US3194441A - Dispensing cap for tubular containers - Google Patents

Dispensing cap for tubular containers Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3194441A
US3194441A US266547A US26654763A US3194441A US 3194441 A US3194441 A US 3194441A US 266547 A US266547 A US 266547A US 26654763 A US26654763 A US 26654763A US 3194441 A US3194441 A US 3194441A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
recess
nozzle
plug
container
tube
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US266547A
Inventor
Keevil L Brown
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to US266547A priority Critical patent/US3194441A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3194441A publication Critical patent/US3194441A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/30—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with plug valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by turning a cylindrical or conical plug without axial passageways

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a dispensing cap for a tubular container such as employed for hand creams, toothpaste or the like.
  • An object of the present invention therefore is to provide a dispensing cap for such a tube which is either formed integrally with the tube or is provided with screw threads for attachment to a tube after removal of the usual cap, the dispenser having means for shutting off the flow of the material from the tube when desired.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing cap for a tubular container which by its action when moved from the open to closed position cleans itself of any material exteriorly of the dispenser thereby presenting a clean nozzle for the next use.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing cap for a tubular container which is simple in structure, one sturdy in construction, one which may be manufactured in quantity at reasonable costs, and one which is highly effective in action.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a tubular container with the dispenser of the present invention installed thereon,
  • FIGURE 2 is :a view taken on the line 2-2 of FIG- URE 1,
  • FIGURE 3 is a view taken on the line 3-3 of FIG- URE 2 with a portion broken away,
  • FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 2 showing the dispenser in open condition
  • FIGURE 5 is a view taken on the line 55 of FIG- URE 4 with a portion of the dispenser broken away, and
  • FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary view partially in section similar to FIGURE 5 showing a modified form of the 0 invention.
  • the reference numeral 10 designates generally a collapsible tube of the type commonly employed to contain toothpaste or the like, the tube normally being filled from the larger end 12 which is then folded over and sealed in a conventional manner.
  • the dispensing cap or nozzle of the present invention is designated generally by the reference numeral 14 and it consists in a body'16 formed integrally with the tube 10 and having a recess 18 opening outwardly therefrom.
  • An aperture 20 in the body 16 permits communication between the interior of the tube It) and the recess 18.
  • the plug 22 is formed with a nozzle 26 and the plug 22 has a bore 28 which permits communication between the aperture 20 and the nozzle 26 when the plug 22 is turned so that the handle 24 is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tube 10, as shown in FIGURES 4 and 5.
  • a feature of the invention resides in the provision of a recess 30 extending transversely of the main recess 18 and being of a shape and size with an end wall or bottom 32 which receives the free edge portion of a nozzle 26 when the plug 22 is turned to the closed position shown in FIGURES 2 and 3.
  • This recessed bottom 32 tightly receives the nozzle 26 so as to wipe on the edge of the bottom 32 any material exteriorly of and carried by the nozzle 26.
  • the plug 22 is formed with a projection 34 received in a suitably shaped cavity 36 in the body 16 and friction washers 38 surround the stem 40 which connects the handle 24 to the body of the plug 22.
  • the plug 22 serves as a stop valve for the tube 10 and that it may be formed integrally with the tube 10 or, as in the embodiment shown in FIGURE 6, it may be provided with a threaded neck 42 for attachment to the threaded end portion 44 of the tube Ill.
  • the dispenser of the present invention Upon turning of the handle 24 the contents of the tube 10, 10, may be ejected through the respective nozzle 26, 26'.
  • the device of the present invention provides a means for dispensing fluent material such as toothpaste, glue, paint, and the like without waste and without, when the tube is not in use, permitting the material to dry by failure to cap the end of the tube as is common with present day dispensers.
  • fluent material such as toothpaste, glue, paint, and the like
  • the present invention provides a combined spout and valve for the collapsible tube 10, 10', and while only preferred embodiments of the invention are shown other embodiments are contemplated and numerous changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
  • a combined spout and valve for a tubular container comprising a body adapted for attachment to one end of said container, there being a first recess in said body, an aperture in said body connecting the interior of said container with said recess when said body is on said container end, a rotatable plug in said first recess, said plug having a bore extending therethrough, there being an open sided second recess opening into said first recess, a nozzle projecting from said plug, said nozzle being connected in communication with said bore, and a handle on one end of said plug, said nozzle being conformably shaped to said second recess and being movable into and out of said second recess responsive to rotary movement of said plug and said second recess having an end wall for receiving the free edge portion of said nozzle when the nozzle has been moved into said second recess, said end wall wiping clean the free edge portion of said nozzle.
  • a combined spout and valve for a tubular container comprising a body adapted for attachment to one end of said container, there'being a first recess in said body, an aperture in said body connecting the interior of said container with said first recess when said body is on said container end, a tapered rotatable plug in said first re-v cess, said plug having a bore extending transversely therethrough, there being an open sided second recess opening into said first recess, a nozzle projecting from said plug intermediate the ends thereof, said nozzle being connected in communication with said bore, and a handle on one end of said plug, said nozzle being ,conformably shaped to said second recess and being movable into and out of said second recess responsive to rotary movement of said plug and said second recess having an end wall for receiving the free edge portion of said nozzle when the noz- References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 307,220 10/ 84 Peters 251 309 X
  • RAPHAEL M. LUPO Primary Examiner.

