CA1249552A - Dripless syringe - Google Patents
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Abstract
PATENT APPLICATION PAPERS OF
MERLIN R. RUESCH
FOR: DRIPLESS SYRINGE
ABSTRACT
A dripless syringe for dispensing a material such as glue, caulking, cement, foods, cosmetics, paint, oil, pharmaceuticals; etc., and any other materials suitable for dispensing thereby. The syringe plunger includes a generally hemispherically-shaped piston portion for pushing the material out of the syringe. Except for the piston portion, the plunger slides easily within a barrel of the syringe. In oper-ation, the hemispherical piston portion is deformed during dispensing, but returns to its original shape after dispensing is finished. Upon returning to its original shape, the piston portion stops further dis-pensing of the material from the syringe.
MERLIN R. RUESCH
FOR: DRIPLESS SYRINGE
ABSTRACT
A dripless syringe for dispensing a material such as glue, caulking, cement, foods, cosmetics, paint, oil, pharmaceuticals; etc., and any other materials suitable for dispensing thereby. The syringe plunger includes a generally hemispherically-shaped piston portion for pushing the material out of the syringe. Except for the piston portion, the plunger slides easily within a barrel of the syringe. In oper-ation, the hemispherical piston portion is deformed during dispensing, but returns to its original shape after dispensing is finished. Upon returning to its original shape, the piston portion stops further dis-pensing of the material from the syringe.
Description
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DRIPLESS SYRINGE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a no-drip syringe adapted for dispensing one or more materials. For ex-ample, the syringe can be used to dispense glue, caulk-ing, cement, foods, cosmetics, paint, oil,pharmaceuticals; etc., and any other materials suitable for dispensillg thereby comprising a single material or multiple materials as desired. In accordance with this invention, the direction in which the material being dispensed flows during the dispensing operation is re-versed when the dispensing operation ends~ This rever-sal of the direction of material flow stops the flow of material from the syringe when it is no longer desired to dispense material from the syringe.
In most prior art syringes, one has to pull back on the plunger in order to stop the flow of mate-rial out of the syringe spout. It is also known to utili2e a spring which acts on the plunger to automat-ically pull it back when the pressure on the plunger is ~Z"~552 released. However, such an approach is unduly com-plicated and expensive.
Accordingly, the invention disclosed herein provides an ir,proves no-drip syringe. It has a config-uration which can include a minimum of parts and iseasy to operate.
SUMMARY OF THE INVE:NTION
10 In accordance with the present invention, a no-drip syringe is provided which overcomes the defi-ciencies in the prior art approaches The syringe com-prises a syringe for dispensing a material comprising a dispensins body for supporting at least one column of material to be dispensed and at least one plunger, which plunger comprises an elongate member, an actuating pad portion at one end o the elongate member, and a piston portion connected to the elongate member at an opposing end thereof for acting upon the column of material to dispense it from the dispensing body, wherein dispensing of the material is substantially stopped when the plunger is not being actuated by means of the piston portion being resil.ient and having a generally arcuate shape with a concave hollow face for acting on the material extending over substantially the whole internal cross-section of the 3 ~ 5 ~ 2 dispensing body, means being provided for deforming the piston portion from ~he said generally arcuate shape during a dispensing operation so that the deformed shape has an effective radius of larger dimension than the said yenerally arcuate shape and for allowing the piston portion to return to its generally arcuate shape after the dispen-sing operation is stopped.
The deforming means preferably comprises a portion of the plunger connecting the piston portion to the elongate member. Preferably, the syringe body in-cludes at least one chamber for supporting the at least one column of material. The chamber itself comprises a barrel portion having a longitudinally extending in~
ternal wall surrounding the material. Preferably, the elongate member is arranged to slide loosely within the barrel portion and the piston portion is arranged to move within the barrel portion with generally sealing engagement with the internal wall.
