United States Patent [19]
`Ho
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`[54] PUMP SPRAY BOTTLE
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`Inventor; Richard K_ Ho’
`Honolulu, Hi‘ 968306925
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`[21] Appl. No.: 249,337
`[22] Filed:
`May 27, 1994
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`[51] Int. (11.6 ...................................................... .. B671) 5/60
`[52] US. Cl. ...................... .. 222/377; 222/382; 222/464.7
`[58] Field of Search ................................... .. 222/211, 377,
`2221382, 464, 383
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`[11] Patent Number:
`5,464,129
`[45] Date of Patent:
`Nov. 7, 1995
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`Primary Examiner—Andres Kashnikow
`Assistant Examiner-_Kenneth R, DeRosa
`Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Michael I. Kroll
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`ABSTRACT
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`An improved pump spray bottle comprising a container for
`holding liquid therein. A pump head is on the container. A
`dip tube is coupled to the pump head. A structure is within
`the container for completely removing all of the liquid from
`{ha Container through [b6
`tube and out of the
`pump head.
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`5 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets
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`PUMP SPRAY BOTTLE
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`The instant invention is the subject matter of Disclosure
`Document N0.: 345866, ?led in the PTO on Jan. 10, 1994,
`and it is respectfully requested that this document be
`retained beyond the two-year period so that it may be relied
`upon as evidence of conception of the invention during the
`prosecution phase of this application, should the need arise.
`1. Field of the Invention
`The instant invention relates generally to dispenser bottles
`and more speci?cally it relates to an improved pump spray
`bottle.
`2. Description of the Prior Art
`Numerous dispenser bottles have been provided in prior
`art that are adapted to allow their liquid contents to be taken
`out and used in convenient or prescribed amounts. While
`these units may be suitable for the particular purpose to
`which they address, they would not be as suitable for the
`purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`A primary object of the present invention is to provide an
`improved pump spray bottle that will overcome the short
`comings of the prior art devices.
`Another object is to provide an improved pump spray
`bottle in which a tapered base of a container is sloped, so that
`the liquid contents in the container will ?ow towards a
`mouth end of a dip tube located at one side wall of the
`container.
`An additional object is to provide an improved pump
`‘ spray bottle in which the dip tube is either held to the side
`wall by C-clamps or in a channel built directly into the side
`wall, so that the mouth end of the dip tube will be located
`directly at a lower side of the tapered base to completely
`remove all of the liquid from within the container.
`A further object is to provide an improved pump spray
`bottle that is simple and easy to use.
`A still further object is to provide an improved pump
`spray bottle that is economical in cost to manufacture.
`Further objects of the invention will appear as the descrip
`tion proceeds.
`To the accomplishment of the above and related objects,
`this invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the
`accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact,
`however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that
`changes may be made in the speci?c construction illustrated
`and described within the scope of the appended claims.
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`FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6-6 in
`FIG. 5 through the built-in dip tube.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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`Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which
`similar reference characters denote similar elements
`throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 through 6 illustrate an
`improved pump spray bottle 10 comprising a container 12
`for holding liquid therein. A pump head 14 is on the
`container 12. A dip tube 16 is coupled to the pump head 14.
`A structure 18 is within the container 12, for completely
`removing all of the liquid from within the container 12
`through the dip tube 16 and out of the pump head 14.
`The container 12 has an externally threaded neck 20. The
`pump head 14 has an internally threaded cap 22 to engage
`with the externally threaded neck 20 of the container 12. The
`pump head 14 includes an accumulator 24 built into the cap
`22 and a pipe 26 extending from the accumulator 24.
`The dip tube 16 includes a mouth 28 formed on a lower
`end 30. A funnel 32 formed on an upper end 34 to receive
`a free end 36 of the pipe 26 from the accumulator 24.
`The container 12 includes a bottom wall 38, a pair of side
`walls 40 and 42, a front wall 44, a rear wall 46 and a top wall
`48 maintaining the externally threaded neck 20.
`The liquid removing structure 18 consists of the bottom
`wall 38 of the container 12 being tapered. A component 50
`is for maintaining the dip tube 16 at the ?rst side wall 40 of
`the container 12 at the lowest end of the tapered bottom wall
`38. The mouth 28 on the lower end 30 of the dip tube 16 will
`be located right at the lowest end of the tapered bottom wall
`38, to receive all of the liquid held within the container 12.
`The tapered bottom wall 38, the side walls 40, 42, the
`front wall 44, the rear wall 46 and the top wall 48 are all
`integral and fabricated out of durable material 52, such as
`plastic or the like.
`The tapered bottom wall 38 includes a horizontal bottom
`surface 54 a sloped top surface 56 angled downwards
`towards the mouth 28 of the dip tube 16. The lowest end of
`the tapered bottom wall 38 which is narrower than the
`opposite end is located at the mouth 28 of the dip tube 16.