Description

July 13, 1965 K. L. BROWN 3,194,441
' DISPENSING CAP FOR TUBULAR CONTAINERS Filed March 20, 1963 IN V EN TOR.
KEEV/L L. BROWN BY United States Patent "Ice 3,194,441 DISPENSING CAP FOR TUBULAR CONTAINERS Keevil L. Brown, Box 427, Salem, Ill. Filed Mar. 20, 1963, Ser. No. 266,547 2 Claims. (Cl. 222-148) The present invention relates to a dispensing cap for a tubular container such as employed for hand creams, toothpaste or the like.
Many materials such as toothpaste, glue, hand lotion, shaving cream and the like are dispensed from foldable or tubes which roll up from one end to eject the contents from the other end. The dispensing end of such tubes is normally closed by a screw cap which is frequently lost or misplaced when the tube is in use, thereby permitting the material within the tube to be exposed to the air and to be subject to drying, spoiling, and the like by such exposure.
An object of the present invention therefore is to provide a dispensing cap for such a tube which is either formed integrally with the tube or is provided with screw threads for attachment to a tube after removal of the usual cap, the dispenser having means for shutting off the flow of the material from the tube when desired.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing cap for a tubular container which by its action when moved from the open to closed position cleans itself of any material exteriorly of the dispenser thereby presenting a clean nozzle for the next use.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing cap for a tubular container which is simple in structure, one sturdy in construction, one which may be manufactured in quantity at reasonable costs, and one which is highly effective in action.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be fully apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the annexed drawing, in which:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a tubular container with the dispenser of the present invention installed thereon,
FIGURE 2 is :a view taken on the line 2-2 of FIG- URE 1,
FIGURE 3 is a view taken on the line 3-3 of FIG- URE 2 with a portion broken away,
FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 2 showing the dispenser in open condition,
FIGURE 5 is a view taken on the line 55 of FIG- URE 4 with a portion of the dispenser broken away, and
FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary view partially in section similar to FIGURE 5 showing a modified form of the 0 invention.
With reference to the drawing in detail in FIGURES 1 to 5, the reference numeral 10 designates generally a collapsible tube of the type commonly employed to contain toothpaste or the like, the tube normally being filled from the larger end 12 which is then folded over and sealed in a conventional manner.
The dispensing cap or nozzle of the present invention is designated generally by the reference numeral 14 and it consists in a body'16 formed integrally with the tube 10 and having a recess 18 opening outwardly therefrom.
An aperture 20 in the body 16 permits communication between the interior of the tube It) and the recess 18.
BJMAM Patented July 13, 1965 Within the recess 18 is a tapered plug 22 having a handle 24 on one end thereof. The handle 24 is exteriorly of the body 16 as shown most clearly in FIGURES 1 and 5.
The plug 22 is formed with a nozzle 26 and the plug 22 has a bore 28 which permits communication between the aperture 20 and the nozzle 26 when the plug 22 is turned so that the handle 24 is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tube 10, as shown in FIGURES 4 and 5.
A feature of the invention resides in the provision of a recess 30 extending transversely of the main recess 18 and being of a shape and size with an end wall or bottom 32 which receives the free edge portion of a nozzle 26 when the plug 22 is turned to the closed position shown in FIGURES 2 and 3. This recessed bottom 32 tightly receives the nozzle 26 so as to wipe on the edge of the bottom 32 any material exteriorly of and carried by the nozzle 26.
The plug 22 is formed with a projection 34 received in a suitably shaped cavity 36 in the body 16 and friction washers 38 surround the stem 40 which connects the handle 24 to the body of the plug 22.
It will be seen therefore that the plug 22 serves as a stop valve for the tube 10 and that it may be formed integrally with the tube 10 or, as in the embodiment shown in FIGURE 6, it may be provided with a threaded neck 42 for attachment to the threaded end portion 44 of the tube Ill.
The use of the dispenser of the present invention is obvious. Upon turning of the handle 24 the contents of the tube 10, 10, may be ejected through the respective nozzle 26, 26'.
It will be seen therefore that the device of the present invention provides a means for dispensing fluent material such as toothpaste, glue, paint, and the like without waste and without, when the tube is not in use, permitting the material to dry by failure to cap the end of the tube as is common with present day dispensers.
The present invention provides a combined spout and valve for the collapsible tube 10, 10', and while only preferred embodiments of the invention are shown other embodiments are contemplated and numerous changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
What is claimed is:
1. A combined spout and valve for a tubular container comprising a body adapted for attachment to one end of said container, there being a first recess in said body, an aperture in said body connecting the interior of said container with said recess when said body is on said container end, a rotatable plug in said first recess, said plug having a bore extending therethrough, there being an open sided second recess opening into said first recess, a nozzle projecting from said plug, said nozzle being connected in communication with said bore, and a handle on one end of said plug, said nozzle being conformably shaped to said second recess and being movable into and out of said second recess responsive to rotary movement of said plug and said second recess having an end wall for receiving the free edge portion of said nozzle when the nozzle has been moved into said second recess, said end wall wiping clean the free edge portion of said nozzle.
2. A combined spout and valve for a tubular container comprising a body adapted for attachment to one end of said container, there'being a first recess in said body, an aperture in said body connecting the interior of said container with said first recess when said body is on said container end, a tapered rotatable plug in said first re-v cess, said plug having a bore extending transversely therethrough, there being an open sided second recess opening into said first recess, a nozzle projecting from said plug intermediate the ends thereof, said nozzle being connected in communication with said bore, and a handle on one end of said plug, said nozzle being ,conformably shaped to said second recess and being movable into and out of said second recess responsive to rotary movement of said plug and said second recess having an end wall for receiving the free edge portion of said nozzle when the noz- References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 307,220 10/ 84 Peters 251 309 X 351,087 10/86 Bean 251 309 X 1,566,716 12/25 Wiswell 222-536 X 1,588,218 6/26 Wiswell 222-536 2,93 8,653 5/60 Church et al 222536 FOREIGN PATENTS 421,581 12/34 Great Britain.
1,196,811 6/59 France.
RAPHAEL M. LUPO, Primary Examiner.

