Apparatus for an improved high pressure medicinal dispenser
View Patent ↗An apparatus for an improved high pressure medicinal dispenser is disclosed. The high pressure dispenser may include a handle ( 26 ), a chamber ( 18 ), a threaded region, a threaded rod ( 14 ), and a knob ( 20 ). The high pressure dispenser may have at least one insert-molded component. A threaded insert providing the threaded region may be insert-molded into the handle or the threaded rod may be insert-molded into the knob, or both. The dispenser may have a handle made of hard plastic and overmolded soft rubber material. The dispenser also may have a ribbed knob having at least one longitudinal rectangular cavity. Furthermore, the dispenser may have a chamber that has an interior concave surface and an interior convex surface between the interior cylindrical surface of the chamber and a nozzle. The chamber may have at least one tab or notch dimensioned to engage with at least one corresponding notch or tab on the handle.
1. A high pressure dispenser for the application of a medicinal mixture to a desired location, the dispenser comprising:
a handle;
a chamber that receives a medicinal mixture coupled to the handle;
a threaded region within and fixed with respect to the handle;
a threaded rod in threaded engagement with the threaded region; and
a knob coupled to the threaded rod;
the dispenser characterized in that:
the dispenser includes at least one insert-molded component, wherein the at least one insert-molded component includes at least one of a threaded insert providing the threaded region insert-molded into the handle and a threaded rod insert-molded into the knob.
2. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the threaded insert includes metal or plastic.
3. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the handle includes hard plastic and overmolded soft rubber.
4. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the threaded rod includes metal.
5. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that an exterior surface of the chamber comprises at least one tab dimensioned to engage with at least one corresponding notch on an exterior surface of the handle.
6. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that an exterior surface of the chamber comprises at least one notch dimensioned to engage with at least one corresponding tab on an exterior surface of the handle, wherein the notch is a curved indentation into a cylindrical exterior of the chamber.
7. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the handle comprises four exterior longitudinal sides.
8. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the knob has an axial length approximately equal to or greater than the diameter of the knob.
9. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the knob has at least one symmetrical rib and a plurality of longitudinal ribs, with at least one longitudinal rectangular cavity between a pair of the longitudinal ribs.
10. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the chamber comprises an interior cylindrical surface and a nozzle in fluid communication, and the interior of the chamber has a concave surface in between the interior cylindrical surface and the nozzle.
11. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the threaded rod is coupled to a piston, the piston is insert molded into the threaded rod.
12. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the threaded rod includes an internal locking mechanism, and further including a piston having at least a portion snapped into said internal locking mechanism.
13. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that said chamber includes an external locking mechanism having an orthogonal surface and a tab distal of said orthogonal surface.
14. The dispenser of claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one insert-molded component includes a threaded insert providing the threaded region insert-molded into the handle, and wherein said threaded insert includes internal threads and an external surface, the external surface having a curved indentation.
15. The dispenser of claim 14 , characterized in that the threaded insert includes at least one knurl or indentation parallel to the axial length of the threaded insert.
16. A high pressure medicinal dispenser, comprising:
a handle having a grip section for accommodating a user's hand and an insert section having a threaded region, a slot adjacent and fixed with respect to the threaded region, and top and bottom exterior ridges;
a chamber for holding a medicinal mixture, the chamber having an upper portion interconnected to the handle in the slot and between the top and bottom exterior ridges, and an interior that communicates with the threaded region of the handle;
a threaded rod laterally offset from the grip section and extending through the insert section and threadedly engaging the threaded region of the handle, the rod being substantially collinear with the chamber, wherein the threaded rod is rotatable within the threaded region while the handle with the chamber is held; and
a knob fixed to the threaded rod for turning the rod with respect to the handle and chamber.
17. The dispenser of claim 16 , wherein the threaded region is an internally-threaded insert that is insert-molded into the handle.
18. The dispenser of claim 16 , wherein the rod is insert-molded into the knob.
19. The dispenser of claim 16 , wherein the chamber is insertable and removable from the handle by moving the chamber upper portion with respect to the slot laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the chamber and to the longitudinal axis of the handle.