Abstract: A paint bucket may have a funnel shaped bottom to collect paint into a recess while a powered painting system draws paint from the bucket for application to a surface. The recess may receive an intake nozzle from the powered painting system. An insert may create a funnel shaped bottom and recess in a standard flat bottomed bucket.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing system and apparatus may comprise a container having a neck portion and a chamber portion, wherein the chamber portion is configured to retain a liquid and has at least one tapered portion. The system and apparatus may further comprise a base configured to secure the container and a dispensing member configured to securably mate with the neck portion and dispense liquid from the chamber portion. The base may removably secure the container or the container and the base may form one contiguous body. The dispensing member may have at least one dispenser head, at least one pump, and at least one dip tube configured to extend to the lowest point. In some embodiments, the tapered portion may be configured as an inverted hollow cone with the lowest point being the point of the cone.

Abstract: A fuel delivery module for a vehicle having a fuel tank. The fuel delivery module comprises a flange, a reservoir, a fuel pump, a guide rod, a guide rod receiver, and an elastically deformable member. The flange couples to an opening of the fuel tank. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the flange and a fuel pump connected to the reservoir transports fuel from inside the fuel tank to outside the fuel tank through the flange. The guide rod is coupled to the flange at a first end of the guide rod and the guide rod receiver is fixedly disposed on the reservoir. The elastically deformable member is moveably coupled to the guide rod and to the reservoir such that a second end of the guide rod is selectively receivable in the guide rod receiver.

Abstract: The table cup-shaped tealight holder according to the invention has the bottom (1) inclined towards the horizontal plane at the angle (C) with the recess (2) located in the central point. There are grooves (3) in the bottom which are connected with the recess (2) and form the angle (B) with the horizontal plane.

Abstract: A spray dispenser. The spray dispenser has a spray mechanism and a bottle. The spray mechanism includes a sprayer and a siphon tube. The siphon tube defines a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the siphon tube is in fluid communication with the sprayer. The bottle defines an inverted catchment therein adjacent a wall of the bottle. The siphon tube defines a generally U-shaped portion therein proximal to the distal end of the siphon tube. The distal end of the siphon tube is positioned within the inverted catchment. There is also a spray product and a method for spraying a liquid formulation onto a surface.

Abstract: A hand held spray bottle for use in the downward application of a liquid onto a horizontal surface. The spray bottle generally comprises a liquid spray device and a liquid storage bottle with an open threaded top to which the spray device is attached. The liquid spray device contains an internal pump assembly, trigger, and nozzle.

Abstract: A container with a folded-back bottom wall, which is very stable in a rest position, has a strong bottom wall, and makes it possible to minimize the amount of remaining liquid while allowing costs to be reduced is provided. The container with a folded-back bottom wall has a bottom wall and a body part and transforms into a first mode in which the bottom wall is made to project downwards from the lower surface of the body part, and into a second mode in which the bottom wall is folded back inside the body part. The boundary portion between the bottom wall and the body part is folded to have an outwardly-convex shape so that a folding groove is circumferentially formed, and the bottom wall is folded back inside the body part at the folding groove.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a discharge apparatus for a plant protection product with a container (1) which encloses an interior (7) for accommodating the plant protection product and which comprises a discharge orifice (9). The discharge apparatus according to the invention is characterized by a suction tube (3) which comprises a first orifice (10) in the interior (7) of the container (1), a second orifice (5) at the discharge orifice (9) of the container (1) and a third orifice (4) in the interior (7) of the container (1), which third orifice (4) is arranged at a distance from the first orifice (10), and a pump (2), which is in particular arranged in the interior (7) of the container (1) and is in operative connection with the suction tube (3), such that plant protection product located in the container (1) may be delivered by means of the pump through the suction tube (3) from the first orifice (10) of the suction tube to the second and the third orifices (5, 4) of the suction tube (3).

Abstract: A spray dispenser. The spray dispenser has a spray mechanism and a bottle. The spray mechanism includes a sprayer and a siphon tube. The siphon tube defines a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the siphon tube is in fluid communication with the sprayer. The bottle defines an inverted catchment therein adjacent a wall of the bottle. The siphon tube defines a generally U-shaped portion therein proximal to the distal end of the siphon tube. The distal end of the siphon tube is positioned within the inverted catchment. There is also a spray product and a method for spraying a liquid formulation onto a surface.

Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.

Abstract: A divot fill/repair apparatus for filling and repairing divots in the turf. The divot fill/repair apparatus includes a container assembly capable of being carried on a user's back, and a dispensing assembly being supported by the container assembly for dispensing fill material to fill and/or repair divots.

