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US 6,186,367 B1Granted
Metered liquid squeeze dispenser
AssigneeValley Design, Inc.
InventorJohn E. Harrold
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Abstract
The present invention is a metered liquid squeezable dispenser, which includes a squeezable container having an open end and neck for dispensing liquid. A trap chamber base non-rotatably attached to the container and a trap chamber is rotatably attached to the trap chamber base. A dip tube is located in the base and extends into the container. There is an air inlet orifice located on the base. The trap chamber has a dispensing outlet, at least one metered dosage inlet pipe passing through the bottom of the trap chamber, extending upwardly therefrom for a predetermined height, and an air pipe passing through its bottom. The base and trap chamber align with one another for squeeze, metered dose filling, and then rotational realignment for squeeze dispensing.
Claims20
A metered liquid squeezable dispenser, which comprises:
- (a) a squeezable container having an open end and neck for dispensing liquid therefrom;
- (b) a trap chamber base for rotatable attachment of a trap chamber thereto, said base being adapted to fit and lock onto said neck of said squeezable container, said base having a dip tube orifice thereon and having a dip tube connected thereto and extending downwardly into said container, said base having an air inlet orifice located thereon;
- (c) a trap chamber rotatably connected to said trap chamber base, said trap chamber having sidewalls, a bottom, a top and a dispensing outlet, said trap chamber having a closed dispensing outlet pipe running from said dispensing outlet to said trap chamber bottom and having a shut-off valve arrangement at said bottom, said trap chamber having at least one metered dosage inlet pipe passing through the bottom of said trap chamber and extending upwardly therefrom for a predetermined height, said trap chamber having an air pipe passing through its bottom and extending upwardly therefrom for a height at least equal to the height of said at least one metered dosage inlet pipe;
- said dispensing outlet shut-off valve arrangement being adapted to be closed relative to said base when said at least one metered dosage inlet pipe of said trap chamber and said dip tube of said trap chamber base are in alignment with one another, and to be opened when said air inlet orifice of said trap chamber base and said air pipe of said trap chamber are aligned with one another;
- wherein said trap chamber base and said trap chamber are rotatable relative to one another and have a first position wherein said at least one metered dosage inlet pipe of said trap chamber and said dip tube of said trap chamber base are in alignment with one another and said air pipe of said chamber and said air inlet orifice of said trap chamber base are not in alignment with one another and said dispensing outlet shut-off valve arrangement is closed, and have a second position wherein said metered dosage inlet pipe of said trap chamber and said dip tube of said trap chamber base are not in alignment with one another and said air pipe of said chamber and said air inlet orifice of said trap chamber base are in alignment with one another and said dispensing outlet shut-off valve arrangement is open.
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A metered liquid squeezable dispenser, which comprises:
- (a) a squeezable container having an open end and neck for dispensing liquid therefrom;
- (b) a trap chamber base for rotatable attachment of a trap chamber thereto, said base being adapted to fit and lock onto said neck of said squeezable container, said base having a dip tube orifice thereon and having a dip tube connected thereto and extending downwardly into said container, said base having an air inlet orifice located thereon;
- (c) a trap chamber rotatably connected to said trap chamber base, said trap chamber having sidewalls, a bottom, a top and a dispensing outlet, said trap chamber having a closed dispensing outlet pipe running from said dispensing outlet to said trap chamber bottom and having a shut-off valve arrangement at said bottom, said trap chamber having at least one metered dosage inlet pipe passing through the bottom of said trap chamber and extending upwardly therefrom for a predetermined height, said trap chamber having an air pipe passing through its bottom and extending upwardly therefrom for a height at least equal to the height of said at least one metered dosage inlet pipe;
- (d) indicia located on said trap chamber and said trap chamber base for selective alignment for filling and subsequent dispensing of said dispenser;
- said dispensing outlet shut-off valve arrangement being adapted to be closed relative to said base when said at least one metered dosage inlet pipe of said trap chamber and said dip tube of said trap chamber base are in alignment with one another, and to be opened when said air inlet orifice of said trap chamber base and said air pipe of said trap chamber are aligned with one another;
- wherein said trap chamber base and said trap chamber are rotatable relative to one another and have a first position wherein said at least one metered dosage inlet pipe of said trap chamber and said dip tube of said trap chamber base are in alignment with one another and said air pipe of said chamber and said air inlet orifice of said trap chamber base are not in alignment with one another and said dispensing outlet shut-off valve arrangement is closed, and have a second position wherein said metered dosage inlet pipe of said trap chamber and said dip tube of said trap chamber base are not in alignment with one another and said air pipe of said chamber and said air inlet orifice of said trap chamber base are in alignment with one another and said dispensing outlet shut-off valve arrangement is open.
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