Liquid dispensing apparatus
OwnerWilliam Parsonsinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to dispensing devices attached to such liquid containers as plastic gallon jugs. More particularly the apparatus is used to dispense the contents of such containers without lifting the container. A simple device is disclosed for attachment to disposable bottles and jugs which allows small children, elderly and the handicapped to dispense liquids from such containers. One embodiment provides a controllable tilt-and pour arrangement while a second embodiment provides a head for supporting the container in the inverted position and further provides a flexibly attached dispensing valve for directing the container's contents into a receptacle while the container is positioned on the edge of a counter or refrigerator shelf.
Claims17
An improved, liquid dispensing apparatus for disposable, plastic bottles comprising:
- a) a head portion;
- b) a flexible coupling means demountably attached to said head portion having inner and outer sealing means for frictionally connecting to the open neck portion of disposable bottles;
- c) cavities located within said head portion for connecting communicative passages in said flexible coupling means with external vent and liquid ports located at the edge of said head portion;
- d) a biased closure means adjacent said external vent and liquid ports for operably opening and sealing said ports;
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- e) a vent tube inserted in one of said passages located in said flexible coupling.
An improved, liquid dispensing apparatus for disposable bottles comprising:
- a) a rigid head portion having internal cavities connecting liquid and vent internal ports with liquid and vent external ports located at the peripheral edge of said head;
- b) a deformable coupling means having inner, outer and edge sealing means, adhered to said head portion for connecting said head to the open neck of a disposable bottle;
- c) at least two passages passing through said coupling for communicating with said internal head ports;
- d) closure means attached to said head adjacent said external vent and liquid ports, biasingly operable, for opening and sealing said ports;
- e) a rigid vent tube having a curved flexible portion attached thereto, frictionally inserted in one of said passages in said deformable flexible coupling;
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- f) an orifice reducer attached to the free end of said vent tube's flexible portion.
An improved, liquid dispensing apparatus for disposable bottles comprising:
- a) a head portion having a flexible coupling means for frictional attachment to the open neck portion of disposable bottles;
- c) passages connecting outlet ports located at the edge of said head portion with inlet ports located on the face of said flexible coupling communicative with the contents of said bottle;
- d) closure means adjacent said outlet ports for manually, opening and closing said ports;
- e) a biasing means for holding said closure means in the closed position;
- f) a sealing means adhered to said closure means for sealing said outlet ports;
- a vent tube inserted in one of said passages located in said flexible coupling;
- h) an orifice reducer inserted in one end of said vent tube;
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- i) an indent means for holding said closure means in a held open position.
An improved, liquid dispensing apparatus for inverted disposable bottles:
- a) a head portion having a flexible, coupling means for frictional attachment to the open neck portion of disposable bottles;
- b) passages connecting outlet ports located at the edge of said head portion with inlet ports located on the face of said flexible coupling communicative with the contents of said bottle;
- c) a circular disk base plate having a plurality of finger openings attached to said head portion;
- d) a plurality of support webs attached to said base plate and said head portion;
- e) a stabilizing means attached to and supported by said webs for supporting the shoulder of said disposable bottle in the inverted position;
- f) a closure means connected to said outlet ports by flexible, tubing means;
- g) a magnetic means attached to said head portion for magnetically docking said closure means to said head portion;
- h) a handle means for operably opening and closing said closure means;
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- i) a biasing means for holding said handle means in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.