Abstract: A beverage multi-tool includes an appliance and a cap. The appliance functions as a stopper, pourer, aerator and muddler. The appliance is made primarily of wood, specifically of oak or another wood with flavor enhancing properties for a liquid such as liquor or wine. A rubber or other compressible-material grommet is disposed at an end of the appliance adjacent to the pourer. The grommet has a plurality of concentric rings. A cap may be included which functions as a shot measurer and/or shot glass. The cap is held in place by concentric rings about the grommet closest to the pourer, the rings being slightly larger in diameter than an inner diameter of a receptacle of the cap. Other concentric rings disposed opposite the pourer end may have different diameters and are configured for fitting bottles having a variety of neck inner diameters. An air channel acts as a vacuum breaker.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cosmetics container with a push button having a flexible upright nozzle in which a push button having an upright nozzle a discharge opening of which faces upwards is mounted to the cosmetics container such that the residual cosmetic contents left in the nozzle do not flow through the discharge opening and the flexible upright nozzle is easily bent during use thereof such that the discharge opening faces a lateral side.

Abstract: A glue extruding device for tube of glue is composed of a base, on which the device is placed vertically; two side plates, of which at least one is pressing plate with extrudable elastic connection to the base and a pressing surface on inner wall to contact outer surface of aluminum tube and facilitate glue extrusion; a retaining clip above the base, with one end to connect to the top of a side plate and a through-hole in the middle from which the mouth of tube can extend out. There is an accommodating cavity between the base, the two side plates and the retaining clip to place and position tube body.

Abstract: A machine for the production and dispensing of chilled food products comprises a tank containing an evaporator which forms part of a refrigerating circuit of the machine and a motorized mixer which rotates coaxially with the evaporator, with evaporator and mixer which project inside the tank through a rear sealed opening thereof, the tank being moreover provided at the front with a tap for dispensing the product through a dispensing outlet arranged above a dispensing zone intended to house a container for receiving the product. A shell of the opening type is arranged so as to enclose at least partially the tank and form a covering for at least partial thermal insulation of the tank from the external environment.

Abstract: A spray cap for use with an aerosol can having a body having a recessed area; and an actuator button removably stored on the recessed area in an opening formed in the recessed area. The recessed area is resilient and flexible to accommodate inserting and removing the actuator. The actuator has a top wall which is curved and ergonomically configured to receive a user's finger. The actuator comprises an opening for dispensing paint or other liquid. The recessed area has flanges on opposite sides of the opening to facilitate insertion and removal of the actuator thereon.

Abstract: Non-durable self-supporting flexible containers.

Abstract: Method and device for metering a medium from at least one storage tank by a metering device, which has a piston pump, which defines a working chamber with a cylinder and a piston, wherein in a first method step a determined filling quantity of a medium is conveyed via an inlet valve into the working chamber and the determined filling quantity is greater than the quantity to be metered and, in a second method step, the piston reduces the working chamber in size enough that only the quantity to be metered remains, wherein the excess medium flows out of the working chamber, wherein the excess medium flows via the inlet valve back into a ring line, which is connected in a medium-conducting manner to the storage tank and is arranged outside the working chamber.

Abstract: A container for releasable pressurized gas or other active ingredient is provided. The container is packed with activated carbon loaded with adsorbed propellant. The container provides a replacement for the hydrocarbon or hydrofluorocarbon propellants currently used in aerosols, dusters and foghorns. A method for making such a replacement system is also provided.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a sidewalk drop spreader for winter services, which is mountable on a vehicle and includes a hopper. The hopper includes a pair of spaced-apart side walls, each one of which extends parallel to the other one of the side walls, a front wall extending between the side walls, and a rear wall extending between the side walls and being spaced apart from the front wall. The hopper also includes a bottom, which in turn includes a rotatable rotor and a compression roller that extend parallel to one another between said the side walls. An agitation system includes a motor mounted to the hopper, which actuates movement of a selected one of the side walls, front wall, and rear wall.

Abstract: A storage bin and a method of are disclosed herein. The disclosed storage bin generally includes a top wall including a top hatch and one or more vent members; a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall and a fourth side wall extending from the top wall; and a funnel-shaped bottom portion extending from the side walls, wherein the bottom portion further includes a bottom hatch and a valve member. The disclosed storage bin may be utilized to store proppant and like materials.

Abstract: The invention concerns a dispenser (1) comprising: —a housing (2) defining an internal space (3), —a beverage preparation unit housed in the internal space, said beverage preparation unit being connected to an electric supply, —a door (4) to get access to the internal space of the housing, said door being assembled to the housing (2) by means of at least one hinge (5), said door comprising one element erecting from the internal surface of the door, said door being configured for switching off the electric supply of the beverage preparation unit when it opens, the switching off being due to the release of a mechanical and electric contact by the at least one erecting element, wherein the dispenser comprises a slider (6), said slider comprising: —a first part (61) configured for switching on the electric supply of the beverage preparation unit when the slider is translated from a first rest position to a second operative position, and —a second part (62) configured for engaging with a locking device (7) when th

Abstract: A valve module with floating member for use in a fluid applicator and a fluid applicator comprising said valve module are disclosed. The fluid applicator further includes a valve module that is configured to control a flow of fluid from the chamber to the cavity. The valve module includes an upper valve seat and a valve stem operatively coupled to the drive pin and extending from the chamber to the cavity. The valve module further includes a retaining tip attached to the valve stem and a floating member disposed in the cavity between the opening and the retaining tip such that the valve stem passes through the floating member and the floating member is movable along a longitudinal axis of the valve stem.

