Patent ID: 9061813
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A liquid metering assembly, comprising; a container enclosing a source of a liquid to be dispensed; a container cap for releasably engaging, and enclosing, the source of the liquid within the container, and wherein the container has a top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein a cavity is formed in the top surface, and the container cap defines a first liquid dispensing aperture, and a vent aperture; a moveable cover which is matingly coupled to the container cap, and which defines a second liquid dispensing aperture which can be adjustably positioned so as to be selectively aligned with the first liquid dispensing aperture; a moveable diaphragm releasably cooperating with the container cap, and which has a flexible liquid dispensing conduit which extends through each of the aligned first, and second liquid dispensing apertures, and a moveable valve member; and a moveable liquid volume control member which sealably, and matingly cooperates with the moveable diaphragm, and which further defines a liquid receiving chamber, and wherein the flexible liquid dispensing conduit is coupled in fluid flowing relation relative to the liquid receiving chamber, and wherein the moveable liquid volume control member has a fluid flowing aperture formed therein, and wherein the valve member of the moveable diaphragm is received in the fluid flowing aperture, and is moveable relative thereto when a suction is applied to the flexible liquid dispensing conduit, and wherein a selective movement of the liquid volume control member relative to the moveable diaphragm varies a volume of the liquid which is dispensed from the container when a given amount of suction is applied to the flexible liquid dispensing conduit.