Patent ID: 7789272
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A45D,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for storing and dispensing liquids, said device comprising: a liquid holder having first and second opposing walls joined together by at least one peripheral outer wall, said liquid holder having an interior comprising a plurality of separate sealed compartments, each said compartment comprising: an aperture formed in the at least one peripheral outer wall of the compartment, sealing means for closing the aperture by direct sealing contact with the outer wall, resilient means mounted within said compartment and being arranged to bias the sealing means to close the aperture, and actuating means connected within said compartment to said sealing means and said resilient means and extending out of said compartment through said aperture, said actuating means being operable to move the sealing means away from the aperture to open said aperture against the bias of said resilient means, wherein the sealing means is at least provided by an interference fit between the actuating means and said aperture through which the actuating means extends, and said actuating means comprises an elongate member having at least two different cross-sectional areas along its length, a first cross-sectional area providing the interference fit to seal said aperture and a second cross-sectional area being smaller than said aperture, such that movement of said elongate member within said aperture releases said interference fit and opens said aperture.