The elongated member, preferably, comprises a central longitudinally-extending core having a plurali-ty of longitudinal flanges extending radially outwardly from the core with the radial extent of the flanges being selected so that the member is adapted to loosely slide within the barrel portion. The connecting lZ~5~
portion, preferably, has a radial extent which is sub-stantially smaller than the radial extent of the flanges. The piston portion, preferably, includes a convex face opposing the concave face and the connect-ing portion is, preferably, connected to a central por-tion of the convex face.
If desired, the syringe, in accordance with this invention, can include means resistant to chemical attack by the material being dispensed supported by the piston portion. One such means comprises a grommet supported by the piston portion which is adapted to cooperate with the hemispheric face of the piston por-tion so as not to interfere with the no--drip operation of the syringe. Preferably, the elongate member, the pad portion, the connecting portion and the piston por-tion comprise a unitary member which may be formed or molded of a material such as plastic.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWI~GS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a no-drip syringe in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a plunger in accordance with one embodiment of the invention for use in the syringe in Figure l.
Figure 3 is partial cross-sectional view of the syringe in Figure 1.
Figure 4 ls a cross-sectional view along the line 4-4 in Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view along the line 5-5 in Figure 3.
Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a dripless syringe in accordance with another embodi-ment of this invention.
Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view along the line 7-7 in Figure 6.
Figure 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a dripless syringe in accordance with yet another em-bodiment of this invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
-Referring to Figure 1, a no drip or dripless syringe is shown. The syringe l0 is comprised of a dispensing body ll for supporting at least one column of the material to be dispensed. The syringe 10 also includes at least one plunger 12 for acting upon the column of material to be dispensed to dispense it from the syringe 10 via spout 13.
Referring now to Figure 2, the plunger 12 is shown in greater detail. The plunger 12 comprises an elongated member 14 having an actuating pad portion 15 at one end and a piston portion 16 at the opposing end of the member 14. The piston portion 16 is adapted to act upon the column of material to be dispensed from the syringe 10 to push the material through the spout 13 as in Figure 1 so that it can be applied by the op-erator as designed. The pad portion 15 is adapted to be engaged, for example, by the operator's t~umb, in order to apply pressure to the plunger 12 so as to dis-pense the material from the syringe 10. Referring to Figure 1, the dispensing body 11 includes a finger sup-port flange 17 at its end opposing the spout 13.
Therefore, in operation, a person supports the dispens-ing body 11 by two fingers disposed under the flange 17 on either side of the body 11 and presses with the thumb against the pad portion 15 of the plunger 12.
When pressure is thus applied to the pad por-tion 15, the material in the syringe is dispensed therefrom by flowing in a first direction out of the spout 13. In accordance with this invention, a no-drip system is provided for substantially stopping the dispensing of the material when the pressure is removed from the plunger so that it is not being actuated to dispense the material.
Referring now to Figures 2-5, the no-drip system to provide the no-drip operation is described in greater detail. The piston portion 16 is configured to have a preferred generally hemispherical shape with a concave hollow face 18 for acting on the material being dispensed. The piston portion 16 is resilient so that if it is deformed it springs back to its pre--ferred generally hemispherical shape. The term "hemispheric shape" as used herein is not intended to be limited to a full hemisphere since it can comprise a portion of the hemisphere as shown. Further, it does not have to be exactly hemispheric, but rather it should have a generally arcuate shape as shown com-prising a hollow face 18 facing the material being dis-pensed and a convex opposing face 19 which is, pref-erably, of a correspondingly arcuate nature.
The piston portion 16 having the generally hemispheric shape acts in a manner analagous to the bottom of an oil can. When not in use, the plunger 12 and the hemispheric concave face 18 sit on top of a column of the material to be dispensed. At this point, the hemispheric face 18 has its desired preferred profile. When pressure is applied to the thur~ pad 15, the hemispheric face 18 is generally flattened out by the action of the central connecting portion 20. This action changes the shape of the hemispherical face 18 from its natural preferred shape, as shown in Figure 3, into a more flattened out shape. The more flattened out shape generally has an effective radius of larger di-mension than the radius of the face 18 in its preferred preformed profile. As the face 18 is flattened out, the column of material being dispensed (not shown) is pushed downwards through the spout 13 as in Figure 1.
