Shaker top with freshness seal and method of making same

Abstract

A shaker top for dispensing products in a laundry soap bottle, including a peelable protective cover affixed upon a dispensing liner having an orifice, the dispensing liner affixed to a mouth of the laundry soap bottle. A method of manufacturing a shaker top with a peelable protective cover, including the steps of affixing a peelable protective cover upon a dispensing liner, assembling a top unit including the peelable protective cover and the dispensing liner, affixing the top unit to a mouth of a container, and covering the container with a cap. A shaker top with a peelable protective cover attached to a container, manufactured by the method of manufacture. A method of using a laundry soap bottle having a shaker top with a seal.

1 . A shaker top for dispensing products in a laundry soap bottle, comprising a peelable protective cover affixed upon a dispensing liner having an orifice, said dispensing liner affixed to a mouth of said laundry soap bottle. 
     
     
         2 . The shaker top of  claim 1 , wherein said orifice is in the shape of said mouth. 
     
     
         3 . The shaker top of  claim 1 , wherein said peelable protective cover and said dispensing liner are made of a foil material. 
     
     
         4 . The shaker top of  claim 1 , wherein a lower liner surface of said dispensing liner is affixed to said mouth by a permanent bond. 
     
     
         5 . The shaker top of  claim 4 , wherein said permanent bond is an induction seal. 
     
     
         6 . The shaker top of  claim 1 , wherein said peelable protective cover is affixed to said dispensing liner with a mechanism chosen from the group consisting of an induction seal and adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . The shaker top of  claim 1 , wherein said peelable protective cover has a diameter less than a diameter of said dispensing liner. 
     
     
         8 . The shaker top of  claim 7 , wherein said peelable protective cover is the shape of said orifice. 
     
     
         9 . The shaker top of  claim 1 , wherein said peelable protective cover includes a tab that is not sealed to said dispensing liner. 
     
     
         10 . The shaker top of  claim 1 , wherein said peelable protective cover further includes a membrane vent. 
     
     
         11 . The shaker top of  claim 1 , further including a cap chosen from the group consisting of a snap-on cap and a screw-on cap. 
     
     
         12 . A method of manufacturing a shaker top with a peelable protective cover, including the steps of:
 affixing a peelable protective cover upon a dispensing liner;   assembling a top unit including the peelable protective cover and the dispensing liner;   affixing the top unit to a mouth of a laundry soap bottle; and   covering the laundry soap bottle with a cap.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said affixing a peelable protective cover step is performed by induction heating. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the dispensing liner and peelable protective cover are made of a metallic foil or foil laminate and include a heat sealable adhesive. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said affixing the top unit step is performed by a method chosen from the group consisting of induction heating and compressing a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said assembling a top unit is performed by affixing the dispensing liner to the mouth of the container and affixing the peelable protective cover to the dispensing liner. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the dispensing liner includes an orifice. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the orifice is in the shape of the mouth. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the peelable protective cover has a diameter less than a diameter of the dispensing liner. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the peelable protective cover is the shape of the orifice. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the peelable protective cover includes a tab that is not sealed to the dispensing liner. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the peelable protective cover further includes a membrane vent. 
     
     
         23 . A shaker top with a peelable protective cover, made by the method of  claim 12 . 
     
     
         24 . A method of using a laundry soap container having a shaker top with a seal, including the steps of:
 removing a cap from a mouth of the laundry soap container;   removing a peelable protective seal from a dispensing liner affixed to the mouth, the dispensing liner including an orifice; and   releasing contents of the laundry soap container through the orifice.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , further including the step of smelling a laundry soap smell through a membrane vent in the protective seal before removing the protective seal.