Abstract:
The invention relates to a biodegradable stopper comprising a casing of rigid biodegradable material, consisting of an annular body with a covered flank, and an internal ring of biodegradable elastic material the total width of which is equal to or smaller than the internal width of the annular body, comprising one or more internal recesses in which one or more portions of the ring fit.
Abstract:
A closure for sealing the open end of a specimen collection container from the environment is provided. The closure includes a generally spherical-shaped ball having a passageway extending therethrough, with the ball including an axle permitting rotative movement of the ball thereabout between an open position and a closed position. The closure further includes a socket mounted on the open end of the collection container, with the socket including a ball receiving internal surface having an axle-support for receiving the axle of the ball for accommodating rotative movement of the ball therein. The passageway of the ball is aligned with the open end of said collection container when the ball is in an open position and is out of alignment with the open end of the collection container when the ball is in a closed position. The axle-support of the socket and the axle of the ball are parallel and eccentric with respect to each other.
Abstract:
A novel fluid container system comprises a container having a port at an upper end through which port fluid is permitted to pass for emptying the container. A restricter is provided within the container for momentarily restricting fluid flow out of the port when the container is inverted, the restricter having a construction such that a restricted fluid flow is permitted through the port for a period of time when the container is inverted, after which period of time a substantially less restricted fluid flow is permitted through the port. A retainer retains the restricter in the vicinity of the port. The retainer is disposed on an inner surface of the upper end of the container and extends inwardly from the inner surface. The retainer can include a substantially horizontal arcuate member or a circular member. Furthermore, the retainer can comprise at least one vertical member wherein the vertical member includes an inwardly extending abutment for preventing the restricter from falling downwardly when the container is disposed in the upright position. The restricter includes a ball which is buoyant in the fluid, which ball has a diameter greater than a diameter of the container port wherein the restricter includes a device disposed on the inner surface of the container for preventing the ball from forming a fluid-tight seal over the port.
Abstract:
A carafe has a flask and a lid assembly. The flask has a vessel. The lid assembly has a plug lid with an outlet port, a limiting bracket with a guiding channel and at least one outlet, and a sealing ball mounted in the guiding channel. The limiting bracket is mounted in the outlet port of the plug lid and is connected to the plug lid. When an opening of the vessel faces upward, the sealing ball slides downward to seal the outlet port of the plug lid. When the vessel tilts and the opening of the vessel faces downward, the outlet port of the plug lid is open, so that liquid in the vessel can flow out of the vessel. A user does not have to press or turn the lid assembly. Therefore, it is convenient to pour liquid out of the vessel.
Abstract:
A fluid outlet system, applicable for containers of liquid substances is provided. The fluid outlet system has a circular opening, at a rear end of a cylindrical tube, having a removable metallic ball-covering that controls the flow of liquid from the container, as desired. Specifically, the fluid outlet system has a circular opening at a rear end of a cylindrical tube, wherein the circular opening is provided with a removable metallic ball-covering. The removable metallic ball-covering can be easily dislodged by a mechanical switch in order to dispense liquid, and is securely held in place by magnets on a valve seat of the circular opening, when the fluid outlet system is at a closed position, to stop liquid flow.
Abstract:
A liquid pourer for pouring liquid from a bottle, most likely liquor, has a new sealing cork enabling much easier insertion and extraction of the pourer into and out of a bottle, a new cork and collar combination enabling similar easier insertion and extraction, and a new dump cap for portion control pouring wherein a new assembly and sealing method and structure is provided, and numerous new improvements making the pourer provide higher quality pouring.
Abstract:
A spill-proof motor oil bottle has a neck and a fluid reservoir with flexible sides. The neck has a first narrow portion, a relatively wider chamber adjacent to the first narrow portion, and a second narrow portion adjacent to the chamber. The bottle has a fluid flow path defined from the fluid reservoir through the first narrow portion, the chamber and the second narrow portion. The fluid flow path interconnects the two narrow portions and the chamber. A flexible plug, which is usually made of a compressible closed cell material, is compressed by and lodged within the first narrow portion to block the fluid flow path. The plug is adapted to dislodge from the first narrow portion into the chamber to open the fluid flow path when motor oil in the fluid reservoir displaces toward the neck of the bottle in response to a user squeezing the sides of the fluid reservoir. A method of dispensing a liquid with the bottle includes turning the container upside down, inserting at least a portion of the neck of the bottle into an engine opening into which the motor oil is to flow, and then squeezing the flexible portion of the fluid reservoir to dislodge the plug from the first narrow portion of the neck and into the chamber, thereby opening the fluid flow path so that oil flows out of the bottle and into the motor.
Abstract:
As a removably installable attachment, a float valve arrangement for controlling pouring of liquid from a flexible container is provided with a snap-in connection to the container which provides for relative rotation. A vent hole in the outlet neck regulates pouring, and the float valve ball is flexible for sealing conformation to a non-circular seat. The latter concept also is applicable to a version wherein the floatable ball is provided within the liquid storage space of the container itself.