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Trigger operated fluid dispensing device

US5303867A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 24, 1993
Grant dateApr 19, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B11/1095
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A trigger operated dispensing device for the discharge of fluids, particularly in a spray. The device comprises a housing including a trigger, which actuates a flexible pump. The flexible pump has an inlet accepting the fluid and an outlet end through which the fluid passes going to the discharge. The flexible pump, preferably of bellows type, is situated in line with and just adjacent to the discharge wherein rotational motion of the trigger results in rotational compression of the pump chamber. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the flexible pump further includes mechanical structure for imparting a radial momentum to the fluid prior to discharge.

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