Patent ID: 8087548
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: B05B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A product for inverted dispensing, the product comprising: a container containing a product therein, the product comprising solid particles, the container comprising a dispensing end having an actuator, the dispensing end of the container being connected to a valve, the valve being moveable from a biased closed position to an open position for discharging the product downward through the valve when the dispensing end of the container is directed downward and the actuator is depressed in an upward direction, the valve comprising an inlet end disposed within the container, the inlet end of the valve being spaced vertically above the dispensing end of the container when the dispensing end of the container is directed downward, the inlet end of the valve being connected to a mesh filter having a pore size at least as large as an average diameter of the solid particles; and wherein, when the container is inverted and the dispensing end is directed downward, the product comprises a layer of settled particles extending upward from the dispensing end to a predetermined level, and wherein at least a portion of the proximal end of the mesh filter is disposed above the predetermined level at all times.