Chemical feeder package for attachment to lawn mowers or the like

Claim 1

A DISPENSING AND METERING PACKAGE FOR GROWTH CONTROL CHEMICALS, ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING UPON A MOVABLE GARDEN IMPLEMENT, SAID PACKAGE COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS ALL EMBODIED IN THE PACKAGE AS PREPARED FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION TO THE USER: (A) A CONTAINER FOR HOLDING A SUPPLY OF GROWTH CONTROL MATERIAL, SAID CONTAINER HAVING A METERING OUTLET ORIFICE IN A WALL THEREOF, (B) A SPOUT MEMBER, A METERING ROD FIXED TO SAID SPOUT MEMBER AND PROJECTING INTO SAID METERING ORIFICE AND FITTING LOOSELY THEREIN SO AS TO PERMIT THE CONTAINER AND ORIFICE TO WOBBLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID SPOUT AND ROD AS A UNIT, THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ROD AND ORIFICE BEING CHOSEN TO PERMIT A METERED FEED OF THE GROWTH CONTROL CHEMICAL AT A RATE SUITABLE TO THE PROPER APPLICATION OF THE SAID CHEMICAL TO THE TERRAIN TO BE TREATED, (C) SAID SPOUT MEMBER BEING FORMED TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR TEMPORARY ATTACHMENT TO THE GARDEN IMPLEMENT, (D) AND MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY SEALING SAID SPOUT MEMBER AND SAID CONTAINER IN AN IMMOVABLE RELATIONSHIP SO AS TO PREVENT DISCHARGE OF CHEMICAL THROUGH SAID ORIFICE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE PACKAGE IS TO BE USED.