An open top dispensing cup has a continuous sidewall and a bottom wall with an opening therein. A flexible tube is extended through the opening in snug fitting relation so that the upper part of the tube is in the cup and the lower part is in a flexible container to which the cup is removably secured. The container is adapted to hold a liquid which may be forced therefrom, upon squeezing of its sidewall, through the tube and into the cup. The upper end portion of the tube has a plug inserted therein, with the plug having at least one channel constructed to direct liquid from the tube into the container and includes extension for holding the plug and upper end portion of the tube adjacent the sidewall of the cup.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 99,582 filed Dec. 18, 1970 now abandoned, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
A measuring and dispensing apparatus for use with a flexible-wall container is provided by the combination of a dispensing means having an enlarged cylindrical base portion and an upstanding portion, the upstanding portion having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end disposed on the enlarged base portion, the upstanding portion also having a bore therein and an outlet orifice disposed therein proximate the upper end and in fluid communication with the bore; the enlarged base portion having container engaging means thereon; wall means disposed around the dispensing means and forming, with the enlarged base portion a fluid measuring chamber, the chamber having an upper end having a fluid outlet; and a tube having an inlet end and an outlet end, the tube disposed so that the outlet end is disposed in the bore in the upstanding portion of the dispensing means and in fluid communication therewith, the inlet end adapted to be disposed in the flexible-wall container.
A dosing device for fluid which comprises a dip tube extension situated within a dosage cup, the extension being constructed to enable fluid to pass from within said extension into the dosage cup and a dosage determining sleeve slidably engaging a side wall of the extension and movable relative to the extension between positions enabling retention within said cup of a selected dosage volume of fluid and return of any excess fluid into said extension.
A liquid dispensing closure cap for application to a flexible wall container. The cap has a delivery tube extending downwardly into the container and upwardly in a pedestal above the cap top. A dosage cap is seated on the top of the cap. A closure lid is hinged to the pedestal for closing over the pedestal and dosage cap. A spout connects the upper end of the delivery tube to deliver liquid to the dosage cup as the container is squeezed. Closure of the lid prevents liquid delivery through the spout. The cup is removable from the cap and container for use, as where mouth wash is dispensed therein.
A portable drink dispenser, particularly suited for watering animals while traveling, is disclosed. The dispenser includes a flexible bottle-like container for holding the liquid, such as water. The container includes an upwardly protruding neck opening. A drinking dish, or bowl, includes an opening in its bottom surface and is positioned over the container such that the container's neck opening protrudes into the drinking bowl. A "push-pull" cap having a first, closed position and a second, opened position is positioned within the drinking bowl and attached to the neck opening of the container. A tube (i.e., a "straw") is attached to the underside of the cap and extends downward, through the neck opening toward the bottom of the container. The neck and the cap may include threaded surfaces for ease of attachment. A first sealing ring may be disposed between the drinking bowl and the cap, and a second ring between the container and the drinking bowl to increase the "watertightness" of the fit between the bowl and the container. When the cap is in the "open" position, the container may be squeezed such that the liquid will travel through the tube and enter the drinking bowl. So long as pressure is applied to the container, liquid will continue to enter the bowl. When the cap is in the "closed" position, no liquid will enter the bowl, even when the container is squeezed. Advantageously, when the flexible container and the drinking bowl are formed as separate piece parts, the bowl may be inverted and attached to the container to allow for the dispenser to be more compact for storage.
Fitment and closure for the mouth of a bottle comprising an open top cup with a tube extending axially upwardly through the bottom wall less than the depth of the cup and molded of a soft material such as polyethylene and comprising a circular base and a depending skirt with the interior of the skirt and the exterior of the bottle finish being provided with cooperating locking lugs, the cap sealing the fitment by means of an inner seal that engages the top portion of the tube and an outer seal that engages inside the cup rim with the inner seal engagement depressing the tube to flex the bottom wall of the cup to bias the locking lugs to provide push and turn child resistance and enabling the closure cap to be made of integral one-piece molded construction of a relatively rigid material, such as polypropylene.
