Bottom-dispensing liquid soap dispenser
AssigneeMethod Products, Inc.
InventorAdam Lowry
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Abstract
A dispenser for liquids, such as dish soaps. The dispenser includes a bottom-dispensing squeeze container with flow controlled by a pressure actuated, self-closing valve, and a base integrated into the container. The container is ergonomically shaped to provide a handgrip to allow gripping with either hand from any direction and to provide a natural location to grip and squeeze the container. The base threads onto the stand to support the container on a surface while preventing other elements, such as the valve, from contacting the surface and allowing for a liquid to be dispensed through the stand. An alternative embodiment is also provided that includes a sealing mechanism for transport of the dispenser.
Claims15
A liquid dispenser comprising:
- a hollow, elongated container for the liquid, said container having a bulbous upper portion and a frusto-conical lower portion with a bottom wall at the larger diameter thereof, said bottom wall having an opening therein for discharging liquid from said container, said frusto-conical lower portion being deformable and ergonomically proportioned to permit gripping and compression by a human hand to cause ejection of liquid through said opening, said bulbous upper portion being of a size to prevent downward slippage of said frusto-conical lower portion when gripped;
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- a frusto-conical base secured to said lower portion and forming a continuation of the frusto-conical shape of said lower portion, said base having a lower rim lying in a plane transverse to said elongated container for supporting same in an upright condition when said base is positioned on a substantially planar surface.
A liquid dispenser comprising:
- a hollow, elongated container for the liquid, said container having a deformable hand-grip formed by a frusto-conical lower portion with a bottom wall at the larger diameter thereof and a waist at the upper end of said lower portion, said bottom wall having an opening therein for discharging liquid from said container, said frusto-conical lower portion and waist being ergonomically proportioned to permit gripping and compression by a human hand to cause ejection of liquid through said opening;
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- a frusto-conical base secured to said lower portion and forming a continuation of the frusto-conical shape of said lower portion, said base having a lower rim lying in a plane transverse to said elongated container for supporting same in an upright condition when said base is positioned on a substantially planar surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.