When the proper amount of material has been dispensed, the operator removes his thumb from the pad 15 thereby releasing the pressure on the plunger 12.
The piston portion 16 is Eormed of a resilient material having sufficient springiness so that when the pressure on the plunger is released, the piston portion tends to return to its preferred shape. This automatically push-es the plunger 12 upwardly away from the material being dispensed. The tendency of the hemispherical piston portion 16 to return to its preferred shape causes the shape of any void between the concave face 18 and the top of the column of the material beiny dispensed to change. This, in turn, causes a reduced pressure which further causes the material being dispensed to be 5~
drawn up into the barrel 21 of the syringe 10 from the spout 13 thereby immediately stopping the flow of the material and holding it there until pressure is again applied to the plunger 12.
The elongated member portion 14 of the plunger 12 is arranged to slide easily within the bar-rel 21 of the dispensing body 11. In contrast, the piston portion 16 is arranged to move within the barrel portion 21 in a generally sealing engagement with the internal wall 22 of the barrel portion.
The plunger 12 can comprise a hollow member as in the embodiment of Figure 3 or a solid member as in the embodiment of Figure 6. Referring to Figures 3 5, the plunger 12 elongated member 14 comprises a cylindrical body extending from the actuating pad por-tion 15 at one end and has a bottom portion 23 closing off the opposing end of the elongated mer~er 14. The piston portion 16 is connected to the bottom portion 23 of the elongated member 14 by connecting portion 20.
The connecting portion 20 includes radially extending support ribs 24. The support ribs 24 extend radially outwardly from a central axis 25 of the plunger 12 to a greater extent for the section adjacent the bottom portion 23 and to a much lesser extent for the section adjacent the piston portion 16. This is :
- ~2~5S2 important since the portion of the connecting portion 20 adjacent the piston portion 16 acts as a means for deforming the piston portion from its preferred generally hemispherical shape to flatten it out during a dispensing operation.It also allows it to return to its preferred shape after the dispensing operation is over.
In order to guide plunger 12 within the bar-rel 21, a plurality of flanges 26 are arranged about the barrel 21 so as to extend radially outwardly there-from. The radial extent of the flanges 26 is selected so as to just engage the internal wall 22 of the barrel 21 to permit easy sliding of the plunger 12 within the dispensing body 11. The longitudinal extent of the flanges 26 is li~ited to only a small portion of the elongated member 14 adjacent the end thereof to which the piston portion 16 is attached. The flanges 26 are so limited in order to permit the plunger 12 to slide easily within the barrel 21.
Preferably, the plunger 12 as shown comprises a unitary body including the elongated member 14, the actuating pad portion 15, the piston portion 16 and the connecting portion 20. The plunger 12 may be formed of any desired materia~, but, preferably, is molded of an inexpensive material such as plastic.
Since only the piston portion 16 has a sub-stantial frictional engagement with the internal wall 22 of the barrel 21, the piston portion 16 can easily return to its preferred shape after a dispensing opera-tion by moving the plunger 12 in a direction away fromthe material heing dispensed.
Referring now to Figures 6 and 7, a particu-larly preferred plunger design is shown. The plunger 27 shown in Figure 6 and 7 also, preferably, comprises a unitary body, including an actuating pad portion 28, an elongated member 29, a connecting portion 30 and a piston portion 31. The piston portion 31 is essential-ly the same as described in reference to the embodiment of Figures 2-5.
The plunger 27 differs from the plunger 12 principally in the use of a solid elongated member 29.
