An apparatus and process for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid from a container. The apparatus includes a pour chamber having a dam, a spout, a vent, and a timer that is independent of flow in the pour chamber.

The present invention relates to a roll-on dispenser of the type which, when placed on the spout of a container, closes it by means of a sphere that, upon rolling, allows for the outlet of certain quantities of the product to be dispensed, the sphere presenting a tread, preferably projected towards the interior of the sphere, and forming channels which preferably form ducts, and a sphere cap with a number of undulations that connect the inner and the outer parts, whilst also allowing for the product to exit through them. The cap that retains the sphere is made of an elastic, deformable material, such that, by exerting a given pressure, it is possible to remove the sphere from the cap.

The present invention relates to a roll-on dispenser of the type which, when placed on the spout of a container, closes it by means of a sphere that, upon rolling, allows for the outlet of certain quantities of the product to be dispensed, the sphere presenting a tread, preferably projected towards the interior of the sphere, and forming channels which preferably form ducts, and a sphere cap with a number of undulations that connect the inner and the outer parts, whilst also allowing for the product to exit through them. The cap that retains the sphere is made of an elastic, deformable material, such that, by exerting a given pressure, it is possible to remove the sphere from the cap.

A liquid bottle or container, such as for liquid detergent, and corresponding cap and cup is disclosed for operation in a horizontal position with the cap and cup side wall substantially parallel to the ground, the cap and cup shape providing a built-in drip collector cavity positioned around a portion of the circumference or perimeter of the cap and cup rim on the open end of the cap. The cap and cup may be used to cover a nozzle or other valve dispenser during storage. The drip collector cavity has a volume sufficient to collect liquid residue remaining after normal use of the cap as a measuring and dispensing cup, and any post-use drops from the dispenser nozzle. Thus, the cap and cup of the present disclosure is dripless or nearly drip less. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the cap rim perimeter around which no built-in drip collector cavity is positioned is shaped as a pouring spout. In another embodiment, the area of the liquid container body which receives the cap is shaped to have an indent to accept the pouring spout, thus acting as an orientation key. In yet another embodiment, the drip collector cavity includes one or more radial partitions providing additional rigidity and support to the rim. In another alternative embodiment, the cap and cup shape provides a built-in drip collector cavity at the closed end of the cap. The side wall along the lowest elevation has a negative slope such that when the cap and cup is in the generally horizontal storage position covering the nozzle dispenser, the lowest point of elevation of the rim of the cap and cup is a higher elevation than the lowest point of elevation of the closed end of the cap and cup, thus resulting in collection of liquid residue at and/or near the closed end of the cap and cup.

A liquid bottle or container, such as for liquid detergent, and corresponding cap and cup is disclosed for operation in a horizontal position with the cap and cup side wall substantially parallel to the ground, the cap and cup shape providing a built-in drip collector cavity positioned around a portion of the circumference or perimeter of the cap and cup rim on the open end of the cap. The cap and cup may be used to cover a nozzle or other valve dispenser during storage. The drip collector cavity has a volume sufficient to collect liquid residue remaining after normal use of the cap as a measuring and dispensing cup, and any post-use drops from the dispenser nozzle. Thus, the cap and cup of the present disclosure is dripless or nearly drip less. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the cap rim perimeter around which no built-in drip collector cavity is positioned is shaped as a pouring spout. In another embodiment, the area of the liquid container body which receives the cap is shaped to have an indent to accept the pouring spout, thus acting as an orientation key. In yet another embodiment, the drip collector cavity includes one or more radial partitions providing additional rigidity and support to the rim. In another alternative embodiment, the cap and cup shape provides a built-in drip collector cavity at the closed end of the cap. The side wall along the lowest elevation has a negative slope such that when the cap and cup is in the generally horizontal storage position covering the nozzle dispenser, the lowest point of elevation of the rim of the cap and cup is a higher elevation than the lowest point of elevation of the closed end of the cap and cup, thus resulting in collection of liquid residue at and/or near the closed end of the cap and cup.

The smart container comprises a body and a lid attached to the body. The lid comprises a valve movable between an open position and a closed position. The smart container further comprises an actuator configured to move the valve between the open position and the closed position, a sensor configured to detect a user, and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the sensor and the actuator. The control circuit is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of a sensed condition and send a signal to the actuator when the sensed condition corresponds to an opening state.

The smart container comprises a body and a lid attached to the body. The lid comprises a valve movable between an open position and a closed position. The smart container further comprises an actuator configured to move the valve between the open position and the closed position, a sensor configured to detect a user, and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the sensor and the actuator. The control circuit is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of a sensed condition and send a signal to the actuator when the sensed condition corresponds to an opening state.

A removable vented lid comprising a top, a base, and a convex annular side wall. An annular mounting portion with an inner lip and an overlapping outer lip engage a rim of a cup. An outer lip flares outward from the cup extending from than the inner lip for assisting the user in aligning the lid with the cup. A removable vented lid including an annular side wall extends upwardly from amounting portion of the lid. A top wall extends across a top of the vented lid having a generally circular periphery. An opening is formed in the lid adjacent to a periphery of the top wall. A first baffle extends downward from an underside of the top wall centered with the opening and inset from the annular side wall having a base disposed radially inward of a far side of the opening. A first baffle and opposing second baffle are arced concentrically with the annular side wall and flares radially outward at an angle overlapping a selected effective area of the opening and extends a distance no greater than the length of the annular side wall.

A flow selector configured for selectively or optionally regulating flow of liquid from a container is disclosed.

A liquid container orifice assembly, lid assembly, and unibody lid construction enable a user to outfit particularized liquid containers for enabling lid-based liquid-pooling or compartmentalization and heat transfer from lid-pooled or lid-compartmentalized liquid prior to liquid egression from a lid-outfitted liquid container prior to liquid consumption. All embodiments provide liquid re-directing or damming structures that operate to control the delivery of hot liquid for promoting heat loss from re-directed liquid flows. Certain structures cooperate with existing art to minimize leakage problems associated therewith. Other structures operate to particularly shape parceled liquid volumes for effecting rapid heat transfers therefrom. Still other structures harness material-philic properties of liquids for further effecting rapid heat transfers and liquid directional control mechanisms. Combinations of the various structural features here noted are also contemplated throughout the following specifications.