PORTABLE CHARGEABLE SPRAY BOTTLE

Abstract

A portable chargeable spray bottle is disclosed comprising a body comprising an upper part and a lower part; a spray nozzle assembly equipped on the upper part, and a liquid charging structure placed at the bottom part. It is further comprises an exhaust structure comprising an exhaust hole penetrating the body, whereby exhaust air flow can escape via the exhaust hole to outside the bottle.

Claims

1. A portable chargeable bottle comprising: a body having an upper part and a lower part; a dispensing mechanism provided at the upper part; a liquid charging structure provided at the lower part; wherein said lower part of the bottle is configured to incorporate part of an exhaust structure.

2. The bottle of claim 1, wherein the liquid charging structure comprises: a stepped liquid charging mouth at said lower part; a protuberant piston provided to the liquid charging mouth; and a resetting structure of the piston, wherein a liquid charging passage is arranged in the piston and is fitted with a discharging opening.

3. The bottle of claim 2, wherein a stop block with one flared end is provided on a top of the piston, and wherein a first sealing ring capable of performing sealing is being arranged on the stop block.

4. The bottle of claim 2, wherein at least one exhaust hole is provided to the lower part of the bottle that corresponds to a groove on the piston, and wherein said exhaust structure further comprises an air duct interconnected with the exhaust hole and extending to the upper part of the bottle, and a gap between the piston and the body, whereby at uncharged state the sealing ring blocks a gap from the air duct.

5. The bottle of claim 4, wherein a second sealing ring is provided in the groove of the piston sealing said air duct from said exhaust hole, wherein when said piston is pushed inwardly, said second sealing ring is moved so as to allow air to outwardly escape through said exhaust hole.

6. The bottle of claim 1, wherein at least one exhaust hole is provided in the lower part of the bottle and wherein said exhaust structure is further provided with an air duct interconnected with the exhaust hole and extending to the upper part of the bottle, and a gasket provided at a bottom of the exhaust hole.

7. The bottle of claim 6, wherein the gasket comprises silicon rubber.

8. The bottle of claim 6, the gasket further comprising at least one pore extending therethrough, whereby pressurized air inside the bottle impels the pores to have a radial extension, such that the pores are enlarged and the pressurized air can be drained away via the exhaust hole, and when exhaust is complete, the gasket resets to block and seal the exhaust hole.

9. The bottle of claim 6, the liquid charging structure comprising a stepped liquid charging mouth at the lower part of the bottle; a protuberant piston equipped on the liquid charging mouth, and a resetting structure of the piston, wherein a liquid charging passage is arranged in the piston and is fitted with a discharging opening.

10. The bottle of claim 1, wherein the liquid charging structure comprises a liquid charging mouth at the lower part of the bottle, a spring and a bead, wherein the spring is configured to urge the bead thereby sealing off the interior of the bottle from the charging mouth, and to be elevated when filling the bottle, wherein the bead no longer blocks the charging mouth and thereby allows liquid into the bottle, and wherein the exhaust structure comprises an exhaust hole provided in the lower part of the bottle, and an air duct interconnected with the exhaust hole and extending to the upper part of the bottle, wherein a bead is equipped at the bottom of the exhaust hole and on a compression spring, and the compression spring is set in the lower part of bottle.

11. The bottle of claim 1, wherein the liquid charging structure comprises a liquid charging mouth at the bottom of the bottle, and a piston comprising a bottom pliable and resilient part and a top hard part to which the bottom pliable part is permanently attached, whereby the bottom pliable part, when not forced upward, seals off the interior of the bottle from the charging mouth, and when forced upward, the bottom pliable part is compressed, allowing liquid to enter the bottle via at least one gap between the piston and a wall of the bottle defining the charging mouth.

12. The bottle of claim 11, wherein the exhaust structure comprising an exhaust hole provided on the lower part of bottle and an air duct interconnected with the exhaust hole and extending to the upper part of the bottle, wherein a gasket is provided at the bottom of the exhaust hole.

13. The bottle of claim 12, wherein the gasket comprises silicon rubber.

14. The bottle of claim 12, wherein the gasket further comprises at least one pore extending therethrough, whereby pressurized air inside the bottle impels the pores to have a radial extension, such that the pores are enlarged and the pressurized air can be drained away via the exhaust hole, and when exhaust is complete, the gasket resets to block and seal the exhaust hole.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] For a better understanding of the invention and to show how it may be carried into effect, reference will now be made, purely by way of example, to the accompanying drawings.