Abstract: Traditional hand pump dispenser found in common household cannot dispense 100% of the product it contains in the container. This invention relates to devices, systems and methods for dispensing, distributing or delivering a substance from the dispensing container. More particularly, the invention relates to a device and method for dispensing a liquid (e.g., a cleaner, disinfectant, deodorizer, moisturizer, medication, etc.) more effectively. Furthermore, the invention allows users to access the dispensing material when the hand pump cannot be primed due to the level of the fluid in the container. This new dispensing bottle will eliminate waste to almost zero.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for accurately measuring and dispensing a predetermined amount of product from a dispensing system to a given surface area is disclosed. The dispensing system (100) includes a container (102) having a main chamber (106) to hold product and a dosing chamber (108) having an opening (110) in communication with the main chamber (106). The dosing chamber (108) is configured to hold a metered amount of product (112) received from the main chamber (106). A spray head (128) when connected to the container (102) is brought into operable and fluid communication with a dip tube (114), optionally cut to a selected length, which is positioned within the dosing chamber (108) for dispensing by activation of a trigger (136) product (112) to a given surface area or air space.

Abstract: An inlet for a pump is provided herein including a first elongated component and a tubular second elongated component disposed coaxially about the first elongated component so as to define a space therebetween. Advantageously, with the subject invention, an inlet for a pump can be provided which can be modularly formed from components. In this manner, the components can be manufactured, e.g., by molding, and assembled with a pump, thereby avoiding the difficulties associated with the manufacture and assembly of dip tubes.

Abstract: An end piece is adapted for connection and fluid communication with a dip tube for drawing in matter through suction. The end piece includes an upper part and a lower part. The upper part is connected with the bottom end of the tube. The lower part includes an upper base, a lower base and an enclosing wall by which the lower base is joined to the upper base. The enclosing wall defines a hollow space between the upper base and the lower base. The lower base is larger in area than the upper base such that the hollow space is tapered toward the upper base. The lower base provides an opening for matter to enter.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a liquid reductant tank for supplying liquid reductant to a selective catalytic reduction system is disclosed. The tank includes a tank cavity for holding a liquid reductant and being at least partially defined by one or more side walls; a liquid reductant supply line at least partially situated within the tank cavity and for communicating liquid reductant from the tank cavity to outside of the tank cavity; and a heating element situated at least partially within the liquid reductant supply line and for thawing frozen reductant situated within the supply line during cold start conditions to obtain liquid reductant for use in a selective catalytic reduction system.

Abstract: A spray bottle that has a Suction Straw Diversion Device (SSDD) that diverts or directs the sprayer pump suction straw towards the perimeter of the bottle. This can be accomplished through the use of a protrusion, bar, tube, rail, plate, hook or any other device built into the bottle that will keep the suction straw diverted to the perimeter of the bottle and in the liquid thus allowing it to be dispensed.

Abstract: A discharge device for liquid media having housing sections movable relative to one another along a total stroke between a non-actuated rest position and an actuated end position and together forming a manual actuating device. A media reservoir stores the medium prior to discharge, and a conveying device includes a discharge opening and a dosage chamber. The actuating and conveying devices are operatively coupled such that during a first partial stroke of the discharge actuation starting from the rest position the media reservoir and the dosage chamber are in communicating connection and during a second partial stroke of the discharge actuation following the first partial stroke the media reservoir and the dosage chamber are separated, the volume of the dosage chamber and the media reservoir being reduced by the second partial stroke of the discharge actuation.

Abstract: The spray bottle reservoir system includes a bottle having a neck and a body, the body defining a main chamber for containing fluid. A spray cap is detachably mounted to the neck. A vertical partition is disposed inside the body, separating the main chamber to form a dispensing reservoir. A dip tube extends from the spray cap to the bottom of the dispensing reservoir. The dispensing reservoir may be refilled from the remaining chamber, and due to the relative small volume of the dispensing reservoir and the viscosity of the fluid, the dispensing reservoir permits maximum consumption of the fluid in a wide range of spraying positions.

Abstract: A power assembly for dispensing product from a container includes a pump mechanism and an energy storage mechanism. The pump mechanism includes a rotatable actuating collar connected through an escapement mechanism with a drive screw with an externally threaded shaft engaged with internal threads in a piston. Rotation of the collar reciprocates the piston to store energy in the energy storage mechanism and to draw product into a pump chamber from which the product is dispensed. An actuator is connected with a stem valve to open it when the actuator is depressed, enabling the energy storage mechanism to push the piston back to its at-rest position to force product from the pump chamber and ready it for another dispensing cycle. Disengagement of the escapement mechanism when the actuator is depressed prevents rotation of the actuating collar. Different energy storage mechanisms can be interchangeably attached to the pump mechanism.