The elongated member 29 comprises a central longi-tudinally extending core 32 having a plurality Gf lon~
gitudinally extending flanges 33 extending radially outwardly from the core 32. The radial extent of the flanges can be selected so that the elongated member is adapted to loosely sit within the barrel 21. The con-necting portion 30 comprises a portion of a flange 33 wherein the radial extent of the flange 33 has been substantially reduced as compared to the remainder of , ss~ ' the elongate body 29. As in the previous embodiment, it is important that the radial extent of the connect-ing portions 30 be relatively small and that the por-tion 30 be centrally located so as to act on the generally hemispherically-shaped piston portion 31 to flatten i~ out during a dispensing operation. ~he con-necting portion 30 is connected to a central portion of the convex face 34 of the piston portion 31.
Referring now to Figures l,3, and 6, it should be apparent that the dispensing body ll, and barrel 21 in combination with the spout 13 define a chamber for supporting the at least one column of the material to be dispensed. The syringes have been il-lustrated thus far, as including a single barrel 20. If desired, they could include plural barrels and a corre-sponding plurality of plunges 12 or 27. Further, if desired and in accordance with known prior art tech-niques, the plungers 12 can be joined together so that they are actuated in common. In such a plural barrel syringe arrangement, there can be separate multiple chambexs fGr supporting separate and, if desired, dis-tinct materials to be dispensed. A syringe can employ common spout 13 communicating with each of the chambers or it can comprise a separate spout for each chamber.
On occasion, the material selected to form the plunger 12 or 27 may react chemically with the ma-terial being dispensed. In prior art approaches, this problem has been overcome by the use of a grommet which is chemically resistant to the material being dis-pensed. The grommet is supported by the plunger 12, if desired In accordance with this invention, a grommet 35 as shown in Figure 8 can be similarly employed. In this embodiment, the radial extent of the piston por-tion 31 has been reduced to allow the grommet to beflipped over the piston portion. The grommet 35 shown has a concave portion 36 generally conforming to the concave face 37 of the piston portions 31.
It is not necessary for the grommet 35 to be springy or resilient as in the case of the previously described piston portions 31. However, it can be formed of a relatively flexible material so that it conforms to the shape of the concave face 37 in operation. The edge portions 30 of the grommet include a plurality of ridges 39 for sealingly engaging the internal wall 22 of the barrel 21. In operation, the concave portion 36 of the grommet 35 conforms to the shape of the piston portion 31. Therefore, the operation of the plunger 12 or 27 including a grommet 35 is essentially the same as previously described in reference to Figure ;5~
DRIPLESS SYRINGE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a no-drip syringe adapted for dispensing one or more materials. For ex-ample, the syringe can be used to dispense glue, caulk-ing, cement, foods, cosmetics, paint, oil,pharmaceuticals; etc., and any other materials suitable for dispensillg thereby comprising a single material or multiple materials as desired. In accordance with this invention, the direction in which the material being dispensed flows during the dispensing operation is re-versed when the dispensing operation ends~ This rever-sal of the direction of material flow stops the flow of material from the syringe when it is no longer desired to dispense material from the syringe.
In most prior art syringes, one has to pull back on the plunger in order to stop the flow of mate-rial out of the syringe spout. It is also known to utili2e a spring which acts on the plunger to automat-ically pull it back when the pressure on the plunger is ~Z"~552 released. However, such an approach is unduly com-plicated and expensive.
Accordingly, the invention disclosed herein provides an ir,proves no-drip syringe. It has a config-uration which can include a minimum of parts and iseasy to operate.
SUMMARY OF THE INVE:NTION
10 In accordance with the present invention, a no-drip syringe is provided which overcomes the defi-ciencies in the prior art approaches The syringe com-prises a syringe for dispensing a material comprising a dispensins body for supporting at least one column of material to be dispensed and at least one plunger, which plunger comprises an elongate member, an actuating pad portion at one end o the elongate member, and a piston portion connected to the elongate member at an opposing end thereof for acting upon the column of material to dispense it from the dispensing body, wherein dispensing of the material is substantially stopped when the plunger is not being actuated by means of the piston portion being resil.ient and having a generally arcuate shape with a concave hollow face for acting on the material extending over substantially the whole internal cross-section of the 3 ~ 5 ~ 2 dispensing body, means being provided for deforming the piston portion from ~he said generally arcuate shape during a dispensing operation so that the deformed shape has an effective radius of larger dimension than the said yenerally arcuate shape and for allowing the piston portion to return to its generally arcuate shape after the dispen-sing operation is stopped.
