Abstract: Combined applicator container and concentrate cartridge with the container including a holder for releasably holding the cartridge thereon and a transfer device interposed between the container and cartridge for transferring selected quantities of concentrate from the cartridge to the container.

Abstract: A measuring cup structure comprises a drawing pipe set including a drawing tube having a lid to connect with a container, and including a seat having a hollowly conical mouth to communicate with the drawing tube; a measuring assembly including a measuring cup and an upper cap to cover the measuring cup, wherein the measuring cup includes a scale formed on an outer rim thereof to mark graduation, and includes a raised cylinder disposed on a central portion thereof, and between the cylinder and an inner side of the scale is defined a cavity, the cylinder includes a receiving chamber fixed on a bottom end thereof, and includes a hollowly conical head disposed on a top end thereof, and the mouth extends out of the head, the head includes a guiding member fitted thereon and having a conical surface to guide the liquid to the cavity.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a flowable substance (e.g., a fluid) has a first housing with an indicating apparatus and a pour chamber. The indicating apparatus may have an indicating chamber with an indicating inlet for receiving fluid. The indicating apparatus also has indicia identifying amounts of fluid flowing through the pour chamber. The pour chamber has a pour inlet for receiving fluid, and an outlet in fluid communication with the pour inlet. To provide a definite separation, the first housing additionally has a wall between the indicating chamber and the pour chamber.

Abstract: An antistatic reusable cup holder and fluid supply assembly. One or more of the reusable cup holder, disposable cup, disposable lid, or reusable outer lid is made of an antistatic material. In use, the chargeable particles in a coating mixture do not stick to the disposable cup so that uniformity of the coating mixture is maintained while it is dispensed. A method of maintaining the uniformity of a coating mixture during dispensing is also described.

Abstract: A flexible, disposable cup for use in a fluid supply assembly. The disposable cup is made of an antistatic material whereby chargeable particles in a coating mixture do not stick to the disposable cup so that uniformity of the coating mixture is maintained while it is dispensed. A method of maintaining the uniformity of a coating mixture during dispensing is also described.

Abstract: A flexible, disposable cup for use in a fluid supply assembly. The disposable cup is made of an antistatic material whereby chargeable particles in a coating mixture do not stick to the disposable cup so that uniformity of the coating mixture is maintained while it is dispensed. A method of maintaining the uniformity of a coating mixture during dispensing is also described.

Abstract: A flexible, disposable liner for use in a fluid supply assembly. The disposable liner is made of an antistatic material. In use, the chargeable particles in a coating mixture do not stick to the disposable liner so that uniformity of the coating mixture is maintained while it is dispensed. A method of maintaining the uniformity of a coating mixture during dispensing is also described.

Abstract: An adjustable measuring device for measuring contents, such as liquids and granulated solids, having a usable volume for measuring. The adjustable measuring device includes a housing, a platform having a lower position and an upper position, and an adjusting system for moving the platform between the lower position and the upper position. When the platform is in the lower position, the usable volume is maximized. When the platform is in the upper position, the usable volume is minimized. The adjusting system comprises a restraint system adapted to maintain the platform between the lower position and the upper position. Also, the adjusting system comprises a discrete locking system adapted to temporarily lock the platform into a plurality of predetermined positions, which represent discrete usable volumes. By applying a first adjusting force, the platform moves toward the upper position. By applying a second adjusting force, the platform moves toward the lower position.

Abstract: The present invention is a dispenser adapted to be coupled to a fluid container. The dispenser comprises a dispensing head, an energy source, and a fluid pathway. The dispensing head includes a fluid pump, a motor adapted to power the pump, a trigger adapted to control the motor, and a nozzle orifice in fluid communication with a discharge end of the pump. The fluid pathway has one portion in fluid communication with an intake end of the pump and another portion inside the container.

