Pump dispenser with movable bottle
AssigneeStephan Weiss
InventorsStephan Weiss, David Seidler
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Abstract
Disclosed are dispensers for dispensing a liquid from a vessel having a pump nozzle and methods for dispensing a liquid by moving the bottle towards a pump nozzle. The dispenser is provided with a housing for the bottle, a pump nozzle which is set in a substantially stationary position in the housing and a mechanism to move the bottle towards the pump nozzle so as to cause liquid to dispense from the nozzle. The dispensers of the invention are suitable for dispensing liquid, such as spraying fragrances. The dispensers of the invention are especially suited for portable, purse-or pocket-sized fragrance dispensers.
Claims15
A method for pump spray dispensing a liquid from a vessel comprising the steps of
- 1) maintaining a pump spray dispensing means of the vessel for dispensing a liquid in a substantially stationary position in a portable housing for the vessel;
- and,
- 2) moving the vessel relative to said pump spray dispensing means in response to an activating force applied by a user along a first axis to cause the liquid to dispense from the pump spray dispensing means along a second axis wherein there is an angle .alpha. between the first and second axes and .alpha. is greater than 90.degree. and less than about 270.degree. or greater than about 270.degree. and less than about 90.degree.;
- and, there is a pumping axis of the pump spray dispensing means which is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.
A portable dispenser for pump spray dispensing a liquid from a vessel comprising:
- a housing adapted to receive the vessel, said vessel having pump spray means for dispensing the liquid about a first axis and, said housing also adapted to receive the pump spray means for dispensing a liquid and to hold said pump spray dispensing means in at least a substantially stationary position;
- and
- means for moving the vessel relative to said pump spray dispensing means to cause the liquid to dispense from the pump spray dispensing means in response to an activating force applied about a second axis;
- wherein there is an angle .alpha. between the first and second axes and, .alpha. is greater than 90.degree. and less than 270.degree. or greater than 270.degree. and less than 90.degree.;
- and, there is a pumping axis of the pump spray dispensing means which is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.
A portable dispenser for pump spray dispensing a liquid from a vessel comprising:
- a housing adapted to receive the vessel which is provided with a pump spray nozzle, said housing also adapted to hold the pump spray nozzle in at least a substantially stationary position;
- and,
- means adapted to be operatively connected to the vessel and the housing for receiving an activating force from a user and moving the vessel relative to the pump spray nozzle in response to the activating force which is applied about a first axis so as to cause the liquid to spray from the nozzle about a second axis;
- wherein there is an angle .alpha. between the first and second axes and, .alpha. is greater than 90.degree. and less than 270.degree. or greater than 270.degree. and less than 90.degree.;
- and, there is a pumping axis of the pump spray nozzle which is substantially perpendicular to the second axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.