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US 4,223,842 AGranted
Squeeze bottle atomizer
AssigneeEthyl Corporation
InventorThomas H. Hayes
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing liquid including a container for storing liquid, a closure connected to the container, a film-forming post connected to the closure having an orifice therein, a cap rotatably connected to the closure having an orifice alignable with the orifice in the film-forming post, a dip tube connected to the closure for conveying liquid from the container to the closure, the cap being adapted to selectively seal the orifice in the closure.
Claims22
An apparatus for dispensing liquid, comprising:
- a. flexible container means for storing said liquid;
- b. closure means connectable to said container means;
- c. film-forming means connected to said closure means, said film-forming means including first post means having first orifice means therein through which gas or air from said container is sprayed;
- d. cap means rotatably connected to said closure means, said cap means having second orifice means therein alignable with said first orifice means;
- e. stem means connected to said closure means for conveying liquid to said film-forming means;
- and,
- f. dip tube means connected to said stem means for conveying said liquid from said container to said stem means.
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An apparatus for dispensing liquid, comprising:
- a. flexible container means for storing said liquid;
- b. closure means connectable to said container means;
- c. cap means rotatably connected to said closure means, said cap means having second orifice means in the side wall thereof alignable with first orifice means;
- d. stem means connected to said closure means for conveying liquid to said film-forming means;
- e. dip tube means connected to said stem means for conveying liquid from said container to said stem means;
- and,
- f. film-forming means connected to said closure means, said film-forming means having first orifice means therein, said film-forming means being located adjacent to said stem means and aligned with said stem means to receive liquid flowing from said stem means, said film-forming means comprising first post means having said first orifice means therein through which gas or air from said container is sprayed, said post means having a hollow chamber therein which communicates with the interior of said container, said post means being connected to said closure means, said post means having a curved exterior surface over which said liquid flow prior to said liquid reaching said second orifice means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.