Selectable mixing bottle

• US 4,893,729 A
• Filed: 07/08/1988
• Issued: 01/16/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donald A. Streck, Jerry R. Iggulden
• Original Assignee: Donald A. Streck, Jerry R. Iggulden
• Inventors: Streck, Donald A., Iggulden, Jerry R.
• Primary Examiner(s): SKAGGS JR, H GRANT
• Application Number:
  US07/216,289
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 222/94, 222/144, 222/145, 222/48, 222/42, 222/142.9, 222/142.5, 222/134, 222/212
• US Class Current: 222/42
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/88 Two- or multipart kits
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/02 characterised by special physical form
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 17/04 Topical preparations for affording protection against sunlight or other radiation; Topical sun tanning preparations
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/50 Mixing receptacles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3283 Cylindrical or polygonal containers, e.g. bottles, with two or more substantially axially offset, side-by-side compartments for simultaneous dispensing B65D35/22, B65D35/242, B65D81/3227, B65D81/325 take precedence

Abstract

A bottle for holding, mixing, and dispensing an adjustable SPF mixture of a lotion and a liquid containing a sunscreening agent. There is a plastic bottle containing first and second compartments for containing, respectively, the lotion and the sunscreen agent-containing liquid and having a cylindrical neck at the top thereof containing a first bore therethrough communicating with the first compartment and a second bore therethrough communicating with the second compartment. The first bore is concentrically disposed in the neck and sized for passing known quantities of the lotion with the second bore being peripherally disposed with respect to the first bore and sized to add a quantity of the sunscreen agent which will impart a pre-selected maximum SPF value to dispensed quantities of mixtures of the lotion and the sunscreen agent. A selector dial is rotatably mounted on the neck, having a central cap portion covering the neck, a central bore through a top member thereof concentrically disposed over the first bore, and a plurality of various diameter metering bores disposed peripherally through the top member concentrically disposed to pass over the second bore as the selector dial is rotated on the neck with indicia disposed for indicating the SPF value of the metering bores. A mixing chamber member is disposed over the central cap portion and has an internal mixing chamber communicating with the first and second bores and the central and metering bores on a bottom end thereof and a third bore therethrough at a top end thereof for the egress of the mixed lotion and sunscreen agent-containing liquid.

Claims

1. A bottle for holding, mixing, and dispensing a mixture of two liquid components comprising:

(a) a plastic bottle having two compartments for containing respective ones of the two liquid components and having a cylindrical neck at the top thereof containing a first bore therethrough concentrically disposed in said neck and communicating with one of said compartments and a second bore therethrough peripherally disposed with respect to said first bore and communicating with the other of said compartments, one of said two compartments being a chamber for holding a lotion, the other of said two compartments being a chamber for holding an active ingredient for imparting variable qualities to a mixture of said lotion and said active ingredient;

(b) a generally cylindrical mixing chamber member disposed over said neck, said mixing chamber member having an internal mixing chamber communicating with said first and second bores on a bottom end thereof and having a third bore therethrough at a top end thereof for the egress of the two liquid components following their being squeezed from said two compartments through said first and second bores into said mixing chamber, said mixing chamber member further having threads formed on an outer surface thereof for removably receiving an internally threaded cap, said first bore being sized for passing known quantities of said lotion, said second bore being sized in relation to said first bore so as to add a quantity of said active ingredient which will impart a pre-selected quality to dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said active ingredient; and

additionally,

(c) means for adjusting the size of said second bore comprising a selector dial rotatably mounted on said neck, said selector dial having a central cap portion covering said neck over which said mixing chamber member is disposed, said central cap portion having a central bore through a top member thereof concentrically disposed over said first bore and a plurality of various diameter metering bores disposed peripherally through said top member concentrically disposed to pass over said second bore as said selector dial is rotated on said neck whereby the quantity of said active ingredient and thereby the quality of dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said active ingredient are adjustable.

