WO1993015845A1 - Spray pump package employing multiple orifices for dispensing liquid in different spray patterns with automatically adjusted optimized pump stroke for each pattern - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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- B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
- B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
- B05B1/16—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets
- B05B1/1627—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets with a selecting mechanism comprising a gate valve, a sliding valve or a cock
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
- B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
- B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
- B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
- B05B11/1005—Piston pumps with means for adjusting or modifying pump stroke
- B05B11/1008—Piston pumps with means for adjusting or modifying pump stroke by adjusting or modifying the pump end-of-dispensing-stroke position
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
- B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
- B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
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- B05B11/1016—Piston pumps the outlet valve having a valve seat located downstream a movable valve element controlled by a pressure actuated controlling element
- B05B11/1019—Piston pumps the outlet valve having a valve seat located downstream a movable valve element controlled by a pressure actuated controlling element the inlet valve moving concurrently with the controlling element during whole pressure and aspiration strokes, e.g. a cage for an inlet valve ball being part of the controlling element
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- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
- G01F11/02—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement
- G01F11/021—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the piston type
- G01F11/025—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the piston type with manually operated pistons
- G01F11/028—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the piston type with manually operated pistons the dosing device being provided with a dip tube and fitted to a container, e.g. to a bottleneck
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- the present invention has relation to liquid spray dispensing packages.
- the present invention has further relation to liquid spray dispensing packages which employ a manually actuated pump to pressurize the liquid and therefore do not require an aerosol propellant.
- the present invention has further relation to such liquid spray dispensing packages wherein at least two distinct spray orifices capable of producing dissimilar spray patterns or dissimilar spray characteristics are provided, but wherein the maximum amount of product which can be delivered on each complete pump stroke is automatically adjusted to a predetermined optimum for whichever orifice is selected by the user.
- the present invention has further relation to such liquid spray dispensing packages wherein the foregoing feat is accomplished by providing means for automatically adjusting the maximum length of pump stroke whenever the user changes from one orifice to the other.
- Liquid spray dispensers of various types are well known in the art. Many of these dispensers are of the aerosol variety wherein a precharged gaseous propellant is used to pressurize the contents of the package and produce a spray when an actuating means is triggered by the end user. Typical applications for such dispensers include spray paints, deodorants, hair sprays, adhesives, disinfectants and the like.
- the present invention provides the end user with a manually operated spray pump package capable of delivering two or more different predetermined spray patterns or spray characteristics, but at a liquid application amount per unit of area being treated which is optimum for the particular spray orifice selected rather than a compromise between two extremes.
- the predetermined spray patterns or characteristics from which the end user may select may differ in many different ways, including but not limited to: the cone angle of the spray; the width of the spray pattern; the average size of the particles in the spray; the amount of particle size deviation from the average; etc.
- the predetermined spray patterns or characteristics available to the user of pumps of the present invention can be distinguished by a difference in any one of the foregoing variables or by differences in combinations of two or more of the foregoing variables. For example, a first predetermined spray pattern might be a narrow pattern with relatively large particles, while a second predetermined spray pattern from a different orifice on the same spray pump liquid dispensing package might be a wide pattern with smaller particles.
- packages of the present invention are provided with means for automatically adjusting the maximum available pump stroke so as to optimize the maximum amount of product which can be delivered on each complete pump stroke for whichever orifice is selected by the end user.
- the maximum available pump stroke may, if desired, be adjusted to deliver a large dose for the wide spray pattern and a smaller dose for the narrow spray pattern.
- manually pressurized packages of the present invention permit delivery of a single product, such as a hair spray, under widely differing conditions to meet different requirements experienced by the end user of the product.
- the hair spray may be applied in a wide pattern at a relatively low amount per unit of area to all of the user's hair using a first spray pattern or to a much narrower localized portion of the user's hair for styling purposes using a second much narrower spray pattern wherein the amount of material applied has been automatically reduced to avoid overwetting the relatively small surface being treated.
- This is accomplished by providing the package with means for automatically changing the maximum stroke length available to the pump whenever the position of the spray nozzle is changed from one orifice to another by the end user.
- the package employs a positive displacement pump which is self priming regardless of stroke length.
