Combination closure for facial mask/covering and antimicrobial product

Abstract

A portable dispensing apparatus including a first container including a first container interior compartment that opens to a first end of the first container, a second container that detachably connects via a connection structure disposed at a first end of the second container to the first end of the first container, the second container including a second container interior compartment with a second container opening at a second end of the second container that is opposite to the first end of the second container, and a cap structure that detachably connects to the second end of the second container to seal the second container opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable dispensing apparatus for a face mask and an antimicrobial product, the portable dispensing apparatus comprising:
 a first container including a first container interior compartment that opens to a first end of the first container;   a second container that detachably connects, via a connection structure disposed at a first end of the second container, to the first end of the first container, the second container including a second container interior compartment with a second container opening at a second end of the second container that is opposite the first end of the second container; and   a cap structure that detachably connects to the second end of the second container to seal the second container opening.   
     
     
         2 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cap independently detaches from the second container while the second container remains connected to the first container, and
 wherein the second container independently detaches from the first container while the cap remains connected to the second container.   
     
     
         3 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second container further includes a pressure-receiving surfaces configured to activate, via an applied pressure, to dispense a content of the second container interior compartment through the second container opening. 
     
     
         4 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the pressure-receiving surface includes:
 an inner wall that is flexible in a direction inward of the second container; and   an outer wall formed on an outer side of the inner wall and that is flexible in a direction inward of the second container.   
     
     
         5 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the inner wall is activated by the applied pressure to the outer wall and an inner side of the outer wall contacting an outer side of the inner wall and pushing the inner wall in the direction inward of the second container. 
     
     
         6 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein indentations are formed by the inner wall and have a maximum depth in a region of a middle of the second container. 
     
     
         7 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the inner wall and the outer wall are formed into 180-degree opposite sides of the second container. 
     
     
         8 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein a gripping indentation is formed by a combination of the pressure-receiving surface on the second container. 
     
     
         9 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cap structure comprises:
 a cap that attaches to the second end of the second container; and   a cover that attaches to the cap and that seals the second container opening.   
     
     
         10 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a second end of the first container includes an attachment with an opening for at least one of a carabiner mechanism and a keyring. 
     
     
         11 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an O-ring provided between at least one of:
 the connection structure of the second container and a wall of the first container; and   the second container and the cap.   
     
     
         12 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the connection structure comprises:
 a flexible component;   a first sidewall portion connected to the flexible component;   a second sidewall portion connected to the first sidewall portion; and   a third sidewall portion connected to the second sidewall portion.   
     
     
         13 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first end of the first container interior compartment includes a contact surface that contacts the third sidewall portion when the first container and the second container are connected. 
     
     
         14 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the third sidewall portion is curved and extends from the first end of the second container towards the second container interior compartment. 
     
     
         15 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the third sidewall portion constrains a distal end of the first end of the first container. 
     
     
         16 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the second sidewall portion protrudes further inward from the third sidewall portion towards the second container interior compartment and has a parabolic shape with an apex facing towards a distal end of the first end of the first container. 
     
     
         17 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the first sidewall portion extends from the second sidewall portion in a parabolic shape opposite to the shape of the second sidewall portion such that an apex of the first sidewall portion is pointed outward away from the second container interior compartment. 
     
     
         18 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein a diameter at the apex of the first sidewall portion is greater than a diameter of the first container interior compartment of the first container. 
     
     
         19 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the flexible component has a spring-like property that allows the first sidewall portion to expand or contract diametrically to fit into the first container. 
     
     
         20 . The portable dispensing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first container and the second container comprise a thermoplastic elastomer.