Abstract:
A container (1) with a portion dispensing device for dispensing portions of a product from the container. The container has a main reservoir (2) for storage of product. The portion dispensing device comprises a variable volume product chamber (30) and associated restoring means. The variable volume product chamber (30) has a product outlet and an outlet valve (45). The product chamber also has a product inlet in communication with the main reservoir (2) and an inlet valve. The variable volume product chamber (30) has a volume that is reduced upon increased pressurization of product in the main reservoir (2) of the container (1), and that is increased, at when the increased pressurization of product in the main reservoir (2) of the container (1) is removed. The inlet valve (60) closes the product inlet upon increase of pressurization of the product in the main reservoir (2) so that product passes from the chamber via the product outlet. The inlet valve (60) opens the product inlet upon removal of said increased pressurization.
Abstract:
A dispenser used when attached to an opening of a squeeze bottle to discharge a content liquid when inverted. The dispenser has a first channel to discharge a straight forward-moving liquid and a second channel to discharge a foaming liquid. The first channel has a first through channel connecting a first inlet for the content liquid to a first outlet. The second channel has a conduit that has an opening at an inner bottom of the bottle, extends to a foaming chamber, serves as an air supply channel, and has an inner diameter; the foaming chamber is connected to the conduit and mixes the content liquid with air to foam the content liquid; and a second through channel connecting the foaming chamber to a second outlet.
Abstract:
A device for storing and dispensing a product comprising: a package comprising at least a first compartment having a flexible wall portion; a fluid transport device; and a backing associated with said package which, during dispensing, supports the package to facilitate expression of a product from the package through said fluid transport device.
Abstract:
The invention is a defensive retainer bottle combination. The bottle contains a defensive spray that immediately immobilizes a person when sprayed upon at the upper extremities of the person. The retainer is made of molded plastic and has upper and lower plates with upturned lips to retain a bottle placed there between. The retainer further has upper and lower springy retainer clips that assure a sure retention of the bottle within the retainer until an emergency requires the use of the bottle whereby a hard pull on the bottle by a hand will dislodge the bottle and make it ready for use. Once the bottle is filled with a defensive fluid. The bottle is inserted into the retainer with a top screw cap first and is then securely caught between the retention clips. The top of the screw cap has an aperture or hole therein into which a nipple penetrates to leak-proof retain the liquid in the bottle. The nipple is part of a rubber plug that is screwed into the top of the retainer.
Abstract:
A fluid dispenser device includes an internal cap adapted to cover top open ends of concentric inner and outer containers, and having first and second internal ports fluidly communicated with the top open ends, a conduit unit including a first conduit fluidly communicated with the first internal port through a first valve seat, a second conduit fluidly communicated with the second internal port through a second valve seat, and first and second valves respectively engageable with the first and second valve seats when the conduit unit is axially displaced, an inner shell engaged with the internal cap and the conduit unit, and a spline mechanism such that, when the inner shell is threadedly moved relative to the conduit unit, the conduit unit is displaced only axially to cause the valves to respectively disengage from the valve seats so as to permit dispensing of fluids contained in the containers.
Abstract:
A dispensing cap is disclosed for mixing a primary flowable substance, such as a soap, lotion, or the like, with a small dose of a secondary flowable substance, such as a fragrance. The dispensing cap includes a plurality of reservoirs containing a plurality of secondary flowable substances. Each of the reservoirs is associated with a secondary piston that, when actuated, causes the secondary flowable substance to be expelled from the reservoir into a mixing chamber in the cap, where it is mixed with the primary flowable substance. Upon mixing the two are dispensed together from a dispensing end of the cap. A selector ring is provided to enable the user to select one of the plurality of reservoirs. The selector ring has an actuation flange that aligns with the secondary piston that is associated with the selected reservoir. The selector ring is engaged with the main piston so, as the primary flowable substance is introduced into the mixing chamber via movement of the main piston, the selector ring and flange are pressed down onto the selected secondary piston, which expels a quantity of selected secondary flowable substance into the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber may have mixing vanes or other physical features to enhance mixing of the primary and secondary flowable substances. The cap may have a lockout feature that prevents actuation if the selected reservoir is empty. The cap may also have a visual indicator that informs the user of a level of secondary flowable substance within the secondary reservoir.
Abstract:
A fluid flow control valve for use in a fluid applicator tip which is connectable onto an open end of a resiliently squeezable container. The valve includes a valve body defining a flow aperture formed centrally therethrough. A separate sealing ball is held in coaxial alignment and gravity biased seated against the flow aperture and oriented downstream of fluid flow through the flow aperture from the open end of the container. The valve is thus normally closed and opens or unseats automatically when at least partially inverted to permit fluid to flow through the fluid aperture when the container is held in at least a somewhat inverted orientation and squeezed to increase fluid pressure to open or unseat the sealing ball. The sealing ball automatically reseats when the container is righted and there is no substantial pressure within the container, preventing virtually all air from drying the fluid within the container.
Abstract:
A method for cleaning an associated optical surface using an optical surface liquid cleaner is provided. The method comprises providing the optical surface liquid cleaner. The liquid cleaner including one or more foam producing and surface cleaning agents. A foam dispenser is provided, the dispenser including a reservoir and a dispensing head in fluid communication with the reservoir. The reservoir of the dispenser is filled with the liquid cleaner. The dispensing head of the foam dispenser is actuated to produce a foam from the liquid cleaner. The foam is applied to the associated optical surface. The associated optical surface is rubbed with a pliable non-scratch material. An associated contaminant is emulsified on the surface of the associated optical surface. The surface of the associated optical surface is dried.
Abstract:
A squeeze bottle which eliminates a separate tube and has no moving parts and has two positions for filling and for use for dispensing and mixing with air such products as soap, cosmetics, food, mustard, salad dressing and so forth. The squeeze bottle mixes the material because the supply tube extends from the bottom of the container and it is not necessary to shake before using.
Abstract:
A mechanically operated mixing dispenser for mixing and discharging materials under pressure, includes a plurality of accumulating chambers for receiving and accumulating materials to be mixed and dispensed and operable to discharge the materials under pressure over a sustained period of time, and a plurality of expansible chambers connected with sources of the different materials and with the accumulating chambers for transferring the materials from their respective sources to a respective accumulating chamber for storage of the materials under pressure.