BOTTLE AND STAND FOR REMOVING CONTENTS FROM BOTTLE

Abstract

The present invention is a liquid dispenser, with an inner container, and an outer housing. The inner container is designed to hold a bottle in an inverted position so the liquid stuck at the bottom of the bottle may be emptied into the inner container. The inner container also includes an inner surface designed to draw liquid to the center of the inner container. This reduces the amount of liquid that gets stuck at the bottom of the inner container and allows a user to extract all of the liquid from the inner container. The outer housing is designed to cover the inner container hold a pump and cover the inner container. The lotion dispenser also includes suction cups to secure the inner container to a surface and be self-supporting.

Claims

1. A dispenser comprising: an inner container configured to hold a material, comprising an opening, at least one sidewall, and a bottom, wherein the opening is designed to selectively receive and retain a bottle; an outer housing comprising a first opening, a second opening, and an interior volume; and a pump comprising a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein the inner container is designed to be inserted into the interior volume of the outer housing through the second opening of the outer housing, and wherein the pump is coupled to the first opening of the outer housing, the first aperture is disposed in the inner container, the second aperture is disposed outside of the outer housing, and the pump is designed to draw a material into the first aperture, and the pump is designed to dispense the material through the second aperture.

2. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the inner container further comprises an inner bottom surface, wherein the inner bottom surface comprises a location, and the inner bottom surface is configured to draw the material towards the location.

3. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the opening of the inner container is configured to expand to a size of the bottle.

4. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the pump further comprises a top designed to support the pump and the outer housing when the outer housing is inverted.

5. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the inner container further comprises threading on an exterior surface, and the outer housing further comprises threading on an interior surface, the threading of the inner container designed to threadably couple to the threading of the outer housing.

6. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein a top end of the at least one sidewall defines the opening of the inner container, the top of the at least one sidewall comprising at least one flexible bottle receiver, wherein the at least one flexible bottle receiver is designed to conform to the shape of the bottle when the bottle is inserted into the opening of the inner container.

7. The dispenser of claim 6, wherein each flexible bottle receiver comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is coupled to the top end of the at least one sidewall, and the second portion is coupled to the first portion at an angle.

8. The dispenser of claim 7, wherein the angle is an angle between 0 and 90 degrees.

9. The dispenser of claim 1, further comprising at least one suction cup coupled to the bottom of the inner container.

10. A liquid dispenser comprising: an inner container configured to hold a liquid, comprising a top opening, at least one sidewall, a bottom, threading on an exterior surface, and an inner bottom surface comprising a location, wherein the top opening is designed to receive a top of a bottle; an outer housing comprising a top opening, a bottom opening, threading on an interior surface and an interior volume; and a pump comprising a bottom aperture and a top aperture, wherein the inner container is designed to be inserted into the interior volume of the outer housing through the bottom opening of the outer housing, and wherein the pump is coupled to the top opening of the outer housing, the bottom aperture is disposed in the inner container, the top aperture is disposed outside of the outer housing, and the pump is designed to draw liquid into the bottom aperture, and the pump is designed to dispense liquid through the top aperture, and wherein the inner bottom surface comprises a profile configured to draw liquid towards the location.

11. The liquid dispenser of claim 10, wherein the location of the inner bottom surface is a location on the inner bottom surface closest to the bottom of the container.

12. The liquid dispenser of claim 11, wherein the location of the inner bottom surface is the center of the inner bottom surface.

13. The liquid dispenser of claim 11, wherein the location of the inner bottom surface is located where the inner bottom surface meets the sidewall.

