Mixing and dispensing apparatus

• US 7,066,354 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2004
• Issued: 06/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Veltek Associates Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Veltek Associates Incorporated
• Inventors: Stank, Robert E., Vellutato, Arthur L. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kaufman, Joseph A.
• Application Number:
  US10/755,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20040238566A1
• Time in Patent Office: 896 Days
• Field of Search: 222/129, 222/130, 222/145.1, 222/145.5, 222522-525, 206/219, 206/221, 206/222
• US Class Current: 222/129
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/0081 and for mixing the components in a common container as a mixture ready for use before discharging the latter
• 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: B65D 81/3222 with additional means facilitating admixture

Abstract

A mixing and dispensing apparatus has a small bottle which is positioned within a larger bottle. The small bottle contains a concentrated solution, and the larger bottle contains water. The small bottle has a nozzle that is off-center, a grip base that is an integral part of the bottle, and a vent to maintain zero atmospheric pressure internally. The small bottle is inverted and placed within the neck of the large bottle. The nozzle of the small bottle is placed within a narrowed internal passageway at the base of the neck of the nozzle. Once the apparatus is ready for use, the small bottle is pulled upward using a pull ring, thereby opening the nozzle and releasing the contents of the small bottle into the large bottle. The contents are poured out through a separate pour spout.

Claims

1. A mixing and dispensing apparatus comprising:

a first container for retaining a first substance, said first container having a neck and a reservoir and a platform having a narrowed internal passageway therebetween, said platform having an internal bottom surface; and

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a second container for retaining a second substance, said second container having a nozzle positioned within the internal passageway of said first container, whereby when said first container is pulled outwardly, the internal bottom surface pulls the nozzle open to release the second substance into said first container.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first container has a pour spout for dispensing the first substance and the second substance.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said nozzle has a ledge which, when said first container is pulled outwardly, engages the internal bottom surface to open said nozzle.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said nozzle is positioned within the internal passageway by placing said second container within said first container and pushing said second container into the internal passageway.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said platform supports said second container.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the narrowed internal passageway extends inwardly with respect to a side of said neck.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said neck has a first width and said reservoir has a second width.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said first width is smaller than said second width.

9. A mixing and dispensing apparatus comprising:

a first container for retaining a first substance, said first container having a neck and a reservoir and a narrowed internal passageway therebetween having an internal bottom surface; and

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a second container for retaining a second substance, said second container having a nozzle positioned within the internal passageway of said first container, whereby when said first container is pulled outwardly, the internal bottom surface pulls the nozzle open to release the second substance into said first container, said second container having a collar projecting outwardly from a bottom surface of said second container, and a lid positioned over said collar, further comprising a pull mechanism having a first ring positioned about said collar and a second ring freely positioned about said lid, wherein said first container can be raised upward by pulling on the second ring.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first ring is connected to the second ring by a mid-section, further comprising a plug positioned at the mid-section and aligned to removably engage an opening in the bottom surface of said second container.

11. A mixing and dispensing apparatus comprising:

a first container for retaining a first substance, said first container having a neck with a side wall, a reservoir, and a passageway between said neck and said reservoir, said passageway being smaller than said neck and having a surface; and

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a second container for retaining a second substance, said second container having a nozzle positioned within the passageway of said first container, whereby when said first container is pulled outwardly, the surface engages the nozzle to release the second substance into said first container.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, said second container having a collar projecting outwardly from a bottom surface of said second container, and a lid positioned over said collar, further comprising a pull mechanism having a first ring positioned about said collar and a second ring freely positioned about said lid, wherein said first container can be raised upward by pulling on the second ring.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first ring is connected to the second ring by a mid-section, further comprising a plug positioned at the mid-section and aligned to removably engage an opening in the bottom surface of said second container.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said first container has a pour spout for dispensing the first substance and the second substance.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said nozzle has a ledge which, when said first container is pulled outwardly, engages the surface of the passageway to open said nozzle.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said nozzle is positioned within the passageway by placing said second container within said first container and pushing said second container into the passageway.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the surface of the passageway supports said second container.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the passageway extends inwardly with respect to a side of said neck.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said neck has a first width and said reservoir has a second width.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said first width is smaller than said second width.