Dispenser

Abstract

The present dispenser tip attaches to a container and may include a separately formed base, first and second member, and cap. The base may be threadably attached to the container. The first member may include a flange, a basal portion and an extension. The flange may engage an inner surface of the base. The basal portion and the extension may engage to define a pathway for a flowable material being dispensed from the container. The second member may be disposed about the extension and may be connected to the cap by a hinge. The cap may include a stopper element and a rib or groove to seal the dispenser when the cap is in a closed position.

1 . A device for dispensing a flowable material from a container, the device comprising: 
 a base attachable to the container;    a first member operably in contact with the base and including a generally frustoconical extension with a tapered tip, the tip having a lower rim radially extending from the extension, the first member defining a pathway for the flowable material when the flowable material is urged from the container;    a second member disposable about the first member extension; and    a cap hinged to the second member.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , in which the base is threadably attachable to the container.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , in which the base includes a plurality of gripping surfaces.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , in which the first member can be rotated within the base when said device is assembled.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1 , in which the second member can be rotated about the first member, when said device is assembled and attached to the container.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1 , the first member comprising a first member mating structure and the second member comprising a second member mating structure, the second member mating structure engaging the first member mating structure to maintain the first member and second member in a substantially fixed relation.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1 , the first member further comprising a basal portion and in which the first member frustoconical extension extends from the first member basal portion.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 7 , the first member basal portion displaying a proximal end and a distal end, the flange disposed proximate the proximal end.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , in which the cap is sealingly disposable over the tapered tip.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1 , the cap including a plug sealingly accommodated in the pathway.  
   
   
       11 . A container in combination with the device of  claim 1 , the device of  claim 1  attached to the container.  
   
   
       12 . A container in combination with the device of  claim 11 , in which the device of  claim 1  is threadably attached to the container.  
   
   
       13 . A method of making a dispenser for a container, the method comprising: 
 contacting an upper surface of a first member flange to a lower surface of a base, the base connectable to the container;    fitting a second member about a generally frustoconical extension of the first member such that the second member and the first member are frictionally engaged and such that a tip of the frustoconical extension extends from the second member; and    attaching a cap to the second member.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , in which the cap is attached to the second member by a hinge.  
   
   
       15 . A method of dispensing a material from a container through a dispenser, the dispenser including a base threaded to the container, a first member, a second member, and a cap, the first member sealingly in contact with the container and the base and including a generally frustoconical extension with a tapered tip, the tip with a lower rim extending radially beyond the remainder of the frustoconical extension, the first member defining a generally coaxial pathway for the flowable material, the second member disposable about the frustoconical extension and attached to the cap, the method including: 
 displacing the cap from a closed position to an open position; and    urging the material from the container, through the pathway, and onto a surface.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising returning the cap to the closed position.