[0042] With specific reference now to the drawings in detail, it is stressed that the particulars shown are by way of example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of selected embodiments of the present invention only, and are presented in the cause of providing what is believed to be the most useful and readily understood description of the principles and conceptual aspects of embodiments of the invention. In this regard, no attempt is made to show structural details in more detail than is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the embodiments; the description taken with the drawings making apparent to those skilled in the art how the several forms of the invention may be embodied in practice. In the accompanying drawings:

[0043] FIG. 1 is the left view of one embodiment;

[0044] FIG. 2 is the sectional view of A-A in FIG. 1;

[0045] FIG. 3 is the front view of the embodiment;

[0046] FIG. 4a is a sectional view of another embodiment;

[0047] FIG. 4b shows in exploded view an exhaust hole on a wall of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4a;

[0048] FIG. 5 is the schematic view of yet another embodiment;

[0049] FIG. 6 is the partial amplified view of part 15 in FIG. 5;

[0050] FIG. 7 is schematic view of liquid charging structure sealed by a bead;

[0051] FIG. 8 is schematic view of liquid charging structure sealed by a silicon rubber gasket;

[0052] FIG. 9 is the schematic view of another embodiment;

[0053] FIG. 10 is the partial amplified view of part 25 in FIG. 7;

[0054] FIG. 11A is the schematic view of realization mode of yet another Embodiment;

[0055] FIG. 11B is an exploded view of part of a nozzle assembly in the embodiment shown in FIG. 11A, that includes an exhaust gasket;

[0056] FIG. 12 is the schematic view of another embodiment;

[0057] FIG. 13 is the partial amplified view of part 35 in FIG. 12;

[0058] FIG. 14 is the schematic view of a liquid charging state of an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0059] Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

[0060] In discussion of the various figures described herein below, like numbers refer to like parts (if using numbers).

[0061] The drawings are generally not to scale.

[0062] For clarity, non-essential elements were omitted from some of the drawings.

[0063] It should be understood that the various embodiments are not limited to the arrangements and instrumentality shown in the drawings.

[0064] The present invention comprises a dispensing mechanism such as a roll-on assembly or a nozzle assembly 1 and a bottle 2, wherein the pressing nozzle is equipped in nozzle assembly 1, including the nozzle used in the bottle of scent, shampoo, gel and medical liquid for example. It is unnecessary to give details about the structural principles. The nozzle assembly 1 is installed in the upper mouth of the bottle 2 and is connected through reverse buckling or thread. They are closely fitted, so it is easy and fast to assembly them. Obviously, it is possible to use other connection modes in other embodiments. Moreover, to give a aesthetic perception, the bottle 2 can be equipped together with the decorative enclosure 3 (FIGS. 1 to 3).

[0065] In one embodiment, shown in FIGS. 5-6, a bare stepped liquid charging mouth 21 is equipped at the bottom of bottle 22. The liquid charging mouth 21 is fitted with a piston 5 in which a liquid charging passage 51 is installed. The opening 510 of liquid charging passage 51 is located on the top of piston 5. A stop block 52 with one flared end is equipped on the top of piston 5. The first sealing ring 53 capable of performing static sealing is arranged on the stop block 52 and seals the 22 and liquid charging mouth 21 when out of charging. The protuberant piston 5 is equipped on the stepped liquid charging mouth 21 and is provided with a compression spring 56. The compression spring 56 is equipped between the first step surface 210 of stepped liquid charging mouth 21 and stop block 52. The piston 5 is pushed downwards by the spring 56. Then the stop block 52 is driven to compress the first sealing ring 53 to perform static sealing towards bottle 22. The piston 5 is provided with a groove in between its bottom and the stop block 52, in which the second sealing ring 54 is equipped. The bottom of piston 5 is designed as a concave surface on which the third sealing ring 57 used to prevent liquid from leaking during liquid charging is equipped. Furthermore, the liquid charging structure can adopt other modes, such as the liquid charging structure sealed by bead, as shown in FIG. 7, and one sealed by silicon rubber, as shown in FIG. 8.

[0066] The filling mechanism in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 includes a liquid charging mouth and a seal. The mechanism itself includes a spring and a bead, preferably made of or coated with a material, which does not attract the liquid. The spring urges the bead downward and seals off the interior of the bottle 22 from the charging mouth. When filling the bottle 22, the bead is elevated, no longer blocking the charging mouth and lets the liquid into the bottle 22.

