Patent ID: 6041978
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A liquid dropper comprising in combination:a reservoir for holding a liquid to be discharged from the dropper;said reservoir having an upper end located above a base;said reservoir having a center line extending through said base and said upper end;an opening located above said upper end of said reservoir when said dropper is oriented for release of liquid therefrom, said opening aligned with a central axis non-parallel to said center line of said reservoir;a conduit extending from said opening to an inlet port located within said reservoir;wherein said conduit includes a hollow outer casing having an elongate rod enshrouded within an inner surface of said casing;said rod extending from a tip adjacent a nose of said casing to terminate at a low end adjacent a shoe of said casing; andsaid casing and said rod forming in combination an elongate hollow annulus, said annulus having an entry adjacent said said shoe of said casing and an outlet adjacent said nose of said casing.