Abstract: A pressurized container end has a frangible member covering an opening in the end. The frangible member is cut away from the end by the action of increased pressure from within the container against the member. A protrusion in a portion of the end is depressed into the container for increasing pressure in the container. In an alternate form of the invention, the container itself is depressed inwardly for causing the increased pressure sufficient to cut the frangible member away from the end. Various opening geometries are each formed with a cutting edge.

Abstract: The bottle is designed for use in holding fluids, such as milk, water and can be used with all forms of physical activity and has a one way check valve positioned at the end opposite the bottle's opening. The valve is used to provide a constant pressure and a steady stream of water when the rider turns the bottle upside down, even during the operation of the bicycle. The valve allows air into the bottle, but does not allow fluid to exit through the valve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing cartridge adapted to discharge material to a receiving member during a dispensing operation. The dispensing cartridge comprises an outer member which defines a chamber and an outer port therein and an inner member. The inner member defines a chamber for storing the material and an inner port therein. The inner member is located within the chamber of the outer member with the inner port thereof being aligned with the outer port of the outer member during the dispensing operation. The inner member is adapted to change shape during the dispensing operation to facilitate the dispensing of material from the chamber of the inner member, through the inner and outer port, and to the receiving member.

Abstract: A tube liquid dispenser includes a resilient tube, a filter positioned in the tube at one end, a flange of sealing material extending radially around the outer circumference of the tube, and an opposite end closed except for a dispensing opening of a size through which liquid passes only upon the application of pressure to the liquid.

Abstract: A biological fluid collection and dispensing apparatus for attachment to a test tube includes a pump and a cannula assembly including a fluid transfer cannula and a vent cannula housed partially within the pump. Biological fluid may be both collected and delivered with the apparatus, and the apparatus may remain attached to the test tube during processing of the collected biological fluid sample.

Abstract: A one-piece molded syringe with tethered cap is disclosed. The syringe has a hollow body having two parts, a pleated part forming a substantial part of the hollow body and a forward portion connected to the pleated part having a reduced cross-sectional area for receiving the fingers of a user. The cap is tethered to the syringe for maintaining the accessibility of the cap. A projection or pair of projections, formed integrally with the forward portion of the syringe, have a frusto-conical shape to receive the cap thereon. The projection(s) extends laterally outward from the forward portion to also serve as an abutment to prevent the syringe from rolling along a surface.

Abstract: A valve lid structure includes a valve member mounted fixedly within a container outlet neck permitting one-way flow through the outlet neck of the container. The valve is formed with a sealing outer wall secured within the outlet neck having a spring-biased door plate permitting one-way flow therethrough. The invention is arranged to further include a shroud member removably mounted relative to an upper end of the valve portion upon projection from the outlet neck of the container.

Abstract: An adhesive container including an adhesive reservoir, a discharge opening provided at one end of the reservoir, an adhesive inlet provided at the other end of the reservoir, and a bottom cap having two projections inside. When the cap is attached to the inlet of the container, one of the projections slips over an annular step formed on the inlet of the container to secure the cap to the container, and when the cap is bent due to the increased inside pressure of the container, the other projection inside the cap comes into contact with the adhesive inlet, preventing the cap from coming off the container.

Abstract: A foot scrubbing apparatus is arranged as a compressible housing formed with a rigid floor, including a matrix of suction cups thereon. The housing includes a first top wall oriented at an obtuse angle relative to a second top wall. The first top wall includes a matrix of bristles and the second top wall includes a replaceable sponge member directed therethrough, with the second top wall including a lid member hingedly mounted relative to the second top wall formed with an opening to secure a flange portion of the sponge head to the second top wall. Compression of the housing projects cleaning fluid and/or a lotion compound through communicating apertures in the first and second top walls relative to an interior portion or cavity of the housing.

Abstract: An application for liquid ophthalmic solution is provided which has a laterally protruding spout and a resiliently flexible wall portion. Application of ophthalmic solution to the eye is performed by placing the tip of the nozzle on the lower eyelid and by applying pressure to the flexible wall portion, whereupon the ophthalmic solution flows directly into the eye.

