Description:Field of the invention:

The present invention relates to containers, and more particularly, the present invention relates to the containers having self-dispensing mechanism for liquids, especially big containers such as jerry can which are heavy to lift.

Background of the invention

Conventionally, liquid is dispensed from a container such as jerry can by opening a closure and pouring the liquid from the container in a measuring cup provided with the container. Similary, when large measured quanities are required, the liquid is poured in a measuring cylinder.

However, when containers having chemcials therien, opening of the closure sometimes gives fumes in large quantity which may be harmful. For example, in case of container having disinfectant and simialr kind of liquid, and if the bottle such as jerry can is heavy in weight like 5 litres, 10 litres and the like, it very difficult for a person to lift the bottle and pour the liquid in the measuing cup. This is even difficult, when the continer is heavy and in case exact amount of liquid have to be poured in a measuring cup.

There are various self medication/liquid dispesning containers are available in the prior art. US Patent application 20160075503 disclose a self dipesing container for carbonated product. However, it does not provide measuring of the liquid dispensed. Further, various other self dispensing liquid containers are avaailable in the prior art. However, either they do not have measuring mechanism or have very complicated metering mechanism which increases cost of the container.

Certain medical liquid dispenser have self dispesning mechansim, where a closure cup has pipe atatched thereto which extends in the liquid of the bottle. In such type of medical liquid dispenser, when the liquid is pushed to the closure cup through the pipe by pressing the bottle, the liquid gets collected in the cloaure cup. However, the liquid returns back to the container when pressure on the container is released. So there is no accurate measurement of the liquid dosage.

Accoridngly, there exists a need to provide a container with self dispensing mechanism which overcomes abovementioned drawbacks.

Objects of the invention:

An object of the present invention is to provide a container with self-dispensing mechanism which is useful for large containers.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container with self-dispensing which measures exact quantity of liquid to be poured.

Summary of the invention

Accordingly, the present invention provides a container/jerry can with self-dispensing mechanism. The container comprises a hollow body member capable of holding a liquid therein. The hollow body member has a lower portion and an upper portion. The container further comprises a resilient bellow connecting the lower portion and the upper portion. The container furthermore comprises an opening configured on the upper portion of the hollow body member for filling and taking out the liquid and a nozzle unit having a base cap and a nozzle with opening at its tip. Specifically, the nozzle unit is capable of removably securing within the opening of the upper portion. The container also comprises a measuring cup having central hollow pipe, wherein the central hollow pipe is open from the bottom portion and top portion. Specifically, the measuring cup is capable of removably placed on the nozzle unit such that the nozzle passes through the central hollow pipe and the tip of the nozzle comes out from the top portion of central hollow pipe.
Upon pressing the container from above, the resilient bellow is pressed which in turn creates pressure inside the hollow body member, and pushes the liquid of the hollow body member through the nozzle tip via a tube which reaches to the bottom of the jerry can into the measuring cup.

Brief description of the drawing

Figure 1 and 2 shows a exploded view of a container with self-dispensing mechanism, in accordance with the present invention; and

Figure 3 shows a cross sectional view of the mechanism of the container of figure 1.

Detailed description of the embodiments:

The foregoing objects of the present invention are accomplished and the problems and shortcomings associated with the prior art, techniques and approaches are overcome by the present invention as described below in the preferred embodiments.

The present invention provides a container with self-dispensing mechanism. The container with self-dispensing mechanism is useful for pouring exact amount of liquid, especially for large containers such as jerry cans. The user do not have to lift the container to pour the liquid in a measuring cup which is difficult when the container is large such as jerry cans of 5 liter, 10 liters and the like. Such type of containers with self-dispensing mechanism is useful in large institutions/hospitals where disinfectant liquids are required in big quantities. However, it is evident to those skilled in the art that the container with self-dispensing mechanism of the present invention can be used for any type of medicinal/non-medicinal liquids to dispense them without lifting the containers/jerry cans.

Referring now to figure 1, 2 and 3, there is shown is container with self-dispensing mechanism (100) (hereinafter ‘the container (100)’). The container (100) comprises a hollow body member (10) capable of holding a liquid therein. The hollow body member (10) includes a lower portion (12) and an upper portion (14). The lower portion (12) and the upper portion (14) are made is suitable PVC plastic material capable of holding liquid therein.

The lower portion (12) and the upper portion (14) are connected together with a resilient bellow (16) to form a container. In an embodiment, the bellow (16) member is made of PVC plastic material. In preferred embodiment, the lower portion (12), the upper portion (14) and the bellow (16) are formed as single unit using a blow molding method. In another embodiment, the lower portion (12), the upper portion (14) and the bellow (16) are formed as separate units and then connected to each other to form the container.

