Patent ID: 6068148
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A61J,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A hermetically sealed, molded thermoplastic dispensing container which comprises:a nozzle unitary with the container and defining a dispensing aperture;a removable closure unitary with the nozzle and occluding the aperture; anda resilient and compressible annular bead about the periphery of the nozzle, unitary therewith and spaced from the aperture;said nozzle being adapted to receive the hub of a dispensing assembly in a mating relationship: the hub including an inner surface defining a cavity and said annular bead being sized such that the diameter thereof is greater than the diameter of the cavity defined in said hub whereby said bead is compressed when the hub is received over said bead and said bead exerts a sealing force against the inner surface of the hub in the region of engagement between the hub and the bead to provide a liquid seal between the hub and the nozzle in the region of engagement.