Patent ID: 8403183
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A fluid container for attaching to a sprayer having an inlet port, the container comprising: a bottom wall; side wall structure; a neck having an opening, wherein the bottom wall, the side wall structure, and the neck defines an interior space of the container; and a container adapter including (iii) a hollow inner wall connected to the outer wall and connected to the upstream open end of the inlet port, the inner wall including an alignment structure, wherein the inner wall of the adapter includes a generally funnel shaped section; wherein the alignment structure is configured to orient the container adapter with the sprayer in a specific angular relationship, helping to ensure that only refill containers containing a liquid appropriate for use with the sprayer are used with the sprayer, and wherein the alignment structure comprises a depression in the inner wall of the adapter, the depression having a closed end.