[0067] The filling mechanism in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 includes a piston which may consist of a bottom pliable and resilient part (not shown) and a top hard part (not shown) to which the bottom part is permanently attached. The pliable and resilient part, when not forced upward, seals off the interior of the 22 from the charging mouth; when forced upward, the bottom part is compressed, and thus liquid may enter the bottle via at least one gap between the piston and a wall of the bottle defining the charging mouth. The bottom part may be made of a soft and resilient polymer such as a soft rubber, or sponge, and the top part of a hard material such as polycarbonate.

[0068] When the spray bottle is charged, the air inside the bottle 22 is compressed, resulting in the increase of pressure. As a result, if without an exhaust structure, the failure of exhaust air will cause an obstacle to charging. As well, the spray bottle may be damaged or cannot be fully charged. To address the problem above, an exhaust structure is arranged in the bottle 22. The present invention will be further perfected in combination with the embodiments.

[0069] Embodiment 1: As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4b, an exhaust hole 16 is equipped on the upper part of bottle 2. The exhaust hole 16 penetrates the side wall of bottle and is interconnected with the outside. When charging, the air inside the bottle 2 is compressed, resulting in the increase of pressure. The air inside the bottle 2 is exhausted via exhaust hole 16. Since the exhaust hole 16 is interconnected with the outside and is relatively small, it is easily blocked by dust and unwanted objects. The liquid in the bottle may flow out through exhaust hole 16 due to air pressure in an airplane or localities with high air pressure, so other embodiments will be stated as below.

[0070] Embodiment 2: as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an exhaust hole 26 is equipped on the lower part of bottle 22 and corresponds to the groove of piston 5. An air duct 24 is interconnected with exhaust hole 26 and extends to the upper part of the bottle 22. Accordingly, the air in the bottle 22 can be exhausted through air duct 24 and exhaust hole 26. The dynamic sealing is formed by the second sealing ring 54 in the groove at the bottom of piston 5 and exhaust hole 26. That is, when charging, the second sealing ring 54 moves upwards driven by the piston and separates from exhaust hole 16, so that, the air duct 24 is directly connected with atmosphere; the second sealing ring 54 is compressed in the exhaust hole 26 in normal status, and the air duct 24 is blocked from atmosphere, thus forming sealing. Obviously, the simultaneous use can be carried out for Embodiment 1 and 2. That is to say, the exhaust hole 16 and 26 can coexist in the bottle 22.

[0071] Embodiment 3: as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, Embodiment 3 differs from Embodiment 2 in arrangement of exhaust hole. In the realization mode 1 of this embodiment, an exhaust hole 36 is equipped on the lower part of bottle 22 and interconnected with the air duct 24 extending to upper part of bottle 22. A silicon rubber gasket 61 is equipped at the bottom of the exhaust hole 36 and is provided with various pores along the axis. As shown in FIG. 11A, in another realization mode of this embodiment, a silicon rubber gasket 68 is equipped on the top of nozzle assembly 1 installed on the upper part of bottle 2, wherein various pores are arranged on the silicon rubber gasket 68 along its axis. Of course, the simultaneous use can be carried out for Embodiment 1 and 3. That is to say, the exhaust hole 16 and 36 can coexist in the bottle 2 or 22, or both the silicon rubber gasket 68 and exhaust hole 16 are set in the bottle, or the three parts coexist.

[0072] FIG. 11b shows in an exploded view part of the nozzle structure that includes the gasket. The nozzle structure includes a sprayer cap 72, for example a screw cap, and a pump with a pump core wall 76. Between the cap 72 and the pump core wall 76 there is a gap 74, which extends from the gasket 68 all the way to the space inside the bottle 2. Exhaust air flow can escape via the gap 74 into the pores in the gasket 68, to outside the bottle 2.

[0073] Embodiment 4: as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, an exhaust hole 46 is equipped on the lower part of bottle 22, and an air duct 24 is interconnected with exhaust hole 46 and extends to upper part of bottle 22. A bead 58 is equipped at the bottom of exhaust hole 46 and on the compression spring 59, wherein the compression spring 59 is set on the lower part of bottle 22. Obviously, the simultaneous use can be carried out for Embodiment 1 and 4. That is to say, the exhaust hole 16 and 46 can coexist in the bottle 22.

