Flexible squeeze dispenser for liquid sealant
OwnerArnold Rumminventor
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Abstract
A liquid sealant dispenser for use with inflatable balls is described. The dispenser includes a resilient sealant container having a cap assembly which includes a slender elongate dispensing element. The element projects from the cap and is formed with a laterally-directed dispensing opening which is located adjacent to but spaced from the outer end of the element. The element is inserted through an opening in a ball in use and sealant is delivered into the ball by squeezing the container.
Claims5
A liquid sealant dispenser for use with inflatable balls, each including means defining a closable opening in the ball, the dispenser comprising:
- a resiliently deformable container for said sealant, said container having a neck which defines an opening communicating with the interior of the container;
- and,
- a cap assembly comprising:
- a cap fitted to the neck of the container, said cap and container neck being formed with co-operating means for removably retaining the cap on the container;
- a slender elongate dispensing element of tubular form which projects from said cap and which has an inner end portion communicating with the interior of the container, and an outer end which is outwardly rounded, said inner end portion of the dispensing element including an outwardly directed flange, and said cap including an outwardly projecting tubular formation receiving and surrounding said flange;
- and a sleeve crimped around said formation at the position of said flange and coupling said formation in liquid-tight relationship with said flange;
- the dispensing element being formed with a single, laterally-directed dispensing opening which communicates with the interior of the container, said opening being of a length not substantially greater than its width and being positioned closely adjacent to but spaced from the outer end of the element so that the portion of the dispensing element between said opening and the cap is of substantial length compared with the overall length of the element and is unapertured, said portion of the element being of constant cross-sectional shape and having a small external diameter in relation to the overall length of the element to allow insertion of the element in said closable opening in a ball;
- whereby when the dispensing element is inserted through said opening in a ball, said unapertured portion of the dispensing element extends through the wall of the ball and spaces said dispensing opening of the element substantially inwardly of the ball so that the element communicates only with the interior of the ball, whereupon the container can be deformed to dispense sealant into the ball.
A dispenser cap assembly for use with a resiliently deformable container having a neck which defines an opening communicating with the interior of the container, the container being adapted to contain liquid sealant for inflatable balls, each including means defining a closable opening in the ball;
- wherein the cap assembly comprises:
- a cap adapted to be removably fitted to the neck of the container;
- a slender elongate dispensing element of tubular form which projects from said cap and which has an inner end portion communicating with the interior of the container, and an outer end which is outwardly rounded, said inner end portion of the dispensing element including an outwardly directed flange, and said cap including an outwardly projecting tubular formation receiving and surrounding said flange;
- and a sleeve crimped around said formation at the position of said flange and coupling said formation in liquid-tight relationship with said flange;
- the dispensing element being formed with a single, laterally-directed dispensing opening intended for communication with the interior of the container in use, said opening being of a length not substantially greater than its width and being positioned closely adjacent to but spaced from the outer end of the element so that the portion of the dispensing element between said opening and the cap is of substantial length compared with the overall length of the element and is unapertured, said portion being of constant cross-sectional shape and having a small external diameter relative to the overall length of the dispensing element, to allow insertion of the element into said opening in a ball;
- whereby when the dispensing element is inserted through an opening in a ball with the cap assembly in use on a container, said unapertured portion of the dispensing element extends through the wall of the ball to space said dispensing opening of the element substantially inwardly of the ball so that the opening communicates only with the interior of the ball, whereupon the container can be deformed to dispense sealant into the ball.
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