Abstract: A liquid spray tool for an endoscope includes a flexible tube to be inserted into and extracted from a treatment tool insertion channel of the endoscope, a liquid storage pouch configured to pool solution to be conveyed into the flexible tube therein, a liquid measuring pouch for measuring an amount of the solution which is arranged between a rear end of the flexible tube and a distal end of the liquid storage pouch, and a first one-way valve arranged between the liquid storage pouch and the liquid measuring pouch, the first one-way valve being configured to allow the solution to pass theretrough from an inside of the liquid storage pouch to an inside of the liquid measuring pouch, and to prevent the solution from passing theretrough from the inside of the liquid measuring pouch to the inside of the liquid storage pouch.

Abstract: The present invention consists of a self contained mixing and dispensing container having at least two chambers, a mechanism by which fluid may be transferred from one chamber to another, a mechanism by which to dispense the mixture, and openings in each of the chambers for refilling the chambers with the appropriate fluid.

Abstract: A hydraulic scale for planter calibration is disclosed. The hydraulic scale includes a tube having indicia disposed thereon. The tube has a substantially closed bottom and a substantially open top. The indicia disposed on the tube include at least one scale having a zero line. The tube is configured to float substantially upright when positioned in a liquid, such that the zero line is substantially aligned with the surface of the liquid. A non-zero line portion of the scale is configured to align with the surface of the liquid when at least one of seeds and feed are placed within the tube.

Abstract: A fuel dispensing system including a internally hollow container for use in containing and dispensing a fuel, where the container comprises a lower fuel dispensing orifice, and a dispensing nozzle coupled to the internally hollow container at the lower fuel dispensing orifice capable of being positioned in at least an open or closed state, where the dispensing nozzle is coupled with the container at the lower fuel dispensing orifice in such a manner as to provide a fluid pathway between the internal portion of the container and the distal end of the dispensing nozzle when the dispensing nozzle is positioned in an open state.

Abstract: A plastic container includes a squeezable bottle providing a lower main liquid reservoir for storing a cleaning solution, an upper dispensing receptacle for measuring and dispensing a measured quantity of liquid, and a transfer duct communicating a lower portion of the main liquid reservoir with an upper portion of the dispensing receptacle for transferring liquid from the main liquid reservoir to the upper dispensing receptacle. After the main liquid reservoir is filled through an opening at the base of the dispensing receptacle, the opening is closed with an insert equipped with a check valve. This same container is adapted to a single flow or double-flow proportioning container by providing a drop tube which opens the check valve and permits liquid to pass from the main reservoir through a check valve housed in a cap assembly, thence through a metering tip to a delivery tube which is in fluid communication with a proportioning device.

Abstract: The plunger tube includes a flexible tubular housing having a closed bottom and a top, the top including an opening allowing contents of the tube to be dispensed therefrom. A feed plunger is permanently disposed inside the tubular housing, the feed plunger having dual tapered wiping blades that hug the tube inner walls to aid in dispensing contents adhered to the tube walls. The wiping blades also prevent the plunger from sliding out of axial alignment with the tube. A tube cap is removably disposed on the top to seal and alternatively unseal the opening in the top. When a user squeezes and displaces the plunger upward from the outside of the tube, a corresponding amount of tube contents is forcibly ejected through the top opening. Advantageously, the internal plunger assists in complete usage of the tube contents.

Abstract: A dispenser for solid flowable material such as breakfast cereal having a storage hopper positioned above a rotatable auger dispenser. The storage hopper being provided with off-set baffles to prevent bridging of the flowable material in the hopper and to support the flowable material to reduce the weight of the flowable material resting on the auger. One of the off-set baffles extending to the top center of the auger such that the flowable material flows directly downward on only one side of the auger. Still another baffle in the hopper extends downwardly and inwardly from discharge end of the auger to prevent discharge of the flowable material without rotation of the auger.

