Patent ID: 6981618
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: A61C,A61M,B05C

Abstract:
1. A container assembly for a substance to be applied, comprising: an injector housing for retaining therein the substance to be applied, the housing having an outlet end through which the substance can exit the housing, and a first indicia associated with the injector housing; an application tip provided with means for removably securing the tip to the outlet end of the injector housing in a substantially fluid tight disposition such that, in the event that the application tip is secured to the outlet end, the substance retained in the housing can be dispensed from the housing through the application tip; a closure cap provided with means for removably securing the closure cap to the outlet end of the injector housing in a substantially fluid tight disposition such that, in the event that the closure cap is secured to the outlet end, the substance retained in the housing cannot exit the housing through the outlet end; a first indicia associated with the housing; and a second indicia associated with each of the application tip and the closure cap and having an identity correspondence with the first indicia such that the presence of both the first indicia on the housing and the second indicia on the respective one of the application tip and the closure cap secured to the outlet end of the housing confirms that only the preferred respective one of the application tip and the closure cap having the respective desired characteristic has been secured to the housing; wherein the means for removably securing further comprises a single position locking assembly for removably securing each of the application tip and the closure cap to the injector housing, the single position locking assembly permitting rotational movement between the housing and the respective one of the application tip, and the closure cap being secured therewith between a release position and a lock position in which a locking element locks the respective one of the application tip and the closure cap into substantial fluid tight securement with the housing upon reaching a predetermined relative rotational position between the housing and the respective one of the application tip and the closure cap, wherein the first and second indicia are disposed on, respectively, the housing and the respective one of the application tip and the closure cap such that the first and second indicia are aligned with one another in the lock position to thereby visually indicate that the housing and the respective one of the application tip and the closure cap are in the lock position.