The deforming means preferably comprises a portion of the plunger connecting the piston portion to the elongate member. Preferably, the syringe body in-cludes at least one chamber for supporting the at least one column of material. The chamber itself comprises a barrel portion having a longitudinally extending in~
ternal wall surrounding the material. Preferably, the elongate member is arranged to slide loosely within the barrel portion and the piston portion is arranged to move within the barrel portion with generally sealing engagement with the internal wall.
The elongated member, preferably, comprises a central longitudinally-extending core having a plurali-ty of longitudinal flanges extending radially outwardly from the core with the radial extent of the flanges being selected so that the member is adapted to loosely slide within the barrel portion. The connecting lZ~5~
portion, preferably, has a radial extent which is sub-stantially smaller than the radial extent of the flanges. The piston portion, preferably, includes a convex face opposing the concave face and the connect-ing portion is, preferably, connected to a central por-tion of the convex face.
If desired, the syringe, in accordance with this invention, can include means resistant to chemical attack by the material being dispensed supported by the piston portion. One such means comprises a grommet supported by the piston portion which is adapted to cooperate with the hemispheric face of the piston por-tion so as not to interfere with the no--drip operation of the syringe. Preferably, the elongate member, the pad portion, the connecting portion and the piston por-tion comprise a unitary member which may be formed or molded of a material such as plastic.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWI~GS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a no-drip syringe in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a plunger in accordance with one embodiment of the invention for use in the syringe in Figure l.
Figure 3 is partial cross-sectional view of the syringe in Figure 1.
Figure 4 ls a cross-sectional view along the line 4-4 in Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view along the line 5-5 in Figure 3.
Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a dripless syringe in accordance with another embodi-ment of this invention.
Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view along the line 7-7 in Figure 6.
Figure 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a dripless syringe in accordance with yet another em-bodiment of this invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
-Referring to Figure 1, a no drip or dripless syringe is shown. The syringe l0 is comprised of a dispensing body ll for supporting at least one column of the material to be dispensed. The syringe 10 also includes at least one plunger 12 for acting upon the column of material to be dispensed to dispense it from the syringe 10 via spout 13.
Referring now to Figure 2, the plunger 12 is shown in greater detail. The plunger 12 comprises an elongated member 14 having an actuating pad portion 15 at one end and a piston portion 16 at the opposing end of the member 14. The piston portion 16 is adapted to act upon the column of material to be dispensed from the syringe 10 to push the material through the spout 13 as in Figure 1 so that it can be applied by the op-erator as designed. The pad portion 15 is adapted to be engaged, for example, by the operator's t~umb, in order to apply pressure to the plunger 12 so as to dis-pense the material from the syringe 10. Referring to Figure 1, the dispensing body 11 includes a finger sup-port flange 17 at its end opposing the spout 13.
Therefore, in operation, a person supports the dispens-ing body 11 by two fingers disposed under the flange 17 on either side of the body 11 and presses with the thumb against the pad portion 15 of the plunger 12.
When pressure is thus applied to the pad por-tion 15, the material in the syringe is dispensed therefrom by flowing in a first direction out of the spout 13. In accordance with this invention, a no-drip system is provided for substantially stopping the dispensing of the material when the pressure is removed from the plunger so that it is not being actuated to dispense the material.
Referring now to Figures 2-5, the no-drip system to provide the no-drip operation is described in greater detail. The piston portion 16 is configured to have a preferred generally hemispherical shape with a concave hollow face 18 for acting on the material being dispensed. The piston portion 16 is resilient so that if it is deformed it springs back to its pre--ferred generally hemispherical shape. The term "hemispheric shape" as used herein is not intended to be limited to a full hemisphere since it can comprise a portion of the hemisphere as shown. Further, it does not have to be exactly hemispheric, but rather it should have a generally arcuate shape as shown com-prising a hollow face 18 facing the material being dis-pensed and a convex opposing face 19 which is, pref-erably, of a correspondingly arcuate nature.
