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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4516695 | Child-resistant liquid dispenser sprayer or like apparatus A child-resistant nozzle in combination with a hand operated sprayer is disclosed. The nozzle and the discharge end of the sprayer are movable into positions of relative adjustment including a liquid flow OFF position and one or more liquid flowing positi... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4515298 | Dispenser for paste-like products with manually actuable piston including insert device This relates to a dispenser for paste-like products wherein there is a pump chamber disposed between a container for the product and a dispensing opening and the pump chamber and an adjacent duct have associated therewith flow control inlet and outlet val... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513885 | Dispenser having a flexible fluid container and a rotor compressible fluid discharge tube A dispensing system is disclosed which finds particular application as a sanitary food dispensing system, and which includes a support stand adapted to releasably support at least one portable modular dispenser housing in which is mounted a flexible fluid... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4509659 | Portable liquid measuring and dispensing device Portable liquid measuring and dispensing device comprising a main reservoir for containing oil and to which a chamber is connected for metering a predetermined quantity of oil, this chamber being solid with the main reservoir and having a visual indicator... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4494680 | Manually operated dispensing pump A dispensing pump of the pressure accumulating type includes a reciprocable plunger/accumulator which is free floating between spring force below and hydraulic force above and is unrestrained against movement in response to these forces, and/or which has ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4489890 | Hand-operated pump A hand-operated pump for dispensing a fluid from a container includes a body containing a pumping chamber having an inlet and an outlet. A piston is reciprocably mounted in the pumping chamber, the piston having a convexly contoured outer end surface. A t... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4489861 | Manual liquid dispensing device This invention relates to a manual liquid dispensing device for spraying liquid by squeezing the trigger thereof. An adapter is inserted into a cylinder bore forming a pressurizing chamber. A piston is slidably mounted within the adapter. This adapter has... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4485943 | Dispenser for liquids or pasty products A dispenser for a liquid or pasty product comprises a container containing the respective product and having its upper end closed by a partition having at least one opening therethrough. The partition is covered by a head piece provided with an applicator... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4479593 | Pump dispenser with adjustable nozzle A manually-operated pump dispenser for dispensing liquids from a container. The dispenser includes a one-piece housing coupled to the container, a dip tube extending from the housing into the container, a one-piece pump member which is slidably supported ... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4467620 | Oil injector for refrigerants of air conditioners and the like A cylinder is provided with a piston therein having a piston rod screw threadably engaging through one end cap so that rotation of the rod moves the piston along the cylinder. A filler is situated in the other end cap thus allowing the cylinder to be fill... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4452917 | Process and a mixing head for the production of a reaction mixture comprising at least two flowable reaction components A process and a mixing head for the production of a reaction mixture comprising at least two reaction components, with a high degree of mixing. By this process, reaction components are introduced, at a high pressure into one end of the mixing chamber of t... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4452379 | Pump dispenser with one-piece stretchable biasing member and valve A manually-operated pump dispenser for dispensing liquids from a container. The dispenser includes a one-piece housing coupled to the container, a dip tube extending from the housing into the container, a one-piece pump member which is slidably supported ... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4449650 | Metering pump especially for volatile materials A dosing pump for metering a predetermined quantity of a displaceable material, usually a solvent-containing fluid substance, per stroke of the pump, comprises a chamber connected by an intake valve with a source of the material and with a discharge valve... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4446988 | Portion control dressing and food dispenser An improved dressing and food dispenser, adjustable for quantity of portion dispensed, which is driven by an electric motor, and cam operated, to apportion, then dispense.... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4438871 | Dispenser A dispenser for pasty substances and/or liquids has two coaxially arranged metering pistons 11,24 which supply charges of material from two coaxially arranged pump chambers 14,23 through ejection channels 19,26 into an ejection chamber 20. The material ca... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4437498 | Carton filling apparatus A carton filling apparatus supplies precise quantities of a liquid food product, such as milk or fruit juice, into an open top container such as a thermoplastic coated paperboard carton. The carton filling apparatus includes a fill tank or reservoir which... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4410107 | Liquid dispensing pump Discharge valving for a liquid dispensing pump having a reciprocable plunger is in the form of a laterally extending bunsen valve having an annular spring washer which resiliently bears against an annular valve seat adjacent the discharge opening. The loa... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4410108 | Pressure-actuated valve for use with positive displacement filling machine A pressure-actuated valve is adapted to the discharge port of a positive displacement machine for filling, sequentially, passing open containers with a liquid product. In response to the sequential pulses of liquid produced at the discharge port, the pres... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4402432 | Leak-proof dispensing pump A dispensing pump having a unitary plunger defining a main pump chamber and functioning as a discharge valve upon accumulation of pressure causing the plunger to shift open, includes a container vent which is positively sealed against leakage therethrough... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4399932 | Volumetric metering valve A double shoe volumetric metering valve comprising an elongated hollow substantially cylindrical valve housing having a feed port and a supply port formed in one end portion thereof and a discharge port formed in the opposite end portion thereof, a rotata... