Vented dispensing device
The dispensing device provides dispensable material in a closable container in concert with a corresponding accessory so that the container and the accessory can be commonly stored when not in use, and further provides a ventilated storage volume within the device that can facilitate drying and aerating the accessory.
1. A vented dispensing device comprising:
a dispenser with a top end and a bottom end having a dispensing nozzle constructed to dispense liquid contents;
a removable vented cover constructed to fit on the top end of the dispenser over the dispensing nozzle and having a plurality of vent openings constructed to retain a wipe cloth draped over the dispensing nozzle in a storage configuration;
the vented cover, when fitted over the top end of the dispenser, defining a storage volume between the vented cover and the dispenser, the vented cover removable to allow independent removal of the wipe cloth in a use configuration and to store and dry the wipe cloth in the storage configuration;
wherein, the wipe cloth is not attached to the dispenser or the dispensing nozzle; and wherein, the vented cover and the wipe cloth must both be removed to dispense liquid from the nozzle.
2. The dispensing device of claim 1 wherein the wipe cloth is a towel.
3. The dispensing device of claim 1 wherein the vent openings are substantially uniformly distributed around the vented cover.
4. The dispensing device of claim 1 wherein said dispenser is connected to a dispensing pump.
5. The dispensing device of claim 1 wherein the contents are under pressure.
6. The dispensing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the removable vented cover is constructed to fit on the bottom end of the dispenser when removed from the top end of the dispenser.
7. A vented dispensing device comprising:
a dispenser with a top end and a bottom end having a dispensing nozzle constructed to dispense liquid contents;
a removable vented cover constructed to fit on the top end of the dispenser over the dispensing nozzle and having a plurality of vent openings constructed to retain a wipe cloth draped over the dispensing nozzle in a storage configuration;
the vented cover, when fitted over the top end of the dispenser, defining a storage volume between the vented cover and the dispenser, the vented cover removable to allow independent removal of the wipe cloth in a use configuration and to store and dry the wipe cloth in the storage configuration;
wherein, the wipe cloth is not attached to the dispenser or dispensing nozzle, and liquid cannot be dispensed through the wipe cloth; and wherein, the vented cover and the wipe cloth must both be removed to dispense liquid from the nozzle.
8. The dispensing apparatus of claim 7 wherein the removable vented cover is constructed to fit on the bottom end of the dispenser when removed from the top end of the dispenser.