The upper portion (14) includes an opening (14a) for filling and taking out the liquid. The opening (14a) is an opening like a normal opening of any 5 liter, 10 liter or the like jerry can available in the art.

The container (100) further comprises a nozzle unit (20) having a base cap (22) and a nozzle (24) with opening at its tip (24a). The nozzle unit (20) is fixed to the opening (14a). In an embodiment, the nozzle unit (20) is capable of removably securing within the opening (14a) of the upper portion (14). The opening (14a) is configured in such a way that the base cap (22) of the nozzle unit (20) can be removably secured thereto. In an embodiment, the cap (22) has a snap fit arrangement with the internal diameter of the opening (14a). In another embodiment, the base cap (22) has threads adapted thereon which corresponds to grooves configured on internal diameter of the opening (14a) for securing the cap (22) within the opening (14a). The nozzle unit (20) includes a tube (26) operably attached to the nozzle (24) through the base cap (22) which immerse in the liquid contained in the hollow body member (10).

The container (100) furthermore includes a measuring cup (30). The measuring cup (30) includes hollow pipe (32) configured centrally therein. The hollow pipe (22) is open from the bottom portion and top portion thereby forming open space around the hollow pipe (32) to hold the dispensed liquid therein.

The measuring cup (30) is capable of removably placed on the nozzle unit (20) such that the nozzle (24) passes through the hollow pipe (32) and the tip (24a) of the nozzle (24) comes out from the top portion of hollow pipe (32). Specifically, the arrangement of nozzle unit (20) to the measuring cup (30) is such that the tip (24a) of the nozzle (24) is slightly above the top portion of the hollow pipe.

The measuring cup (30) is provided with markings thereon for measurement of quantity of liquid dispensed therein. Further, the measuring cup (30) includes a handle (36) for easy lifting and pouring of the liquid.

In preferred embodiment, when the container (100) is not in use, the user may remove the nozzle unit (20) and the measuring cup (30) and close the opening (14a) by means of a cap (34). Initially, the container (100) is provided as sealed container with liquid therein along with nozzle unit (20) and measuring cup (30) as a separate unit.

Wherein when the user wish to dispense the liquid from the container (100), the user removes the cap of the container (100) having a nozzle unit (20) in the opening (14a). Then the user put the measuring cup (30) on the nozzle unit (20) such that the nozzle (24) comes slightly up from the hollow pipe (32) of the measuring cup (30). upon pressing the container (100) from above by the user, the resilient bellow (16) is pressed which in turn creates pressure inside the hollow body member (10), and pushes the liquid via the tube (26) from the base of the container and out of the hollow body member (10) through the nozzle tip (24a) into the measuring cup (30).

Advantages of the invention

1. The container/jerry can of the present invention dispense the accurate quantity of liquid without the need of lifting the container.

2. The self-dispensing mechanism of the present invention in useful in case of large container such 5 liter, 10 liter jerry can which are too heavy to lift and pour the liquid therefrom.

The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omission and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the scope of the present invention.
, Claims:We claim

1. A container (100) with self-dispensing mechanism for liquids, the container (100) comprising:
a hollow body member (10) capable of holding a liquid therein, the hollow body member (10) having a lower portion (12) and an upper portion (14);
a resilient bellow (16) connecting the lower portion (12) and the upper portion (14);
an opening (14a) configured on the upper portion (14) of the hollow body member (10) for filling and taking out the liquid;
a nozzle unit (20) having a base cap (22) and a nozzle (24) with opening at its tip (24a), the nozzle unit (20) is capable of removably securing within the opening (14a) of the upper portion (14); and
a measuring cup (30) having hollow pipe (32) configured centrally, the hollow pipe (32) is open from the bottom portion and top portion, wherein the measuring cup (32) is capable of removably placed on the nozzle unit (20) such that the nozzle (24) passes through the hollow pipe (32) and the tip (24a) of the nozzle (24) comes out from the top portion of the hollow pipe (32),
wherein upon pressing the upper portion (14), the resilient bellow (16) is pressed which in turn creates pressure inside the hollow body member (10), and pushes the liquid of the hollow body member (10) through the nozzle tip (24a) into the measuring cup (30).

2. The container (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening (14a) of the hollow body member (10) is capable of being closed with a cap (34).

3. The container (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the measuring cup (30) is provided with markings thereon for measurement of quantity of liquid.

4. The container (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the measuring cup (30) includes a handle (36) for easy lifting and pouring of the liquid.
5. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nozzle unit (20) includes a tube (26) operably attached to the nozzle (24) through the base cap (22).