Dispensing means for containers with draining feature employing drip concentrator
CA 2586027 C · Owner: The Procter & Gamble Company · Inventors: Neufarth, Bradley Scott; Molloy, Adia Nicole
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A transition (1) for dispensing a composition from a container comprising a collar (4); a spout (2) comprising an opening (12) said spout being capable , of directing the flow of the composition out of the container; a drip concentrating member (6) having at least one drain hole (10) functionally connecting the collar and the spout; wherein the drip concentrating member is at least partially non-planar.
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- Filed November 14, 2005 and granted January 3, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 14, 2025.
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