Dispensing assembly
AssigneeDS Smith Plastics Limited
InventorsIan Darby, Paul N. Georgelos, Mark A. Smith
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Abstract
A dispensing assembly for a liquid container including a ring part configured to be mounted to a liquid container, a resilient member positioned in the ring part to be in contact with the liquid contents of the liquid container, a ring member mountable to the ring part to secure the resilient member to the ring part, and a hollow connecting member with an outlet. The connecting member is releasably securable to the ring member and includes a hollow projecting member which, when the connecting member is secured to the ring member, engages the resilient member so as to urge an opening in the resilient member to permit liquid in the container to pass into the connecting member and subsequently out through the outlet.
Claims36
A dispensing assembly for a liquid container, comprising:
- a ring part configured to be mounted to the liquid container;
- a resilient member positioned in the ring part to be in contact with liquid in the liquid container;
- a ring member mountable to the ring part to secure the resilient member to the ring part;
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- a hollow connecting member with an outlet, which connecting member is releasably securable to the ring member, the connecting member including a hollow projecting member which, when the connecting member is secured to the ring member, engages, the resilient member so as to urge an opening in the resilient member to permit the liquid in the container to pass into the connecting member and subsequently out through the outlet, wherein the projecting member of the connecting member includes a first hollow body having a first slot and a second hollow body having a second slot, the second body slidably receives the first body, and, when the connecting member is connected to the ring member, the first body is rotatable with respect to the second body between (i) a first position where the first and second slots overlap and allow the liquid in the container to enter the connecting member, and (ii) a second position where the first and second slots do not overlap.
A dispensing assembly for a liquid container, comprising:
- a ring part configured to be mounted to the liquid container;
- a resilient member positioned in the ring part to be in contact with liquid in the liquid container;
- a ring member mountable to the ring part to secure the resilient member to the ring part;
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- a hollow connecting member with an outlet, which connecting member is releasably securable to the ring member, the connecting member including a hollow projecting member which, when the connecting member is secured to the ring member, engages, the resilient member so as to urge an opening in the resilient member to permit the liquid in the container to pass into the connecting member and subsequently out through the outlet, wherein the projecting member of the connecting member includes a first hollow body having a first slot, a second hollow body having a second slot and an opening at a bottom end, and a seal member having a knob positioned in the first slot and a tab positioned in the second slot, wherein the second body slidably receives the first body, and, when the connecting member is connected to the ring member, the seal member can slide along the first and second slots with respect to the first and second bodies, respectively, to (i) a first position where the seal member seals the bottom end of the second body to prevent the liquid from entering the second body, and (ii) a second position where the seal member does not seal the bottom end of the second body and the liquid can enter the second body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.