Dispensing container with drainage passages

In a dispensing container having an inner cavity for storing material, means for dispensing material from the inner cavity and a base for supporting the container, the base having an essentially planar face for supporting the dispensing container in an upright position and side wall extending from said face to define a base cavity therein, wherein the improvement comprises:

• a through opening extending through the face of the base and operably connected to the inner cavity of the container for dispensing material from the inner cavity of the container, said container being supported at its base with the through opening normally opened to ambient;
• a valve for regulating the flow fluid from the inner cavity of the container through the through opening of the base while the container is supported at the base;
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• a drain hole extending through the face of the base and coupled to the base cavity, the drain hole being normally opened to ambient when the container is supported at its base for draining fluid from the base cavity.

In a dispensing container having an inner cavity for storing material, a dispensing means for dispensing material from the inner cavity of the container, and a base for supporting the dispensing container, wherein the improvement comprises:

• a generally U-shaped rim edge extending about an entire outer perimeter of a face of the base to define an elevated support surface and a recessed end surface;
• a through opening in the recessed end surface coupled with the inner cavity to discharge fluid from the inner cavity;
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• a relatively thin drain slot extending through the rim ridge for connecting a recessed end cavity defined by the recessed end surface and the rim ridge to ambient outside the base.

A dispensing container comprising:

• a bottle having an inner cavity for storing material, the bottle having a main container segment having a closed end and a neck, the neck having a mouth opened to the inner cavity to connect the inner cavity to ambient and defining an opened end of the container, the cross sectional area of the neck being smaller than the cross sectional area of the main container segment and the bottle having a shoulder portion connecting the main container segment and the neck;
• a base for supporting the container in an upright position, said base comprising a support face, side wall and through opening, the support face being dimensioned larger than the neck of the bottle, said side wall extending from said face to define a base cavity therein, said base cavity being sized to house the opened end of the bottle, said through opening extending through the face and being coupled with the mouth to collectively define a dispensing opening for discharging material from the inner cavity of the container;
• means for attaching the base relative to the bottle for supporting the container in an upright position relative to the support face of the base;
• a valve operably coupled with the dispensing opening for regulating discharge of material from the inner cavity of the container;
• a drain hole extending through the face of the base to ambient for fluidly connecting the base cavity to ambient, the drain hole being normally opened to ambient when the container is supported at its base for draining fluid from the base cavity;
• a rim ridge extending about an entire outer perimeter of the face of the base to define an elevated support surface and a recessed end surface;
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• a relatively thin drain slot through the rim ridge for fluidly connecting the recessed end surface of the base to an outer surface of the container for allowing fluid trapped under the rim ridge of the container to drain.