Patent Application
20230134012
The disclosure relates to dispenser devices and more particularly pertains to a new dispenser device for dispensing a measured amount of a fluid. The device includes a bottle for containing a fluid and a bulb that is in fluid communication with the bottle. The bulb includes an intake valve and an exhaust valve. The bulb releases the fluid through the exhaust valve when the bulb is squeezed for dispensing a measuring amount of the fluid. Conversely, the bulb fills with the fluid when the bulb is released after being squeezed.
The prior art relates to dispenser devices including a fluid dispenser that includes a bulb for pressurizing a bottle and a dispensing hose for releasing a fluid in the bottle. The prior art discloses a fluid dispenser that includes a bottle, a bulb that is compressed to release fluid contained in the bottle and a valve that is manually operated to open and close the bulb. The prior art discloses a variety of sprayer heads that are attachable to a bottle and a bulb that is integrated into the sprayer head for pressurizing the bottle. The prior art discloses a fluid sprayer that includes a bottle, a hose that is strapped to a user's arm and a bulb that is strapped to the user's hand for spraying a fluid from the bulb when the bulb is compressed.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bottle that contains a fluid. A cap is attachable to the bottle and a dispensing tube is fluidly attachable to the cap to receive the fluid. A hose is fluidly attachable to the cap to receive the viscous liquid from the dispensing tube. A bulb is removably attachable to the hose to receive the fluid from the hose. The bulb normally operates in a first condition when the bulb is not compressed to draw the fluid into an interior of the bulb. Conversely, the bulb operates in a second condition when the bulb is compressed to release the fluid from the bulb.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A dispensing tube 18 is fluidly attachable to the bottle 12 such that the dispensing tube 18 is in fluid communication with the fluid 14. The dispensing tube 18 has an upper end 20 and the upper end 20 of the dispensing tube 18 extends into the second portion 26 of the cap 22 such that the third portion 28 of the cap 22 is in fluid communication with the dispensing tube 18. A hose 34 is fluidly attachable to the cap 22 such that the hose 34 is in fluid communication with the dispensing tube 18 to receive the fluid 14 from the dispensing tube 18. The hose 34 has a first end 36 and a second end 38, and the first end 36 insertably receives the third portion 28 of the cap 22. A compression fitting 40 is threadable onto the second portion 26 of the cap 22 to compress the hose 34 onto the third portion 28 of the cap 22. The compression fitting 40 threadably engages the outer surface 32 of the second portion 26 such that the third portion 28 extends into the compression fitting 40 and the hose 34 extends outwardly from the compression fitting 40.
A bulb 42 is removably attachable to the hose 34 such that the bulb 42 can receive the fluid 14 from the hose 34. The bulb 42 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material, such as rubber or the like, thereby facilitating the bulb 42 to be squeezed. The bulb 42 has a dispensing element 44 and a receiving element 46, and the receiving element 46 is in fluid communication with the hose 34. The bulb 42 normally operates in a first condition when the bulb 42 is not compressed having the dispensing element 44 of the bulb 42 being closed and having the receiving element 46 being open. In this way the bulb 42 can draw the fluid 14 into an interior of the bulb 42.
The bulb 42 operates in a second condition when the bulb 42 is compressed having the dispensing element 44 being open and having the receiving element 46 being closed. In this way the dispensing element 44 can release the fluid 14 from the bulb 42. The bulb 42 has a coupled end 48 and a free end 50, and each of the coupled end 48 and the free end 50 is open. An intake valve 52 is integrated into the coupled end 48 of the bulb 42 such that the intake valve 52 defines the receiving element 46. The intake valve 52 is in a normally open condition to pass the fluid 14 into the bulb 42. Conversely, the intake valve 52 is urged into a closed condition when the bulb 42 is compressed to inhibit the fluid 14 from flowing back into the hose 34. The intake valve 52 may comprise a normally open check valve or other type of fluid valve with a single direction of flow. As is most clearly shown in
An exhaust valve 54 is provided and the exhaust valve 54 is integrated into the free end 50 of the bulb 42 such that the exhaust valve 54 defines the dispensing element 44. The exhaust valve 54 is in a normally closed condition to inhibit the fluid 14 from escaping through the free end 50 of the bulb 42. The exhaust valve 54 is urged into an open condition when the bulb 42 is compressed. In this way the exhaust valve 54 releases the fluid 14 outwardly through the free end 50 of the bulb 42. The exhaust valve 54 may comprise a normally closed check valve or other type of fluid valve with a single direction of flow.
In use, the bottle 12 is filled with the fluid 14 and the cap 22 is attached to the spout 16. The hose 34 is attached to the cap 22 and the compression fitting 40 is attached to the cap 22. The bulb 42 is compressed enough times to draw the fluid 14 into the bulb 42. In this way the fluid 14 will be dispensed outwardly through the exhaust valve 54 each time the bulb 42 is compressed. Additionally, the bulb 42 will refill each time the bulb 42 is released after being compressed. In this way the fluid 14 can be repeatedly released from the bulb 42. The bottle 12 can be carried in a purse, for example, and the hose 34 can be routed out of the purse. In this way the fluid 14 can be dispensed without requiring a user to reach into the purse, thereby reducing the likelihood of contaminating an interior of the purse.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