- Figure 1 is a simplified enlarged, exploded perspective view of a preferred manually pressurized liquid dispensing package of the present invention
- Figure 1A is a simplified perspective view of the turret shown in Figure 1, said view viewing partially segmented to more clearly illustrate the arrangement of the vertical stops located on the innermost surface of the turret;
- Figure IB is a fully developed view of one half of the innermost surface of the turret shown in Figure 1A, said view showing the relative positions of the several vertical and rotational stops;
- Figure 2 is a simplified enlarged cross-sectional view of a fully assembled package of the type generally shown in Figure 1 in its at rest position, said view being taken through one of the spray orifice inserts of the package;
- Figure 3 is a simplified cross-sectional view of the package shown in Figure 2, said view being taken along Section Line A-A in
- Figure 2 Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are enlarged cross-sectional views of the liquid pump generally shown in Figure 2, but illustrating sequential positions of the pump components during a sequence of operation of the pump;
- Figure 10 is a simplified perspective illustration of an alternative push button including an orifice selector means suitable for use in packages of the present invention, said view showing the position of the orifice selector means when the pump stroke is to be limited via interference between an arm on the orifice selector means and a fixed stop secured to a stationary portion of the package;
- Figure 11 is a simplified perspective view of the push button shown in Figure 10, but showing the position of the orifice selector means when no external limitations are to be imposed upon the maximum stroke of the liquid pump;
- Figure 12 is a simplified cross-sectional view of the push button and orifice selector means generally shown in Figures 10 and 11 with both spray orifice inserts and the interconnecting liquid passageways in the selector means in a sealed condition;
- Figure 13 is a simplified cross-sectional view of the push button and orifice selector means shown in Figure 10, said view being taken along Section Line B-B in Figure 10;
- Figure 14 is a simplified cross-sectional view of the push button and orifice selector means shown in Figure 11, said view being taken along Section Line C-C in Figure 11; and
- Figure 15 is a simplified, partially segmented, exploded perspective view of an alternative push button and orifice selector means for use in packages of the present invention.
- a particularly preferred liquid dispensing pump embodiment 10 disclosed in the partially exploded and partially segmented view of Figure 1 provides the user with a choice of two spray patterns: either a narrow O a wide spray pattern.
- each spray pattern is automatically coupled with the proper predetermined dose so the pump delivers a substantially uniform amount of product per unit of area being treated for either spray setting. In this way product may be applied with either a large spray cone diameter or a small spray cone diameter without underwetting or overwetting the surface being treated.
- the narrow spray of the preferred liquid dispensing pump embodiment 10 which is delivered through spray orifice insert 20 may deliver 40 mg of liquid product with a spray cone diameter of 2 inches (measured at a 6 inch distance from the orifice insert).
- the wide spray which is delivered through spray orifice insert 30 may deliver 160 mg of liquid product with a 4 inch diameter spray cone (measured at a 6 inch distance from the orifice insert). In this case either spray pattern will apply a substantially uniform amount of approximately 13 mg of liquid product per square inch of surface being treated, as measured at a 6 inch distance from the orifice insert.
- the preferred liquid dispensing pump embodiment 10 shown in Figure 1 includes: an actuator assembly 40; a pump assembly 50; and a wide mouth container, such as a plastic bottle 60.
- the actuator assembly 40 of the preferred embodiment 10 is comprised of four pieces: a push button 41, a turret 42 with an integral thumb wheel 43, and two spray orifice inserts 20 and 30.
- Insert 20 is designed to produce a narrow spray pattern, while insert
- the turret 42 has two seats 44 and 45 designed to frictionally engage the two spray orifice inserts 20 and 30, respectively.
- the spray orifice inserts 20 and 30 are preferably pressed into the seats 44 and 45, respectively.
- the spray orifice inserts 20 and 30 are preferably spaced approximately 90 degrees apart from one another.
- the push button 41 preferably has a contoured finger pad 49 comprising a depressed area on the top surface 46 of the button. The depressed area is preferably shaped to conform to the user's index finger.
- the finger pad 49 which also preferably exhibits a slight upward slope in the direction of the particular spray orifice insert which has been selected for use, serves to align the user's finger in the direction of the spray so the user is able to accurately anticipate the direction of spray.
