Dispenser cup having a well therein

Claim 1

A dispensing device adapted for use with a flexible wall container having a wide mouth, defined by an upper edge portion of the container, and a quantity of liquid therein, said device comprising: a. a cup having an open well formed therein extending into the interior of said container through said wide mouth and an annular top wall surrounding said well and located above the upper edge of the container; b. said cup including a skirt depending from the annular top wall and adapted to be connected to said container, said skirt surrounding and being spaced from an adjacent portion of said well to receive the container''s wide mouth in the space therebetween; c. said well having a continuous inwardly tapered side wall extending from said annular top wall into the wide mouth of the container about the longitudinal axis of the cup and a concave bottom wall defining the bottom of the well, said tapered side wall and said bottom wall being dimensioned to receive a cow''s teat therein; d. said cup further including a conduit formed integral with said side wall and having an upper end extending into the well and a lower end extending into the container, said conduit having a bore therethrough and being located in said well eccentrically of and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cup thereby providing an enlarged open area of the well adapted to receive the cow''s teat; e. a cap surrounding the upper end of the conduit extending into the well; and f. at least one recess portion formed between said cap and the exterior surrounded end of the conduit, whereby a path is formed for the liquid in the container forced therefrom by squeeze pressure, said path being through the conduit bore into the formed recess and then downwardly into the dispenser well.