Claims
- 1. A method of making a dispenser package for a fluent product, which comprises the steps of:
(a) integrally molding a plastic container having an axially extending cylindrical neck with an edge and a circumferential channel around an inside surface of said neck spaced from said edge, (b) providing a plastic fitment having a dispensing opening and a cylindrical wall with a radially outwardly extending bead, (c) securing said fitment to said neck by inserting said fitment into said neck until said bead snaps into said channel, and (d) pivotally securing a top to said neck or said fitment for selectively opening and closing said dispensing opening.
- 2. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein said step (b) includes providing said bead with a frustoconical surface to cam-center said fitment within said neck during said step (c).
- 3. The method set forth in claim 2 wherein said step (a) comprises providing at least one axial channel in said neck extending from said circumferential channel, and wherein said step (b) comprises providing at least one lug on said fitment for receipt in said axial channel to align said fitment circumferentially with respect to said neck during said step (c).
- 4. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein said steps (b) and (d) are carried out simultaneously by molding said top integrally with said fitment.
- 5. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein step (d) is carried out by providing part-spherical nubs on said top, providing part-spherical pockets on one of said neck and said fitment, and snapping said nubs into said pockets.
- 6. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein said top is provided with an annular wall for plug sealing engagement with said dispensing opening.
- 7. A method of making a dispenser package for a fluent product, which comprises the steps of:
(a) integrally molding a plastic container having an axially extending cylindrical neck with an edge, a circumferential channel around an inside surface of said neck spaced from said edge, and at least one axial channel extending from said circumferential channel to said edge, (b) providing a plastic fitment having a dispensing opening and a cylindrical wall with a radially outwardly extending bead, and at least one lug for receipt in said axial channel, (c) securing said fitment to said neck by inserting said fitment into said neck until said bead snaps into said circumferential channel, receipt of said lug in said axial channel aligning said fitment circumferentially with respect to said neck, and (d) pivotally securing a top to said neck or said fitment for selectively opening and closing said dispensing opening.
- 8. The method set forth in claim 7 wherein said step (b) includes providing said bead with a frustoconical surface to cam-center said fitment within said neck during said step (c).
- 9. The method set forth in claim 7 wherein said steps (b) and (d) are carried out simultaneously by molding said top integrally with said fitment.
- 10. The method set forth in claim 7 wherein step (d) is carried out by providing part-spherical nubs on said top, providing part-spherical pockets on one of said neck and said fitment, and snapping said nubs into said pockets.
- 11. The method set forth in claim 7 wherein said top is provided with an annular wall for plug sealing engagement with said dispensing opening.
- 12. The method set forth in claim 7 wherein said step (b) includes providing a ledge on said fitment that overlies said edge following said step (c).
- 13. The method set forth in claim 7 wherein said step (a) includes providing diametrically opposed axial channels in said neck, and said step (b) includes providing diametrically opposed lugs on said cylindrical wall that are received in said axial channels in said step (c).
- 14. A dispenser package for a fluent product, which comprises:
a plastic container having an axially extending cylindrical neck with a radially inner neck surface, a radially outer neck surface, and an axial edge disposed in a plane and extending between said inner and outer neck surfaces, a fitment of one-piece integrally molded plastic construction having a dispensing opening, a cylindrical wall received within said neck with an outer wall surface opposed to said radially inner neck surface, and a radial ledge overlying said axial edge of said neck and terminating at said outer neck surface, one of said inner neck surface and said outer wall surface having a radially opening circumferential channel and the other of said inner neck surface and said outer wall surface having a radially projecting circumferential bead received in said channel to secure said fitment to said neck, and a top movably secured to said fitment or neck for selectively opening and closing said dispensing opening.
- 15. The package set forth in claim 14 wherein said bead is disposed on said fitment and said channel is disposed on said neck.
- 16. The package set forth in claim 15 wherein said bead and said channel each have a radially facing base wall and frustoconical sidewalls.
- 17. The package set forth in claim 14 wherein said neck includes at least one axial channel extending from said circumferential channel to said axial edge, and wherein said fitment has at least one axial lug extending from said bead into said axial channel for aligning said fitment circumferentially with respect to said neck.
- 18. The package set forth in claim 17 wherein said neck has diametrically opposed axial channels and said fitment has diametrically opposed axial lugs disposed in said channels.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/383,165 filed Aug. 24, 1999.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
09383165 |
Aug 1999 |
US |
Child |
10095167 |
Mar 2002 |
US |