14. The liquid dispenser of claim 10, wherein the profile of the inner bottom surface is v-shaped.

15. The liquid dispenser of claim 10, wherein the profile of the inner bottom surface is a semicircle.

16. A liquid dispenser comprising: a bottle; an inner container configured to hold a liquid, comprising a top opening, at least one sidewall, a bottom, and an inner bottom surface comprising a location, wherein the top opening is designed to receive a top of the bottle, and the bottom of the inner container forms the bottom of the liquid dispenser, and wherein a top of the at least one sidewalls define the top opening, the top of the at least one sidewalls comprising at least one flexible bottle receiver, wherein the at least one flexible bottle receiver is designed to conform to the shape of the bottle when the bottle is inserted into the top opening of the inner container; an outer housing comprising a top opening, a bottom opening, and an interior volume; and a pump comprising a bottom aperture and a top aperture, wherein the inner container is designed to be inserted into the interior volume of the outer housing through the bottom opening of the outer housing, and the threading of the inner container designed to threadably couple to the treading of the outer housing, and wherein the pump is coupled to the top opening of the outer housing, the bottom aperture is disposed in the inner container, the top aperture is disposed outside of the outer housing, and the pump is designed to draw liquid into the bottom aperture, and the pump is designed to dispense liquid through the top aperture, and wherein the inner bottom surface comprises a v-shaped profile configured to draw liquid towards the location.

17. The liquid dispenser of claim 16, wherein the pump further comprises a pump head, wherein the top aperture is coupled to the pump head, and the pump head at least two semi-spherical extrusions designed to support the pump and the outer housing when the outer housing is inverted.

18. The liquid dispenser of claim 16, wherein the pump head is a triangle shape.

19. The liquid dispenser of claim 16, wherein the pump draws liquid into the bottom aperture, and dispenses liquid through the top aperture when a downward force is applied to the pump head.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0044] FIG. 1 shows a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0045] FIG. 2A shows a perspective view of an inner container of the present invention.

[0046] FIG. 2B shows a sectional side view of an inner container of the present invention.

[0047] FIG. 3A shows a perspective view of the outer housing of the present invention.

[0048] FIG. 3B shows a sectional side view of the outer housing of the present invention.

[0049] FIG. 4A shows a perspective view of a pump of the present invention.

[0050] FIG. 4B shows a view of a portion of a pump of the present invention.

[0051] FIG. 5 shows a sectional side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0052] FIG. 6 shows a sectional side view of another embodiment of an inner container of the present invention.

[0053] FIG. 7 shows an inner support of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0054] FIG. 8 shows a detachable lower portion of the outer housing of an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0055] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Identical elements in the various figures are identified with the same reference numerals.

[0056] Reference will now be made in detail to each embodiment of the present invention. Such embodiments are provided by way of explanation of the present invention, which is not intended to be limited thereto. In fact, those of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate upon reading the present specification and viewing the present drawings that various modifications and variations can be made thereto.

[0057] FIG. 1 shows a liquid dispenser 102. The liquid dispenser 102 may include at least an inner container 104, an outer housing 106, and a pump 108. The pump 108 may be coupled to a top opening 110 of the outer housing 106. Although the pump 108 may be coupled to the top opening 110 of the outer housing 106 by any structure commonly known in the art, in the preferred embodiment, the pump 108 and the top opening 110 of the outer housing 106 both comprise threading 112 designed to threadably couple the pump 108 to the top opening 110 of the outer housing 106. In one embodiment, the liquid dispenser 102 also includes at least one suction cup 114 coupled to the bottom 204 (as shown in FIG. 2A) of the inner container 104 allowing the liquid dispenser to be self-supporting.

[0058] FIGS. 2A-2B shows an inner container 104. The inner container 104 may include at least a top opening 202, a bottom 204, an inner volume 218, and at least one sidewall 206. The sidewall 206 may further include at least a top end 210 and a bottom end 212. The bottom 204 may be square, rectangle, diamond, pentagon, or any other shape, however, in the preferred embodiment, the bottom 204 is a circle.

