Syringe with spray nozzle tip

• US 4,923,448 A
• Filed: 12/06/1988
• Issued: 05/08/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mark Anderson
• Original Assignee: Mark Anderson
• Inventors: Ennis, James F. III
• Primary Examiner(s): Yasko, John D.
• Application Number:
  US07/280,331
• Time in Patent Office: 518 Days
• Field of Search: 604/239, 604/275, 604/279, 604/243, 604/242, 604/241, 604/240, 604/164, 604/165, 604/310, 604/311
• US Class Current: 604/239
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/007 Syringe-type or piston-type sprayers or atomisers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 31/00 Devices for introducing or retaining media, e.g. remedies, in cavities of the body A61M25/00 takes precedence ; introducing or retaining ophthalmic products into the ocular cavities A61F9/0008
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31 Details
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/3436 the interface being a plane perpendicular to the outlet axis
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/02 Membranes or pistons acting on the contents inside the container, e.g. follower pistons

Abstract

A syringe for dispensing a liquid as an atomized spray has a cylindrical barrel, a plunger movable axially in the barrel, a tubular nozzle at one end of the barrel, and a short fixed stem in the nozzle. A cup shaped nozzle tip has internal first spaced lands to frictionally engage the stem and define axially extending passages therebetween. A centrally apertured end wall of the nozzle tip has circumferentially spaced second lands to serve as abutments for the end of the stem. Troughs in the end wall between the second lands define further passages with the end of the stem for turbulently passing the liquid out of the aperture as an atomized spray.

Claims

1. A syringe for dispensing a liquid atomized spray, comprising:

a cylindrical barrel having a chamber for containing a liquid and an open end;

an axially movable plunger in said chamber for discharging said liquid through said open end of said barrel;

a nozzle having a tubular wall secured to said open end of said barrel and having a free open end for discharging said liquid therefrom;

a stem axially disposed in fixed position in said nozzle and radially spaced from said tubular wall to define therewith a tubular first passage, said stem having a free end spaced inwardly from said open end of said nozzle; and

a cup shaped nozzle tip axially disposed in said nozzle, said nozzle tip comprising;

a cylindrical wall engaged on said stem to provide axially extending second passages therebetween communicating with said tubular first passage,

an end wall integral with said cylindrical wall and formed with an aperture for discharging said liquid therefrom as an atomized spray; and

troughs on said end wall defining with said free end of said stem third passages communicating with said second passages and said aperture to pass said liquid turbulently to and through said aperture to and thereby produce said atomized spray.

2. A syringe as defined in claim 1, further comprising circularly spaced radially extending spider arms in said nozzle for axially supporting said stem, said arms defining therebetween further passages communicating with said tubular first passage to pass said liquid from said chamber barrel, through said tubular first passage, and through said further passages, when said plunger is advanced in said barrel.

3. A syringe as defined in claim 1, wherein said cylindrical wall of said nozzle tip is formed with a plurality of lateral circumferentially spaced lands frictionally engaging said stems, said second passages being spaced apart circumferentially of said cylindric wall between said lands to divide said liquid into separate streams.

4. A syringe as defined in claim 3, further comprising circumferentially spaced other lands on said end wall of said nozzle tip at said first named lands to serve as abutments at said free end of said stem.

5. A syringe as defined in claim 4, wherein said troughs are disposed between said other lands and circumferentially spaced apart on said end wall to define third passages with said free end of said stem.

6. A syringe as defined in claim 5, further comprising circumferentially spaced and radially extending spider arms fixed in said nozzle and axially supporting said stem, said arms defining therebetween further passages communicating with said tubular first passage to pass said liquid from said chamber barrel through said tubular first passage and said further passages when said plunger is advanced in said barrel.

7. In an improved syringe for producing an atomized liquid spray, said syringe of the type having a cylindrical barrel for containing a liquid, with a plunger movable axially in said barrel to discharge said liquid therefrom, and a tubular nozzle at one end of said barrel with an open free end for discharging said liquid, said improvement comprising:

a fixed axial stem in said nozzle near said open end of said nozzle;

a cup shaped body axially disposed in said open end of said nozzle and having a cylindrical wall engageable on said stem and adapted to provide axially extending passages therebetween to pass said liquid from said nozzle through said body, said body having an end wall formed with an aperture for discharging said liquid from said body as an atomized spray, and troughs, formed in said end wall, for defining with an end of said stem, other passages, communicating with said axially extending passages and said aperture, to produce said atomized liquid spray.

8. An improved syringe as defined in claim 7, wherein said cylindrical wall is formed with a plurality of lateral circumferentially spaced lands for frictionally engaging said stem, said axially extending passages being spaced apart circumferentially of said body between said lands to divide said liquid into separate streams.

9. An improved syringe as defined in claim 8 further comprising circumferentially spaced other lands on said end wall at said first named lands, to serve as abutments at said free end of said stem.

10. An improved syringe as defined in claim 9, wherein said troughs are disposed between said other lands to define said other passages.