Abstract: A device for supporting a bottle of shampoo in an inverted position on a shower wall. With the bottle in an inverted position the process of dispensing liquid from the bottle is relatively quick, especially when the bottle is in a near empty condition (when there is a lower liquid head in the bottle).

Abstract: A fluid dispenser system being a substantially conventional squeeze bottle within which a collapsible flaccid bag, containing dispensable fluid, is suspended. The bag is spaced from interior surfaces of the bottle and a pressure actuated valve, that facilitates fluid discharge and blocks against back flow entry of air into the bag, closes the bag. The bottle is vented, having a vent hole which is normally open, permitting air entry into the space between the interior surfaces of the bottle and the exterior surfaces of the bag. This vent hole requires obturation incidental with squeezing of the bottle, for fluid dispensing. In that situation air is trapped in the space and compressed, and indirectly exerts outwards pressure against the valve causing the valve to open, and promotes dispensing of the fluid whereby the bag progressively collapses as fluid is expelled.

Abstract: A container and dispenser for adhesives and sealants such as silicon rubber is disclosed. The device comprises a thin-walled tubular member formed of plastic or other material which is non-permeable to air or water vapor. The tubular member has a typical diameter in the range of 1/8 to 1/2 inch. The tubular member is open at each end thereof. The portion of the sealant adjacent each open cures from its exposure to the air, forming a seal or plug at each end of the tubular member. The sealant or adhesive is dispensed by cutting open the tubular member in the area intermediate the sealed ends, and squeezing the tubular member. Any unused portion will seal itself for later use.

Abstract: An application for liquid ophthalmic solution is provided which has a laterally protruding spout and a resiliently flexible wall portion. Application of ophthalmic solution to the eye is performed by placing the tip of the nozzle on the lower eyelid and by applying pressure to the flexible wall portion, whereupon the ophthalmic solution flows directly into the eye.

Abstract: The device includes a container (301) and a dispenser head (302) including a central channel (314) closed by a side wall (312) and open on both ends. The side wall (312) includes at least one auxiliary channel (345). The dispenser head (302) includes a reservoir (322) containing a additive (304). A piston (351) is disposed in the reservoir (322) and is arranged to slide in a sealed manner, the piston (351) separating the additive (304) from the substance (303) that serves to propel it outside the cap and which originates in the container. The side wall (312) of the central channel, at its end located on the side of the outlet, includes passages formed by cuts (345), and a dispenser spout (357) is mounted to rotate on the corresponding end of the cap. The spout (357) includes size modifying passages for the free cross section of the passages (345) depending on the angular position of the spout.

Abstract: The combination comprises a flexible container including a body portion and a neck portion. The body portion is sufficiently flexible to allow manual squeezing inwardly thereof. An amount of the liquid material is disposed within the container for storage thereof. The neck portion extends from the body portion at one end thereof to a discharge opening defined by a peripheral wall edge at the other end thereof. The sealing closure includes frangible membrane mechanism and a securing mechanism for attaching the membrane mechanism to the wall edge of the discharge opening. The sealing closure being effective to hold the liquid within the container when the container is inverted to otherwise cause the liquid therein to pour out of the discharge opening. The sealing closure has a structural configuration effective to break open causing gravitational liquid flow out of the discharge opening when the inverted container is manually squeezed inwardly.

Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing a liquid is adapted to be attached to a container such as a test tube. The apparatus includes a hollow, resilient, flexible dispenser having a bore therethrough. One end of the dispenser is attached to the test tube, and the opposite end of the dispenser includes a nozzle apparatus having external and internal nozzle portions and a reverse-taper bore therethrough, i.e., a bore having a diameter which decreases from the external nozzle portion to the internal nozzle portion, the reverse-taper bore being in communication with the interior of the hollow, resilient dispenser.