[0059] In this embodiment, the inner container 104 includes a shaped sidewall 206 wherein the bottom end 212 is coupled to the perimeter of the bottom 204. The bottom 204 may be plastic, metal, rubber, wood, or any other material. The at least one sidewall 206 may be plastic, metal, rubber, wood, or any other material. In the preferred embodiment, the bottom 204 is plastic, and the at least one sidewall 206 is rubber. The bottom 204 and the at least one sidewall 206 may define an inner volume 218. The top opening 202 may be defined by the top end 210 of the at least one sidewall 206. Although the top opening 202 may be any shape, in the preferred embodiment the top opening 202 is the same shape as the bottom 204.

[0060] In another embodiment, the top opening 202 may be configured to receive the top of a bottle. In this embodiment, the inner container 104 may further include at least one flexible bottle receiver 208. The at least one flexible bottle receiver 208 may be coupled to the top end 210 of the at least one sidewall 206. In one embodiment, the at least one flexible bottle receiver 208 may be permanently coupled to the top end 210 of the at least one sidewall 206. It at least one embodiment, there is a support structure within the at least one sidewall 206 and the at least one flexible bottle received. Such a support structure provides a level of rigidity and resiliency to the structures in which it is embedded. Such a material may include but is not limited to polymers, metals, reinforced textiles, and the like or some combination thereof.

[0061] In the preferred embodiment, the inner container 104 comprises four flexible bottle receivers 208. Each of the at least one flexible bottle receiver 208 may have a first portion 214, and a bottle receiving portion 216. The first portion 214 may be coupled to the top end 210 of the at least one sidewall 206, and the first portion 214 may have a profile the same shape as the perimeter of the top end 210 of the sidewall 206. The first portion 214 portion may be coupled to the top end 210 of the sidewall 206 at an angle of 0-90 degrees. In the preferred embodiment, the first portion 214 is coupled to the top end 210 of the sidewall 206 at 0 degrees, such that the first portion 214 is parallel with the sidewall 206. The bottle receiving portion 216 may be coupled to the first portion 214. The bottle receiving portion 216 may have a profile the same shape as the perimeter of the sidewall 206. The bottle receiving portion 216 may be coupled to the first portion 214 at an angle between 0-180 degrees. In the preferred embodiment, the bottle receiving portion 216 is coupled to the first portion 214 at an angle of 45 degrees.

[0062] In yet another embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6-7, the inner container 104 may be made up of a group of about six (6) flexible bottle receivers 208. Here, each of the flexible bottle receives 208 has a rib 602 therein. The rib 602 generally has a linear shape with a “hook” like formation at the top. Each rib 602 fits within a cavity in the inner container 104 that secures the rib 602 into position. The ribs 602 are formed from flexible yet resilient material that allows for deformation of the flexible bottle receives 208 to receive and retain a bottle at a top opening 202 and then return to the original position when the bottle is removed. A support 604 emanates from a bottom of the inner container 104 and allows for the inner container 104 to rest upon and be secured to the end cap 606. The support 604 may have protrusions configured to matingly engage with a structure of the end cap 606 to secure the support 604 to the end cap 606.

[0063] When an inverted bottle is inserted into the top opening 202, the bottle receiving portion 216 of at least one flexible bottle receiver 208 may contact the bottle. The at least one flexible bottle receiver 208 may flex to conform to the size and shape of the bottle. In this way, a bottle bigger than the top opening 202 may be inserted into the top opening 202. When the at least one flexible bottle receiver 208 flexes, it may apply a force on the bottle to keep the bottle in the top opening 202 and hold the bottle in an inverted position. In this way, gravity may drain the liquid out of the bottle and into the inner volume 218 of the inner container 104.

[0064] In another embodiment, the inner container 104 may also include an inner bottom surface 116, shown in FIG. 2B. The inner bottom surface 116 may be disposed in the inner volume 218 of the inner container 104, and the inner bottom surface 116 may be coupled to the at least one sidewall 206. The inner bottom surface may have a perimeter the same shape as the bottom 204. The inner bottom surface 116 may be coupled to the at least one sidewall 206 at a height 220 from the bottom 204. In one embodiment, the inner bottom surface 116 may be flat.

