Liquid dispensing container

• US 5,022,559 A
• Filed: 02/20/1990
• Issued: 06/11/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Duane R. Condon
• Original Assignee: Duane R. Condon
• Inventors: Condon, Duane R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huppert, Michael S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huson, Gregory L.
• Application Number:
  US07/482,269
• Time in Patent Office: 476 Days
• Field of Search: 222/187, 222/109, 15/104.93, 15/104.94, 206/15.2, 206/15.3, 401/207, 401/129, 401/126, 401/130, 401/121, 401/122, 401/290
• US Class Current: 222/109
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 3/121 Paint cans equipped with permanently attached brush holding means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/00 Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers

Abstract

An apparatus for dispensing liquids or viscous fluids, especially ABS and PVC type cement, includes an upwardly opening container having a large externally threaded mouth that communicates with an interior of the container. A downwardly converging well is positioned in the mouth and has a hole extending through a lower end thereof so that the well communicates with the interior of the container. The well acts as a funnel when the container is filled. An elongated brush or other applicator member is adapted to be inserted through the hole in the well and has an upper handle portion, a lower applicator and an intermediate enlarged intermediate portion that engages the portion of the well defining the hole to cover the same. An internally threaded cap screws over the mouth of the container and has a large central opening that communicates with the well. A clasp on the cap holds the handle portion and presses the enlarged intermediate portion of the applicator member against the well to thereby seal the interior of the container. This minimizes the escape of harmful vapors from the interior of the container and prevents spillage of the contents thereof if the container is accidentally tipped over.

Claims

1. An apparatus for dispensing liquids or viscous fluids, comprising:

an upwardly-opening container having a mouth that communicates with an interior;

a downwardly converging well having an upper end that extends across substantially an entire width of the mouth and having a portion defining a hole extending through a lower end thereof so that the well communicates with the interior of the container;

elongated applicator means adapted to be inserted through the hole in the well and having an upper handle portion, a lower applicator and an enlarged intermediate portion with a lower rounded end configured to engage the portion of the well defining the hole to cover the same; and

cap means removeably mounted over the mouth of the container and having an opening therethrough sized to expose a substantial portion of the upper end of the well and including portions defining a clasp recess sized positioned for receiving the handle portion of the applicator means so that it can be releasably snapped into the recess with the intermediate portion therebelow, the distance between a bottom of the clasp recess and the portion of the well defining the hole being less than a length of the intermediate portion such that the cap means provides a compression force on the intermediate portion to press the intermediate portion against the well, whereby the interior of the container will be sealed to thereby minimize the escape of vapors from the interior of the container and spillage of the contents of the container will be prevented if the container is accidentally tipped over.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein container has an externally threaded portion that defines the mouth and cap means includes internal threadeds cap that screw over the externally threaded portion of the container.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the applicator is a plurality of bristles.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the container and well are made of polyethylene.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the container is upwardly tapered to reduce the likelihood of the same being accidentally tipped over.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein an upper peripheral edge of the well overlaps a portion of the container that defines the mouth.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the well has a generally conical shape.

8. An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the well has an eccentric shape and the hole in the lower end of the well is positioned on one side of the container.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the intermediate portion of the applicator means is spherically shaped.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the lower end of the well is rounded and receives the spherically shaped intermediate enlarged portion of the applicator means.