Abstract: A dispensing system for spreadable foodstuffs and spreadable non-food substances allowing for dispensing of metered amounts of product and spreading without the need for additional utensils not part of the packaging is disclosed. The system is composed of a disposable container containing a spreadable food stuff or non-food substance. The container comprises a mechanism for dispensing said foodstuff or non-food substances while proportionally decreasing the volume of the container. An alternative embodiment discloses a disposable dispenser allowing for spreading foodstuffs or non-food substances without any additional utensils in an ultra-portable unit without mechanical components.

Abstract: A dispensing system for spreadable foodstuffs and spreadable non-food substances allowing for dispensing of metered amounts of foodstuffs or non-food substances and spreading without the need for additional utensils not part of the packaging is disclosed. The system is composed of a disposable cartridge containing a spreadable product and a reusable dispenser that acts to dispense product from the disposable cartridge. The dispenser may rapidly switch between different disposable cartridges.

Abstract: A dispenser (10) includes a hopper (12) for storing dispenser contents, a removable hopper lid (14) forming a substantially air-tight seal with the hopper (12), and a dispensing chamber (16). The dispensing chamber (16) includes a first door (66) for allowing the contents to pass from the hopper (12) to the chamber (16) when open and forming a substantially air-tight seal between the chamber (16) and the hopper (12) when closed, a second door (72) for allowing the contents to leave the chamber (16) when open and retaining the contents in the chamber (16) when closed, and a measuring mechanism (56) for measuring an amount of contents in the dispensing chamber (16).

Abstract: Combined applicator container and concentrate cartridge with the container including a holder for releasably holding the cartridge thereon and a transfer device interposed between the container and cartridge for transferring selected quantities of concentrate from the cartridge to the container.

Abstract: A container for measuring a predetermined amount of liquid and dispensing that measured amount. The container includes a reservoir chamber, a measuring and dispensing chamber, and a conduit or tube for transferring liquid from the reservoir chamber to the measuring and dispensing chamber. The reservoir chamber has flexible walls which can be squeezed to drive liquid from the reservoir chamber into the measuring chamber. The conduit is configured to control the flow of liquid therethrough and thus to prevent either a portion of an already measured amount of liquid being returned to the reservoir chamber or additional liquid from the reservoir chamber being added to an already measured amount of liquid in the measuring and dispensing chamber.

Abstract: The present invention consists of a self contained mixing and dispensing container having at least two chambers, a mechanism by which fluid may be transferred from one chamber to another, a mechanism by which to dispense the mixture, and openings in each of the chambers for refilling the chambers with the appropriate fluid.

Abstract: A self-contained mixing and dispensing container having at least two chambers, a means by which fluid may be transferred from one chamber to another, a mechanism to dispense the mixture, and means for refilling at least one chamber with the desired fluid.

Abstract: An improved measuring cup is disclosed with volumetric indicia disposed on the inside of the cup that are viewable from above the cup, while the cup is disposed on a horizontal countertop or work surface. The horizontally upward facing volume indicia eliminate the need to raise the measuring cup to eye level to check the amount of material that has been added to the cup or the need to stoop down and view a side of the cup while the cup is disposed on a horizontal countertop or work surface. An improved handle is also disclosed which makes the cup more stable and less prone to being tipped over and spilled during use on a horizontal work surface.

Abstract: A disposable tube set apparatus is provided for delivering a precise volume of a fluid to containers which comprise a reservoir for a fluid, an inlet conduit to the said reservoir, at least one first outlet conduits from the reservoir, a sight tube connected to each of the at least one outlet conduit, each of the sight outlet tubes having an interior wall tapered away from a central vertical axis of each of the sight outlet tubes, a return conduit connecting each of the sight outlet tubes to the reservoir, and a second outlet conduit connected to each of the sight tubes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a formula regulation and dispensing system for baby bottles, which allows a controlled volume of formula to be administered through a baby bottle for feeding. This controlled amount of formula allows the user to monitor and regulate the consumption of liquid by an infant between required burpings. Using the invention, the user will know the proper time to burp the baby, thus reducing the occurrence of reflux and other conditions resulting from excess stomach gases.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring and dispensing liquid from a container includes a measuring chamber having an inlet connected to the opening of the container. A cap member is rotatably attached to the measuring chamber. The cap member includes a dispensing outlet and a fill level member. A liquid delivery member is in fluid communication with the measuring chamber and the container. The fill level member is operatively associated with the liquid delivery member to deliver liquid from the container to the measuring chamber. By compressing the container, a volume of liquid is retained within the measuring chamber from flowing back into the container by the fill level member. The measured portion of liquid retained in the measuring chamber is available for dispensing from the dispensing outlet. A method for measuring and dispensing a measured portion of liquid from a container is also disclosed.