[0065] In another embodiment, the inner bottom surface 116 may include a center location 118, and the inner bottom surface 116 may be designed to draw liquid or another substance contained within the inner volume 218 to the center location 118. In this embodiment, the center location 118 may be a height 222 from the bottom 204. The height 222 may be less than the height 220. In this way, gravity draws liquid to the center location 118. The inner bottom surface 116 may be an arc, a V-shape, or any other shape with the height 222 less than the height 220. In another embodiment, the height 222 may be greater than the height 220. In this embodiment, gravity may draw liquid away from the center location 118 and towards the at least one sidewall 206.

[0066] FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B show an outer housing 106. The outer housing 106 may include at least a top opening 110, a bottom opening 302, and an interior volume 304. The outer housing 106 may be a hollow tube with an interior volume 304, and the same profile as the bottom 204 of the inner container 104. The bottom opening 302 may have a larger area than the top opening 110. In the preferred embodiment, the bottom opening 302 is the same shape and size as the bottom 204 of the inner container 104.

[0067] As shown in FIG. 8, a lower portion 802 of the outer housing 106 may be detachable from the remaining outer housing 106. This allows the threading 306 (as shown in FIG. 3B) to be removed from the outer housing 106. The allows for the outer housing 106 to be used with or without threading depending on the configuration of the inner container 104 (as shown in FIG. 2A). The lower portion of the outer housing 106 may fit to the remaining portion of the outer housing 106 via a friction fit or other suitable means.

[0068] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the inner container 104 may include threading 224 around the perimeter of the bottom 204. The outer housing 106 may include threading 306 on the inside of the outer housing 106 at the bottom opening 302. The inner container 104 may be inserted into the inner volume 218 through the bottom opening 302, and the outer housing 106 and the inner container 104 may be threadably coupled together. In another embodiment, the inner container 104 may include at least one indentation, and the outer housing 106 may include at least one extrusion that is designed to engage the at least one indentation on the inner container 104, thereby removably coupling the outer housing 106 to the inner container 104. It is to be appreciated that the outer housing 106 may be coupled to the inner container 104 with any structure known in the art.

[0069] FIG. 4A shows a close-up view of a pump 108 shown in FIG. 1. The pump 108 may include at least a pump head 402, a tube 408, a bottom aperture 404, a top aperture 406, and a cap 410. The pump head 402 may be coupled to the cap 410. The cap 410 may include the threading 112 designed to threadably couple the pump 108 to the outer housing 106. In one embodiment, the pump head 402 is triangle shaped, however, the pump head 402 may be any shape of pump head 402 known in the art. As shown in FIG. 4B, the pump head 402 may include the top aperture 406. The tube 408 may have a first end coupled to the cap 410, and a second end comprising the bottom aperture 404. In the preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, when the pump 108 is coupled to the outer housing 106, the tube 408 may be disposed in the inner container 104 so the bottom aperture 404 is above the center location 118 of the inner bottom surface 116. In other embodiments, the bottom aperture 404 is disposed above a location on the inner bottom surface 116 with the smallest height 220.

[0070] In one embodiment, when the pump head 402 may be pushed down by a user. In this embodiment, when the pump head 402 is pushed down by a user, the pump 108 is designed to draw in liquid disposed inside the inner container 104, through the bottom aperture 404, and out the top aperture 406.

[0071] In another embodiment, the pump head 402 may include at least one extrusion 414, and a top 412. The one extrusion 414 may be on the top 412 of the pump head 402. The at least one extrusion 414 may be any shape, however, in the preferred embodiment the at least one extrusion 414 is a hemisphere. The at least one extrusion 414 may be designed to support the pump 108 and the outer housing 106 in an inverted position when the top 412 of the pump head 402 contacts a surface. In this way, a user may place the inverted pump 108 and outer housing 106 on a surface while a bottle is inserted in the inner container 104 and may allow a user to fill the inner container 104 with no mess.

[0072] Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made only by way of illustration and that numerous changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.