[0074] As shown in FIG. 14, when a spray bottle 22 is charged, the nozzle of the external large bottle is aligned with liquid charging mouth 21, thus the opening of liquid charging passage 51 of piston is aimed at the nozzle of the external large bottle. Then the spray bottle 22 is pressed down to drive the piston 5 to move upwards and compress spring 56. Furthermore, the first sealing ring 53 on the piston 5 is separated from the sloped side wall 212 on the top of liquid charging mouth 21, and bottle 22 is connected with liquid charging mouth 21, namely it is connected with liquid charging passage 51. Under certain pressure in the large bottle, the liquid in the large bottle enters liquid charging mouth 21 and then the bottle 22 via liquid charging passage 51.

[0075] Following the liquid in the large bottle entering bottle 22, the compressed air in bottle 22 results in the increase of pressure, so the air is required to be exhausted so as to ensure continuous charging. In Embodiment 1, the air is drained away via exhaust hole 16.

[0076] In Embodiment 2, when charging, the second sealing ring 54 (see FIG. 6) moves upwards and separates from exhaust hole 26; the air duct 24 is directly connected with atmosphere; the air in bottle 22 is compressed, which causes the pressure to increase; the air is drained away through air duct 24 exhaust hole 26, and a gap 80 between the piston 5 and an invagination 82 of the bottle 22 in which the piston 5 is disposed. Refer to FIG. 6, which shows that at uncharged state the sealing ring blocks the gap 70 from the duct 24: Upon stopping charging, the second sealing ring 54 moves downwards to seal exhaust hole 26. Consequently, the liquid in bottle 22 fails to flow out, and the air duct 24 is blocked from atmosphere. After the charging is finished, the nozzle of the large bottle and piston 5 are disconnected. The piston 5 can move backwards with the help of spring 56. The first sealing ring 53 arranged on stop block 52 contacts the upper part of sloped side wall 212 on the liquid charging mouth 21, thus forming sealing and completing charging. Referring back to FIG. 5, compare the shape of the bottle body, in particular the bottom part of the bottle 22 to the shape of the bottom part of the bottle shown in FIG. 4. Note that the bottom part of the bottle 22 in FIG. 5 is somewhat wider in order to incorporate part of the exhaust structure. Another exhaust hole 26 may similarly be placed in the body, for example also at the bottom part of the bottle 22, but on an opposite side.

[0077] In the realization mode 1 of Embodiment 3, when the air inside bottle 2 is connected with silicon rubber gasket 61 which has no pores in it, the surface of silicon rubber gasket 61 is compressed to make it deform. Thus, the air can be exhausted from the circumference of the silicon rubber gasket 61. When pores are available in silicon rubber gasket 61, the air inside bottle 2 impels the pores to have a radial extension. As a result, the pores on silicon rubber gasket 61 are enlarged and the air can be drained away via exhaust hole 36. When exhaust is complete, silicon rubber gasket 61 resets to block exhaust hole 36 and seal it. In the realization mode 2 of Embodiment 3, the air inside bottle 2 impels the pores on silicon rubber gasket 68 to have a radial extension, so the air can be drained away via pores on silicon rubber gasket 68. Then, the sealing is realized when the pores of silicon rubber gasket 68 recover.

[0078] In Embodiment 4, the bead 58 compressed by air in bottle 2 impels the compression spring 59 to move downwards. The air is drained away via exhaust hole 46 when bead 58 is separated from it. With exhaust completed, the compression spring 59 supports bead 58, thus it can block the opening of exhaust hole 46 and form excellent sealing.

[0079] A variety of liquid charging structures can be used in the exhaust structure in other embodiments. As for the preferred embodiments of the present invention above, the substitutions made towards the present invention without deviating from the concept of the present invention are all within the protective scope of the present invention.

[0080] It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments (and/or aspects thereof) may be used in combination with each other. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the various embodiments of the invention without departing from their scope. While the dimensions and types of materials described herein are intended to define the parameters of the various embodiments of the invention, the embodiments are by no means limiting and are exemplary embodiments. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the various embodiments of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the appended claims, the terms including and in which are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms comprising and wherein. Moreover, in the following claims, the terms first, second, and third, etc. are used merely as labels, and are not intended to impose numerical requirements on their objects.

[0081] This written description uses examples to disclose the various embodiments of the invention, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the various embodiments of the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the various embodiments of the invention is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if the examples have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if the examples include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal languages of the claims.

[0082] Although the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims. All publications, patents and patent applications mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated in their entirety by reference into the specification, to the same extent as if each individual publication, patent or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated herein by reference. In addition, citation or identification of any reference in this application shall not be construed as an admission that such reference is available as prior art to the present invention.