IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0237424
(2005-09-28)
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등록번호 |
US-7731103
(2010-06-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
71 |
초록
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A dispensing system for dispensing a viscous, flowable product such, for example, as a spin-art paint solution, comprises an axially extending container that defines an opening and an interior chamber for receiving and storing the flowable product. A discharge assembly is coupled to the container, t
A dispensing system for dispensing a viscous, flowable product such, for example, as a spin-art paint solution, comprises an axially extending container that defines an opening and an interior chamber for receiving and storing the flowable product. A discharge assembly is coupled to the container, the discharge assembly being dimensioned and arranged to spin, relative to the container, as it receives the flowable product from the interior chamber. The spinning motion of the discharge assembly, which may be accompanied by a linear movement of the container itself relative to a target surface, allows the user to cleanly and evenly distribute the flowable material onto a target substrate in an attractive, curvilinear deposit pattern. Optionally, the discharge assembly may be configured with a pivoting nozzle that can be moved from a position for obtaining a helical (curvilinear) deposit pattern to a position for obtaining a rectilinear deposit pattern.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A discharge assembly for dispensing a flowable material disposed within an interior chamber of an axially extending container, the discharge assembly comprising: a first section defining an interior cavity, said first section further defining an inlet opening defined in a par
What is claimed is: 1. A discharge assembly for dispensing a flowable material disposed within an interior chamber of an axially extending container, the discharge assembly comprising: a first section defining an interior cavity, said first section further defining an inlet opening defined in a part of said first section and dimensioned and arranged to establish fluid communication between the interior cavity and the interior chamber, and an outlet opening defined in said first section and dimensioned and arranged to allow material flowing under pressure to exit said interior cavity as a stream as said first section moves; and a second section securable to the container and defining an axial conduit for transfer of flowing material from within said interior chamber to within said interior cavity; the part of said first section defining said inlet opening being rotatably mounted on one of said axial conduit and an axial extension connected to said axial conduit, said first section being dimensioned and arranged to rotate about said one of said axial conduit and said axial extension connected to said axial conduit, relative to the second section and to a container to which said second section is secured, while receiving flowing material from the interior chamber and to discharge received material from the outlet opening as the first section moves to form a discharge pattern. 2. The discharge assembly of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of vanes disposed within said interior cavity, said vanes being dimensioned and arranged to convert energy imparted by flowing material impinging thereon into forces driving one of reciprocal and rotary motion of said first section relative to said second. 3. The discharge assembly of claim 2, wherein said discharge assembly further includes a pivotably movable nozzle member having a distal section defining a nozzle orifice and having a substantially spherical proximal section retained in fluid communication with said outlet opening, whereby a user can control at least one of a diameter, direction, motion pattern and a pitch of said discharge pattern. 4. An amusement device comprising: a tray for receiving and retaining a substrate; an axially extending container defining a container opening and an interior chamber for receiving and storing a viscous flowable product; a discharge assembly as recited in claim 1 coupled to said container, said discharge assembly being dimensioned and arranged to move, relative to the container, while receiving viscous flowable product from the interior chamber and to discharge received viscous flowable product as it moves to form a discharge pattern on a target surface; and a fluid transfer system operative to develop forces for causing the viscous flowable product disposed within the interior chamber to flow through said container opening and out of the discharge assembly, whereby relative movement of said discharge assembly and said tray during operation of said fluid transfer system produces the discharge patterns on the target surface. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein said container is a squeeze bottle and wherein said fluid transfer system comprises a deformable sidewall of said container. 6. The device of claim 4, wherein said discharge assembly further includes a plurality of vanes disposed within said interior cavity, said vanes being dimensioned and arranged to convert energy imparted by flowing flowable product impinging thereon into forces driving one of reciprocal and rotary motion of said first section. 7. The device of claim 4, wherein said discharge assembly further includes a pivotably movable nozzle member having a distal section defining a nozzle orifice and having a substantially spherical proximal section retained in fluid communication with said outlet opening, whereby a user can select at least one of a desired diameter, direction, motion pattern and a desired pitch of said discharge pattern. 8. The device of claim 4, wherein said container includes a threaded exterior region proximate said container fill opening, said discharge assembly further including a second section threadably securable to the container and defining an axial conduit for transfer of flowing flowable product from within said interior chamber to within said interior cavity. 9. The device of claim 4, wherein said discharge assembly is manipulable into a locked configuration relative to the container such that said discharge assembly remains stationary while flowable product is discharged from within the interior chamber. 10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said discharge assembly further includes a pivotably movable nozzle member having a distal section defining a nozzle orifice and having a substantially spherical proximal section retained in fluid communication with said outlet opening, whereby a user can control at least one of a diameter, direction, motion pattern and a pitch of said discharge pattern. 11. The device of claim 6, wherein said discharge assembly further includes a flow director assembly adapted to receive viscous flowable product from the interior chamber and to change a direction of flow so as to cause arriving flowable product to impinge upon said vanes. 12. A method of dispensing a flowable product from a container having a discharge assembly, the discharge assembly including a first section defining an interior cavity, said first section further defining an inlet opening defined in said first section and dimensioned and arranged to establish fluid communication between the interior cavity and an interior chamber of the container, and an outlet opening defined in said first section and dimensioned and arranged to allow material flowing under pressure to exit said interior cavity as a stream as said first section moves, and the discharge assembly further including a second section securable to the container and defining an axial conduit for transfer of flowing material from within said interior chamber to within said interior cavity, the part of said first section defining said inlet opening being rotatably mounted on one of the axial conduit and an axial extension connected to the axial conduit, the first section being dimensioned and arranged to rotate about the one of the axial conduit and the axial extension connected to the axial conduit, said method comprising the steps of: initiating a flow of flowable material from a chamber of a container containing a flowable material toward the discharge assembly; rotating the discharge assembly, relative to the container, while the material is being discharged via the exit orifice; and positioning the exit orifice relative to a target, during said moving step, to thereby direct a discharge pattern at the target. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the nozzle assembly includes vanes and said step of rotating comprises causing the viscous material under pressure to impinge upon the vanes of the nozzle assembly. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the container is a squeeze bottle, said method further including a step of squeezing the container to thereby cause the material to flow from the chamber into the discharge assembly. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein said flowable product is a spin-art paints solution. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein said target is a stationary piece of paper.
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