# US 9,517,483 B1 · Pump dispenser for a flexible press-on container lid > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,517,483 B1 - Document ID: US9517483B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/198,139 - Filed: 2016-06-30 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2016-05-29 - Applicants: Jay S. Derman - Inventors: Jay S. Derman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9517483B1 ## CPC - B05B 11/1047: {the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container} - B05B 11/0008: {Sealing or attachment arrangements between sprayer and container (between pump and container B05B11/1043)} - B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) ## Abstract A pump dispenser assembly is provided with a rigid or semi-rigid container having a mounting bead at the rim, a flexible lid with an annular mounting portion for gripping the mounting bead, a rigid member laid atop the flexible lid and spanning the rim of the container, and a fluid pump inserted through aligned holes through the flexible lid and rigid member. With this arrangement, a fluid can be pumped out from within the container, without substantial flexing of the flexible lid under the pumping force. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pump dispenser assembly comprising: a container having an annular rim with a mounting bead, a sidewall, and a bottom for defining an interior; a flexible lid with an annular mounting portion for releasable mounting on the container by engagement of the mounting bead of the annular rim, a first hole formed through the flexible lid, a bottom surface, and a top surface; a rigid member positioned above the top surface of the flexible lid, the rigid member spanning the container so that the rigid member is supported by opposing sides of the annular rim, a second hole formed through the rigid member; a fluid pump having an actuator, a threaded closure supporting the actuator, a cylinder beneath the actuator, and a dip tube extending from the cylinder and in fluid communication with the actuator through the cylinder, in an assembled configuration the cylinder being inserted through the first hole and the second hole with the threaded closure above the top surface, the dip tube extending into the interior; and a threaded collar positioned beneath bottom surface of the flexible lid, in the assembled configuration the threaded collar tightened to the threaded closure to sandwich the flexible lid to the rigid member so that a pumping force on the actuator is transferred through the rigid member and to the container through the annular rim to prevent substantial deflection of the flexible lid. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 1 wherein the threaded collar further comprises an annular shoulder and a male thread extending from the annular shoulder, where in the assembled configuration the male thread attaches to a female thread of the threaded closure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 2 wherein a gasket is positioned between the annular shoulder and the bottom surface of the flexible lid, where in the assembled configuration the gasket is seals between the annular shoulder and the bottom surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 1 wherein the flexible lid is a detachable press-on lid with an inner annular ridge for gripping to the mounting bead. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 1 wherein the flexible lid is a detachable press-on lid with an inner annular ridge for gripping to the mounting bead and the container is substantially rigid. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 1 wherein the rigid member is a plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 6 wherein the plate is circular. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 7 wherein a plate diameter is sufficient to span beyond an inner diameter of the annular rim of the container. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 8 wherein the plate diameter is greater than an outer diameter of the annular rim of the container. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 9 wherein an annular skirt is formed about the outer diameter of the plate so that in the assembled configuration the annular skirt substantially obscures the annular mounting portion of the lid from view. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 1 further comprising a graphic sheet having a decorative graphic applied thereto and with a third hole formed therethrough. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 11 wherein the third hole is sufficiently large to fit over the actuator and the threaded closure. ### Claim 13 A pump dispenser assembly comprising: a container having an annular rim with a mounting bead, a sidewall, and a bottom for defining an interior; a flexible lid with an annular mounting portion for releasable mounting on the container by engagement of the mounting bead of the annular rim, a first hole formed through the flexible lid, a bottom surface, and a top surface; a round rigid plate positioned above the top surface of the flexible lid, the round rigid plate spanning the container so that the round rigid plate is supported by opposing sides of the annular rim, a second hole formed through the round rigid plate; a fluid pump having an actuator, a threaded closure supporting the actuator, a cylinder beneath the actuator, and a dip tube extending from the cylinder for delivering a fluid to the actuator through the cylinder, in an assembled configuration the cylinder being inserted through the first hole and the second hole with the threaded closure above the top surface, the dip tube extending into the interior; and a threaded collar positioned beneath bottom surface of the flexible lid, in the assembled configuration the threaded collar tightened to the threaded closure to sandwich the flexible lid to the round rigid plate so that a pumping force on the actuator is transferred through the rigid member and to the container through the annular rim to prevent substantial deflection of the flexible lid. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 13 wherein an annular skirt is formed about the outer diameter of the round rigid plate so that in the assembled configuration the annular skirt substantially obscures the annular mounting portion of the lid from view. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 13 wherein the threaded collar further comprises an annular shoulder and a male thread extending from the annular shoulder, where in the assembled configuration the male thread attaches to a female thread of the threaded closure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 13 further comprising a round graphic sheet having a decorative graphic applied thereto to at least one side and with a third hole formed therethrough. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The pump dispenser assembly of claim 16 wherein the third hole is sufficiently large to fit over the actuator and the threaded closure. ### Claim 18 A pump dispenser for attachment a container having a mounting bead about an opening, a sidewall, and a bottom for defining an interior, the pump dispenser comprising: a flexible lid with an annular mounting portion for releasable mounting on the container by engagement to the mounting bead, a hole formed through the flexible lid, a bottom surface, and a top surface; a rigid member positioned above the top surface of the flexible lid and spanning the opening of the of the container so that a pumping force is transferred through the rigid member and to the container to prevent substantial deflection of the flexible lid; a fluid pump having an actuator, in an assembled configuration the fluid pump being inserted through the hole of the flexible lid and through the rigid member; and a detachable collar positioned beneath bottom surface of the flexible lid, in the assembled configuration the detachable collar being selectively attached to the fluid pump to hold in compression the flexible lid and the rigid member between the collar and the fluid pump so that a pumping force on the actuator is transferred through the rigid member and to the container through the mounting bead to prevent substantial deflection of the flexible lid. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The pump dispenser of claim 18 wherein the rigid member is a plate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The pump dispenser of claim 18 wherein the fluid pump further comprises a threaded closure supporting the actuator, a cylinder beneath the actuator, and a dip tube extending from the cylinder and in fluid communication with the actuator through the cylinder, and the detachable collar is threaded for mating to the threaded closure.