Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
  • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
  • B65D41/26—Caps or cap-like covers serving as, or incorporating, drinking or measuring vessels
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
  • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
  • D06F39/02—Devices for adding soap or other washing agents
  • D06F39/022—Devices for adding soap or other washing agents in a liquid state

Definitions

• This invention relates to a detergent dispenser and more particularly to a dispenser for liquid washing detergent.
• a detergent dispenser comprises a first part in the form of a closure which normally serves to seal a detergent container, the closure having a closed top, a dependent skirt and an open mouth, and a second part which is releasably engageable with the closure over its open mouth, the second part having an aperture for dispensing detergent.
• the closure has an external thread for screwing the closure into the detergent container.
• the second part is preferably in the form of a shallow cap with an internal thread engageable with the external thread of the closure.
• the closure and the cap preferably have complementary formations to enable the cap releasably to be joined to the closed top of the closure.
• the aperture in the cap is preferably formed in a raised funnel formed in the top of the cap.
• Figure 1 is an elevation of two parts of a detergent dispenser made in accordance with the invention
• Figure 2 is a similar view of the parts of the dispenser joined in an inoperative condition
• Figure 3 is a similar view of the parts of the dispenser joined in an operative condition,-
• Figures 4 is a plan view from above of the cap of the dispenser
• Figure 5 is a plan view from below of the cap of the dispenser.
• Figure 6 is a cross-section of the parts of the dispenser shown in Figure 1.
• a dispenser 1 comprises a first part in the form of a closure 2 and a second part in the form of a cap 3.
• the closure 2 comprises a top 4 having a dependent skirt made up of upper and lower sections 5a, 5b.
• the lower section 5b defines an open mouth 6 of the closure and has an external thread 7 which enables the closure to be screwed into and to seal a suitable container such as a liquid detergent bottle (not shown) .
• the closure 2 therefore normally serves the purpose of stealing a detergent bottle.
• the top of the closure has a sunken peripheral channel 8 surrounding a centrally located pedestal 9 (see Figure 6) .
• the cap 3 has a top 10 and a narrow dependant skirt 11.
• the skirt 11 has an internal thread 12 ( Figure 6) which is adapted to engage the external thread 7 on the closure 2.
• the cap 3 In its top 10 the cap 3 has a raised arcuate funnel 14 with an aperture 15 therein.
• arcuate flanges 16 are provided which are formed in the shape of a circle and which correspond with the pedestal 9 on the top of the closure 2.
• the flanges 16 are provided to snap over the peripheral edge of the pedestal 9 when the cap is located over the top of the closure 2.
• the cap can thus releasably and inoperatively be joined to the closure 2 (see Figure 2) .
• the closure 2 may be removed from its bottle, inverted and filled with detergent from the bottle.
• the cap 3 may then be operatively joined to the closure by screwing the cap over mouth 7 of the closure ( Figure 3) .
• Detergent may thereupon be dispensed through the aperture 15 in the cap 3 to soiled parts of clothing such as cuffs and collars.
• the invention provides a useful dispenser for use in clothes washing.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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• Closures For Containers (AREA)
• Detergent Compositions (AREA)
• Bag Frames (AREA)
• Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)

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