2. The bottle of claim 1 and additionally comprising:

indicia means on said selector dial for indicating the quality of a mixture associated with respective ones of said metering bores whereby the quantity of said active ingredient and thereby the quality of dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said active ingredient is selectable.

3. A bottle for holding, mixing, and dispensing an adjustable mixture of a lotion and a liquid containing an active ingredient comprising:

(a) a plastic bottle containing first and second compartments for containing, respectively, the lotion and the active ingredient-containing liquid and having a cylindrical neck at the top thereof containing a first bore therethrough communicating with said first compartment and a second bore therethrough communicating with said second compartment, said first bore being sized for passing known quantities of said lotion and said second bore being sized in relation to said first bore so as to add a quantity of said active ingredient which will impart a pre-selected quality to dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said active ingredient;

(b) a generally cylindrical mixing chamber member disposed over said neck, said mixing chamber member having an internal mixing chamber communicating with said first and second bores on a bottom end thereof and having a third bore therethrough at a top end thereof for the egress of the lotion and the active ingredient-containing liquid following their being squeezed from said first and second compartments through said first and second bores into said mixing chamber, said mixing chamber member further having threads formed on an outer surface thereof for removably receiving an internally threaded cap;

(c) means for adjusting the size of said second bore whereby the quantity of said active ingredient and thereby the quality of dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said active ingredient are adjustable; and

(d) indicia means associated with said means for adjusting the size of said second bore for indicating the quality of a mixture associated with sizes of said second bore whereby the quantity of said active ingredient and thereby the quality of dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said active ingredient is selectable; and

wherein,

(e) said first bore is concentrically disposed in said neck;

(f) said second bore is peripherally disposed with respect to said first bore; and

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(g) said means for adjusting the size of said second bore comprises a selector dial rotatably mounted on said neck, said selector dial having a central cap portion covering said neck over which said mixing chamber member is disposed, said central cap portion having a central bore through a top member thereof concentrically disposed over said first bore and a plurality of various diameter metering bores disposed peripherally through said top member concentrically disposed to pass over said second bore as said selector dial is rotated on said neck.

4. The bottle of claim 3 and additionally comprising:

said indicia means being on said selector dial for indicating the quality of a mixture associated with respective ones of said metering bores whereby the quantity of said active ingredient and thereby the quality of dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said active ingredient is selectable.

5. A bottle for holding, mixing, and dispensing an adjustable SPF mixture of a lotion and a liquid containing a sunscreening agent comprising:

(a) a plastic bottle containing first and second compartments for containing, respectively, the lotion and the sunscreen agent-containing liquid and having a cylindrical neck at the top thereof containing a first bore therethrough communicating with said first compartment and a second bore therethrough communicating with said second compartment, said first bore being concentrically disposed in said neck and sized for passing known quantities of said lotion, said second bore being peripherally disposed with respect to said first bore and sized in relation to said first bore so as to add a quantity of said sunscreen agent which will impart a preselected maximum SPF value to dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said sunscreen agent;

(b) a selector dial rotatably mounted on said neck, said selector dial having a central cap portion covering said neck, a central bore through a top member thereof concentrically disposed over said first bore, and a plurality of various diameter metering bores disposed peripherally through said top member concentrically disposed to pass over said second bore as said selector dial is rotated on said neck;

(c) indicia means disposed on said selector dial for indicating the SPF value of a mixture associated with respective ones of said metering bores whereby the quantity of said sunscreen agent and thereby the SPF value of dispensed quantities of mixtures of said lotion and said sunscreen agent is selectable; and

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(d) a generally cylindrical mixing chamber member disposed over said central cap portion of said selector dial, said mixing chamber member having an internal mixing chamber communicating with said first and second bores and said central and metering bores on a bottom end thereof and having a third bore therethrough at a top end thereof for the egress of the lotion and the sunscreen agent-containing liquid following their being squeezed from said first and second compartments through said first and second bores, said central bore, and one of said metering bores into said mixing chamber;

said mixing chamber member further having threads formed on an outer surface thereof for removably receiving an internally threaded cap.