Abstract: A manual pump spray bottle, comprising a rotating coupling near the top of the container, thereby allowing a suction tube to swing about the entire perimeter of the bottle, is herein disclosed. The coupling provides a means such that no matter how the bottle is held, the tube is always at the lowest part and immersed in the liquid contents. The radius of the container bottom corresponds to that of the swing of the suction tube.

Abstract: An intake nozzle for the inlet pipe of a pump has a vertical duct with a downwardly facing mouth and a surrounding disk shaped intake portion with a bottom surface which faces a flat surface such as a floor or tank bottom to take liquid from the floor down to a shallow depth. The bottom surface is shaped with a flat outer part and an upwardly and inwardly curved inner part converging to the mouth. The surface is shaped and spaced from the flat surface with annular areas defined therebetween so that the liquid enters the peripheral edge slowly and accelerates up to an inner edge of the flat portion and then remains at constant velocity from the inner edge of the flat portion through the mouth and the pipe to the intake of the pump.

Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a storage container (S) for storing a liquid with a storage space (SP) that is limited toward the bottom by a base (B) that is flat at least in places and an immersion pump (P) that is arranged in the storage space (SP), via which the stored liquid can be removed from the storage container (S). The base (B) of the storage space has a recess (V) in which the immersion pump is arranged and/or into which an intake pipe that is connected to the immersion pump extends.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser for dispensing liquid comprising: a bottle, where said bottle includes an opening and a base, where said base includes a concaved shape on the interior of the bottle; a pump, where said pump is secured within the opening; and a tubing extending downwardly into the bottle from the pump. The liquid dispenser may include a hand depressing pump or alternatively a spray type pump. For optimum dispensing, the tubing extends into the center of the concaved base.

Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.

Abstract: A liquid pump dispensing system for dispensing liquids having a wide range of viscosities is described as incorporating a unified approach to determining the dimensions of selected elements of a collection area as a function of the viscosity range of the liquid being dispensed. Four illustrative liquid viscosity ranges are described leading to defining specific values for the physical dimensions of several key elements of the dispensing technique. The dispensing rate is thereby optimized for the full range of viscosities contemplated. An additional complementary feature of slope ranges formed into a bottom shelf feeding into the collection area further optimizes the flow rate and assures a virtually waste free liquid dispensing regimen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to propellant tanks for space platforms, launchers and every sort of space transport craft.

Abstract: A container and container apparatus for dispensing liquids is disclosed. The container apparatus includes a body defining a reservoir for holding a liquid, and a neck extending outwardly from the body and providing a handgrip portion, which when grasped by a user's hand such that the reservoir is disposed generally below the user's hand, defines an upright operating condition for the container. The container also includes a sprayer disposed at a distal end of the neck, the sprayer having an intake and a nozzle, the intake being in communication with the reservoir for drawing liquid from the reservoir, the nozzle being disposed such that when the container is oriented in the upright operating condition, liquid is discharged from the nozzle in a discharge direction oriented downwardly at a discharge angle of in the range of about 10 degrees to about 30 degrees to a notional horizontal line extending outwardly from the nozzle.

Abstract: The Spray-All Spray Bottle is a standard trigger-operated spray bottle with a unique base that allows the liquid to pool in the center so that most of the contents can be evacuated during normal use (except that which remains as a result of surface tension).

Abstract: A container has a top having an opening for filling the container with a content. The container has a bottom having a general gradient, and a side surface intermediate the top and the bottom. The container has a collection reservoir disposed at a lowest part of the bottom, in which the general gradient of the bottom directs the content of the container to the collection reservoir.

Abstract: A fluid dispenser and a mold used for manufacturing the fluid dispenser are disclosed. A baffle inside the fluid dispenser extends from an area on the bottom of the fluid dispenser toward a first side wall and away from a second opposite side wall forming an acute angle with the bottom. A gap between the baffle and the first side wall allows fluids to move freely from one side of the baffle to the other permitting emptying most of the residual fluid through a dip tube disposed into the bottom corner with the second side wall. The mold contains two cavities each disposed within a block configured to close over a molten plastic parison. Each cavity comprises a blade configured in a way that closing the mold produces the baffle inside the container.

Abstract: Mechanically pressurized dispensing systems are disclosed that are manually charged by the user and that dispense substances from a pressurized dispenser as an aerosol. The dispensing system comprises in various embodiments mechanical pressurization assemblies, and particularly an actuator assembly and a collar cap assembly. Preferred embodiments incorporate a spindle and a piston to mechanically charge the dispensing system when an actuator housing of the actuator assembly is manually rotated. Other dispenser systems are disclosed providing a threaded piston utilized in the mechanical charging of the dispensing system. Methods of pressurizing dispensing systems and other methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.

