Abstract: A feminine syringe unit wherein a housing with a valve member and nozzle serve as both a filling and dispensing port for an expandable syringe bag. The syringe unit includes a removable nozzle retainer which has slidably secured thereto a nozzle member. When the nozzle member is removed, the bag is easily filled through a filling orifice and a dispensing flap valve. For cleaning and drying purposes, the valve is also removable from the bag by means of its being engaged by a valve retainer which in turn is threadably engaged on a bag retainer. The unit is activated by moving the nozzle toward the bag whereby the inlet portion of the nozzle will abut against a flap valve so as to create fluid communication between the inside of the bag and the nozzle. A hold-open means is also provided for the nozzle inlet portion in the valve member so that when a force is exerted on the bag to eject liquid through the nozzle it will not force the valve closed.

Abstract: A disposable plastic upper lid adapted for frictional mounting upon the rim of a container of a quick-cooking food has an annular horizontal member which is provided thereon with a lid holding ridged portion which is composed of saw-toothed ridges and, if desired, provided with a plurality of anti-stacking notches in a random arrangement along the outer or inner periphery of the horizontal member.

Abstract: A funnel device for the transference of fluid from a spout-equipped container to a fluid receiving body, the device having a domed portion with an opening just sufficient to allow insertion of the spout of the spout-equipped container, and an eduction nose for conduiting the fluid into the receiving body. The device may include a swiveling clamp to detachably and flexibly hinge the spout of the spout-equipped container within the opening of the device, permitting ease in manipulation of the combined units.

Abstract: A container and pouring spout assembly is provided in which a pouring spout of resilient material cross threadedly and sealably engages a threaded filler neck. In one embodiment, the pouring spout comprises a rectangular sheet of plastic having first and second edges, a filler neck opening intermediate the first and second edges, and a trough that is formed by securing a portion of the first edge to a portion of the second edge.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pipette device which accommodates a detachable filling device and a detachable piston. The stroke length of the piston is determined by the selective engagement of an abutment, movable with the piston, with stepped surfaces cut into a sleeve movable within an enclosing housing. A control member accessible at the housing exterior is angularly shifted to move the sleeve and thus select the step with which the abutment will engage, thereby determining the length of the working stroke of the piston.

Abstract: An apparatus for plugging holes in an electric smelting furnace or the like is disclosed. The apparatus comprises first and second tubular members, the second being adapted to be secured to the first by means of two assemblies mounted exterior of the tubes each of which may serve as either a release or a pivotal element about which the second tubular member may be rotated to facilitate loading and/or cleaning of either tubular member. A piston is provided which travels substantially the longitudinal extent of the first tubular member to extrude, under pressure, a material suitable for plugging a hole.

Abstract: A dispensing attachment for use with a bottle including, a dip stick extending from an opening in the top of the bottle to the bottom thereof, which has indicia thereon for indicating the quantity of contents dispensed from the bottle, a stopper member for removably securing the dip stick to the bottle adjacent the opening, and a dispensing member for dispensing the contents from the bottle through the opening; and in one form thereof a frangible sealing member for sealing the stopper member to the bottle so that it is readily observable when the stopper member has been removed therefrom.

Abstract: The specification and drawings disclose a manifold-type dispensing head assembly. The head assembly disclosed comprises an elongated main body adapted to be mounted horizontally and defining a longitudinally-extending main manifold chamber. A plurality of spaced discharge passages extend vertically downwardly from the main manifold chamber. Flow through the discharge passages is controlled by a first longitudinally-extending slide valve mounted in the lower surface of the main body. A dispensing outlet subassembly is releasably connected to the main body beneath the discharge passages. The subassembly includes a recess which extends longitudinally and defines a small secondary manifold chamber which receives flow from the discharge passages. Outlet or dispensing orifices extend downwardly from the secondary chamber at locations corresponding to the desired pattern of discharge. A second valve is carried in the subassembly. The second valve controls the final discharge from the dispensing orifices.

Abstract: A plastic pouring spout including a container engaging body portion with a spout portion projecting therefrom and adapted for mounting in juxtaposition to the outer surface of a container within the end confines of the container in retracted position and slidable along the container to a position with the spout portion extended beyond the adjacent end of the container; and in which extended position, the opposite elongate edges of the spout portion may be brought together relative to one another by partial separation from the remnant container engaging body portion adjacent the container end surface to reduce the size of the spout portion for pouring of the container contents into a relatively smaller recipient orifice.

Abstract: The sliding plate of a sliding gate valve has a mounting for a collector nozzle, and a nozzle is releasably coupled to the mounting by means of a releasable fastening which allows ready replacement of the nozzle when worn. The releasable fastening clamps the collector nozzle to its mounting and holds the nozzle in firm abutment with the underside of the sliding plate.

Abstract: A pouring device for dispensing liquid from a bottle is provided comprising a rigid spout member and a flexible resilient sealing member, the spout member including a rigid base portion having a longitudinally extending trough in the outer wall thereof and the flexible sealing member comprising a tubular body tightly overfitting the base portion of the spout member and having a longitudinal vent tube extending along the inside wall thereof and seating within the trough to prevent relative rotational movement between the spout member and the sealing member and cooperating means on the sealing member and the spout member to prevent relative longitudinal movement between these members.