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4396132 | Apparatus and process for removing and dispensing liquid from a receptacle A method and apparatus for removing and dispensing liquid from a receptacle. The apparatus includes a pump housing having a cylindrical fluid chamber, a coil spring within the fluid chamber, a coil spring within the fluid chamber to bias a piston which sl... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4378080 | Fluid velocity attenuating nozzle An apparatus and method is disclosed for forming a liquid-tight container having a rectangular cross-section formed from a one-piece, T-shaped blank of paperboard material. The carton preferably includes an access flap and straw element on one side thereo... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4371097 | Liquid dispensing pump A liquid dispensing pump includes a one-piece piston capable of not only effecting a pumping operation but also an outlet valve opening and closing function upon limited relative axial movement. In one embodiment, the piston reciprocates and forms a valve... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4369900 | Manual accumulator type atomizer An accumulator type, rechargeable atomizing mechanism having a container for liquid to be atomized, an atomizer body, and atomizer head and an engaging member having a large-diameter hollow cylindrical portion. The atomizer head cooperates with skirt-like... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4365751 | Trigger type liquid injector Herein disclosed is a trigger type liquid injector which includes a body mounted to stand on a liquid container, an injection cylinder extending in a horizontal direction from the upper portion of the body, and pumping means arranged at such an interior a... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4363426 | Device for conveying and dispensing liquid media A device for conveying and dispensing liquid media such as casting resin has at least one piston pump having a cylinder chamber which forms a seal for a piston therein which is connected via an input opening to a feed container for receiving a supply of l... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4360130 | Dispenser, particularly for liquid soap The wall-mounted dispenser for liquid soap has a separable reservoir with an outlet valve. The dispenser further includes a main body with a second outlet valve. When the reservoir is mounted to the main body, a metering chamber is defined between the two... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4358057 | Fluid dispenser method and apparatus A two-piece nozzle, for fitment to hand actuated liquid pumps having a barrel portion and a bore therethrough for passage of liquid, is disclosed. The nozzle has an integrally formed nozzle cap which is mounted to the end portion of the barrel. Enclosed w... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4350298 | Foam dispenser A foam dispenser comprises a nozzle cap which in turn includes a bottom with which collides the spray liquid discharged from an orifice formed in a foam dispenser body. At the bottom of this nozzle cap is a plurality of arms constituting an obstacle wall ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4341329 | Dispensing apparatus for aseptic measurement and filling of a fluid product A dispensing apparatus for aseptic measurement and filling of a fluid product is proposed, which, particularly as a result of the simple embodiment of a control slide valve, is especially suitable for the development of a multiple dispensing apparatus. A ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4325499 | Extended spray pump A continuous, extended spray pump which has two opposing and coaxial chambers. The upper chamber is fitted with an upper and middle piston urged upwardly by a spring, the lower chamber is fitted with an opposing piston urged upwardly by a spring. When the... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4323175 | Dispenser utilizing a follower and delivery device for dispensing pastes, creams, etc. A dispenser for cream, sauces, jelly, pastes, syrups or the like which has a main cylinder and a guide cylinder coaxially arranged within it. The annular space between the cylinders is divided into an intake space and a feed space by a displacement piston... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4322023 | Material moving apparatus A material moving apparatus, and in particular, a material moving pump such as a manure pump. The pump includes a pumping chamber defined by interior chamber walls, and a piston or ram mounted for reciprocation in the chamber. The ram has side walls gener... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4317531 | Accumulator type manual atomizer An accumulator type, rechargeable atomizing spray mechanism having a container for the liquid to be atomized, and further having an atomizer body, an atomizer head, an engaging and piston member having a large-diameter rod portion. The atomizer head is ar... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4315532 | Apparatus for filling caulking tubes with improved linkage means An apparatus for filling caulking tubes with a liquid composition with improved linkage and adjusting mechanisms for determining the amount of composition that is placed into the caulking tubes.... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4313568 | Fluid dispenser method and apparatus A nozzle for fitment to hand actuated liquid pumps having a barrel portion with a bore therethrough for passage of a liquid is disclosed. The nozzle features an integrally formed nozzle cap which is mounted to the barrel and which encloses an integrally f... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4313569 | Fluid dispenser method and apparatus A three-piece nozzle is disclosed, for fitment to a hand actuated liquid pump having a barrel portion with a bore therethrough for passage of liquid. The nozzle features an integrally formed nozzle cap which fits around the end portion of the barrel. Encl... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4311256 | Mechanical breakup actuator A valve actuator, usable in pump-type and aerosol fluid product dispensers, includes a one-piece part mounted on the plunger or valve stem of the dispenser for axial reciprocating movement therewith and for rotation relative thereto. The upper end of the ... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4310107 | Manually operated, trigger actuated diaphragm pump dispenser A manually operated dispensing device for a container holding a quantity of liquid is disclosed. The device has an internal chamber and a flexible, elastomeric diaphragm-like cover on at least one side of the chamber in a component retaining body. Associa... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4305530 | Liquid atomizer A cylinder in which a liquid pressurizing chamber is formed is inserted into a liquid container. The cylinder has an unitary large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion. A first piston is slidably received by the large-diameter portion of the cyli... | 12/15/1981 |
