Dispensing – Movable material discharge guide – Foldable – bendable – collapsible or flexible
Patent
1995-05-15
1997-07-29
Shaver, Kevin P.
Dispensing
Movable material discharge guide
Foldable, bendable, collapsible or flexible
2223833, 222538, B05B 1506
Patent
active
056519087
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to fluid containers and in particular to fluid containers having a flexible hose through which fluid is discharged.
Known fluid, or more particularly liquid, containers of this kind generally have an outlet at their upper region from which a supply of fluid can be taken. The outlet may also be used as a means of refilling the container with fluid. A hose is connected to the outlet for the discharge of fluid from the container. A spray lance may be attached to a discharge end of the hose and may comprise a nozzle attached to a body. Pumping means to move the fluid from the container to the spray lance through the hose may be provided either in relation to the container or the lance.
A disadvantage of this kind of container is that when it is stored, left for a short time, or carried, the hose, and if provided the lance, may hang or extend freely from the container and may become damaged or entangled. It is known from U.S. Pat. No. 4,192,464 to provide a slotted tube on a wall of the container to carry the lance when not in use, but this still leaves the lance protruding and exposed to damage.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a container adapted to dispense fluid comprising a body in which fluid to be dispensed can be stored, a fluid outlet at an upper part of the body, and a flexible hose connectable at one end to the fluid outlet and having an opposite discharge end, and attachment means retained by latch means in an external recess of a side wall of the body and adapted to retain the discharge end of the hose releasably in a recess in a wall of the body when the container is not in use.
The attachment means may co-operate directly with the discharge end of the hose to retain the discharge end to the body. Preferably the discharge end has a lance attached thereto and the attachment means co-operates with the lance to retain the discharge end to the body. The attachment means may include an item formed separately from the body which is retained in the recess by the latch means provided on the body. In one convenient form the attachment means comprises a holster or tube retained in the recess to receive the discharge end of the hose or the lance. The holster or tube may be permanently fixed to the body.
Preferably the attachment means is a tube which locates a spray lance connected to the hose. The lance may have a member which is a sliding fit in the tube. The tube may be provided with a slot running along its length thus enabling the lance to be clipped directly into the tube.
Preferably the container is adapted to dispense liquid as a spray. The liquid may, for example, be a fertilizer, pesticide or other chemical agent used in agriculture, horticulture, or domestic, industrial or amenity usage.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
A container embodying the invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings of which:
FIG. 1 is a rear view of the container;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the container showing a lance retained within attachment means of the container; and
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the container.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The container 1 shown in the accompanying drawings is in the form of a spray dispenser and has a generally rectangular body part 2 in which liquid to be dispensed is stored and from which integrally extends upwardly a neck 3 and a handle 4. At the top of the neck 3 there is an outlet 3'. A flexible hose 5 is attached at one end to the outlet 3' by a connector 9 which is screw-threadedly connected to the outlet. An opposite, discharge end 6 of the hose 5 has a spray lance 7 attached to it.
The body part 2, neck 3 and handle 4 of the container are combined in a unitary molding made from a suitably durable plastics material which additionally is resistant to a wide range of chemicals, including for example nitrate based fertilizers or solvents. Polyethylene is a suitable material whether by itself or co-extruded with other
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Pan Britannica Industries Limited
Shaver Kevin P.
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