US 12,127,978 B1
Eye drop dispenser
John Z. Blazevich, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA (US)
Filed by John Z. Blazevich, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,342.
Int. Cl. A61F 9/00 (2006.01); B65D 47/18 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 9/0026 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispenser assembly, comprising:
a dispenser bottle comprising:
a circumferential sidewall;
a first surface; and
a chamber extending from an opening in the first surface to an opening at a bottom of the dispenser bottle, the chamber having a chamber wall spaced inward from the circumferential sidewall to define a gap between the chamber wall and the circumferential sidewall;
a vial having a nipple, wherein the vial is configured to be removably inserted into the chamber; and
an eye cup fixedly coupled to a second surface of the dispenser bottle, the eye cup comprising:
a circumferential sidewall disposed around the chamber; and
a distal edge of the circumferential sidewall defining an oval shape, the distal edge configured to be disposed over an eye socket to facilitate delivery of a solution from the vial into a user's eye.
 
11. A dispenser assembly, comprising:
a dispenser bottle having:
a chamber extending from an opening in a first surface to an opening at a bottom of the dispenser bottle, the chamber having a chamber wall spaced inward from a circumferential sidewall of the dispenser bottle to define a gap between the chamber wall and the circumferential sidewall;
a coupling mechanism proximate the chamber; and
a vial having a nipple, the vial configured to be removably disposed within the chamber; and
an eye cup having a first open end and a second open end opposite the first open end and configured to removably fit over at least a portion of the dispenser bottle, the first open end having an oval shape and the second open end having a circular shape, the eye cup being coupleable to the coupling mechanism of the dispenser bottle in a stowed position where the eye cup is disposed below the nipple and about an upper portion of the dispenser bottle, the eye cup further being coupleable to the coupling mechanism of the dispenser bottle in a deployed position where the eye cup is disposed so that it extends around and distally from the nipple,
wherein the eye cup in the deployed position facilitates delivery of a solution from the vial into a user's eye.