Claims (1)

1. A COMBINED SPOUT AND VALVE FOR A TUBULAR CONTAINER COMPRISING A BODY ADAPTED FOR ATTACHMENT TO ONE END OF SAID CONTAINER, THERE BEING A FIRST RECESS IN SAID BODY, AN APERTURE IN SAID BODY CONNECTING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER WITH SAID RECESS WHEN SAID BODY IS ON SAID CONTAINER END, A ROTATABLE PLUG IS SAID FIRST RECESS, SAID PLUG HAVING A BORE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, THERE BEING AN OPEN SIDED SECOND RECESS OPENING INTO SAID FIRST RECESS, A NOZZLE PROJECTING FROM SAID PLUG, SAID NOZZLE BEING CONNECTED IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID BORE, AND A HANDLE ON ONE END OF SAID PLUG, SAID NOZZLE BEING CONFORMABLY SHAPED TO SAID SECOND RECESS AND BEING MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF SAID SECOND RECESS RESPONSIVE TO ROTARY MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUG AND SAID SECOND RECESS HAVING AN END WALL FOR RECEIVING THE FREE EDGE PORTION OF SAID NOZZLE WHEN THE NOZZLE HAS BEEN MOVED INTO SAID SECOND RECESS, SAID END WALL WIPING CLEAN THE FREE EDGE PORTION OF SAID NOZZLE.
US266547A 1963-03-20 1963-03-20 Dispensing cap for tubular containers Expired - Lifetime US3194441A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US266547A US3194441A (en) 1963-03-20 1963-03-20 Dispensing cap for tubular containers