Abstract: A soft drink dispenser capable of rapidly dispensing carbonated beverages with minimized foaming action. The syrup and soda are dispensed separate from each other and allowed to mix upon the ice in a cup placed beneath the dispensing head. The dispensing of the syrup and soda is staged to minimize foaming while achieving optimum beverage taste. Syrup is dispensed from individual pumps which communicate with a bulk supply. The syrup is consolidated in the pumps, preventing waste or the introduction of "slugs" into the dispensing line. The temperature of the syrup is monitored and compensation is made during the dispensing cycle to accommodate changes in viscosity. In generating soda, water is precooled and then introduced into an insulated tank where it is subjected to pressurized carbon dioxide. In the pour head, a cluster of soda orifices are peripherally encompassed by syrup orifices, certain of which are angled to cause the syrup to convolute the stream of soda.

Abstract: A collapsible container for dispensing a flowable substance includes a pair of generally rigid walls interconnected by bellows-like walls and a web. The container can be arranged in the expanded condition with the rigid wall spaced apart from one another and in the collapsible condition with the rigid walls disposed in generally parallel relation forming a flattened unit. The rigid walls provide an effective labelling surface for the container.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a metered dispensing cap system for containers such as tubes and the like. The system has a base element which is attachable to the neck of a squeezable container and which has a sidewall portion and a top. The base element has an opening in the top for outflow of a material from a squeezeable container into a meter element. This base element may be removeably attachable, e.g. by being screwed on, or may be permanently attached, e.g. by being integrally molded with the container. A one way valve is located in the opening of the base element to permit the flow of material from a container through the opening while preventing backflow. The system also includes a meter element which acts like an inverted trap and which has a sidewall portion and a top with an opening in the top for dispensing of the material therefrom.

Abstract: A device for controllably retaining liquid in and releasing liquid from a squeeze deflectable hollow container having a tubular neck defining a rim, about a mouth defined by the neck, incorporates a seal strip bonded to the rim about the mouth to extend over the mouth and block discharge of liquid from the container via the mouth. The strip is characterized as releasing from the rim in response to manual squeezing of the bottle and its liquid contents when the bottle is inverted, causing the contents to increasingly press against the strip; and a holder tab is carried by the strip and attached to the neck so as to retain the strip to the neck after it releases from the rim.

Abstract: A dispenser pump and cartridge forming a single unit which can be discarded after use includes a hollow pump body with an admission valve having flexible lips which separate at the time of use under the action of a pressure gradient established within the product to be dispensed. The pump body also has a delivery valve with a flexible tubular skirt which is inwardly deformable and capable of moving locally away from an annular sealing lip, thus permitting downward escape of a dose of product. Subsequent re-closing of the skirt prevents any upward admission of external air.

Abstract: An improved vibration damping bellows mount or interconnection is disclosed. In one aspect, the bellows is compressively prestressed along its length to offset vacuum-generated tensile loads and thereby improve vibration damping characteristics.

Abstract: A spray cap assembly comprising a base unit including a dispensing duct in communication with separate air and material passages, and an insertable push/pull closure mated to fit into the base unit which permits the sealing of the air and material passages from the dispensing duct and from each other. The spray cap assembly by modification to the design of the dispensing duct permits the dispensing of a variety of products having a variety of consistencies as a spray from the squeeze container.

Abstract: A portable liquid container for gravity induced dispensing of measured volumes of liquid. The container includes a liquid storage chamber and a measuring chamber, with a passage interconnecting the storage and measuring chambers for filling the measuring chambers for filling the measuring chamber. The measuring chamber may have a variable volume permitting the user to select a desired volume for dispensing or the measuring chamber may be of fixed volume.

Abstract: A liquid squirting simulated creature is comprised of a front section having a body, legs and head, and a rear section which is assembled thereto. The front section is comprised of top and bottom elements defining a cavity therebetween and front and rear apertures, as well as apertures extending along the sides thereof through which a multiplicity of legs extend. The rear section is a resiliently compressible bulbous member providing a chamber therewithin to contain fluid and having a neck portion extending through the aperture in the rear wall of the front section. A tubular conduit is seated in an opening in the neck portion of the rear section and extends to a front aperture in the front section so as to provide the conduit for discharge of fluid from the chamber therethrough. The leg members are comprised of a web on each side interconnecting a multiplicity of legs on that side of the front section, and flexible portions which extend through apertures along the sides of the front section.

