IP Library Granted Patent US 9,908,688
Granted Patent B2
US 9,908,688 · App. 15/341,880 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

Vented dispensing device

Inventors: Tony J. Abfall (Mount Prospect, IL); Kara Lineal (Northbrook, IL); Paul Holbrook (Buffalo Grove, IL)
Assignee: Digital Innovations LLC
B65D83/285A61L9/12A61L9/14B65D51/16B65D51/28B65D83/38
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,908,688
App. No.
15/341,880
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (16)

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.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2023
From: LINEAL, KARA
To: DIGITAL INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 063997/0460 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 14735003 · Jun 9, 2015
Continuation 13954041 · Jul 30, 2013
Continuation 13288742 · Nov 3, 2011
Continuation In Part 12712569 · Feb 25, 2010
Provisional Application 61155432 · Feb 25, 2009
Related Publication 20170203891A1 · Jul 20, 2017