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Bottle for sinus cavity rinse

  • US 8,888,752 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2010
  • Issued: 11/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vessel for use in rinsing a user'"'"'s nasal passage comprisinga main body having an exterior surface;

  • a spout extending off the main body;

    an elastomeric nozzle attached to the spout, the elastomeric nozzle defining an outer skirt having a free end and being deflectable upon engagement with the walls of the user'"'"'s nasal cavity;

    the main body having gripping indentations along opposing sidewalls thereof; and

    a vacuum breaker valve formed in a top portion of the main body for manual actuation by the user to control the flow of a fluid positioned in the vessel out of the nozzle, the vacuum breaker valve comprisinga valve body; and

    a top flange that extends downward and outward from a top potion of the valve body and engages the exterior surface of the main body to operate as a biasing mechanism for the valve body by maintaining the valve body in a closed position;

    whereinto move the vacuum breaker valve to an open position, the valve body is downwardly compressed by a user, causing the of the top flange to splay outward and slide along the exterior surface of the main body; and

    in the open position the vacuum breaker valve allows airflow into the main body to provide a constant fluid flow out of the elastomeric nozzle.

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