Abstract: A wine dispenser is disclosed that protects unpoured wine from oxidation due to exposure to air within the dispenser. The dispenser includes a dispenser body having a weighted piston disposed within, the weighted piston being configured to move toward the dispensing end of the dispenser body when the dispenser is tilted downward, causing wine to be dispensed via a dispensing assembly. The dispensing assembly includes a lid having a wine flow channel that provides a path for wine to flow out of the dispenser body, and a unidirectional flow valve that is biased in a closed air-tight state to prevent air from entering the dispenser body via the wine flow channel, unless the unidirectional flow valve is forced into an open state, thereby allowing wine to flow out from the dispenser body via the wine flow channel, and then out of the dispenser via a pouring neck.

Abstract: A module for dispensing a product intended to be mounted on a conduit (4) for pressurized supply of the product. The module has a path (2) for retrieving the product from a supply passage (5) which is intended to be in communication with the conduit to a passage (3) for discharging the product for the dispensing thereof. The retrieval path having at least one downstream conduit that opens into the discharge passage (3) and at least one upstream conduit that is in communication with the supply passage (5). The upstream and downstream conduits having a U-shaped junction that is designed to place the conduits in communication. At least one of the conduits being delimited by at least one wall that is capable of providing a microbiocidal action on the product contained in the conduit.

Abstract: A sprayer for liquids (10) is disclosed with a trigger pump comprising a body (11) which can be applied to the mouth of a container and a liquid delivery nozzle, a pumping chamber (22) being formed in the body (11) which is in communication with the inside of the container and the delivery nozzle (16), through a one-way suction and delivery valve (30), a USD (Upside Down) device being provided rearward of said pumping chamber which allows operation of the sprayer in the upright and upside down position, consisting in a cylindrical chamber (40) closed at the top with a stopper (27) and having at its bottom a hole (44) in communication with said pumping chamber (22), shut off in the Up position by a ball (42) which, in the Down position, frees said hole (44) and slots (47) formed in the wall (46) of the chamber (40), putting the inside of the container into communication with the pumping chamber (42) through said slots (47) and said hole (44), said cylindrical chamber being slanted backwards so as to allow the

Abstract: A dispenser includes a main body having a discharge opening, an open interior configured to receive a supply of granulated product and a discharge spout for dispensing the granulated product therefrom. A loading and dispensing member is constructed with a plurality of spaced apart receiving cavities formed therein, and is movably mounted within the main body. A portion control container receiving the granulated product and defining a first portion control volume is received and removably retained in each of the plurality of retaining cavities. Each entire portion control container is removable from one of the receiving cavities and is replaceable with a different portion control container defining a second portion volume which is different that the first portion volume.

Abstract: A system for discharging dry solids into high pressure environments is disclosed. The system includes a hopper, a feeder device coupled to the hopper, and a discharge device disposed downstream relative to the feeder device. The feeder device includes a rotatable casing including a plurality of pockets, a stationary core disposed within the rotatable casing, and a plurality of valves. Each pocket includes an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of first through-holes. The stationary core includes a plurality of channels, where each channel includes a plurality of second through-holes. Each valve is disposed at the outlet of a corresponding pocket from the plurality of pockets. The discharge device includes a valve actuator configured to actuate each valve.

Abstract: Coffee mill hopper assembly (1), comprising a hopper (10) with multiple compartments (18a, 18b) for storing coffee beans and at least one outlet (22) through which coffee beans may be released from the respective compartments, and a compartment selector (30) comprising a rotatable control knob for adjusting the position of a closure member (36) that cooperates with the at least one outlet (22) to provide for at least one outflow aperture that, depending on the rotational position of the closure member, selectively enables a release of coffee beans. The compartment selector (30) further comprises two toothed members that are rotationally locked to the control knob (34) and the hopper (10), respectively, wherein at least one of said toothed members (50a, 50b) is movably arranged and spring-biased to force the teeth (54a, 54b) of the toothed members towards each other in a meshing relationship.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a cap for a gas vessel that has a separable gas exhaust unit. The gas exhaust unit may be integrally formed in the upper surface of the vessel cap so as to be separably attached by ribs. The gas exhaust unit may also be formed to be coupled to a mounting cup while pressing a valve stem of the gas vessel. The cap for a gas vessel having a separable gas exhaust unit may also include one or more gas injection adaptors integrally formed in the edge of the vessel cap so as to be separated by ribs. According to the present invention, the gas exhaust unit can be separated from the cap or a mounting cup of the vessel for its use when necessary.

Abstract: A fluid delivery system for dispensing fluid can include a dispenser, such as a trigger engine-type dispenser (100), configured to draw fluid up from a container. A nozzle assembly can include a nozzle (160), and a nozzle slide (112). The nozzle slide can be configured to slide and/or rotate relative to the shroud (102) to provide different dispensing modes. In alternative examples, the nozzle (160) can be configured to rotate in 30 degree increments relative to the shroud (102) to provide the different dispensing modes or the nozzle assembly can include a nozzle extension, and the nozzle extension can be configured to rotate relative to the shroud to provide different dispensing patterns out of the nozzle. In another example a first nozzle can be configured to provide one or more dispensing modes, and a second nozzle can be configured to provide a different dispensing mode than the first nozzle. Methods of dispensing fluids and methods of assembling fluid dispensers are also disclosed.