Dispensing container

• US 10,479,586 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2018
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SOPO Dispenser Corporation
• Original Assignee: SOPO Dispenser Corporation
• Inventors: Goldfarb, Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Durand, Paul R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bainbridge, Andrew P
• Application Number:
  US16/173,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20190062037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 222135, 2221851, 2221811, 2223217-3219, 2223831
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2034/007 with special decorative arrangements or form
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2040/0006 Accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2040/0093 storing soluble solid substances and suitable for application after adding a liquid solvent, e.g. water
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/00 Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 40/24 Casings for two or more cosmetics
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 2010/3233 Details of the housing, e.g. hinges, connection to the wall
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 5/12 for liquid or pasty soap
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/0086 Arrangements for allowing spraying and pouring
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/60 Arrangements for mounting, supporting or holding spraying apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/0207 characterised by material, e.g. composition, physical features
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/023 Neck construction
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/24 with moulded compartments or partitions
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2313/00 Connecting or fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2313/10 Adhesive or cohesive means for holding the contents attached to the container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/04 Partitions
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/22 for facilitating lifting or suspending of containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/42 Integral or attached nozzles or spouts
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2501/0063 Additional discharging means B65D1/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2501/0081 Bottles of non-circular cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 41/04 Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/08 : having articulated or hinged closures B65D55/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/56 : Handles or other suspension means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/00 : Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents dispensing means incorporated in removable or non-permanently secured container closures B65D47/00; for shops, stores, offices, bars, or the like A47F1/04; showcases or show cabinets with dispensing arrangements A47F3/02; magazines for screws or nuts in combination with spanners, wrenches or screwdrivers B25B23/06; for use in connection with the handling of sheets, webs, or filamentary material B65H

Abstract

A dispensing container configured to store at least one substance wherein the dispensing container is further configured to be releasably secured to a vertical support surface. The dispensing container includes a body being formed from a plurality of walls, a top and a bottom contiguously formed to create an interior volume. The interior volume is configured to have at least one storage compartment having a substance stored therein. The body further includes a first dispenser integrally formed on the front wall of the body proximate the bottom thereof. A second dispenser is further included and is formed in the bottom of the body. A mounting tab is secured to the rear wall of the body. The mounting tab includes an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the lower portion has a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed thereon. The body is manufactured from a lightweight material.

Claims

1. A dispensing container comprising:

a body having a plurality of walls and a top and a bottom surface contiguously formed to create an interior volume;

a mounting tab disposed partially on a rear surface of the body, wherein the mounting tab comprises an adhesive strip having a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a first adhesive portion with a first adhesive located on one of the plurality of walls, a second portion devoid of adhesive that is configured to be folded over the top of the body, and an upper portion with a second adhesive disposed on the top of body, wherein the second adhesive has weaker adhesion than the first adhesive; and

a spout disposed through the bottom surface of the body, wherein the spout comprises a silicone valve.

2. The dispensing container of claim 1, further comprising a neck portion angled from the side walls to the spout.

3. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the mounting tab is configured to releasably secure the body to a vertical support surface.

4. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the mounting tab has a smaller surface area than the rear surface of the body.

5. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the container does not include a cap.

6. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the body is substantially a rectangular cuboid.

7. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the container has no base sheet or intermediate mounting surface.

8. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the body is made of paperboard.

9. The dispensing container of claim 1, further comprising a hinged cap.

10. The dispensing container of claim 9, wherein the hinged cap is removably threaded onto a neck portion of the body.

11. The dispensing container of claim 1, further comprising two mounting tabs.

12. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the mounting tab extends above the top surface of the body, and wherein the upper portion is configured to be moved in an upward direction.

13. The dispensing container of claim 12, wherein the mounting tab is manufactured from synthetic rubber and a pressure sensitive adhesive is disposed on a lower portion of the mounting tab.

14. The dispensing container of claim 13, wherein the lower portion of the mounting tab has opposing lateral edges configured to become more proximate each other during an upward movement of the upper portion.

15. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the spout is gravity fed.

16. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the spout is pressure activated.

17. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the body comprises at least two storage compartments and at least one spout being fluidly coupled to a bottom surface of each of the at least two storage compartments.

18. The dispensing container of claim 1, further comprising a pump, the pump positioned orthogonally from the spout and projecting outwards from the body.