Abstract: A fluid container includes a body defining a storage compartment, an elongated spout carried by the body and in fluid communication with the storage compartment, and a swivel coupling between the spout on the body accommodating swiveling of the spout relative to the body about an axis extending upwardly from the bottom of the body. The spout may swivel between a pouring position extending away from the body and a storage position disposed closely adjacent to the body. The spout may be of light transmitting material and volume indicia may be formed on the body adjacent to the spout.

Abstract: A dispensing closure has an integral measuring device and spoon applicator. The closure has an internal thread on a skirt for fitting onto a container finish. The closure has a tubular measuring device depending from the base wall within the radial confines of the skirt and ending at a spoon applicator for ease of oral administration.

Abstract: A drinking cup having a spill proof lid and a container. The lid fits to the container. The container has a place to write information, such as a medication dosage. The container also scaled gradations to determine the volume of fluid in the container.

Abstract: The device to store, sift and measure flour has a container that is generally rectangular in cross section, and that is relatively tall in relation to its horizontal dimensions. A sifting mechanism divides the container roughly in half vertically, and a measuring mechanism is disposed just below the sifting mechanism. Flour is stored in the upper portion of the container, and sifted and measured flour is received into the lower portion of the container, preferably into a removable drawer.

Abstract: My invention is a mixer and dispenser having a dispensing top with an outflow channel, an air vent, and an air vent valve that adjusts the vacuum inside the dispenser; a rotor attached to a battery powered motor; and two switches, one for operating automatically upon pouring and the other manually activated. The vacuum system controls the flow rate during pouring and the constant mixing disperses the ingredients so that the samples dispensed are representative of the original mixture.

Abstract: An easy and quantitative liquid dispenser is disclosed. The dispenser includes a regulator cock, an upper cover and a container. The container has a cylinder mounted on a bottom thereof, the cylinder is connected with the container, and a closure is mounted between the container and the cylinder. The upper cover has an outlet properly mounted thereon, a safety cover is connected to the upper cover through a rim of the upper cover and is covered on the outlet, and furthermore, a guiding pillar is downwardly extended from a bottom of the upper cover. The regulator cock is a plate which has a pillar extended from a bottom thereof, a circular prominence is mounted on a bottom end of the pillar, and a guiding hole is centrally penetrated through the pillar and the plate. After assembling the components above, the quantitative liquid dispenser according to the present invention can be formed so as to accurately measure and pour out the liquid.

Abstract: A device for dispensing a predetermined measured volume of a fluent material, such as liquid and/or powder, to a washing machine. The device includes a container for storing the fluent material, a flexible tube for delivering the fluent material from the container to the washing machine and at least two control valves along the flexible tube for interrupting the flow of the fluent material. The two control valves define an intermediate portion of the flexible tube having a predetermined measured volume. The first valve is opened to allow the fluent material to flow into and fill the intermediate portion. The second valve is opened after closing the first valve to allow the predetermined volume of fluent material to flow into the washing machine.