- the opening 47 is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the depressed area comprising the finger pad 49.
- the spray opening 47 preferably has a beveled edge 48 so as to form a sharp corner with an acute angle where the edge of the opening 47 meets the inside surface of the wall 51.
- the button 41 and the turret 42 are preferably held together in their axial direction by a snap bead 52, which is located on the outside surface of the turret wall 53 in the area below the spray orifice inserts 20 and 30, and a snap groove 54 located on the inside surface of the button wall 51.
- the turret 42 can be rotated with respect to the button 41 by turning the thumb wheel 43. Because the button 41 is non-rotatably secured relative to both the pump 50 and closure 90, rotation of the thumb wheel 43 allows the user to select the desired spray orifice and hence the desired spray pattern. The selection of spray orifices will be described in greater detail in the latter portions of the present specification.
- the push button 41 has six supports 55 on its inside surface, said supports being spaced equally around the button's perimeter at the junction of the finger pad 49 and the wall 51.
- the supports 55 which are not all of uniform overall height due to the depressed area comprising the finger pad 49, bear on the top of the turret 42 at its periphery.
- the button 41 and turret 42 are assembled by aligning their axes and rotating the button 41 until the spray opening 47 lies in the same quadrant as the spray orifice inserts 20 and 30 in the turret 42. When the button 41 and turret 42 are thus properly positioned the two are snapped together.
- a clicker 56 on the push button 41 creates an audible signal as the thumb wheel 43 is turned to or from each of the spray settings.
- the clicker 56 is a thin projection extending downwardly from the base of the button 41.
- the clicker 56 is deflected and released during movement of the thumb wheel 43 to create an audible click.
- the clicker 56 shown in Figure 1 is located 180 degrees from the spray opening 47 in the push button 41. As can be seen in Figure 1. a portion of the wall 51 of the button is cut away on each side of the clicker 56 to increase its effective length without increasing the clearance needed below the button 41.
- Trigger 70 and trigger 71 comprise vanes oriented radially in the groove between the thumb wheel 43 and the wall 53 of the turret 42 at points opposite spray orifice inserts 30 and 20, respectively.
- the clicker 56 clears the bottom of the groove formed between the turret wall 53 and the thumb wheel 43 when the thumb wheel 43 is rotated relative to the push button 41, but the clicker 56 and triggers 70,71 interfere with each other as the thumb wheel 43 is rotated from one orifice insert to the other. This interference causes the clicker 56 to deflect as the triggers 70, 71 pass underneath. Once a trigger 70 or 71 passes beneath the clicker 56, the clicker 56 snaps back to its original position with an audible click.
- a detent which serves to indicate a shipping or travelling position of the package 10 in which both orifice inserts are sealed and the pump 50 cannot be manually actuated, is located halfway between the two spray settings. This "locked" condition of the pump 50 will be described in greater detail in the latter portions of the present specification.
- the detent is preferably comprised of a flat 73 on the upper inside surface of the thumb wheel 43, as shown in Figure 1.
- a vertical groove 74 is formed in the flat 73 at its midpoint.
- a vertical rib 80 (partially shown in Figure 1) is formed on the base of the push button's wall 51 directly below the spray opening 47.
- the rib 80 is designed to mate with the groove 74 formed in the thumb wheel 43 when the turret is mid-way through its travel from one orifice to the other.
- the rib 80 on the button's wall 51 normally clears the inside surface of the thumb wheel 43.
- the rib 80 contacts the flat 73 and resiliency deforms and interferes with the flat 73 until the rib 80 pops into the mating groove 74 in the flat 73. If the thumb wheel 43 is rotated in either direction, the rib 80 immediately interferes ⁇ with the flat 73.
- the detent thus formed requires the user to exert somewhat more than the normal amount of force that is required for turret rotation in order to select one of the spray orifice inserts for dispensing.
- the detent position is particularly suitable for transporting and/or storing the liquid dispensing package 10 either 0 prior to placing the package in service or when the end user of the package is travelling, since the liquid dispensing pump 50 is prevented from actuating unless one of the spray orifice inserts is aligned with the opening 47 in push button 41.
