Patent ID: 6250568
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A61M,B05B,B65D

Abstract:
A spraying device for squeeze bottles, comprising:a dip tube adapted to be disposed within a product in a squeeze bottle;a tube retainer for supporting said dip tube, said tube retainer including an integral post having a conically shaped outer surface, said post having a product passage formed therein, said passage communicating with said dip tube and said passage terminating in a product outlet port coaxial with the conically shaped outer surface;a separate orifice cup mounted to said tube retainer, said orifice cup having an inner wall defining a cavity therewithin, said inner wall being spaced from said outer surface of said post to define therebetween an mixing chamber, said orifice cup having a wall containing a discharge orifice spaced from said product outlet port;said product outlet port and said discharge orifice having central axes which intersect;a closure adapted to be connected to the squeeze bottle; said tube retainer being mounted to said closure; andsaid tube retainer including an integral top wall containing passage means providing communication between said mixing chamber and an area beneath said tube retainer, said passage means being adjacent said post;whereby upon manually squeezing the bottle, air from within said area beneath said tube retainer is drawn up through said passage means and is focused by the conical shape of said post on the liquid emerging from said product outlet port wherein the air intimately mixes with the product as it exits said product outlet port into said mixing chamber, the mixture is then expelled from said mixing chamber through said discharge orifice.