The piston portion 16 having the generally hemispheric shape acts in a manner analagous to the bottom of an oil can. When not in use, the plunger 12 and the hemispheric concave face 18 sit on top of a column of the material to be dispensed. At this point, the hemispheric face 18 has its desired preferred profile. When pressure is applied to the thur~ pad 15, the hemispheric face 18 is generally flattened out by the action of the central connecting portion 20. This action changes the shape of the hemispherical face 18 from its natural preferred shape, as shown in Figure 3, into a more flattened out shape. The more flattened out shape generally has an effective radius of larger di-mension than the radius of the face 18 in its preferred preformed profile. As the face 18 is flattened out, the column of material being dispensed (not shown) is pushed downwards through the spout 13 as in Figure 1.
When the proper amount of material has been dispensed, the operator removes his thumb from the pad 15 thereby releasing the pressure on the plunger 12.
The piston portion 16 is Eormed of a resilient material having sufficient springiness so that when the pressure on the plunger is released, the piston portion tends to return to its preferred shape. This automatically push-es the plunger 12 upwardly away from the material being dispensed. The tendency of the hemispherical piston portion 16 to return to its preferred shape causes the shape of any void between the concave face 18 and the top of the column of the material beiny dispensed to change. This, in turn, causes a reduced pressure which further causes the material being dispensed to be 5~
drawn up into the barrel 21 of the syringe 10 from the spout 13 thereby immediately stopping the flow of the material and holding it there until pressure is again applied to the plunger 12.
The elongated member portion 14 of the plunger 12 is arranged to slide easily within the bar-rel 21 of the dispensing body 11. In contrast, the piston portion 16 is arranged to move within the barrel portion 21 in a generally sealing engagement with the internal wall 22 of the barrel portion.
The plunger 12 can comprise a hollow member as in the embodiment of Figure 3 or a solid member as in the embodiment of Figure 6. Referring to Figures 3 5, the plunger 12 elongated member 14 comprises a cylindrical body extending from the actuating pad por-tion 15 at one end and has a bottom portion 23 closing off the opposing end of the elongated mer~er 14. The piston portion 16 is connected to the bottom portion 23 of the elongated member 14 by connecting portion 20.
The connecting portion 20 includes radially extending support ribs 24. The support ribs 24 extend radially outwardly from a central axis 25 of the plunger 12 to a greater extent for the section adjacent the bottom portion 23 and to a much lesser extent for the section adjacent the piston portion 16. This is :
- ~2~5S2 important since the portion of the connecting portion 20 adjacent the piston portion 16 acts as a means for deforming the piston portion from its preferred generally hemispherical shape to flatten it out during a dispensing operation.It also allows it to return to its preferred shape after the dispensing operation is over.
In order to guide plunger 12 within the bar-rel 21, a plurality of flanges 26 are arranged about the barrel 21 so as to extend radially outwardly there-from. The radial extent of the flanges 26 is selected so as to just engage the internal wall 22 of the barrel 21 to permit easy sliding of the plunger 12 within the dispensing body 11. The longitudinal extent of the flanges 26 is li~ited to only a small portion of the elongated member 14 adjacent the end thereof to which the piston portion 16 is attached. The flanges 26 are so limited in order to permit the plunger 12 to slide easily within the barrel 21.
Preferably, the plunger 12 as shown comprises a unitary body including the elongated member 14, the actuating pad portion 15, the piston portion 16 and the connecting portion 20. The plunger 12 may be formed of any desired materia~, but, preferably, is molded of an inexpensive material such as plastic.
