Patent ID: 6056163
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B05B,B65D

Abstract:
A liquid dispenser adapted to be connected to a container for dispensing a liquid from the container, comprising:a hollow shank having top and bottom openings and a fluid chamber extending inside said hollow shank from said top opening to said bottom opening;a closure member sealingly mounted on said top opening;a hollow piston rod having closed and open ends, an inner fluid passage extending inside said piston rod from said closed end to said open end, and a fluid exit aperture disposed above said closed end and in communication with said fluid passage, said closed end being received inside said shank, said open end extending out of said shank and said closure member, said piston rod being movable upward and downward inside said shank;a hollow piston sleeved movably around said piston rod adjacent to said closed end and having a contact part in contact with said piston rod to seal releasably said aperture, and a skirt part extending downward from said contact part;a spring seat disposed inside said shank below said piston and having a top rim, a top blind hole confined by said top rim, and a downwardly extending bottom portion below said top blind hole, said top blind hole having a cross-section greater than that of said closed end so as to provide a clearance between said closed end and said top rim, said top rim extending between said skirt part and said closed end of said piston rod to abut sealingly against said contact part when said piston rod is moved upward;upper urging means disposed inside said shank and sleeved around said piston rod above said piston for urging downward said piston to enable said contact part to seal said aperture;a ball movably seated at said bottom opening for closing said bottom opening; andlower urging means disposed inside said shank and having an upper end mounted on said bottom portion and a lower end engaging said ball, said upper and lower ends urging said spring seat and said ball against said closed end and said bottom opening, respectively;wherein said contact part moves away from said aperture and said top rim to place said aperture in communication with said fluid chamber and said fluid passage when said piston rod is moved downward.