Abstract: A vented liquid dispenser with a gravity feed of liquid from an inverted bottle includes a cup-shaped body having a center tube extending through an opening in the bottom of the cup-shaped body. A hollow tubular valve member is slidably mounted on the tube and a washer is secured to the lower end of the valve member in sliding sealing engagement with the tube and movable into and out of engagement with a seat surrounding the opening in the cup-shaped body. A lifter extending axially through the valve body has a vent closure at one end engageable with the valve member to seal the valve member with the opposite end engaged by a pivoted handle on the cup-shaped body. A single spring is connected between the lifter, the valve member and the tube for controlling the closing of the vent closure and the closing of the opening in the cup-shaped body.

Abstract: The following specification discloses an aerial gunnery target that is adapted to be towed by an aircraft at high speeds for gunnery training and aircraft weapons qualifications. The assembly comprises a multiplicity of strands or cords such as twisted and plyed polypropylene lines. Each of said strands is secured at the forward end on a towing frame having various configurations which include circles, bars, radial extensions, and other configurations, including hexagons and triangles. The towing frame is pulled by means of a conventional towing cable and may have arms that extend outwardly upon deployment by aerodynamic forces, or may be rigidly constructed in the desired shape. The elongated multiplicity of cords extend backwardly from the frame to a terminal point, such as an analogous frame or a confluence point, such as a ring, where they are attached in coupled relationship, or any other terminal means for securing the ends of the elongated cord elements.