Since only the piston portion 16 has a sub-stantial frictional engagement with the internal wall 22 of the barrel 21, the piston portion 16 can easily return to its preferred shape after a dispensing opera-tion by moving the plunger 12 in a direction away fromthe material heing dispensed.
Referring now to Figures 6 and 7, a particu-larly preferred plunger design is shown. The plunger 27 shown in Figure 6 and 7 also, preferably, comprises a unitary body, including an actuating pad portion 28, an elongated member 29, a connecting portion 30 and a piston portion 31. The piston portion 31 is essential-ly the same as described in reference to the embodiment of Figures 2-5.
The plunger 27 differs from the plunger 12 principally in the use of a solid elongated member 29.
The elongated member 29 comprises a central longi-tudinally extending core 32 having a plurality Gf lon~
gitudinally extending flanges 33 extending radially outwardly from the core 32. The radial extent of the flanges can be selected so that the elongated member is adapted to loosely sit within the barrel 21. The con-necting portion 30 comprises a portion of a flange 33 wherein the radial extent of the flange 33 has been substantially reduced as compared to the remainder of , ss~ ' the elongate body 29. As in the previous embodiment, it is important that the radial extent of the connect-ing portions 30 be relatively small and that the por-tion 30 be centrally located so as to act on the generally hemispherically-shaped piston portion 31 to flatten i~ out during a dispensing operation. ~he con-necting portion 30 is connected to a central portion of the convex face 34 of the piston portion 31.
Referring now to Figures l,3, and 6, it should be apparent that the dispensing body ll, and barrel 21 in combination with the spout 13 define a chamber for supporting the at least one column of the material to be dispensed. The syringes have been il-lustrated thus far, as including a single barrel 20. If desired, they could include plural barrels and a corre-sponding plurality of plunges 12 or 27. Further, if desired and in accordance with known prior art tech-niques, the plungers 12 can be joined together so that they are actuated in common. In such a plural barrel syringe arrangement, there can be separate multiple chambexs fGr supporting separate and, if desired, dis-tinct materials to be dispensed. A syringe can employ common spout 13 communicating with each of the chambers or it can comprise a separate spout for each chamber.
On occasion, the material selected to form the plunger 12 or 27 may react chemically with the ma-terial being dispensed. In prior art approaches, this problem has been overcome by the use of a grommet which is chemically resistant to the material being dis-pensed. The grommet is supported by the plunger 12, if desired In accordance with this invention, a grommet 35 as shown in Figure 8 can be similarly employed. In this embodiment, the radial extent of the piston por-tion 31 has been reduced to allow the grommet to beflipped over the piston portion. The grommet 35 shown has a concave portion 36 generally conforming to the concave face 37 of the piston portions 31.
It is not necessary for the grommet 35 to be springy or resilient as in the case of the previously described piston portions 31. However, it can be formed of a relatively flexible material so that it conforms to the shape of the concave face 37 in operation. The edge portions 30 of the grommet include a plurality of ridges 39 for sealingly engaging the internal wall 22 of the barrel 21. In operation, the concave portion 36 of the grommet 35 conforms to the shape of the piston portion 31. Therefore, the operation of the plunger 12 or 27 including a grommet 35 is essentially the same as previously described in reference to Figure ;5~
2-7.Accordingly, the grommet 35 acts to insulate the material being dispensed from the piston portion 31 while not interfering with the intended action of the hemispherically shaped piston portion.
The syringe, in accordance with this in-vention, can be used to dispense thin as well as thick materials; namely, materials having any desired viscos-ity. It can be used to dispense any material suitable and is not limited in application to the materials specifically mentioned herein.
It should be understood that the foregoing description is only illustrative of the invention.
Various alternatives and modifications can be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the present invention i5 in-tended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances which fall within the scope of the ap-pended claims.
The syringe, in accordance with this in-vention, can be used to dispense thin as well as thick materials; namely, materials having any desired viscos-ity. It can be used to dispense any material suitable and is not limited in application to the materials specifically mentioned herein.
It should be understood that the foregoing description is only illustrative of the invention.
