1999-12-15

1995-11-14 Priority claimed from US08/557,559 external-priority patent/US5850944A/en

1996-07-02 Priority claimed from US08/677,350 external-priority patent/US5671875A/en

1996-11-14 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1998-09-30 Publication of EP0866766A1 publication Critical patent/EP0866766A1/en

1999-12-15 Publication of EP0866766A4 publication Critical patent/EP0866766A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
- B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
- B65D47/0857—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures made separately from the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
- B65D47/0866—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures made separately from the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage and elastically biased towards the closed position only
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
- G01F11/10—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation
- G01F11/26—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus
- G01F11/261—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus for fluent solid material
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
- G01F11/10—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation
- G01F11/26—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus
- G01F11/262—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus for liquid or semi-liquid
- G01F11/263—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus for liquid or semi-liquid with valves

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)

EP96940425A 1995-11-14 1996-11-14 Measuring cap with pivoting dispenser Withdrawn EP0866766A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US557559		1995-11-14
US08/557,559 US5850944A (en)	1992-11-19	1995-11-14	Measuring cap with pivoting dispenser
US677350		1996-07-02
US08/677,350 US5671875A (en)	1996-07-02	1996-07-02	Measuring/dispensing closure flip-top cap and built in shut-off blade
PCT/US1996/018213 WO1997018156A1 (en)	1995-11-14	1996-11-14	Measuring cap with pivoting dispenser

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0866766A1 EP0866766A1 (en)	1998-09-30
EP0866766A4 true EP0866766A4 (en)	1999-12-15

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96940425A Withdrawn EP0866766A4 (en)	1995-11-14	1996-11-14	Measuring cap with pivoting dispenser

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0866766A4 (en)
WO (1)	WO1997018156A1 (en)

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GB2375097A (en) *	2000-12-12	2002-11-06	Richard William Bishop	Container having a weir positioned between a reservoir and a dispensing chamber
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EP1852686A1 (en) *	2006-05-03	2007-11-07	Bisio Progetti S.p.A	Batching tap for granulated substances
ES2273607B1 (en) *	2006-05-26	2008-02-16	Grup Vemsa 1857 S.L.	CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER OF THE TYPE THAT PRESENTS AN INITIALLY SEALED SUPPLY MOUTH IN A HERMETIC SHAPE FOR A RASGABLE SHEET.
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Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2748995A (en) *	1954-02-15	1956-06-05	Roy M Hightower	Measured quantity granulated material dispensing caps
US3853250A (en) *	1972-10-16	1974-12-10	M Alpern	Cover for decanter or like dispensing container
US4144989A (en) *	1977-09-12	1979-03-20	Joy Walter S	Granular material dispenser
DE3435653A1 (en) *	1984-09-28	1986-04-30	Bramlage Gmbh, 2842 Lohne	Closure lid

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US4102477A (en) *	1976-08-30	1978-07-25	Jong Un Yoon	Sugar dispensing apparatus
US4646948A (en) *	1985-10-03	1987-03-03	Container Mfg. Inc.	Measuring container with modified pour-spout and method and apparatus for filling the same
US5467903A (en) *	1994-04-20	1995-11-21	Ncm International, Inc.	Apparatus for dispensing measured amounts of granular product

1996
- 1996-11-14 EP EP96940425A patent/EP0866766A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1996-11-14 WO PCT/US1996/018213 patent/WO1997018156A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2748995A (en) *	1954-02-15	1956-06-05	Roy M Hightower	Measured quantity granulated material dispensing caps
US3853250A (en) *	1972-10-16	1974-12-10	M Alpern	Cover for decanter or like dispensing container
US4144989A (en) *	1977-09-12	1979-03-20	Joy Walter S	Granular material dispenser
DE3435653A1 (en) *	1984-09-28	1986-04-30	Bramlage Gmbh, 2842 Lohne	Closure lid

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO9718156A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO1997018156A1 (en)	1997-05-22
EP0866766A1 (en)	1998-09-30

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1998-08-14	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1998-09-30	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19980610
1998-09-30	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
1999-08-04	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Free format text: 6B 67D 5/38 A, 6G 01F 11/26 B
1999-12-15	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 19991027
1999-12-15	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
2002-02-06	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20011221
2002-05-09	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN
2002-06-26	18W	Application withdrawn	Withdrawal date: 20020429

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0727361A3 (en)	1997-02-12	Snap-hinged cap
GB9521124D0 (en)	1995-12-20	Dispenser
GB9526391D0 (en)	1996-02-21	Dispenser
AU128563S (en)	1996-11-08	Tube with cap
GB9526386D0 (en)	1996-02-21	Dispenser
AU125440S (en)	1995-12-11	Fluid dispenser with cap
AU128366S (en)	1996-10-18	Dispenser
AU128076S (en)	1996-09-24	Dispenser
PL325283A1 (en)	1998-07-20	Dropd dispenser
AU139218S (en)	1999-12-15	Dispenser with cap
AU1704295A (en)	1995-09-25	Dosing cap
HUP9602509A3 (en)	1999-03-29	A probe with one side protruding cap
AU136662S (en)	1999-03-08	Dispenser with cap
AU136663S (en)	1999-03-08	Dispenser with cap
EP0866766A4 (en)	1999-12-15	Measuring cap with pivoting dispenser
GB2285971B (en)	1997-04-30	Dispenser cap
AU3863399A (en)	1999-11-08	Measuring dispensing cap
GB2302320B (en)	1998-02-11	Dispenser
GB9505097D0 (en)	1995-05-03	Dispensing unit
AU6940396A (en)	1997-04-28	Measure dispensing closure assembly
CA76528S (en)	1995-06-08	Container with cap
CA76635S (en)	1995-06-22	Container with cap
CA76137S (en)	1995-04-13	Container with cap
CA77747S (en)	1995-12-14	Container with cap
CA76866S (en)	1995-07-27	Container with cap