Patent ID: 6109484
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
A dropping container comprising:(a) a cylindrical body (1);(b) a first closing portion (2) having a first end extending within said cylindrical body for closing one end of the cylindrical body (1), the first closing portion (2) having a projection portion (4) which projects from the cylindrical body (1) in an axial direction of the cylindrical body (1), the first closing portion (2) and the projecting portion (4) having an unobstructed first thin tube (3) extending therethrough, the first thin tube (3) having an opening (5) at one end thereof leading into a space adjacent the projecting portion (4) and an opening (5') at the other end thereof leading into the cylindrical body (1);(c) a pressure valve disposed in the space and comprising a sealing plug portion (6), formed of an elastic body or a rigid body, for closing the opening (5) of the projection portion (4) such that it can be opened by pressure and a pressing member (7), formed of an elastic body, for pressing the sealing plug portion (6) against the opening (5);(d) a dropping portion (9) having said space therein and a second thin tube (8) therein, the dropping portion (9) encasing the projecting portion (4) and the pressure valve and is fitted to the projection portion (4), an opening (10) of the second thin tube (8) at one end being open to the space within the dropping portion (9) and an opening (10') thereof at the other end being open to the outside, wherein said unobstructed first thin tube, said pressure valve disposed in said space and said second tube are situated in this order in the direction from the cylindrical body to the dropping portion;(e) a plug (11) movable in the axial direction, that is situated within the cylindrical body (1); and(f) a second closing portion (13) which is fixed to the other end of the cylindrical body (1) and has pressing means (12) for pressing the movable plug (11) towards the first closing portion (2).