Abstract: The spray bottle reservoir system includes a bottle having a neck and a body, the body defining a main chamber for containing fluid. A spray cap is detachably mounted to the neck. A vertical partition is disposed inside the body, separating the main chamber to form a dispensing reservoir. A dip tube extends from the spray cap to the bottom of the dispensing reservoir. The dispensing reservoir may be refilled from the remaining chamber, and due to the relative small volume of the dispensing reservoir and the viscosity of the fluid, the dispensing reservoir permits maximum consumption of the fluid in a wide range of spraying positions.

Abstract: An intake nozzle for the inlet pipe of a pump has a vertical duct with a downwardly facing mouth and a surrounding disk shaped intake portion with a bottom surface which faces a flat surface such as a floor or tank bottom to take liquid from the floor down to a shallow depth. The bottom surface is shaped with a flat outer part and an upwardly and inwardly curved inner part converging to the mouth. The surface is shaped and spaced from the flat surface with annular areas defined therebetween so that the liquid enters the peripheral edge slowly and accelerates up to an inner edge of the flat portion and then remains at constant velocity from the inner edge of the flat portion through the mouth and the pipe to the intake of the pump.

Abstract: The present invention relates to propellant tanks for space platforms, launchers and every sort of space transport craft.

Abstract: A spray mechanism for dispensing fluid from a bottle or container is characterized by a spray tube having a configuration which mirrors the front wall of the bottle. The tube is connected with a manual pump connected with the open upper end of the bottle. The lower end of the tube is terminates short of the bottom wall of the bottle and adjacent to the front wall. Accordingly, when the bottle is tilted forward, such as to spray fluid downwardly, the tube lower end is maintained submerged in the fluid, whereby the pump is operable even when the bottle is not upright in a vertical position.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a dispenser comprising a container (A) for holding a product to be dispensed and a dispensing mechanism (B), said dispenser comprises i. a container body (Q) having a bottom (E), and a means for interconnecting said bottom with a side opposite thereto; said container body further including at least one outlet opening (F) arranged in or near the side opposite to said bottom, preferably in or near the upper half of the means interconnecting the bottom with the side opposite to said bottom, ii. a conduct (G) connecting said container body, extending from the outlet opening (F), with said dispensing mechanism, iii. a trigger sprayer (H) and, iv. a neck (K) connecting said trigger sprayer (H) with said conduct (G) wherein said neck (K) and said conduct (G) are linked to said container body (Q) so that said neck (K) and said conduct (G) form a swan-neck or a U-shape extending from said outlet opening (F) so as to exchange air pressure and product to be dispensed.

Abstract: Included are embodiments for dispensing an agent. At least one embodiment of a system includes a reservoir having an upper portion and a lower portion, the reservoir configured to receive an agent, the reservoir including a sump, the sump positioned at the lower portion of the reservoir, the lower portion of reservoir shaped in a conical configuration such that the reservoir narrows substantially equally on all sides to the sump, such that the agent in the reservoir is funneled into the sump. Some embodiments include a dispensing portion configured to remove the agent from the reservoir, at least a portion of the dispensing portion being positioned in the sump, the dispensing portion configured to remove the agent from the sump for dispensing. Still some embodiments include a detachable base portion removably coupled to the reservoir, the detachable portion configured to receive at least a portion of the agent from the reservoir.

Abstract: This invention relates to a pump container with a pick-up port, comprising a receiving portion at one end and a mouth portion at the other end of the container, a pump device having a pump fixed and enclosed within the mouth portion by a cap, the pump having a hollow tube with one end extending to the receiving portion, the other end being provided outside the mouth portion, a push button being provided at the top end of the pump device and connected with a discharge port, characterized in that an inclined surface is formed on the bottom end of the receiving portion, a pick-up port is located at the corner of the lowest point of the inclined surface. If the residue on the bottom of the pump container cannot be sucked up completely when it is about to be consumed up, the closing means is detached from the pick-up port so that the residual content on the bottom can be taken out thoroughly through the pick-up port.

Abstract: Efficient fluidic trigger spray and push down delivery multipurpose asymmetrical or symmetrical systems are being described for delivering a multitude of chemical solutions such as any carpet, household, window, glass cleaner, degreasers, health and beauty products, some low viscosity fluids such as cooking sprays, and outdoor/indoor agricultural solutions just to name a few. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical delivery systems can be manufactured using any geometric shape and any base configuration. The efficiency arises from the fact that a protrusion chamber is created in one or more sides of the container and extending a flexible suction tube to communicate with the fluid contained in the protrusion chamber. Thus almost all of the fluid in the container will be delivered regardless of the position the container is operated.