Abstract: Liquid measuring and dispensing devices measure and dispense a quantity of cooking oil or other liquids or flowable powders. The liquid measuring and dispensing device attaches directly to the bottle containing the material, eliminating the need to search for measuring instruments when one desires to measure a quantity of material. Because of the direct bottle attachment, it is impossible to spill the material during the measuring process. Furthermore, because the use of external measuring instruments is eliminated, there is no cleaning process required after measuring and dispensing a quantity of material.

Abstract: A dispenser for a liquid, in particular, a bottle-top dispenser, with a cylinder/piston arrangement with a measuring cylinder (1) and a piston (2) which is capable of being displaced therein in a sealed manner, with a valve arrangement (3) connected to the piston (2), with an inlet valve and an outlet valve (5), each provided with a valve body (6) and a valve seat (7). The dispenser is characterized in that all of the parts or regions of the dispenser touched by the liquid are made entirely of a pure thermoplastic material or are coated with a pure thermoplastic material in such a manner that no contact is made by the liquid with the substrate coated with plastic material or with components of the substrate.

Abstract: Accessories are provided for preventing the ingress of air into a dispensing pump (P) and to align a discharge aperture of the dispensing pump with a target, such as an eye (E). A dip tube (10) is disclosed that is sealed with a sealing plug (22) to serve as a liquid reservoir for the dispensing pump. A pliant dip tube (100) is also disclosed to which is mounted an anchor (108) that causes the dip tube (100) to be responsive to gravitational orientation of a dispensing pump (P). In a third embodiment of the invention, a liquid reservoir (200) is formed with a recess (208) that is covered by a semi-permeable membrane (212). The semi-permeable membrane restricts flow in and out of the recess (208) to maintain a supply of liquid (L) about an end (210) of a dip tube (206). In a fourth embodiment, a safety is provided that comprises a safety ball (304), a blind aperture (306) defined in a nozzle cap (302), and a conical depression (308) defined in the dispensing pump (P).

Abstract: A washing agent dispenser is described, for a household washing machine, namely a dishwasher, said dispenser including a tank for containing a liquid washing agent, to which a device is associated for the visual control of the level of said liquid washing agent. According to the invention, said control device has a plurality of elements of a substantially transparent material, which are inserted in respective passages extending between said tank and the outside of the body of the dispenser. The parts of each one of said transparent elements which are visible outside said body form the steps of a scale indicating the level of said liquid washing agent contained in the tank.

Abstract: A packaging unit has a cartridge for storing material and pressurized gas operating with it and a dispensing head connected to the cartridge. A sliding piston is positioned in the internal space of the cartridge, the piston divides the internal space into a product chamber and a pressurized gas chamber that have a gas-tight seal between them. A plug is fitted into the pressurized gas chamber end of the cartridge and a valve to the product chamber end, the valve has a valve house, a valve stem, and a disc spring with plate segments. The valve stem has a discharge opening at the end coming out of the cartridge, the end in the product chamber of the cartridge has a conical surface, the plate segments of the disc spring are pushed up against the conical surface of the valve stem, while the disc spring is snapped onto the valve house.

Abstract: This invention relates to a container suitable for preparing and dispensing a liquid cosmetic product, particularly a product for dyeing or bleaching hair.

Abstract: The invention relates to a formula regulation and dispensing system for baby bottles, which allows a controlled volume of formula to be administered through a baby bottle for feeding. This controlled amount of formula allows the user to monitor and regulate the consumption of liquid by an infant between required burpings. Using the invention, the user will know the proper time to burp the baby, thus reducing the occurrence of reflux and other conditions resulting from excess stomach gases.

Abstract: This invention relates to a container suitable for preparing and dispensing a liquid cosmetic product, particularly a product for dyeing or bleaching hair.

