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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7870977 | Dispenser having an improved inlet valve A dispenser for use with a liquid product including beads which are rupturable to release additives when rubbed between the hands of a user. The dispenser includes a discharge head reciprocable between pressure and return strokes, and a valve assembly for respective... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7389893 | Inverted dispensing pump A fluid dispensing system includes a pump body configured to couple to a container. The pump body defines fluid inlet openings and a pump cavity. A shroud cover covers the pump body to draw fluid from the container. An inlet valve allows fluid from the container to ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7325704 | Inverted dispensing pump with vent baffle A fluid dispensing system includes a pump for pumping fluid from a container. The pump has a vent opening for venting air into the fluid in the container to normalize pressure inside the container as the fluid is pumped. An intake shroud is coupled to the pump, and ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7243820 | Tappet pump, mainly for cosmetic products A tappet pump comprising a reduced number of components. The pump comprises a pump body, a piston, a tappet and an elastic implement which exerts its force on the tappet and on the piston by means of a unidirectional link defined by interdependent limit stops. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243819 | Simplified invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids Manually operated invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids, the pump having a very compact structure and an aperture which can be intercepted by the pump piston to control liquid entry into the pump when this is in a downwardly inverted position. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7114640 | Apparatus and method for dispensing product A product dispensing device includes a container having an opening and a retaining member in the vicinity of the opening. The container is configured to contain a product, and the retaining member defines a dosing cavity for containing an amount of product capable o... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073690 | Invertible pump with air passageways, for dispensing atomized liquids Manually operable pump for dispensing atomized liquids, the pump having passageways enabling air to enter the container on which the pump is mounted, when a vacuum forms in the container on dispensing liquid through the pump. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6978916 | Metering valve for aerosol container A metering valve assembly comprising a ferrule and a valve housing defining an internal cavity. The valve housing accommodates an annular flange and a compression spring therein with a valve gasket closing the internal cavity. The valve housing is attached to the fe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974055 | Adapter for a manually operated dispensing device of containers of liquid The invention relates to an adapter (2) for a manually operated dispensing device (120) for a fluid that is/can be pressurized in a container. The dispensing device includes a housing (148) having a passage channel (30). A tubular adapter... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942125 | Manually operable invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids Manually operable invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids, the pump having a very compact structure and a flexible diaphragm valve for controlling liquid entry into the pump when this is in an inverted or partly inverted position. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935542 | Device for retaining and for inserting a flexible tube assembly into a fluid container A device for use with a container having a container top includes a tubular retainer engaging the container top and a tube assembly. The tubular retainer has a retainer top, a retainer bottom, a longitudinal axis, and an inner passageway formed along the longitudina... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6779690 | Double-acting pump for ejecting a product from a container A double-acting pump for ejecting a product from a container, with a housing in which a piston with an axial bore is axially slideable and sealed by a first housing portion, with a hollow piston rod which extends the axial bore of the piston and is slideable in an o... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6612468 | Dispenser pumps A hand operated non-aerosol foam dispenser comprising a combined liquid pump and air pump for mounting at the top of a container of foamable liquid, the liquid pump having a liquid cylinder and a liquid piston defining between them a liquid chamber, the a... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6435376 | Container with snap-on neck An integrally formed container for complementary use with a mounting cup comprising a neck portion including an interior sealing surface adapted to contact an interior piston portion of a mounting cup and an exterior surface including a lower snap surface... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6227415 | Thrust piston pump with double valve assembly An inlet valve (10) of a dispenser (1) or thrust piston pump, for highly reliable and speedy valve function in all vertical or inclined positions of the dispenser (1) includes, nearer to the pump chamber (20), a valve ball (35) operating in response to pr... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220483 | Dispensing assembly for dispensing two liquid components Dispensing assembly for dispensing two liquid components, comprising an outer piston pump concentric with an inner piston pump provided with resetting means, in which the inlet and outlet of the piston chambers comprise pre-tensioned non-return valves, in... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6179170 | Dispenser assembly and insert tank for same A dispenser includes a container defining a main reservoir for holding a liquid product; a nozzle assembly connected to the container for dispensing liquid from the container; and an inner tank member disposed in the container and defining an active reser... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6126042 | Dispenser with inverted-dispensing feature and snap-on mounting cup A directional dispensing package which is easily shipped, filled and assembled is disclosed. The package includes a retaining opening into which a pump may be snap-fit by inserting the pump through an open end of the package. The package and pump can be a... