Patent ID: 9555939
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A liquid dispensing container, comprising: a container having a sidewall surrounding an interior cavity; an aperture at a first end of said container communicating with said interior cavity; a cap assembly having an circular collar having a nozzle pivotally engaged at a first end of said collar; a central portion of said nozzle positioned within a circumference of said collar and an projecting portion extending from said central portion a distance outside said circumference of said collar; a fluid pathway running through said nozzle from a communication with said aperture, to a dispensing aperture at a distal end of said projecting portion; said collar rotationally engaged at said first end of said container; said collar positionable from a safety position to a dispensing position by rotation thereof to an alignment of a first marker on said collar with a second marker fixed in position upon said container; said nozzle fixed in a first position with said collar in said safety position; said fluid pathway running through said nozzle being blocked with said nozzle in said first position; said nozzle pivotable from said first position, to a second position, with said collar in said dispensing position; said nozzle being fixed in said first position by at least one projecting member engaged at a first end with said central portion of said nozzle, and extending to a distal end in a slidable contact with a race formed into said container; a recess formed in said container intersecting said race; said projecting member in an alignment with said recess only with said collar in said dispensing position; pivoting said nozzle to said second position, with said collar in said dispensing position, translating said distal end of said projecting member into said recess and opening said fluid pathway running through said nozzle, whereby said fluid is prevented from exiting said dispensing aperture until both said collar is rotated to reach said alignment of said first marker and said second marker, and, said nozzle is then pivoted to said second position.