Abstract: A rinse water additive dispenser for use in an automatic washing machine is disclosed. The dispenser includes a top, a valve assembly and a base releasably connected to the top. The valve assembly is retained within a valve housing located in the top and is able to move within the housing. The valve assembly includes a resilient disk valve and counterweight that are interconnected by a valve post. The resilient valve is located, enclosed, or compressed between the top and base portions when the top and base are connected. The top and base can be connected with threads, tongue and groove structures etc. When subjected to the centrifugal force of a spin cycle, the movement of the counterweight within the device causes the resilient disk to unseat from between the top and base allowing fluid communication between the dispenser and the tub of the washing machine. Optionally, the dispenser can have an elliptical cross section to promote proper orientation of the dispenser during the spin and rinse cycles.

Abstract: A cap device mounted to an opening of a container includes a base with its skirt 12 securely engaged with the opening of the container and a hole is defined through the base and a neck extends from the base and encloses the hole. An access portion is rotatably engaged with the neck and includes a tube extending therefrom at an angle. A slidable tube is slidably mounted to the tube so that the stuff in the container can be poured into the slidable tube without opening the cap device. A fastening belt is securely mounted to the skirt of the base.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention employ a container having first and second chambers for receiving first and second fluids, respectively. Preferably, the first and second chambers are separated by a divider. The divider can be movable, removable, or can otherwise be opened to selectively connect and separate the first and second chambers. In this manner, first and second fluids can be inserted into respective chambers, after which time the divider can be moved to mix the first and second fluids. Preferably, the divider can be positioned to seal one chamber from the other to keep fluids in the chambers separate from one another. The first and second chambers are preferably shaped and sized to enable a user to mix the first and second fluids in a desired mixing ratio by at least partially filling the chambers with the fluids to a common level.

Abstract: A tool designed to efficiently apply sealant to tile grout—it is a plastic, round bottle (4), with ounce indicator lines marked on the exterior (8); and a plastic nozzle (10) that tightly screws onto the bottle, via embedded threads inside the top of the bottle (16) and inside the base of the nozzle (18). Cellulose sponge (6 and 12) is fitted tightly inside the bottle (4) is fitted tightly inside the bottle (4) and nozzle (10); which controls the amount of sealant flow so that there is minimal dripping or waste of sealant. The applicator holds approximately 5 to 6 ounces of liquid grout sealant. The tip of the nozzle is marked (14) and gradated (14) so it can be cut with a razor to match the flow of sealant to the width of the grout. The application of sealant is controlled by gently applying pressure to the flexible bottle (4) and moving the tip at a 45 degree angle along the line of grout to be sealed.

Abstract: A flow control and storage funnel is disclosed herein. The preferred embodiment of said flow control and storage funnel has a top cap and a bottom cap allowing storage of substances therewithin. It further has built in flow control valve, volumetrically scaled increments noted on the body thereof and a gooseneck attachment for the transfer of substances into hard to reach places.

Abstract: An improved package for pulverulent egg preparations, said package being intended for the preparation of egg-based food products without having to manipulate fresh eggs.

Abstract: A dispenser for laundry products, particularly for fabric softener products to be used in the dryer. The dispenser comprises a hollow ball having a plurality of product dispensing openings and a further product ingress opening for placing product in the ball. A measuring cup to hold product is accessed from the product ingress opening. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, the measuring cup includes only a single opening in its side wall for releasing product from the cup and into the hollow sphere. One or more closures are associated with the dispenser. After travelling through the small hole in the cup, the product is dispensed to the exterior of the hollow ball through the product dispensing openings and thus onto product. The hollow ball is preferably a manually squeezable plastic such as polyurethane. In another embodiment, the cup includes more than the single hole in the cup walls.

Abstract: A dosing container (1) made of transparent material which is useful for the multiple removal of a free-flowing application product for a subject animal or human health, having a filling section (6) which is of a constant cross section over its filling height (3), and having adjustably secured to the container a dosing slide (10, 23) having a scale (11, 22), which slide can be adjusted over the filling height (3) of the container (5), and which can be set at the beginning of a treatment to a filling height (15) indicated by a scale value (14) corresponding to the body weight of the subject to be treated and which setting reaches filling height 16 corresponding to the scale value zero (12) at the end of a treatment.