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US 8,281,960 B1Granted
Orbital bottle with pump
OwnerBrandi N. Gersinventor
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Abstract
A manual pump spray bottle, comprising a rotating coupling near the top of the container, thereby allowing a suction tube to swing about the entire perimeter of the bottle, is herein disclosed. The coupling provides a means such that no matter how the bottle is held, the tube is always at the lowest part and immersed in the liquid contents. The radius of the container bottom corresponds to that of the swing of the suction tube.
Claims14
A spray bottle comprising:
- a bottle comprising an interior;
- a spray pump removably attached thereto said bottle for manually dispensing a liquid, further comprising:
- a spray head for being engaged by a user's hand;
- an actuating means for drawing said liquid through a tube, said actuating means comprising a trigger lever hingedly attached to said spray head for activating a pair of one-way valves comprising a first valve having a first piston and a first spring and a second valve having a second piston and a second spring, a reservoir, a first ball and a second ball, and a barrel;
- a coupler removably attached to a top portion of said tube for fluid communication between said tube and said actuating means;
- and,
- a nozzle for dispensing said liquid;
- said tube rotatably coupled thereto and in fluid communication therewith said bottle and removably attached thereto said spray pump, further comprising a snap fit attachment for removably attaching said spray pump thereto said bottle;
- and,
- an interference fit attachment for removably coupling said tube thereto said bottle via a rotating coupling;
- wherein said liquid is pulled into said tube when said trigger lever is depressed, thereby simultaneously enabling said first piston and said second piston to be forced upwardly by means of said first spring and said second spring, respectively;
- wherein said first piston and said first spring are retracted so as to retract said first ball, thereby allowing said liquid to flow into said reservoir;
- wherein said liquid flows into said barrel provided inside of said nozzle which forces said second ball to move outwardly, thus enabling said fluid to exit said nozzle;
- wherein said first ball retracts to a first resting position upon release of said trigger lever, thereby prohibiting said liquid from entering said reservoir;
- wherein simultaneously said second ball retracts to a second resting position upon release of said trigger lever, thereby prohibiting air from entering said nozzle;
- wherein said interior of said bottle retains an amount of liquid therein;
- and,
- wherein said tube conveys said liquid therefrom said interior thereto said spray pump.
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A spray bottle comprising:
- a bottle comprising an interior, a cylindrical bottle body, and an opening for receiving a liquid;
- wherein said bottle body comprises a neck that is narrower than said bottle body, side walls, and a bottom surface having a dome and an annular groove therearound a periphery of said dome;
- wherein said bottle body forms said interior for storing an amount of said liquid contained therewithin;
- wherein said bottom surface provides a means for said liquid to aggregate via gravity therewithin said annular groove;
- a spray pump for manually dispensing said liquid comprising a spray head for being engaged by a user's hand, an actuating means for drawing said liquid therethrough said tube, and a coupler removably attached thereto a top portion of said tube for fluid communication therebetween said tube and said actuating means;
- a nozzle for dispensing said liquid;
- a tube rotatably coupled thereto and in fluid communication therewith said bottle and removably attached thereto said spray pump comprising an open top end removably attached thereto said coupler thereon said spray pump for fluid communication therewith said spray pump and an open bottom end inserted thereinto said bottle therethrough said opening for receiving said liquid for fluid communication therewith said liquid;
- wherein said actuating means further comprises:
- a trigger lever hingedly attached to said spray head for activating a pair of one-way valves comprising a first valve having a first piston and a first spring and a second valve having a second piston and a second spring;
- a first ball and a second ball;
- a reservoir;
- and,
- a barrel;
- wherein said liquid is pulled into said tube when said trigger lever is depressed, thereby simultaneously enabling said first piston and said second piston to be forced upwardly by means of said first spring and said second spring, respectively;
- wherein said first piston and said first spring are retracted so as to retract said first ball, thereby allowing said liquid to flow into said reservoir;
- wherein said liquid flows into said barrel provided inside of said nozzle which forces said second ball to move outwardly, thus enabling said fluid to exit said nozzle;
- wherein said first ball retracts to a first resting position upon release of said trigger lever, thereby prohibiting said liquid from entering said reservoir;
- wherein simultaneously said second ball retracts to a second resting position upon release of said trigger lever, thereby prohibiting air from entering said nozzle;
- wherein a rotating coupling is affixed to said tube through a center aperture subjacent to said open top end;
- and,
- wherein said bottom tube end extends outward from said center aperture at a slight angle such that said bottom tube end is rotationally positioned about said annular groove around a periphery of a bottom interior surface of said bottle;
- a snap fit attachment for removably attaching said spray pump thereto said bottle;
- and,
- an interference fit attachment for removably coupling said tube thereto said bottle via said rotating coupling.
