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Dispensers for liquids, with measured discharge

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-09-27
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1982-09-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jacob M Katz

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 03:06
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K5/00; A47K5/06; A47K5/12; A47K5/1202; A47K5/1204; A47K5/1207; G; G01; G01F; G01F11/00; G01F11/02; G01F11/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 418 words
IN A DISPENSER FOR LIQUIDS, A SUPPLY TANK, A BODY MEMBER POSITIONED WITHIN SAID TANK NEAR THE BOTTOM THEREOF; SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD SOCKETS EXTENDING UPWARDLY IN SAID BODY FROM THE BOTTOM SURFACE THEREOF, A RESILIENT DIAPHRAGM CLOSING THE MOUTH OF THE FIRST SOCKET, A FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER FITTED IN THE FIRST SOCKET INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, DIVIDING SAID FIRST SOCKET INTO AN UPPER REGION AND A LOWER REGION, A FIRST VALVE MEMBER POSITIONED IN THE UPPER REGION OF THE FIRST SOCKET AND FREELY SLIDABLE UP AND DOWN THEREIN; SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER SERVING AS A SEAT FOR SAID FIRST VALVE MEMBER AND NORMALLY CLOSED THEREBY DUE TO THE ACTION OF GRAVITY ON SAID FIRST VALVE MEMBER, A SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER FITTED IN THE MOUTH END OF THE SECOND SOECKET, A SECOND VALVE MEMBER POSITIONED ABOVE SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER AND WITHIN THE SECOND SOCKET, SAID AND FREELY SLIDABLE UP AND DOWN IN SAID SECOND SOCKET, SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER SERVING AS A SEAT FOR SAID SECOND VALVE MEMBER AND NORMALLY CLOSED THEREBY DUE TO THE ACTION OF GRAVITY ON THE SECOND VALVE MEMBER; SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER BEING COMMUNICATIVE WITH THE SUPPLY TANK, A DISCHARGE NOZZLE FITTED IN AND COMMUNICATIVELY WITH THE THIRD SOCKET AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM IN WATER-TIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE MAIN TANK, THROUGH SAID TANK WALL AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID SUPPLY TANK, SPRING MEANS WITHIN THE LOWER PART OF THE FIRST SOCKET, BIASING THE DIAPHRAGM DOWNWARDLY, AN ELEMENT POSITIONED BELOW THE DIAPHRAGM, A SHANK EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID ELEMENT WHICH IS BELOW THE DIAPHRAGM, THROUGH THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE SUPPLY TANK AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID SUPPLY TANK, ADAPTED TO BE PUSHED MANUALLY UPWARDLY WHEREUPON SAID ELEMENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH WILL SHIFT THE DIAPHRAGM UPWARDLY INTO THE FIRST SOCKET, MEANS SECURING SAID BODY MEMBER TO THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE SUPPLY TANK AND MEANS PREVENTING LEAKAGE FROM THE SUPPLY TANK AROUND SAID SHANK; SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING A BORE COMMUNICATIVELY CONNECTING THE THIRD SOCKET WITH THE UPPER PART OF THE FIRST SOCKET WHEN THE FIRST VALVE MEMBER IS RAISED OFF ITS SEAT TO OPEN THE FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER; SAID BODY MEMBER ALSO HAVING A BORE COMMUNICATIVELY CONNECTING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE LOWER PART OF THE FIRST SOCKET WITH THE SECOND SOCKET ABOVE THE SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER WHEREBY WHEN THE SECOND VALVE MEMBER IS RAISED OFF ITS SEAT TO OPEN THE SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER, THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FIRST SOCKET IS MADE COMMUNICATIVE WITH THE SUPPLY TANK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 418 words
IN A DISPENSER FOR LIQUIDS, A SUPPLY TANK, A BODY MEMBER POSITIONED WITHIN SAID TANK NEAR THE BOTTOM THEREOF; SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD SOCKETS EXTENDING UPWARDLY IN SAID BODY FROM THE BOTTOM SURFACE THEREOF, A RESILIENT DIAPHRAGM CLOSING THE MOUTH OF THE FIRST SOCKET, A FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER FITTED IN THE FIRST SOCKET INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, DIVIDING SAID FIRST SOCKET INTO AN UPPER REGION AND A LOWER REGION, A FIRST VALVE MEMBER POSITIONED IN THE UPPER REGION OF THE FIRST SOCKET AND FREELY SLIDABLE UP AND DOWN THEREIN; SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER SERVING AS A SEAT FOR SAID FIRST VALVE MEMBER AND NORMALLY CLOSED THEREBY DUE TO THE ACTION OF GRAVITY ON SAID FIRST VALVE MEMBER, A SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER FITTED IN THE MOUTH END OF THE SECOND SOECKET, A SECOND VALVE MEMBER POSITIONED ABOVE SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER AND WITHIN THE SECOND SOCKET, SAID AND FREELY SLIDABLE UP AND DOWN IN SAID SECOND SOCKET, SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER SERVING AS A SEAT FOR SAID SECOND VALVE MEMBER AND NORMALLY CLOSED THEREBY DUE TO THE ACTION OF GRAVITY ON THE SECOND VALVE MEMBER; SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER BEING COMMUNICATIVE WITH THE SUPPLY TANK, A DISCHARGE NOZZLE FITTED IN AND COMMUNICATIVELY WITH THE THIRD SOCKET AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM IN WATER-TIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE MAIN TANK, THROUGH SAID TANK WALL AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID SUPPLY TANK, SPRING MEANS WITHIN THE LOWER PART OF THE FIRST SOCKET, BIASING THE DIAPHRAGM DOWNWARDLY, AN ELEMENT POSITIONED BELOW THE DIAPHRAGM, A SHANK EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID ELEMENT WHICH IS BELOW THE DIAPHRAGM, THROUGH THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE SUPPLY TANK AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID SUPPLY TANK, ADAPTED TO BE PUSHED MANUALLY UPWARDLY WHEREUPON SAID ELEMENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH WILL SHIFT THE DIAPHRAGM UPWARDLY INTO THE FIRST SOCKET, MEANS SECURING SAID BODY MEMBER TO THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE SUPPLY TANK AND MEANS PREVENTING LEAKAGE FROM THE SUPPLY TANK AROUND SAID SHANK; SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING A BORE COMMUNICATIVELY CONNECTING THE THIRD SOCKET WITH THE UPPER PART OF THE FIRST SOCKET WHEN THE FIRST VALVE MEMBER IS RAISED OFF ITS SEAT TO OPEN THE FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER; SAID BODY MEMBER ALSO HAVING A BORE COMMUNICATIVELY CONNECTING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE LOWER PART OF THE FIRST SOCKET WITH THE SECOND SOCKET ABOVE THE SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER WHEREBY WHEN THE SECOND VALVE MEMBER IS RAISED OFF ITS SEAT TO OPEN THE SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER, THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FIRST SOCKET IS MADE COMMUNICATIVE WITH THE SUPPLY TANK.

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