# US 10,865,034 B2 · Container assembly with dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,865,034 B2 - Document ID: US10865034B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/555,243 - Filed: 2019-08-29 - Published: 2020-03-05 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-29 - Applicants: Daniel Beasley - Inventors: Daniel Beasley - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865034B2 ## CPC - B65D 83/768: {the piston or movable bottom being pulled upwards to dispense the contents} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A container assembly has a container and a dispenser. The container has a hollow main body. The hollow main body has an open end, an inner surface, and a base wall. The dispenser is movably disposed in the hollow main body. The dispenser has a hollow stem, a handle, and a plunger. The hollow stem has a first end and a second. The first end having a venting aperture. The handle is connected to the first end of the hollow stem. The plunger is connected to the second end of the hollow stem. The plunger has an aperture formed therein. The aperture is in communication with the hollow stem. The plunger further includes an outermost perimeter that conforms to the inner surface of the hollow main body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A container assembly, comprising: a container having a hollow main body with an open end, an inner surface, and a base wall; and a dispenser movably disposed in the hollow main body, the dispenser including a hollow stem with a first end and a second end, the first end having a venting aperture formed therein, a handle connected to the first end of the hollow stem, and a plunger connected to the second end of the hollow stem, the plunger having an aperture formed therein, the aperture in communication with the hollow stem, and the plunger further including an outermost perimeter conforming to the inner surface of the hollow main body, wherein the handle is a flexible pull tab coupled to the first end of the hollow stem with a living hinge. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the outermost perimeter of the plunger has beveled edges, the beveled edges extending towards the base wall of the container. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The container assembly of claim 2, wherein the container has a first volume and a second volume, the first volume of the container disposed between and defined by the open end and a first portion of the inner surface of the hollow main body and the plunger of the dispenser, and the second volume of the container disposed between and defined by the plunger of the dispenser and a second portion of the inner surface and the base wall of the hollow main body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The container assembly of claim 3, wherein the hollow stem is disposed through the first volume of the container. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The container assembly of claim 4, wherein the first volume is configured to store a product for dispensing and the second volume is not configured to store the product. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The container assembly of claim 5, wherein the hollow stem and the aperture are together configured to permit airflow to the second volume of the container from the atmosphere surrounding the container as the dispenser moves through the hollow main body of the container. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The container assembly of claim 6, further comprising a lid selectively disposed on the open end of the container. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The container assembly of claim 7, wherein the handle of the dispenser is disposed adjacent to an interior surface of the lid where the lid is disposed on the open end of the container. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The container assembly of claim 8, wherein the flexible pull tab is oriented in a downward position when the lid is disposed on the open end of the container and the flexible pull tab is oriented in an upward position when the lid is removed from the open end of the container. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The container assembly of claim 9, wherein the flexible pull tab contacts and is pressed into the downward position by the interior surface of the lid where the lid is disposed on the open end of the container. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The container assembly of claim 7, wherein the handle is integral with the lid. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The container assembly of claim 11, wherein the lid further has an external pull tab disposed on an outer surface of the lid. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The container assembly of claim 12, wherein the lid further has a receiver with an opening disposed on an interior surface of the lid, the opening receiving the first end of the hollow stem. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The container assembly of claim 13, wherein the receiver has an inner diameter and the hollow stem has an outer diameter, the inner diameter of the receiver being greater than the outer diameter of the hollow stem, thereby allowing the hollow stem to be received by the receiver. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The container assembly of claim 14, wherein the receiver further has a plurality of fingers extending downwardly from the interior surface of the lid, each of the plurality of fingers having an inwardly orientated flange with a beveled surface, and wherein the beveled surface of each of the inwardly orientated flanges is configured to receive the first end of the hollow stem and militate against the first end from being removed from the receiver. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The container assembly of claim 15, wherein the plurality of fingers are spaced apart and define a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots configured to permit airflow into the venting aperture of the hollow stem. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The container assembly of claim 16, wherein first end of the hollow stem further includes a frustoconical head. ### Claim 18 A container assembly, comprising: a container having a hollow main body with an open end, an inner surface, a base wall, and a lid selectively disposed on the open end of the container; a dispenser movably disposed in the hollow main body, the dispenser having a hollow stem having a first end and a second end, the first end having a venting aperture formed therein, a handle which is a flexible pull tab having an annular body, the handle coupled to the first end of the hollow stem with a living hinge, a plunger connected to the second end of the hollow stem, the plunger having an aperture formed therein, the aperture in communication with the hollow stem, and the plunger further having an outermost perimeter conforming to the inner surface of the hollow main body; and wherein a first volume of the container is disposed between and defined by the open end and a first portion of the inner surface of the hollow main body and the plunger of the dispenser, and a second volume of the container is disposed between and defined by the plunger of the dispenser and a second portion of the inner surface and the base wall of the hollow main body; wherein the hollow stem and the aperture are together configured to permit airflow to the second volume of the container from the atmosphere surrounding the container as the dispenser moves through the hollow main body of the container; wherein the handle contacts and is pressed into a downward position by an interior surface of the lid where the lid is disposed on the open end of the container; wherein the handle is oriented in an upward position where the lid is removed from the open end of the container; and wherein the handle is a flexible pull tab coupled to the first end of the hollow stem with a living hinge. ### Claim 19 A container assembly, comprising: a container having a hollow main body with an open end, an inner surface, and a base wall; a dispenser movably disposed in the hollow main body, the dispenser having a hollow stem having a first end and a second end, the first end having a venting aperture formed therein, a handle integral with a lid selectively disposed on the open end of the container, the lid having an interior surface and an outer surface, the interior surface connected to the first end of the hollow stem, the outer surface having an external pull tab disposed thereon, a plunger connected to the second end of the hollow stem, the plunger having an aperture formed therein, the aperture in communication with the hollow stem, and the plunger further having an outermost perimeter conforming to the inner surface of the hollow main body; wherein the outermost perimeter of the plunger has beveled edges, the beveled edges extending towards the base wall of the container; wherein a first volume of the container is disposed between and defined by the open end and a first portion of the inner surface of the hollow main body and the plunger of the dispenser, and a second volume of the container is disposed between and defined by the plunger of the dispenser and a second portion of the inner surface and the base wall of the hollow main body; wherein the hollow stem and the aperture are together configured to permit airflow to the second volume of the container from the atmosphere surrounding the container as the dispenser moves through the hollow main body of the container; wherein the lid further has a receiver with an opening disposed on an interior surface of the lid, the opening receiving the first end of the hollow stem; wherein the receiver has an inner diameter and the hollow stem has an outer diameter, the inner diameter of the receiver being greater than the outer diameter of the hollow stem, thereby allowing the hollow stem to be received by the receiver; wherein the receiver further has a plurality of fingers extending downwardly from the interior surface of the lid, each of the plurality of fingers having an inwardly orientated flange with a beveled surface, and wherein the beveled surface of each of the inwardly orientated flanges is configured to receive the first end of the hollow stem and militate against the first end from being removed from the receiver; wherein the plurality of fingers are spaced apart and define a plurality of slots coextending downwardly with the plurality of fingers, the plurality of slots configured to permit airflow into the venting aperture of the hollow stem; and wherein first end of the hollow stem further includes a frustoconical head.