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Independent off-bottle dispensing closure

  • US 20060006192A1
  • Filed: 12/24/2004
  • Published: 01/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An independent single use unit dosage dispensing closure comprising:

  • a shell adapted to be attached to a container, the shell having an outer skirt with a closure attaching mechanism on the outer skirt for attaching the shell to the container, the shell having an inner guide;

    an axial movable cap attached to the shell and moveable along the inner guide, the cap having a chamber therein adapted to hold a unit dosage of material to be dispensed into the container;

    a sealing layer coupled to the cap, wherein the chamber is sealed with the sealing layer extending across a lower open end of the cap, wherein axial movement of the cap along the inner guide will cause the sealing layer to rupture or be removed to dispense the contents of the chamber into the container; and

    a retainer removeably secured to the cap and the shell preventing relative movement between the cap and the shell until the retainer has been removed.

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