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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2006
John P. Brainard, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Terry A. Gugliotta, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Beatrice A. Atchison, Del Rio, TX (US);
John P. Brainard, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Terry A. Gugliotta, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Beatrice A. Atchison, Del Rio, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A manually operated dispenser of the type containing a diaphragm at the bottom of the bottle, such that when the diaphragm is compressed a quantity of fluid is dispensed above the bottle through a spout. This invention uses a unique diaphragm shaped like a blister, that is integrated into the bottle bottom with a slide-pin allowing the blister diaphragm to move up and down, but not side to side. The diaphragm seals to the bottle bottom during dispensing, but when the diaphragm is substantially compressed, the seal self breaks as the diaphragm edge expands radially from the diaphragm axis over bumps on the bottle bottom allowing the diaphragm to refill. At the fluid output of the spout is a channel valve nozzle that channels the fluid into a stream when the fluid flows, but when the fluid is not being dispensed, prevents fluid from flowing back into the bottle.