Patent ID: 11891218
Assignee: H. J. HEINZ COMPANY BRANDS LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A dispensing bottle comprising:
a container body having a neck with container body threads thereon, the container body threads being discontinuous such that the container body threads have at least one space between a first thread portion and a second thread portion, the container body not including an inner liner;
a closure cap having a base and a control device,
the base having an inner skirt with an inner surface having base threads disposed thereon and base ratchet projections extending from the inner surface thereof, the base threads configured to engage the container body threads on the neck and at least a portion of the base ratchet projections configured to engage the at least one space between the first thread portion and the second thread portion to prevent or hinder manual removal of the closure cap from the container body, the base having a central portion including a non-planar surface having an opening therein,
the control device being reclosably movable between a closed first position to an open second position, where a portion of the control device inhibits egress of a fluid inside the container body in the first position and the second position permits egress of the fluid, the closure cap not including a silicone rubber valve;

the cap further including a disk attached to an interior of the base, the disk including a body having a pinhole and partial annular slots disposed around the pinhole; and
the cap further comprising a mixing chamber defined by the disk and the base;
wherein the cap is capable of maintaining the fluid in stable equilibrium without leakage with the bottle in an inverted position, with the control device in the closed first position; and
wherein application of pressure to the container body with the control device in the open second position enables controlled dispensing of the fluid, with fluid being dispensed through the partial annular slots and through the mixing chamber before exiting the dispensing bottle via the opening in the base, and wherein release of pressure on the container body enables prompt cessation of dispensing and wherein air is permitted to flow back into the container body without movement of the disk relative to the base.