Dispensing container with enhanced appearance
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsJohn C. Crawford, Rensl Dillon, Lester Greer
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AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsJohn C. Crawford, Rensl Dillon, Lester Greer
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A container comprising a body portion and a neck portion, the neck portion having a pump dispenser thereon, the pump dispenser comprising a pump mechanism, a dip tube on one end of the pump mechanism, a pump outlet on another end of the pump mechanism, the dip tube extending from the pump mechanism into the body portion, the body portion containing a liquid, and a motion element, the motion element being captive within the dip tube and adapted to be movable within the dip tube under the action of liquid flow through the dip tube, and at least a portion of the body portion being transparent, a decorative effect resulting from the motion of the motion element being visible from an exterior of the container. Also disclosed is a method of providing an enhanced display by a dispensing container during dispensing of a liquid from the container.
A container comprising a body portion and a neck portion, the neck portion having a pump dispenser thereon, the pump dispenser comprising a pump mechanism, a dip tube on one end of the pump mechanism, a pump outlet on another end of the pump mechanism, the dip tube extending from the pump mechanism into the body portion, the body portion containing a liquid, and a motion element, the motion element being located within the dip tube and adapted to be movable within the dip tube under the action of liquid flow through the dip tube, and at least a portion of the body portion being transparent, a decorative effect resulting from the motion of the motion element being visible from an exterior of the container.
A method of providing an enhanced display by a dispensing container during dispensing of a liquid from the container, the method comprising the steps of:
A liquid-dispensing container including a pump mechanism and a dip tube extending downwardly from the pump mechanism into a body portion of the container containing liquid to be dispensed from the container, a rotatable wheel mounted for rotational motion within the dip tube and adapted to be rotatable within the dip tube under the action of liquid flow through the dip tube.
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