Abstract: The top wall of the container opposite the bottom slopes upward slightly at one side where a curved neck adjoins it. At the far end of the neck, there is a threaded cylindrical mouthpiece holding an insert, which may have a drip-disk at the outer end if the container is used for a liquid cleanser. The center line of the cylindrical mouthpiece is slightly inclined downward relative to the horizontal. A depression in the top wall catches drops of liquid falling from the drip-disk, if any. In the area of transition from the top wall to the neck, the latter is partially encircled by a groove leading into the depression. Any drops of liquid clinging to the neck are guided by this groove into the depression. Thus the part of the container intended to be grasped always remains dry.

Abstract: A cap unit for a container, which preferably is provided with a pliable dropper tube and comprising a cap for fastening directly on the container or thereon via a fastening part, may be secured against adulteration of the contents and may be permanently proofing before as well as after breaking of the security seal when the cap and the container neck or the fastening part in their mutual connection area comprise mutual cooperating complementary conical surfaces of a self locking conicity, and cooperating annular complementary engaging means, of which the one is performed of a resilient yieldable material integral with the cap or the fastening part via an annular weakening area. The fastening part may form a separate part of the container or may be manufactured in one piece with said container. The enclosing weakening area may be performed in the top of the fastening part or in the lower end of the cap.

Abstract: A hollow flexible body containing liquid soap has the general shape of a bar of soap. The body has opposite front and rear main surfaces interconnected by a peripheral surface. A groove defining a closed loop extends along the main surfaces and across the peripheral surface. The groove carries a discharge port. When the body is squeezed, soap is discharged through the port. An O ring is disposed in the groove and overlies the opening. The O ring seals the port when soap is not dispensed and cooperates with the groove to distribute the soap when it is dispensed.

Abstract: A portable dispenser is described which is adapted to mount removably on a bottle pump tube. A desired volume of liquid from the bottle is pumped into the interior of the dispenser. The dispenser is then removed from the tube and the measured amount of liquid is dispensed. In one embodiment, two dispensing devices are sequentially activated to dispense the measured amount of liquid.

Abstract: This dispensing device includes a flexible container for holding fluid material said container having an end opening provided with a closure assembly and having an air bag disposed therewithin. The closure assembly includes a discharge port providing a venturi throat; a first passage system communicating between the air bag and the discharge port and a second passage system communicating between the discharge port and the interior of the container to deliver fluid material into the airstream issuing from the air bag when the container is pressurized.

Abstract: An improvement in liquid dispensers, especially those used to infuse liquid drugs into patients, that dispense liquid under pressure from an expansible, elastomer bladder is disclosed. The improvement is that the bladder is made from synthetic vulcanized polyisoprene, especially polyisoprene that has 90% to 98% cis linkages and has been vulcanized with an organic peroxide, such as dicumyl peroxide, at a concentration of 5.5.times.10.sup.-3 to 7.5.times.10.sup.-3 moles of peroxide per 100 grams of polyisoprene.

Abstract: A powder gun for dispensing a powder such as an insecticide or the like characterized by a hollow collapsible body for containing the powder, a dispensing member having a discharge port and spout for directing the discharged powder into the desired area and connected with the hollow collapsible body, and a filter and lump break up means disposed within the dispensing member immediately adjacent the discharge port for breaking up lumps and for filtering the powder and preventing entry of particles large enough to plug the discharge port and spout. The hollow collapsible body is normally biased to an extended position and movable to a compressed position for discharging air and any powder therewithin through the dispensing member.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for washing the bladder of a patient with an indwelling catheter. The method comprises introducing the tip of a prefilled bladder washing device into the catheter, expelling the liquid from the device to the bladder, latching the device in its compressed position, maintaining the liquid in the bladder a predetermined amount of time and then unlatching the device, withdrawing the previously introduced liquid thereinto, and disposing of the device. Asepsis is assured by the present method. The apparatus has guiding and expansion and contraction means associated therewith as well as latching means that do not interfere with the operation of the device yet assures secure latching in the compressed position.