Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A dispensing pump of the pressure accumulating type comprising; a pump housing defining a cylindrical pressure accumulation chamber having in inlet port at one axial end thereof for communication with a source of flowable product to be dispensed, and an outlet port opening radially from said chamber; an inlet check valve controlling said inlet port; a centrally apertured outlet valve disposed for axial movement in said chamber from a closed position adjacent said one axial end of the chamber in which it blocks communication between said inlet and outlet ports to an open position remote from said one axial end in which it establishes communication between said inlet and outlet ports; resilient means normally urging said outlet valve toward its closed position; a pump cylinder carried by said outlet valve coaxially to said pressure accumulation chamber and in constant communication with said chamber through the central aperture of said valve; a pump piston reciprocable in said cylinder independently of the movement of said outlet valve; and means for manually reciprocating said piston.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A dispensing pump of the pressure accumulating type comprising; a pump housing defining a cylindrical pressure accumulation chamber having in inlet port at one axial end thereof for communication with a source of flowable product to be dispensed, and an outlet port opening radially from said chamber; an inlet check valve controlling said inlet port; a centrally apertured outlet valve disposed for axial movement in said chamber from a closed position adjacent said one axial end of the chamber in which it blocks communication between said inlet and outlet ports to an open position remote from said one axial end in which it establishes communication between said inlet and outlet ports; resilient means normally urging said outlet valve toward its closed position; a pump cylinder carried by said outlet valve coaxially to said pressure accumulation chamber and in constant communication with said chamber through the central aperture of said valve; a pump piston reciprocable in said cylinder independently of the movement of said outlet valve; and means for manually reciprocating said piston.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 1, in which said inlet check valve is carried by and resiliently supported from said outlet valve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 1, including an inlet valve spring compressed between said outlet valve and said inlet for biasing said inlet valve toward seated relation over said inlet port.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 1, wherein said outlet valve and said pump cylinder are of unitary molded plastic construction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 3, in which said pump cylinder, said inlet and outlet valves and said inlet valve spring constitute a unitary plastic molding.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 1, in which said resilient means normally urging said outlet valve toward its closed position comprises a coil spring encircling said pump cylinder and compressed axially between said pump piston and said outlet valve.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 1, including a vent passage through said one axial end of the pump housing adjacent and exteriorly of said accumulation chamber, to establish communication between a container to which the pump is applied and the atmosphere, said outlet valve including a radially outwardly projecting flange having a portion positioned to seat over and seal the vent passage in the closed position of said outlet valve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 1, in which said outlet valve when closed covers and seals said outlet port.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 1, in which said outlet valve when closed is in axial sealing engagement with said one axial end of the accumulation chamber throughout a zone encircling said inlet port.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 1, in which said one axial end of the accumulation chamber is formed with an annular outlet valve seat surrounding said outlet port and said outlet valve includes an annular skirt conformed for axial sealing engagement with said annular outlet valve seat.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A dispensing pump as defined in claim 10, in which said annular outlet valve seat is of conical configuration diverging toward said one axial end of the accumulation chamber.