Abstract: With the subject invention, a pump is formed that generally includes a reservoir formed to accommodate at least one fluid dose, and a fluid-collecting chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir. The fluid-collecting chamber includes a dose-control portion which encompasses a volume defined by two dimensions. A first piston is disposed to urge fluid from the reservoir and at least into the dose-control portion. A second piston is disposed to reversibly slide within at least the dose-control portion of the fluid-collecting chamber. A nozzle is also provided which is located such that fluid displaced by the second piston from the dose-control portion is generally urged towards the nozzle. A check valve may be placed in the fluid path between the dose-control portion and the nozzle.

Abstract: A product dispensing device includes a container having an opening and a retaining member in the vicinity of the opening. The container is configured to contain a product, and the retaining member defines a dosing cavity for containing an amount of product capable of being dispensed when the device is in an upright orientation. The retaining member comprises a peripheral sidewall. A portion of the device comprises an edge defining an orifice in flow communication with the container and the dosing cavity. At least part of the edge extends inside the peripheral sidewall and/or an extension of the peripheral sidewall at a non-zero distance therefrom. The orifice is positioned to define a maximum filling level of the dosing cavity.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser bottle includes a suction tube and a spray nozzle. An end of the tube abuts an intersection of the bottle base and wall when the bottle is in use. A screen extending between opposite sides of a wall of the tube at the end where the intersection is located overcomes a tube tendency to collapse and enables liquid to flow from the corner of the bottle into the tube. Aesthetic undulations in the bottle wall cause liquid to flow therefrom toward the base when the bottle is vertically disposed, so liquid is not retained in the undulations.

Abstract: With the subject invention, a pump is formed that generally includes a reservoir formed to accommodate at least one fluid dose, and a fluid-collecting chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir. The fluid-collecting chamber includes a dose-control portion which encompasses a volume defined by two dimensions. A first piston is disposed to urge fluid from the reservoir and at least into the dose-control portion. A second piston is disposed to reversibly slide within at least the dose-control portion of the fluid-collecting chamber. A nozzle is also provided which is located such that fluid displaced by the second piston from the dose-control portion is generally urged towards the nozzle. A check valve may be placed in the fluid path between the dose-control portion and the nozzle.

Abstract: A container having an internal storage area for holding a quantity of fluid. The top of the bottle is provided with a manual trigger-type pump and includes a downwardly depending tube for conducting or syphoning the fluid from the storage area. The internal storage compartment further includes a reserve reservoir for holding a secondary portion of fluid into which the open end of the tube is disposed after the storage area has been substantially emptied through normal operation of the pump. A small remaining portion of the stored fluid is distributed into the reservoir and the open end of the tube is placed therein so that the last portion of fluid can be dispensed in the normal way by the pump. The secondary or reserve reservoir is defined by a curved inner wall, having opposite ends integrally formed with the sidewall of the bottle. The sidewall is open at its top and tapers gently towards the bottom of the bottle.

Abstract: A fluid dispensing device is provided in the form of a spray container. The spray container is formed with a protruding sump region formed along the bottom of the container. The thickness of the bottom of the container is tapered such that the lowest point in the upright container is in the distal end of the protruding sump region. The container further includes a rotating trigger spray head mounted on the container top and a rigid suction tube extending from the container top into the protruding sump region.

Abstract: Mechanically pressurized dispensing systems are disclosed that are manually charged by the user and that dispense substances from a pressurized dispenser as an aerosol. The dispensing system comprises in various embodiments mechanical pressurization assemblies, and particularly an actuator assembly and a collar cap assembly. Preferred embodiments incorporate a spindle and a piston to mechanically charge the dispensing system when an actuator housing of the actuator assembly is manually rotated. Other dispenser systems are disclosed providing a threaded piston utilized in the mechanical charging of the dispensing system. Methods of pressurizing dispensing systems and other methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A hand held, dip-tube style fluid pump dispenser comprising a container having an inclined upper neck or an incline upper male screw for attachment with the female threads or locking mechanism of the spray or pumping device or dispensing device positioned adjacent to this upper end for dispensing a fluid held in the container and communicated upward to the dispensing device. The inclined upper neck directs the center axis of the dip-tube away from the center of the container and towards the front of the lower portion of the container. The dip-tube being of a sufficient length such that the lower end of the dip-tube is urged toward the front side lowermost portion of the bottom of the container to avoid prime lost of the pump when the container is oriented as in use.