Pump Dispenser With Indented Actuator Skirt

• US 20090101676A1
• Filed: 10/22/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Clorox Company
• Original Assignee: Clorox Company
• Inventors: O'Connell, Tami, Kiechel, John, Sheppard, Nasahn, Enga, Agnete
• Application Number:
  US11/876,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20090101676A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 222/205
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/14 with multiple outlet openings B05B1/02, B05B1/26 take precedence; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/10 Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 17/002 with feed system for supplying material from an external source; Supply controls therefor B05C17/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 11/006 Details or accessories general details G01F15/00

Abstract

A vertical pump-up dispenser has a concave actuator skirt which allows the consumer to identify the actuator platform and minimize interference with the container.

Claims

1. A package for dispensing a liquid having a concave actuator skirt comprising:

a. a container having a container bottom, a container sleeve coupled to the container bottom and depending upwardly from the peripheral edge of the container bottom;

b. an actuator having an actuator top and an actuator skirt coupled to the actuator top and depending downwardly from the actuator top;

c. a pump assembly having a hollow stem and the pump assembly disposed within the container and in fluid communication with the actuator;

d. wherein the actuator has at least one discharge orifice in fluid communication with the stem of the pump assembly to permit liquid to flow on to a top surface of the actuator top upon reciprocation of the actuator top;

e. wherein a sleeve interior surface of the container sleeve is slideably engagable with a skirt exterior surface of the actuator skirt; and

f. wherein the actuator skirt forms a concave curve.

2. The package of claim 1, wherein the actuator has more than one discharge orifice.

3. The package of claim 1, wherein the actuator has at least one slotted discharge orifice.

4. The package of claim 1, wherein container is transparent or translucent.

5. The package of claim 1, wherein the package additionally comprises a dip tube.

6. The package of claim 1, wherein the container sleeve is concave.

7. A package for dispensing a liquid having a concave actuator skirt comprising:

a. a container having a container bottom, a container sleeve coupled to the container bottom and depending upwardly from the peripheral edge of the container bottom;

b. an actuator having an actuator top and an actuator skirt coupled to the actuator top and depending downwardly from the actuator top;

c. a pump assembly having a hollow stem and the pump assembly disposed within the container and in fluid communication with the actuator;

d. wherein the actuator has at least one discharge orifice in fluid communication with the stem of the pump assembly to permit liquid to flow on to a top surface of the actuator top upon reciprocation of the actuator top; and

e. wherein the actuator skirt forms a concave curve.

8. The package of claim 7, wherein the actuator has more than one discharge orifice.

9. The package of claim 7, wherein the actuator has at least one slotted discharge orifice.

10. The package of claim 7, wherein container is transparent or translucent.

11. The package of claim 7, wherein the package additionally comprises a dip tube.

12. The package of claim 7, wherein the container sleeve is concave.

13. A package for dispensing a liquid having a curved actuator skirt comprising:

a. a container having a container bottom, a container sleeve coupled to the container bottom and depending upwardly from the peripheral edge of the container bottom;

b. an actuator having an actuator top and an actuator skirt coupled to the actuator top and depending downwardly from the actuator top;

c. a pump assembly having a hollow stem and the pump assembly disposed within the container and in fluid communication with the actuator;

d. wherein the actuator has at least one discharge orifice in fluid communication with the stem of the pump assembly to permit liquid to flow on to a top surface of the actuator top upon reciprocation of the actuator top;

e. wherein a sleeve interior surface of the container sleeve is slideably engagable with a skirt exterior surface of the actuator skirt; and

f. wherein the actuator skirt cross-sectional area has a negative second derivative with respect to and along at least some of its length from top to bottom.

14. The package of claim 13, wherein the actuator has more than one discharge orifice.

15. The package of claim 13, wherein the actuator has at least one slotted discharge orifice.

16. The package of claim 13, wherein container is transparent or translucent.

17. The package of claim 13, wherein the package additionally comprises a dip tube.

18. The package of claim 13, wherein the container sleeve is concave.