Patent ID: 6102255
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
Apparatus for dispensing liquid while in any orientation, comprising:manually operated dispensing means mounted on a liquid storage container having an upright axis;said dispensing means having a tubular entrance section surrounding a hollow tubular feed tube suspended at one end by said dispensing means, said tube having a distal end opening into the container at a location spaced from said dispensing means;an inner wall of said entrance section being spaced from an outer wall of said feed tube for therewith defining at least one annular gap;said entrance section having at least one axial slot extending therethrough to establish communication between said inner wall thereof and the interior of said container;said inner wall of said entrance section having at least one axial groove formed therein defining a flow passage, said groove terminating beyond said one end of said feed tube;said gap being so proportioned that when wet it will have the property to permit flow of liquid from the container to said dispensing means, and to prevent flow of gas from the container to said dispensing means, whereby when the container is in an inverted position with the distal end of the tube out of the liquid and said entrance section submerged in the liquid, the liquid can be removed from the container through said axial slot, said gap and said flow passage.