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6102255 | Invertible dispensing means for spray containers A hand pump for a spray bottle permits upright or inverted operation while eliminating the need for a check valve or valves. An annular gap in the entrance section of the hand pump is so proportioned that when wet it will have the property to permit flow ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6010036 | Dispenser for liquid or pasty materials The invention provides a dispenser of substance in liquid or paste form, the dispenser being of the type comprising, in particular, a cylinder (1) of substance surmounted firstly by an endpiece (2) provided with an internal evacuation duct (2a) and fitted... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5979712 | Upright/inverted sprayer A manually actuated liquid pump sprayer, capable of being operated in both an upright position and in an inverted position, includes an adapter attached to its pump body to effect the upright and inverted spray, the adapter having first and second fluid p... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5897032 | Invertible spray dispensing container This invention is a spray bottle having unique flow passages that when wetted provide restrictions that allow only liquid to be dispensed either in the upright or inverted position. A gas rejection device of numerous configurations are incorporated into t... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5875933 | Invertible spray dispensing container A dispensing spray container which delivers only liquid whether in the upright or inverted position. A container with an exit port from a storage cavity is fitted with an imperforate dip tube having an open-end located farthest from the exit port to feed ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5850947 | Invertible and multi-directional fluid delivery device The invention is an apparatus which enables the operation of a dispensing assembly in a container containing fluid from either an inverted (upside-down), angles, or upright position. The apparatus serves as a fluid intake tube, and is fitted into the disp... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5620113 | Dispenser and method of its use A directional dispensing package which is easily shipped, filled and assembled is disclosed. The package includes a retaining opening into which a modular pump is snap-fit by inserting the modular pump through an open end of the package. The pump may also... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5482188 | Precompression pump A precompression pump has a cylindrical housing 1 containing a slidable annular plunger 3 controlled by a push-rod 40 which slides in the plunger, and includes an outlet passage 41a, 42a leading to the housing via a side opening 42b. The plunger has an ax... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5377875 | Package with replaceable inner receptacle having large integrally molded fitment An inner receptacle having a single integral piece flexible bag including a thin walled portion and a rigid fitment portion. The fitment portion includes a flange which is larger in diameter than the flexible bag to provide a mechanism to attach the inner... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5353969 | Invertible pump sprayer having spiral vent path A liquid dispensing pump capable of inverted spray has a container vent including a spiral vent groove of a length restricting the free flow of liquid therethrough to avoid leakage, and being sized so that while dispensing in the inverted position the rat... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5222636 | Apparatus for spraying a liquid from a container A pump sprayer for pharmaceutical or cosmetic products provides for consistent spray regardless of the orientation of the container. A gravity-actuated valve element coacts with a valve seat to close a secondary passage to the pump when the container is i... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5115980 | Manually operated dual invertible pump A manually operable discharge pump for media is operable in a normal position and in an inverted position. A duct means 57b carries the medium. At least one valve 12b substantially closes and opens at least one duct 57b, and the valve 12b has a deformable... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4958752 | Invention Bump for liquid media The thrust piston pump of a delivery apparatus for liquid media and the like is provided with a valve arrangement in the suction passage. The valve arrangement has two valve seats acting in opposing manner and is associated with a single common valve body... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4842495 | Non throttling discharge pump assembly A pump assembly (1) for an atomizing piston pump comprising a piston (16) slidably located in a cylinder (4), a variable volume fluid storage chamber (5) in communication with the cylinder on one side of the piston, means (18) for varying the volume of th... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4823991 | Manually operated dual invertible pump A manually operated dispensing pump has dual pump mechanisms, one pump being operable in a normal upright position and the other pump being operable when the apparatus is inverted. The dual pumps are fed from the same storage vessel for the media to be pu... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4776498 | Invertable pump for liquid media The thrust piston pump of a delivery apparatus for liquid media and the like is provided with a valve arrangement in the suction passage. The valve arrangement has two valve seats acting in opposing manner and is associated with a single common valve body... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4775079 | Upright/inverted pump sprayer A manually actuated upright/inverted pump sprayer having a piston controlled container vent path, an auxiliary liquid intake port for inverted spray being spaced closer to the inner side of the container seal gasket compared to the spacing of the containe... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4371098 | Atomizer usable in both normal and inverted orientations The present invention is concerned with an atomizer usable in both normal and inverted orientations, in which only the liquid to be atomized is sucked up into a pressurizing chamber 7 of a pump mechanism, while completely avoiding the flow of air into the... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4277001 | Invertible miniature atomizer of manual type A miniature type, invertible atomizing spray mechanism includes a receptacle for liquid to be atomized, and further includes at least one pressure chamber, which depends within the receptacle and is arranged to have received therein a piston with which a ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4174790 | Sprayer usable in both erect and inverted states A sprayer designed usable in both erect and inverted states and a pump mechanism therefor, comprising a pressure chamber consisting of a cylinder and a piston, a pair of check valves provided in opposition to each other below said pressure chamber, a liqu... | 11/20/1979 |