Various alternatives and modifications can be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the present invention i5 in-tended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances which fall within the scope of the ap-pended claims.
Claims
1. In a no-drip syringe for dispensing a material comprising:
(a) a dispensing body for supporting at least one column of said material; and (b) at least one plunger, said plunger comprising an elongate member, an actuating pad portion at one end or said member, and a piston portion at an opposing end or said member for acting upon said at least one column of said material to dispense it from said dispensing body, said dispensing body including at least one chamber supporting said at least one column of said material, said chamber comprising a barrel portion having a longitudinally extending internal wall surrounding said material and, wherein said member is arranged to slide loosely within said barrel portion and said piston portion is arranged to move within said baarrel in generally sealing engagement with said internal wall, said member comprising a central longitudinally extending core having a plurality of longitudinal flanges extending radially outwardly from said core with the radial extent of said flangees being selected so that said member is adapted to loosely slide within said barrel portion;
(c) no-drip means for substantially stopping the dispensing of said material when said at least one plunger is not being actuated to dispense said material; said no-drip means comprising:
(d) said piston portion having a preferred gener-ally hemispherical shape with a concave hollow unobstructed face for acting on said material, said piston portion being resilient and including a convex face opposing said concave face and wherein said connecting portion is connected to a central portion of said convex face;
(e) means for deforming said piston portion from said preferred shape during a dispensing operation and for allowing said piston portion to return to its preferred shape after said dispensing operation is stopped, said deforming means comprising a centrally located portion or said plunger connecting said piston portion to said member, said connecting portion having a radial extent which is substantially smaller than the radial extent of said flanges;
(f) said elongate member, said pad portion, said connecting portion, and said piston portion comprising a unitary member and (g) means resistant to chemical attack by said material supported by said piston portion, said last mentioned means comprising a grommet supported by said piston portion, said grommet cooperating with said hemispheric face of said piston portion so as not to interfere with the no-drip operation or said syringe, said grommet having a concave portion generally conforming to the concave face of said piston portion.
(a) a dispensing body for supporting at least one column of said material; and (b) at least one plunger, said plunger comprising an elongate member, an actuating pad portion at one end or said member, and a piston portion at an opposing end or said member for acting upon said at least one column of said material to dispense it from said dispensing body, said dispensing body including at least one chamber supporting said at least one column of said material, said chamber comprising a barrel portion having a longitudinally extending internal wall surrounding said material and, wherein said member is arranged to slide loosely within said barrel portion and said piston portion is arranged to move within said baarrel in generally sealing engagement with said internal wall, said member comprising a central longitudinally extending core having a plurality of longitudinal flanges extending radially outwardly from said core with the radial extent of said flangees being selected so that said member is adapted to loosely slide within said barrel portion;
(c) no-drip means for substantially stopping the dispensing of said material when said at least one plunger is not being actuated to dispense said material; said no-drip means comprising:
(d) said piston portion having a preferred gener-ally hemispherical shape with a concave hollow unobstructed face for acting on said material, said piston portion being resilient and including a convex face opposing said concave face and wherein said connecting portion is connected to a central portion of said convex face;
(e) means for deforming said piston portion from said preferred shape during a dispensing operation and for allowing said piston portion to return to its preferred shape after said dispensing operation is stopped, said deforming means comprising a centrally located portion or said plunger connecting said piston portion to said member, said connecting portion having a radial extent which is substantially smaller than the radial extent of said flanges;
(f) said elongate member, said pad portion, said connecting portion, and said piston portion comprising a unitary member and (g) means resistant to chemical attack by said material supported by said piston portion, said last mentioned means comprising a grommet supported by said piston portion, said grommet cooperating with said hemispheric face of said piston portion so as not to interfere with the no-drip operation or said syringe, said grommet having a concave portion generally conforming to the concave face of said piston portion.
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| CA000449705A Expired CA1249552A (en) | 1983-03-16 | 1984-03-15 | Dripless syringe |
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