Portion closure and method of using
First Claim
1. A closure cap dispensing system for a container, comprising:
- a closure main body having a top portion and a downwardly depending sidewall portion that is adapted to be secured to a container;
vial securing means for securing a modular sealed vial that contains a substance;
unsealing means for unsealing said sealed vial; and
releasing means for releasing said vial from said vial securing means.
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Abstract
A dispensing container assembly includes a container having a threaded finish portion, at least one modular sealed vial that contains a substance, and a closure cap that is adapted to be screwed on to the container. The closure cap includes a closure main body having a top portion and a downwardly depending sidewall portion that is adapted to be secured to the container. An insert is positioned between the closure cap and the container for securing the modular sealed vial to the closure cap. The closure cap further includes structure for unsealing the sealed vial, and the inset includes releasing structure for releasing the unsealed vial from the vial securing structure in order that it may fall into the container. A method of dispensing a substance into the container is also disclosed.
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24 Claims
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1. A closure cap dispensing system for a container, comprising:
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a closure main body having a top portion and a downwardly depending sidewall portion that is adapted to be secured to a container;
vial securing means for securing a modular sealed vial that contains a substance;
unsealing means for unsealing said sealed vial; and
releasing means for releasing said vial from said vial securing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A dispensing insert that is constructed and arranged to be mounted onto a container, comprising:
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vial securing means for securing to said insert a modular sealed vial that contains a substance; and
releasing means for releasing said vial from said vial securing means, said releasing means being constructed and arranged to release said vial while a closure cap is being secured to the container. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A dispensing container assembly, comprising:
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a container having a threaded finish portion;
at least one modular sealed vial that contains a substance; and
a closure cap comprising;
a closure main body having a top portion and a downwardly depending sidewall portion that is adapted to be secured to a container;
vial securing means for securing said modular sealed vial;
unsealing means for unsealing said sealed vial; and
releasing means for releasing said unsealed vial from said vial securing means into said container. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of dispensing a substance into a container, comprising steps of:
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(a) securing a sealed modular vial between a container and a closure cap;
(b) unsealing the modular vial by screwing said closure cap onto said container by a first amount; and
(c) releasing the unsealed vial into the container by continuing to screw said closure cap onto the container by a second amount. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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