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A method of utilizing a spray bottle, comprising the steps:
- acquiring said spray bottle comprising a bottle comprising an interior, a cylindrical bottle body, and an opening for receiving a liquid;
- wherein said bottle body comprises a neck that is narrower than said bottle body, side walls, and a bottom surface having a dome and an annular groove therearound a periphery of said dome;
- wherein said bottle body forms said interior for storing an amount of said liquid contained therewithin;
- and, wherein said bottom surface provides a means for said liquid to aggregate via gravity therewithin said annular groove;
- a spray pump for manually dispensing said liquid comprising a spray head for being engaged by a user's hand, an actuating means for drawing said liquid therethrough said tube comprising a trigger lever hingedly attached thereto said spray head for activating a pair of one-way valves comprising a first valve having a first ball and a first spring and a second valve having a second ball and a second spring, a pair of balls comprising a first ball and a second ball, a reservoir, and a barrel;
- wherein said liquid is pulled thereinto said tube when said trigger lever is depressing, thereby simultaneously enabling said first piston and said second piston to be forced upwardly by means of said first spring and said second spring, respectively;
- wherein said first piston and said first spring are retracted so as to retract said first ball, thereby allowing said liquid to flow into said reservoir;
- wherein said liquid flows thereinto said barrel provided thereinside of said nozzle which forces said second ball to move outwardly, thus enabling said fluid to exit said nozzle;
- wherein said first ball retracts thereto a first resting position upon release of said trigger lever, thereby prohibiting said liquid from entering said reservoir;
- and, wherein simultaneously said second ball retracts thereto a second resting position upon release of said trigger lever, thereby prohibiting air from entering said nozzle;
- and, a coupler removably attached thereto a top portion of said tube for fluid communication therebetween said tube and said actuating means;
- a nozzle for dispensing said liquid;
- a tube rotatably coupled thereto and in fluid communication therewith said bottle and removably attached thereto said spray pump comprising an open top end removably attached thereto said coupler thereon said spray pump for fluid communication therewith said spray pump and an open bottom end inserted thereinto said bottle therethrough said opening for receiving said liquid for fluid communication therewith said liquid;
- wherein a rotating coupling is affixed thereto said tube therethrough a center aperture subjacent thereto said open top end;
- and, wherein said bottom tube end extends outward therefrom said center aperture at a slight angle such that said bottom tube end is rotationally positioned thereabout said annular groove therearound a periphery of a bottom interior surface of said bottle;
- a snap fit attachment for removably attaching said spray pump thereto said bottle comprising two opposed protrusions thereon said neck of said bottle subjacent thereto an annular collar portion which engage corresponding recesses thereon an inner surface of a lower portion of said spray pump;
- wherein said recesses are located thereon lower ends of two cantilevers extending therefrom a bottom end of said spray head of said spray pump;
- and, an interference fit attachment for removably coupling said tube thereto said bottle via said rotating coupling comprising said annular collar portion thereon an outer surface of said neck of said bottle subjacent thereto said opening for receiving said liquid which attaches thereinto said rotating coupling of said tube;
- wherein said rotating coupling comprises a cover rotatable relative thereto said collar portion which covers said opening for receiving said liquid;
- filling said bottle body with said liquid, if not previously filled;
- engaging said rotating coupling thereonto said collar portion;
- positioning said pair of recesses thereon top of said pair of protrusions, thereby fastening said spray head thereinto a locked position;
- depressing a trigger lever, thereby depressing internal pistons and springs;
- allowing said liquid to be pulled upwardly thereinto said tube, causing said first ball to move upward, filling said reservoir and said barrel, and causing said second ball to move outwardly to dispose said liquid;
- releasing said trigger lever allowing said first ball to drop, filling said reservoir and said barrel therewith said liquid, thereby positioning said second ball thereat said second resting position;
- depressing said trigger lever a desired amount of times so as to repeat the abovementioned steps as desired;
- rotating said rotating coupler so as to rotate said tube and position said tube therein a desired location, thereby enabling a user to completely empty said liquid therefrom said spray bottle;
- refilling said bottle body as necessary with said liquid;
- and,
- utilizing said spray bottle to dispense said liquid, thus reducing waste of said liquid contents.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.