Patent ID: 6341706
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: A45D,B65D

Abstract:
A container comprising:a glass bottle defining an internal chamber and having a neck with a first end connected to the bottle and a second end defining an opening, a longitudinal axis of the neck defined through the first end and second end, a first passage through the neck providing fluid communication between the opening and the internal chamber, a shoulder extending radially from an outer surface of the neck adjacent to the opening, the shoulder defined by an intersection of a first surface directed radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis and a second surface directed generally toward the first end of the neck, the shoulder defining a first radial dimension; a neck member having a dispensing end and a connecting end, a second passage providing fluid communication between the dispensing end and the connecting end, the second passage opening outwardly at the dispensing end and in fluid communication with the opening in the neck of the bottle at the connecting end, the dispensing end including means for selectively engaging a closure, a sleeve depending from the connecting end and received on the second end of the neck, the sleeve biased toward an inside dimension closely approximating the first radial dimension of the shoulder, a lower portion of the sleeve supporting at least one inwardly directed protrusion defining a second radial dimension smaller than the first radial dimension of the shoulder, the sleeve adapted to expand against the bias such that the at least one protrusion is movable from the second radial dimension to the first radial dimension to permit installation of the neck member on the neck, and an annular undercut in an outer surface of the sleeve defining a downwardly directed edge; and a ferrule having a cylindrical portion dimensioned to fit closely about an outer surface of the sleeve when the at least one protrusion is at the second radial dimension such that the sleeve is restrained from expanding and the at least one protrusion is prevented from moving from the second radial dimension to the first radial dimension, the ferrule having at least one upwardly directed edge adapted to engage the downwardly directed edge of the sleeve to lock the ferrule on the sleeve.