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US 2021/0268530 A1Published application
Intake boot for household pump dispenser supply tube
AssigneeJ2 Innovations LLC
InventorJoseph Simpson Carter
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Abstract
An intake boot for pump dispensers is provided. The intake boot is reliably positioned into a lower corner of a bottle and allows toiletry products such as lotions or creams to be easily dispensed from the pump dispenser until the bottle is empty.
Claims20
An intake boot for a pump dispenser supply tube comprising:
- a body formed from an elastomeric material;
- a proximal end;
- a distal end which is smaller than the proximal end;
- a lumen extending through the body from the proximal end to the distal end;
- wherein the lumen reduces in size between the proximal end and the distal end such that a proximal lumen opening is larger than a distal lumen opening;
- wherein, in use, the intake boot is attached to a household toiletry pump dispenser comprising a bottle, a pump unit attached to the bottle, the pump unit comprising a pump, a dispensing nozzle, and a supply tube which extends into the bottle from the pump;
- wherein, in use, a proximal section of the intake boot is disposed over a distal section of the supply tube to attach the intake boot to the supply tube;
- wherein, in use, a distal section of the intake boot contacts a bottom of the bottle and is bent towards a bottom corner of the bottle.
5 more elements
An intake boot for a household pump dispenser supply tube comprising:
- an elongate body formed from an elastomeric material;
- a proximal end;
- a distal end which is smaller than the proximal end;
- a lumen extending through the body from the proximal end to the distal end;
- a side port passage formed at the distal end of the body;
- wherein the side port passage extends through a sidewall of the body and connects to the lumen;
- wherein the intake boot is configured for attachment to a household pump dispenser comprising a bottle, a pump unit attached to the bottle, the pump unit comprising a pump, a dispensing nozzle, and a supply tube which extends into the bottle from the pump such that a proximal section of the intake boot is disposed over a distal section of the supply tube to attach the intake boot to the supply tube and such that a distal section of the intake boot contacts a bottom of the bottle and is bent towards a bottom corner of the bottle.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.