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Portable, measured volume dispenser

Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1979-12-03
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Granted: 1982-09-14
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Expires: 1999-12-03
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Abstract

Abstract A portable dispenser is described which is adapted to mount removably on a bottle pump tube. A desired volume of liquid from the bottle is pumped into the interior of the dispenser. The dispenser is then removed from the tube and the measured amount of liquid is dispensed. In one embodiment, two dispensing devices are sequentially activated to dispense the measured amount of liquid.

Inventors

  • 👤 John S. Amneus

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:54
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F11/00; G01F11/28; G01F11/286

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
A portable liquid dispenser for dispensing a measured volume of liquid, said dispenser comprising: a reciprocatable pump tube affixed to a bottle containing the liquid and adapted to pump the liquid through the tube interior and its upper end when reciprocated; a liquid applicator, said applicator being mountable on said pump tube but being freely removable therefrom, said applicator having a squeezable bellows for holding said measured volume of liquid to be dispensed, said bellows having a common inlet/outlet tube shaped to conform to the end of said pump tube, said inlet/outlet tube being capable of free sliding telescopic connection and disconnection with said pump tube; said bellows being surrounded by a cup-like frame having an open top, a cylindrical lateral periphery, and a flat base, said inlet/outlet tube passing through an opening in said base, said frame being transparent and having indicia marked on the exterior of said lateral periphery to measure the expansion of said bellows, said frame having a thumb-sized slot extending from said open top to said base of the frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
A portable liquid dispenser for dispensing a measured volume of liquid, said dispenser comprising: a reciprocatable pump tube affixed to a bottle containing the liquid and adapted to pump the liquid through the tube interior and its upper end when reciprocated; a liquid applicator, said applicator being mountable on said pump tube but being freely removable therefrom, said applicator having a squeezable bellows for holding said measured volume of liquid to be dispensed, said bellows having a common inlet/outlet tube shaped to conform to the end of said pump tube, said inlet/outlet tube being capable of free sliding telescopic connection and disconnection with said pump tube; said bellows being surrounded by a cup-like frame having an open top, a cylindrical lateral periphery, and a flat base, said inlet/outlet tube passing through an opening in said base, said frame being transparent and having indicia marked on the exterior of said lateral periphery to measure the expansion of said bellows, said frame having a thumb-sized slot extending from said open top to said base of the frame.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-09-13 1986-03-15 1986-09-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-09-13 1990-03-15 1990-09-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-09-13 1994-03-15 1994-09-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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