`The dip tube maintaining component 50, as shown in
`FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, is a C-clamp member 58 a?ixed to said ?rst
`side wall 40 of the container 12 to hold the dip tube 16 in a
`generally parallel position to the ?rst side wall 40. The dip
`tube maintaining component 50, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6,
`is a channel 60 built directly into the first side wall 40 of the
`container 12, to hold the dip tube 16 in a generally parallel
`position to the ?rst side wall 40.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
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`FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a ?rst embodiment of
`the instant invention.
`FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view taken in the direction
`of arrow 2 in FIG. 1, with parts broken away and in section.
`FIG. 3 is a side view taken in the direction of arrow 3 in
`FIG. 1, with parts broken away and in section.
`FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4—4 in
`FIG. 1.
`FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment
`of the instant invention with parts broken away and in
`section.
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`OPERATION OF THE INVENTION
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`To use the improved pump spray bottle 10, the following
`steps should be taken:
`l. Remove the cap 22 of the pump head 14 from the neck
`20 of the container 12.
`2. Fill the container 12 with liquid to be dispensed
`therefrom.
`3. Replace the cap 22 of the pump head 14 back onto the
`neck 20 of the container 12.
`4. Press the pump head 14 up and down, so that the
`accumulator 24 can suck up the liquid through the pipe
`26 from the mouth 28 on the lower end 30 of the dip
`tube 16, which is located on the ?rst side wall 40 at the
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`lower end of the tapered bottom wall 38 in the container
`12.
`5. Repeat step 4 many times, until all of the liquid is
`removed from the container 12.
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`LIST OF REFERENCE NUlVIBERS
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`10 improved pump spray bottle
`12 container
`14 pump head
`16 dip tube
`18 liquid removing structure
`20 externally threaded neck of 12
`22 internally threaded cap of 14
`24 accumulator in 14
`26 pipe from 24
`28 mouth on 30
`30 lower end of 16
`32 funnel on 34
`34 upper end of 16
`36 free end of 26
`38 tapered bottom wall of 12
`40 ?rst side wall of 12
`42 second side wall of 12
`44 front wall of 12
`46 rear wall of 12
`48 top wall of 12
`50 dip tube maintaining component
`52 durable material
`54 horizontal bottom surface of 38
`56 sloped top surface of 38
`58 C-clamp member on 40 for 50
`60 channel in 40 for 50
`It will be understood that each of the elements described
`above, or two or more together may also ?nd a useful
`application in other types of methods differing from the type
`described above.
`While certain novel features of this invention have been
`shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed
`claims, it is not intended to be limited to the details above,
`since it will be understood that various omissions, modi?
`cations, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of
`the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by
`those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the
`spirit of the present invention.
`Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal
`the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying
`current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications
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`art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or
`speci?c aspects of this invention.
`What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by
`Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:
`1. A pump spray bottle comprising:
`a) a container for holding liquid therein, said container
`having an externally threaded neck;
`b) a pump head on said container, said pump head having
`an internally threaded cap to engage with said exter
`nally threaded neck of said container, said pump head
`including an accumulator built into said and a pipe
`extending from said accumulator;
`c) a dip tube coupled to said pump head, said clip tube
`including a mouth formed on a lower end, and a funnel
`formed on an upper end to receive a free end of said
`pipe from said accumulator; and
`(1) means within said container for completely removing
`all of the liquid from within said container through said
`dip tube and out of said pump head, said container
`including a bottom wall, a ?rst side wall and a second
`side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a top wall
`maintaining said externally threaded neck, said liquid
`removing means including said bottom wall of said
`container being tapered, and means for maintaining
`said dip tube at said ?rst side wall of said container at
`the lowest end of said tapered bottom wall, so that said
`mouth on the lower end of said dip tube will be located
`right at the lowest end of said tapered bottom wall to
`receive all of the liquid held within said container.
`2. A pump spray bottle as recited in claim 1, wherein said
`tapered bottom wall, said side walls, said front wall, said
`rear wall and said top wall are all integral and fabricated out
`of durable material.
`3. A pump spray bottle as recited in claim 2, wherein said
`tapered bottom wall includes:
`a) a horizontal bottom surface; and
`b) a sloped top surface angled downwards towards said
`mouth of said clip tube, so that the lowest end of said
`tapered bottom wall, which is narrower than the oppo
`site end is located at said mouth of said dip tube.
`4. A pump spray bottle as recited in claim 3, wherein said
`dip tube maintaining means is a C-clamp member a?ixed to
`said ?rst side wall of said container to hold said dip tube in
`a generally parallel position to said ?rst side wall.
`5. A pump spray bottle as recited in claim 3, wherein said
`dip tube maintaining means is a channel built directly into
`said ?rst side wall of said container to hold said dip tube in
`a generally parallel position to said ?rst side wall.
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