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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1975
Frans Brouwer, Glencoe, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A spray dispenser for dispensing liquid in spray form, having a housing, a rotatable spraying disk mounted to the housing, a liquid feeder for supplying liquid from a receptacle to the underside of the disk, and a fixed member spaced below the underside of the disk. The fixed member cooperates with the disk to define a metering opening which regulates the volume of liquid fed to the disk and which can be set in a zero position. A fixed threaded collar is in threaded engagement with a control cap having a tapered inner flange. A matching tapered member positioned within the flange is movable axially to urge the inner flange outwardly into fixed engagement with a bearing sleeve; and if this is done when the metering opening is in the zero position, it will remain so adjusted and no other zero adjustment need be made to the system to indicia control or preset the dispensing rate of fluid from the dispenser inasmuch as the sleeve is connected to the disk so that rotation of the cap varies the size of the metering opening. A deflector is provided to direct excess liquid back into the receptacle and thereby avoid liquid dripping outside the dispenser. The liquid feeder, fixed member and deflector are integral and detachable from the spray dispenser to facilitate cleaning. Also, a movable gate is suspended between the deflector and housing to vary the arc of the spray of liquid being dispensed.