Pump assembly with piston
View Patent ↗An assembly including a pump attachment particularly adapted to form an nonaerosol pump sprayer. The attachment includes a body, a shaft, a piston, an inlet valve and a biasing member. The body defines an elongate chamber having the first end, second end, and an interior wall extending between the first end and second end. The shaft extends through the opening in the first end of the chamber. The piston is reciprocally mounted within the chamber and includes an outer annular surface sized and shaped to form a sealing engagement with the interior wall of the body.
1. A pump attachment for a non-aerosol pump sprayer, comprising:
a sprayer comprising a grip, a spray piece and an actuator;
a body defining an elongate chamber having a first end, a second end and an interior wall extending between said first end and said second end;
a shaft extending through an opening in said first end of said chamber;
a handle coupled to a first end of said shaft;
a piston reciprocally mounted within said chamber and coupled to a second end of said shaft, said piston defining an upper outer annular surface sized and shaped to form a sealing engagement with said interior wall of said body and a lower outer annular surface sized and shaped to form a sealing engagement with said interior wall of said body, said piston separating said chamber into an upper portion above said piston and a lower portion below said piston;
an inlet valve at said second end of said body, configured to permit the flow of fluid into said lower portion of said chamber and restrict the flow of fluid out of said lower portion of chamber;
a biasing member between said piston and said first end of said chamber; and
a flexible tubing configured to place the lower portion of the piston in communication with the sprayer;
wherein said upper outer annular surface is formed by an outwardly extending flange and said lower outer annular surface is formed by an second outwardly extending flange that defines an inner surface, the second outwardly extending flange being configured such that when fluid is in said lower portion of said chamber and is under force of said biasing member, said fluid forces said second outwardly extending flange towards said interior wall.