Patent ID: 6679403
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A dispensing device for dispensing liquid from a container, the dispensing device including a main body which includes an end wall having an internal side face directed towards the interior of the container and an external side face, a dispensing outlet, and a closure moveable relative to the main body between open and closed positions to selectively open and close the dispensing outlet, a chamber between the external side face and the dispensing outlet, a liquid transfer port in the main body for permitting liquid flow from the container interior to the chamber and a breather port in the main body providing communication between the container interior and the chamber, the liquid transfer port and the breather port being separate and spaced apart from the one another with the breather port being disposed above the liquid transfer port when in a dispensing orientation so as to form a static head pressure differential therebetween, the spacing between the breather port and the liquid transfer port together with the chamber being such as to provide for a continuous and controlled flow of liquid from the dispensing outlet.