- the manually operated positive displacement liquid pump assembly 5 50 employed in the liquid dispensing package 10 shown in Figure 1 is preferably of the self-priming type regardless of how much it is depressed from its at rest position by the user. While the present invention may be practiced with pumps of many different designs, one particularly suitable pump of the aforementioned type is generally 0 disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,986,453 issued to Lina et al . on January 22, 1991 and hereby incorporated herein by reference. Such a pump 50 is shown schematically in the simplified cross-section of Figure 2, and is comprised of: the pump body 148; spring 240; sealing conduit 190; poppet 150; piston 182 with integral pump stem 186; and dip tube 5 130. The pump 50 is secured to closure 90.
- the finger-operated pump 50 is provided with a pump chamber 180 and a fixed supply conduit 120 communicating with the pump chamber.
- a movable sealing conduit 190 is adapted to slidably and sealingly engage the supply conduit 120 in a telescoping relationship.
- primary piston 182 is operably disposed in the chamber 180 and defines a discharge passage 198 out of the pump chamber.
- a poppet 150 having a primary valve means 162 for occluding the discharge passage is biased against the primary piston 182 by a spring 240.
- the poppet 150 has a secondary valve means comprising concave valve
- the sealing conduit 190 engages the poppet through a lost motion arrangement which is defined in part by the spring 240.
- the lost motion arrangement permits a limited degree of relative movement between the poppet 150 and the sealing conduit 190 when the primary piston 182 is moved up and down by actuation of the push button 41.
- DISCHARGING LIQUID FROM THE PUMP Dispensing of liquid (not shown in Figures 1-9) from a primed pump 50 is initiated by applying a downward force on the actuator head or push button 41 so as to begin to move the primary piston 182 downwardly in the pump chamber 180.
- the poppet 150 is also necessarily forced downwardly by the primary piston 182 with which it is engaged.
- the sealing conduit 190 continues to be supported by the spring 240 until the inwardly projecting annular seal 260 at the bottom end of the sealing conduit 190 engages the exterior of the top end 121 of the supply conduit 120, as illustrated in Figure 4. At this point, there is sufficient frictional engagement between the sealing conduit 190 and the supply conduit 120 to retard further downward movement of the sealing conduit 190 under its own weight.
- the pump chamber 180 cannot be pressurized since the pump chamber is in fluid communication with the interior of the container 60 through the supply conduit 120.
- the sealing conduit 190 thus remains stationary and engaged with the fixed supply conduit 120 while the primary piston 182 and poppet 150 continue moving downwardly together relative to the sealing conduit 190.
- the range of downward movement of the poppet 150 that is permitted by the lost motion arrangement between the poppet 150 and sealing conduit 190 is such that concave valve member surface 280 of the poppet 150 eventually seals against the peripheral contact surface 218 at the top of the sealing conduit 190.
- any tendency of the downwardly moving primary piston 182 to pressurize the pump chamber 180 can result in a very small amount of the liquid and/or residual air (or vapor) being forced from the pump chamber 180 down the fixed supply conduit 120 into the container 60.
- fluid communication between the chamber 180 becomes increasingly pressurized with increasing downward movement of the primary piston 182.
- any continued downward movement of the poppet 150 will necessarily effect downward movement of the sealing conduit 190 along the fixed supply conduit 120 with the sealing engagement being maintained between the poppet secondary valve means surface 280 and the sealing conduit's peripheral contact surface 218.
- Figure 5 illustrates the relationship of the pump components at a point of maximum pressure just before the liquid (not shown) is first discharged upwardly out of the pump chamber 180.
- the elevation of the primary piston 182 in the chamber 180 at the point of maximum chamber pressure depends upon the strength of the spring 240 as well as upon the initial chamber liquid load conditions (i.e., the amount of liquid and/or residual air (or vapor) initially in the pump chamber 180).
- the degree of compression of the liquid and entrapped residual air and/or vapor within the pump chamber 180 is such that the force generated by the pressure acting downwardly on the poppet piston surface 172 exceeds the upward force of the spring 240, with the result that the poppet 150 moves downwardly at a greater velocity than the primary piston 182.
- This causes the primary valve means sealing surface 162 to open the discharge passage 198, and to remain open as long as a differential pressure sufficient to maintain the condition shown in Figure 6 persists.
