GB2443477A

GB2443477A - Liquid sucking and dispensing bottle

Info

Publication number: GB2443477A
Application number: GB0621636A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Michael Jenns
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-10-31
Filing date: 2006-10-31
Publication date: 2008-05-07
Also published as: GB0621636D0

Abstract

A container 1 includes rubber seal 5 and hook 6 for providing water tightness and storage features, a cap 4 with rubber grommet 3 supports and seals a flexible hose 2 and allow for the hose to be adjusted in its position. The container is to be squeezed to perform the functions of applying and siphoning water and may be made of semi-clear plastics material and is conveniently of 500ml volume. The hose may be moved through the grommet further into the container for dispensing and further out of the container for sucking. May be used for adding and removing water in air conditioning e.g. rinsing condensate pumps or emptying drip trays.

Description

I

Sloosher This invention relates to a device that is capable of applying and siphoning liquid.

As an air-conditioning engineer, it is sometimes necessary to apply and remove water from difficult to access or awkward places (e.g. pouring water to test and rinse condensate pumps in confined spaces and removing water from drip trays.) Using ajug for instance, it is sometimes possible to pour water into the desired area, but this often leads to spillages or is impractical. Likewise, removing a drip tray full of water is similar.

To overcome these problems, the present invention proposes a squeezable, capped container with a flexible hose inserted into it through the cap by means of a rubber grommet. The hose fits through the grommet so as it is quite a tight fit, but not too tight as the hose needs to be adjusted in its position so as the sloosher is able to switch between operational modes i.e.applying and siphoning. When the hose is pushed down into the container, this is for applying. When the hose is pulled almost out of the container, this is for siphoning.

There is also a rubber seal (with a hook for storage) that fits under the cap to prevent any leakage from the container.

The invention will now be described with references to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows the assembled Sloosher and Figure 2 shows an exploded view in which the individual parts can be seen.

In Figure 1, there is noticeably a container! with a flexible hose 2 passing into it.

The container is made of a semi-clear plastic material that can withstand repeated squeezing. On prototypes that I have made, I have found that a container that holds approximately 500m1 to be quite a good size (it can fit into one hand whilst the other hand can be used to locate the hose.) The threaded neck of the container needs to have a smaller diameter than the container so as a rubber seal can be placed around the neck of the container.

In Figure 2, all the parts can be seen. There is a the important rubber grommet 3 which allows for movement of the hose, yet still providing enough seal for the sloosher to apply and siphon decent volumes of water. There is a plastic cap 4 and rubber seal 5 which has an additional bole 6 to act as a hook.

Claims

Claims 1.A device capable of applying and siphoning liquid by means of

a hand delivered squeezing action.
2.A device, according to claim 1 that I have called a sloosher' in which there is a rubber grommet inserted into the cap which allows liquid to be applied and siphoned by means of adjusting the position of a flexible hose within the grommet
3.A device, according to claim 2, the rubber grommet must also provide a good enough seal or it will not work properly.
4.A device, according to claim I in which there is a rubber seal between the container and cap so as the device maintains a high degree of water tightness.