U.S. patent application number 11/674127 was filed with the patent office on 2008-05-15 for liquid transportation and dispensing device.
Invention is credited to Barclay Smith.
Application Number | 20080110904 11/674127 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39368229 |
Filed Date | 2008-05-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080110904 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Smith; Barclay |
May 15, 2008 |
LIQUID TRANSPORTATION AND DISPENSING DEVICE
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering a liquid substance, the apparatus
comprising: a vertical tube having a top open end and a bottom
closed end, the top open end being generally circular and the
bottom closed end being generally circular and sloped to a center
portion. The center portion is adapted to receive the intake nozzle
for a sprayer to allow the liquid to be fed into the sprayer
without having to tip the bucket and preventing air from clogging
the sprayer.
Inventors: |
Smith; Barclay; (Ocala,
FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
MEREDITH & KEYHANI, PLLC
330 MADISON AVE., 6TH FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10017
US
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Family ID: |
39368229 |
Appl. No.: |
11/674127 |
Filed: |
February 12, 2007 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60865028 |
Nov 9, 2006 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
220/608 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 1/16 20130101; B05B
9/03 20130101; B65D 2231/008 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/608 |
International
Class: |
B65D 8/12 20060101
B65D008/12; B65D 6/28 20060101 B65D006/28 |
Claims
1. An apparatus for delivering a liquid substance, said apparatus
comprising: a vertical tube having a top open end and a bottom
closed end, said top open end being generally circular and said
bottom closed end being generally circular and sloped to a center
portion.
2. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said center portion is a
flat circle.
3. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said center portion is a
flat square.
4. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said center portion is a
recessed circular tube having a bottom portion at least one quarter
of an inch lower than said center portion.
5. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said center portion is a
recessed cone.
6. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said center portion is a
recessed rectangle.
7. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said center portion is a
recessed square.
8. An apparatus for delivering a liquid substance, said apparatus
comprising: a circular insert having a sloped circular portion and
a center portion in communication with said sloped circular
portion, wherein said sloped circular portion slopes towards said
center portion.
9. An apparatus as in claim 8, further comprising a sealing means
in communication with the perimeter of said circular insert.
10. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said center portion is a
flat circle.
11. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said center portion is a
flat square.
12. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said center portion is a
recessed circular tube having a bottom portion at least one quarter
of an inch lower than said center portion.
13. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said center portion is a
recessed cone.
14. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said center portion is a
recessed rectangle.
15. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said center portion is a
recessed square.
Description
[0001] The present application claims priority to provisional
patent application 60/865,028 filed Nov. 9, 2006 entitled "Liquid
transportation and dispensing device".
[0002] The present invention relates to an apparatus for
transporting and dispensing liquids including paints, varnishes and
other liquids that contained within containers that may be sprayed
utilizing a sprayer.
[0003] Paint sprayers are known within the art to provide quick and
efficient painting of large areas. Sprayers come in different sizes
and shapes, and may be fed directly from paint can or five gallon
buckets. One of the problems with the prior art is that paint
sprayers need to be refilled frequently. This can take a lot of
time and be inconvenient. For example, a painter may be spraying
the outside of a house three floors up. It is inconvenient to
constantly be refilling a sprayer. Because of this, sprayers may
have a feeder arm that draws the paint through a filter. However,
one of the problems with the feeder is that when the paint gets to
a low point, the air will clog the filter and/or cause a backlog.
Also, there is remaining paint that is unusable without tilting or
pouring out the paint. The present invention would reduce the
amount of paint that would remain, would eliminate the need for a
helper or assistant to refill the container or pour paint, would
reduce clogs and/or blockage. Also, the device would allow the user
to more thoroughly mix the liquid material or paint.
[0004] Accordingly, the present invention provides a liquid
dispenser for dispensing liquids including paint.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention relates generally to apparatus for
dispensing liquids and in particular for dispensing paint in a
paint sprayer.
[0006] According to one embodiment, an apparatus for delivering a
liquid substance, the apparatus comprising: a vertical tube having
a top open end and a bottom closed end, the top open end being
generally circular and the bottom closed end being generally
circular and sloped to a center portion. The center portion being
adapted to receive the intake nozzle of a spraying apparatus.
[0007] According to another embodiment, an apparatus for delivering
a liquid substance is provided, the apparatus comprising: a
circular insert having a sloped circular portion and a center
portion in communication with the sloped circular portion, wherein
the sloped circular portion slopes towards the center portion. The
circular insert is sized to fit inside a container, such as a five
gallon paint bucket or paint can.
[0008] These and other features, aspects and advantages of the
present invention will become better understood with reference to
the following description and claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 depicts the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 2 depicts the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 3 depicts the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 4 depicts the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 5 depicts the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 6 depicts the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 7 depicts the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 8 depicts the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 9 depicts the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 10 depicts the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 11 depicts the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 12 depicts the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 23 depicts the present invention;
[0022] FIG. 24 depicts the present invention; and
[0023] FIG. 25 depicts the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0024] The following detailed description is of the best currently
contemplated modes of carrying out the invention. The description
is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the
purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention,
since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended
claims.
[0025] FIGS. 1-4 depicts an apparatus for delivering a liquid
substance as in the present invention. The apparatus 10 comprising
a vertical tube 11 having a top open end 13 and a bottom closed end
12, the top open end 13 being generally circular and the bottom
closed end 12 being generally circular and sloped to a center
portion 17. The center portion may be a flat circle a recessed
circular tube having a bottom portion at least one quarter of an
inch lower than the center portion, as shown in FIGS. 1-4. As
depicted, the recessed circular tube 15 may have an open top end
17, a generally planar bottom portion 16 and vertical tube wall 21.
The bottom portion should be at least one quarter of an inch lower
than the center portion to provide a well for the receipt of a
paint sprayer filter. The vertical tube wall 21 of the recessed
circular tube is in communication 22 with the sloped portion of the
bottom closed end 12. According to a preferred embodiment, the
apparatus is a five gallon paint container and may be manufactured
with the bottom portion therein. The apparatus may also be an
insert that fits into the bottom of a five gallon paint container.
It is intended that a filtered intake nozzle 24, from a spraying
apparatus system will be placed and rest in position at the lowest
most central point of the bottom surface of the apparatus 10. The
sloped or tapered portion will feed or guide the liquid contained
in the apparatus towards the lowed most central point, or towards
the filtered intake nozzle of the apparatus. This results in
virtually all of the liquid in the apparatus being delivered to the
filtered intake nozzle of the spraying apparatus. Also, it prevents
air from clogging the filtered intake nozzle.
[0026] The center portion may also be a flat circle, as shown in
FIGS. 5-8 as 17B. As shown in FIGS. 9-12 as 17C, the center portion
may be a flat square. The center portion may also be a recessed
cone, 17D, as shown in FIGS. 13-16. The center portion may also be
a recessed square or recessed rectangle, 17E, as shown in FIGS.
17-18.
[0027] The present invention may also be an apparatus for
delivering a liquid substance, the apparatus comprising: a circular
insert 40 having a sloped circular portion 42 and a center portion
44. It is intended that the circular insert with fit into the
bottom of a can or five gallon container. The can or container may
be a paint container, according to a preferred embodiment. The
apparatus may have a sealing means 46 in communication with the
perimeter of the circular insert 40. In this way the apparatus can
be inserted into the bottom of a can or bucket prior to filling
with paint or other liquids. Once inside, a paint sprayer nozzle
can sit in the center portion 44, 48, 50, 52, 54.
[0028] It should be understood that the foregoing relates to
preferred embodiments of the invention and that modifications may
be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the
invention as set forth in the following claims.
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