Patent ID: 6415960
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
A liquid dispensing apparatus for coupling to an arm of a user, said apparatus comprising:a container for holding a liquid, said container having a first wall, a second wall and a peripheral wall extending between said first and second walls to define an interior for receiving the liquid; a port being in fluid communication with the interior of said container, said port having a nozzle with a hole for expelling liquid from said port along a dispensing axis; a conduit for transporting the liquid from said container to said port, a first end of said conduit being fluidly connected to said interior of said container, a second end of said conduit being fluidly connected to said hole of said port; a valve assembly for controlling the flow of liquid through said conduit, said valve assembly being operationally coupled to a portion of said conduit; and at least two fastening members for fastening about the arm of the user, each of said fastening members having a longitudinal length, a first one of said fastening members being mounted on said container for fastening said container on the arm of the user, and a second one of said fastening members being mounted on said port for fastening said container on a back of a wrist area of the arm of the user, said second fastening member being mounted on said port with the dispensing axis of said port being oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length of said second fastening member for generally aligning said dispensing axis with fingers of the user's arm such that liquid dispensed from said port past an end of the user's arm.