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US3187948A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Timed fluid dispensing device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-18
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1983-03-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William G Hunt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 13:13
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/14; B65D83/16; B65D83/26; B65D83/262; F; F16; F16N; F16N27/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
IN A DISPENSING DEVICE FOR PERIODICALLY DISPENSING FLUID FROM A CONTAINER HAVING AN ACTUATABLE VALVE AT ITS TOP FOR RELEASING FLUID THEREFROM AND A COLLAR FORMING AN ENLARGEMENT EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY ABOUT AN UPPER PORTION THEREOF BELOW THE VALVE; (A) A HOUSING HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, FRONT, AND BACK WALLS AND A PAIR OF END WALLS FORMING AN ENCLOSURE, (B) THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOUSING HAVING A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING, ELONGATE SLOT OPENING ONTO THE FORWARDLY DISPOSED EDGE OF THE BOTTOM WALL, (C) THE FRONT WALL OF SAID HOUSING HAVING A DISPENSING OUTLET EXTENDING INTO THE LOWER EDGE THEREOF AND COMMUNICATIVELY ADJOINING THE ELONGATE SLOT IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOUSING, (D) THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER BEING RECEIVABLE WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLOT IN THE BOTTOM WALL TO DISPOSE SAID VALVE WITHIN SAID HOUSING IN ALINEMENT WITH SAID DISPENSING OUTLET IN THE FRONT WALL, (E) THE ENLARGEMENT ON SAID CONTAINER FORMED BY SAID COLLAR BEING DISPOSED ABOVE SAID SLOT AND WITHIN SAID HOUSING IN OVERLYING SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH PORTIONS OF THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOUSING BOUNDING THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID SLOT TO RETAIN SAID CONTAINER IN AN OPERATIVE POSITION DEPENDING FROM SAID HOUSING, AND (F) VALVE ACTUATOR MEANS CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING FOR SUCCESSIVELY ACTUATING SAID VALVE IN A TIMED SEQUENCE WHEN SAID CONTAINER IS DISPOSED IN OPERATIVE POSITION DEPENDING FROM SAID HOUSING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
IN A DISPENSING DEVICE FOR PERIODICALLY DISPENSING FLUID FROM A CONTAINER HAVING AN ACTUATABLE VALVE AT ITS TOP FOR RELEASING FLUID THEREFROM AND A COLLAR FORMING AN ENLARGEMENT EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY ABOUT AN UPPER PORTION THEREOF BELOW THE VALVE; (A) A HOUSING HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, FRONT, AND BACK WALLS AND A PAIR OF END WALLS FORMING AN ENCLOSURE, (B) THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOUSING HAVING A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING, ELONGATE SLOT OPENING ONTO THE FORWARDLY DISPOSED EDGE OF THE BOTTOM WALL, (C) THE FRONT WALL OF SAID HOUSING HAVING A DISPENSING OUTLET EXTENDING INTO THE LOWER EDGE THEREOF AND COMMUNICATIVELY ADJOINING THE ELONGATE SLOT IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOUSING, (D) THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER BEING RECEIVABLE WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLOT IN THE BOTTOM WALL TO DISPOSE SAID VALVE WITHIN SAID HOUSING IN ALINEMENT WITH SAID DISPENSING OUTLET IN THE FRONT WALL, (E) THE ENLARGEMENT ON SAID CONTAINER FORMED BY SAID COLLAR BEING DISPOSED ABOVE SAID SLOT AND WITHIN SAID HOUSING IN OVERLYING SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH PORTIONS OF THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID HOUSING BOUNDING THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID SLOT TO RETAIN SAID CONTAINER IN AN OPERATIVE POSITION DEPENDING FROM SAID HOUSING, AND (F) VALVE ACTUATOR MEANS CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING FOR SUCCESSIVELY ACTUATING SAID VALVE IN A TIMED SEQUENCE WHEN SAID CONTAINER IS DISPOSED IN OPERATIVE POSITION DEPENDING FROM SAID HOUSING.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-06-07 1968-12-07 1969-06-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-06-07 1972-12-07 1973-06-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-07 1976-12-07 1977-06-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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