- the liquid product (not shown) is discharged through the passage 198 as illustrated by the flow arrows 380 in Figure 6.
- the liquid is thus forced under pressure to the nozzle assembly where it is discharged from one of the spray orifice inserts 20 or 30 as a finely atomized spray or stream.
- the sealing conduit 190 will stop along the inlet conduit 120 at, for example, elevation X as illustrated in Figure 6.
- the spring 240 will subsequently force the poppet 150 back upwardly against the primary piston 182 as illustrated in Figure 7 to occlude the discharge passage 198 after a sufficient amount of the pressurized liquid has been discharged to restore equilibrium. That is, the discharge of the liquid from the pump 50 is terminated whenever the pressure drops below the predetermined operating pressure, which is established by the spring 240 operating through the other pump components. Since the liquid is thus always discharged at a predetermined pressure, proper atomization can be ensured by employing a suitable spray orifice insert. Accordingly, there is very little tendency for the pump to dribble from the spray orifice.
- any residual pressure in the pump chamber 180 could force a small amount of the liquid (and/or entrapped air and vapor) into the region under the poppet 150 from which region the flow passes down through the sealing conduit 190, through the fixed supply conduit 120, and into the container 60 via dip tube 130.
- the spring 240 will simultaneously urge the sealing conduit 190 and poppet 150 upwardly together in the spaced-apart relationship sown in Figure 7 with the poppet 150 continuing to close off the discharge passage 198.
- the poppet 150 again seals against the top of the sealing conduit 190 so that additional downward movement of the primary piston 182 again begins to pressurize the pump chamber 180. If and when the maximum design pressure is again attained in the pump chamber 180, the poppet 150 is again forced away from the primary piston 182 to permit further discharge of liquid from the pump 180.
- the sealing conduit 190 owing to its frictional engagement with the fixed supply conduit 120 during operation of the pump, will remain in place on the supply conduit 120 during pre-discharge pressurization of the pump chamber 180 even if the pump 50 is inverted.
- pressure cannot be inadvertently vented to the container 60 so long as the piston 182 is continuously depressed to seal the poppet 150 against the sealing conduit 190 while the pump chamber is being pressurized--even at very low pressures.
- FIG. 9 illustrates the pump 50 just after the finger pressure on the actuator push button 41 has been released and just after the primary piston 182 has begun moving upwardly in the pump chamber 180 in response to the biasing force of the spring 240 pushing the poppet 150 against the primary piston 182.
- the sealing conduit 190 initially remains frictionally engaged with the fixed supply conduit 120 so that the poppet 150 separates from the top of the sealing conduit 190 to the extent permitted by the lost motion arrangement (i.e., until the sealing conduit 190 is engaged by the spring 240). Fluid communication is thus established between the container 60 and the pump chamber 180 via dip tube 130.
- the closure 90 is placed over the pump body 148 of the pump 50 so that the pump stem 186 extends through the passageway 320 in the center of the lowermost collar 340 on the closure 90.
- the flange 450 on the pump body 148 is preferably snapped into the groove 440 located within the passageway 320 in the lowermost collar 340 on the lowermost side of the closure 90.
- the dip tube 130 is preferably pressed into the body 148 of the pump 50.
- Spray orifice inserts 20 and 30 are inserted in spray orifice seats 44 and 45, respectively, in turret 42 and are preferably retained in position by means of a friction fit.
- the turret 42 and push button 41 are then preassembled with one another by engaging snap bead 52 on turret 42 in snap groove 54 in push button 41 so that spray orifice inserts 20 and 30 are free to align with spray opening 47 in push button 41.
- the actuator assembly 40 comprising push button 41 and turret 42, the closure 90 and the pump 50 are preferably joined to one another by placing the closure 90 over the pump 50.
- the preassembled push button 41 and turret 42 are thereafter placed over the pump stem 186 so that the pump stem 186 frictionally engages the bottom of the stem 360 on push button 41.
- This assembly operation is preferably accomplished by rotating the push button 41 until the male splines 500 on the stem 360 of push button 41 are free to slide down the complementary internal grooves 510 in the uppermost hub 520 on the closure 90 when the turret 42 is in a position that will permit alignment of spray orifices 20 and 30 in turret 42 with spray opening 47 in push button 41.