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US266547A US3194441A (en) 1963-03-20 1963-03-20 Dispensing cap for tubular containers

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3194441A true US3194441A (en) 1965-07-13

Family

ID=23015025

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US266547A Expired - Lifetime US3194441A (en) 1963-03-20 1963-03-20 Dispensing cap for tubular containers

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US3194441A (en)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3477618A (en) * 1968-06-10 1969-11-11 Polytop Corp Dispensing closure
US3718238A (en) * 1970-07-27 1973-02-27 Polytop Corp Safety dispensing closure
USD418343S (en) * 1997-10-27 2000-01-04 Tony Azar Combined soap and toothpaste container
US6018638A (en) * 1999-03-31 2000-01-25 General Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. Developer container cover with rotary sealing means
US20140061250A1 (en) * 2012-08-28 2014-03-06 Robert Turcotte Recessed Container Closure and Method of Increasing Advertising Space on a Container using a Recessed Container Closure

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US307220A (en) * 1884-10-28 Boiler-compound feeder
US351087A (en) * 1886-10-19 Johx beak
US1566716A (en) * 1925-12-22 X xx x-x
US1588218A (en) * 1922-06-07 1926-06-08 Swingspout Measure Company Conical-valve swing-spout package
GB421581A (en) * 1933-06-20 1934-12-20 James Rest Improvements in or relating to containers for fluid material
FR1196811A (en) * 1957-06-17 1959-11-26 Closing device for tubes or other containers
US2938653A (en) * 1957-03-29 1960-05-31 Church J Frank Dispensing cap for tubular containers

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US307220A (en) * 1884-10-28 Boiler-compound feeder
US351087A (en) * 1886-10-19 Johx beak
US1566716A (en) * 1925-12-22 X xx x-x
US1588218A (en) * 1922-06-07 1926-06-08 Swingspout Measure Company Conical-valve swing-spout package
GB421581A (en) * 1933-06-20 1934-12-20 James Rest Improvements in or relating to containers for fluid material
US2938653A (en) * 1957-03-29 1960-05-31 Church J Frank Dispensing cap for tubular containers
FR1196811A (en) * 1957-06-17 1959-11-26 Closing device for tubes or other containers

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3477618A (en) * 1968-06-10 1969-11-11 Polytop Corp Dispensing closure
US3718238A (en) * 1970-07-27 1973-02-27 Polytop Corp Safety dispensing closure
USD418343S (en) * 1997-10-27 2000-01-04 Tony Azar Combined soap and toothpaste container
US6018638A (en) * 1999-03-31 2000-01-25 General Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. Developer container cover with rotary sealing means
US20140061250A1 (en) * 2012-08-28 2014-03-06 Robert Turcotte Recessed Container Closure and Method of Increasing Advertising Space on a Container using a Recessed Container Closure

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5482172A (en) Container with dual dispensers
US3141579A (en) Liquid measuring dispensers
US3155281A (en) Container
US3089623A (en) Device for dispensing predetermined quantities of liquid
US1463735A (en) Combined closure and faucet for liquid containers
US2937795A (en) Dispenser closure cap-seal itself
US3285479A (en) Dispensing device with cammed stopper
US2873050A (en) Measuring and dispensing device
US3194441A (en) Dispensing cap for tubular containers
US2477875A (en) Dispensing container for collapsible tube with axially movable, rotatively actuated,follower-type extruder
US1726642A (en) Tube container and closure therefor
US3007614A (en) Dispenser closure
US3127063A (en) Closure construction for container
US2717721A (en) Dispensing means for collapsible containers
US20110297705A1 (en) Reclosable Dispensing Container Cap For Flowable Material Containers
US2149795A (en) Closure for collapsible containers
US2631763A (en) Powder dispensing device
US2915227A (en) Secured cap for toothpaste tubes and the like
US2585381A (en) Dispensing device for dispensing liquids, semiliquids, and powders
US1914221A (en) Closure for collapsible tubes
US3337092A (en) Dispensers
US2790583A (en) Rotatable valve for containers
US3726446A (en) Combined closure and dispensing cap for tubes and bottles
US2069018A (en) Dispensing support
US3693844A (en) Discharge means for particulate matter dispenser