Patent ID: 6398133
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A dispensing head for a squeeze bottle sprayer comprising:sprayer housing defining a cavity therein, with an air orifice and a liquid orifice being defined through said housing, the housing further defining a plug seal; a valve contained within the cavity, the valve defining an air passageway, a liquid passageway defining a stem portion, a mixing chamber, and an outlet orifice, the valve being slidable along a longitudinal axis between an open position and a closed position, said longitudinal axis being generally aligned with the outlet orifice; the plug seal configured to seal the stem portion of the liquid passageway and the stem portion configured to seal the liquid orifice when the valve is in the closed position; the liquid passageway communicating with the mixing chamber and the liquid orifice in the open position of the valve; the air passageway communicating with the mixing chamber and the air orifice in the open position of the valve; and wherein the mixing chamber is out of communication with the liquid orifice and the air orifice when the valve is in the closed position.