- the predetermined amount of liquid delivered at each spray pattern setting is, assuming full activation of push button 41 by the user, established by the maximum available length of the pump stroke.
- Vertical stops 801 and 802 formed on the inside surface of the turret 42 limit the stroke length and control the dosage for each spray pattern. In addition, the vertical stops 801 and 802 prevent actuation of the pump in the locked position.
- vertical stop 801 is at a lower elevation than vertical stop 802, and therefore will provide a shorter maximum pump stroke.
- a pair of opposed lowermost vertical stops 840 which corresponds to the "locked" position of the pump are also provided.
- two identical equally spaced external followers 803 are provided on the outermost surface of uppermost collar 520 on the closure 90.
- both followers 803 strike a rotational stop 805 comprising a vertically oriented edge of each of the opposed vertical stops 802 on turret 42.
- the push button 41 and turret 42 are free to move down the full depth of the stops 802 for a full pump stroke.
- this setting will deliver a full dose of 160 mg for the wide spray pattern.
- Figures 1A and IB prevent the push button 41 from moving down at all. 5 Accordingly, actuation of the pump 50 is likewise prevented. This condition is referred to herein as the "locked" condition.
- PRIMING THE PUMP Liquid product (not shown) is placed in the wide mouth plastic bottle 60 and the closure 90, with the pump 50, turret 42, including spray orifice inserts 20 and 30, and push button 41 fully assembled thereon, is screwed onto the bottle.
- the thumb wheel 43 is rotated clockwise to the narrow spray position shown in Figures 1 and 2 and designated as the "STYLE" position in Figure 3.
- the piston 182 stops after a downward travel amounting to only about 25 per cent of the maximum stroke which would be available for the "FINISH" spray pattern due to the lower vertical position of the pair of opposed vertical stops 801 relative to the pair of opposed vertical stops 802.
- the piston 182 reverses direction.
- the lowermost end of the sealing conduit 190 remains sealed against the supply conduit 120 in the pump body 148.
- the seal between the uppermost end 218 of the sealing conduit 190 and the lowermost valve member surface 280 of the poppet 150 is broken. This allows the compressed air to escape from the pump chamber 180 into the dip tube 130 and out into the liquid filled bottle 60 where it accumulates in the headspace.
- a vacuum is created in the pump chamber 180.
- Liquid product rises in the dip tube 130 and enters the pump chamber 180 through the space between the uppermost surface 218 of the sealing conduit 190 and the lowermost valve member surface 280 of the poppet 180. In this way air can be forced from the pump chamber 180 and the pump 50 can be primed even when the package is in its short stroke "STYLE" spray pattern position.
- this operational characteristic of the disclosed pump 50 which permits priming of the pump even when the user does not fully depress push button 41 to its maximum extent, regardless of which spray pattern the user has selected.
- the pump 50 disclosed in conjunction with package embodiment 10 of Figures 1-9 is particularly preferred because it is self priming in both spray positions.
- the self priming feature in both spray positions is not critical to the practice of the broad aspects of the present invention.
- other pumps known in the art may readily be adapted for use in packages of the present invention. Exemplary of such prior art pumps are those disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,025,046 issued to Boris in May, 1977; U.S. Reissue Patent 28,366 issued to Pechstein in March, 1975; U.S. Patent 4,530,449 issued to Nozawa et al. in July, 1985; and U.S. Patent 4,516,727 issued to Saito et al . in May, 1985, all of the aforementioned Patents being hereby incorporated herein.
- a push button including a rotary turret of the type generally disclosed in Figures 1, 2 and 3 as a spray orifice selector means represents a particularly preferred embodiment of a liquid dispensing package of the present invention.
- the present invention is by no means limited to such an embodiment.
- Figures 10-14 disclose an alternative push button system including yet another means for selecting between at least two alternative spray orifice inserts 20 and 30.
- the push button embodiment 1041 shown in simplified form in Figures 10-14 includes a pivotally mounted hemispherical orifice selector means 1043.
- the axis of rotation for the hemispherical orifice selector means 1043 is perpendicular to Section Line B-B in Figure 10.
