Eye drop dispenser
First Claim
1. An eyedrop dispenser for use with a bottle including a neck and an annular flange on the neck, said dispenser comprising elongated tapering, tubular body means for mounting on the bottle, said body means including a first, narrow diameter, resilient end, said first end having a diameter smaller than that of the annular flange on the neck of the bottle;
- annular groove means in said first end for receiving the annular flange when the dispenser is in the use position on a bottle;
a second wide diameter end on said body means for covering an area of the face of a user larger than the eye of the user;
flange means extending outwardly of the entire periphery of said second end of said body means, said flange means being inclined with respect to an axis extending longitudinally of said body means through said first end whereby, when said second end of said body means is placed against the face of a user with one side of said flange means proximate the eyebrow, the opposite side of said flange means bears against the face of the user; and
first projection means extending longitudinally outwardly from said opposite side of said flange means for forcing the lower eyelid downwardly away from the eye of a user when the dispenser is in the use position, whereby the dispensing of liquid beneath the lower eyelid is facilitated.
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Abstract
In general, eyedrop dispensers are difficult to use and/or unnecessarily complicated in terms of structure. A relatively simple eyedrop dispenser which can be used with one hand includes a tapering, tubular, soft pliable body with a resilient sleeve at one end thereof for mounting the dispenser on a bottle with a cylindrical neck and an annular flange for mating with an annular groove in the sleeve, the remainder of the body flaring outwardly to a wide end, a flange extending outwardly from the wide end with projections or protuberances on the flange for bearing against the face of the user on either side of an eye and for pushing the lower eyelid downwardly, whereby drops are dispensed accurately into the lower eye.
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7 Claims
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1. An eyedrop dispenser for use with a bottle including a neck and an annular flange on the neck, said dispenser comprising elongated tapering, tubular body means for mounting on the bottle, said body means including a first, narrow diameter, resilient end, said first end having a diameter smaller than that of the annular flange on the neck of the bottle;
- annular groove means in said first end for receiving the annular flange when the dispenser is in the use position on a bottle;
a second wide diameter end on said body means for covering an area of the face of a user larger than the eye of the user;
flange means extending outwardly of the entire periphery of said second end of said body means, said flange means being inclined with respect to an axis extending longitudinally of said body means through said first end whereby, when said second end of said body means is placed against the face of a user with one side of said flange means proximate the eyebrow, the opposite side of said flange means bears against the face of the user; and
first projection means extending longitudinally outwardly from said opposite side of said flange means for forcing the lower eyelid downwardly away from the eye of a user when the dispenser is in the use position, whereby the dispensing of liquid beneath the lower eyelid is facilitated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- annular groove means in said first end for receiving the annular flange when the dispenser is in the use position on a bottle;
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5. An eyedrop dispenser and bottle combination comprising a bottle including neck means and first annular flange means on the neck, said dispenser comprising elongated tapering, tubular body means for mounting on the bottle, said body means including a first, narrow diameter, resilient end, said first end having a diameter smaller than that of the first flange means on the neck of the bottle;
- annular groove means in said first end for receiving the first flange means when the dispenser is in the use position on a bottle, a second wide diameter end on said body means for covering an area of the face of a user larger than the eye of the user;
second flange means extending outwardly of the entire periphery of said second end of said body means, said second flange means being inclined with respect to an axis extending longitudinally of said body means through said first end whereby, when said second end of said body means is placed against the face of a user with one side of said second flange means proximate the eyebrow, the opposite side of said second flange means bears against the face of the user; and
first projection means extending longitudinally outwardly from said opposite side of said flange means for forcing the lower eyelid downwardly away from the eye of a user when the dispenser is in the use position;
whereby dispensing of liquid beneath the lower eyelid is facilitate. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
- annular groove means in said first end for receiving the first flange means when the dispenser is in the use position on a bottle, a second wide diameter end on said body means for covering an area of the face of a user larger than the eye of the user;
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