- Attached to one end of the axis of rotation of the orifice selector means 1043 is an externally mounted movable arm 1801. In the position shown in Figure 10, the lowermost end of arm 1801 will make contact with a fixed stop 1803 which is mounted in a substantially stationary position on either the closure or the container with which the push button 1041 is associated.
- the push button 1041 is depressed by the user, the lowermost end of arm 1801 contacts the fixed stop 1803, thereby preventing further depression of the push button.
- the arm 1801 is automatically repositioned so that it will not make any contact with fixed stop 1803 even when the push button 1041 is fully depressed.
- the maximum available stroke of the liquid pump can be achieved without any stroke limiting interference whenever the spray orifice selector means is in the position shown in Figure 11.
- the opposed recessed cutouts 1049 in the wall 1051 of the push button 1041 provide a resting place for the user's index finger when the push button 1041 is to be depressed.
- the recessed cutouts 1049 minimize the tendency to reclose the orifice which has been selected by the user during the liquid spray discharge cycle, since the applied forces will tend to keep whichever orifice is initially exposed in an exposed condition throughout the pump stroking cycle.
- liquid from the pump to which the push button is ultimately attached can be placed in fluid communication with either spray orifice insert 20 or spray orifice insert 30 by passageway 1640 in push button 1041 and a combination of passageways 1650, 1660, 1670 and 1680 in orifice selector means 1043.
- Button 1690 is preferably secured in place after molding of spray orifice selector means 1043, including passageways 1650, 1660, 1670 and 1680, to facilitate the easiest possible molding operation and to prevent liquid leakage at the juncture of passageways 1650, 1660, 1670 and 1680 in use.
- push button 1041 and spray orifice selector means 1043 can also be placed in a position which ensures sealing of the spray orifice inserts 20 and 30 as well as the other internal liquid passageways either prior to placing the package in service or when the user is travelling. This condition is illustrated in Figure 12.
- the hemispherically shaped orifice selector means 1043, the complementary recess formed in the uppermost end of push button 1041, and the sharp edges on the opposed recessed cutouts also provide orifice wiping benefits to remove residual liquid product when the orifice selector means 1043 is rotated from the position shown in Figure 13 to the position shown in Figure 14, and vice versa.
- a pair of spray orifice inserts 20,30 are located approximately 90" apart from one another about the periphery of an interior vertically movable, but non-rotatable member 2042 which is in fluid communication with the stem of the liquid pump (not shown).
- the spray orifice inserts 20,30 are also positioned at different vertical locations on the interior member 2042.
- a concentric outermost push button member 2041 having a single spray orifice opening 2047 could be mounted over said non-rotatable interior member 2042 employing means for aligning the opening in the push button with either of the orifices on the interior member.
- the push button 2041 could employ means, such as an integrally molded internal follower 2062 which snaps into a recessed groove 2065 on interior member 2042. If the groove 2065 comprises a pair of opposed horizontal segments 2066 and 2067 connected to one another by a helically shaped segment 2068, rotation of the push button 2041 approximately 90" will cause the spray opening 2047 to realign from one orifice insert to the other.
- the stroke of the pump could be limited by causing interference to occur between the lowermost end 2048 of the push button and a stationary portion of the package, such as the uppermost surface of closure 2090, when the opening 2047 in the push button 2041 is aligned with the lowermost orifice insert 20.
- a stationary portion of the package such as the uppermost surface of closure 2090
- a lesser degree of interference or no interference at all could exist when the opening 2047 in the push button 2041 is aligned with the uppermost orifice insert 30.
- Still another push button and spray orifice selector means of the present invention could employ two or more vertically aligned orifices on an interior member such as that generally shown in Figure
- a vertical recessed groove and follower generally similar to those shown in Figure 15 could be employed opposite the spray opening in the push button to ensure rotational alignment of the spray opening in the push button with all of the vertically aligned orifice inserts.
- a gripping means such as a spring loaded clip, could be secured to the push button for securing it at predetermined vertical locations which would permit alignment of the spray opening in the push button with whatever orifice insert is selected by the user.
- interference between the push button skirt and the uppermost surface of the closure would effectively limit the stroke of the pump.
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