Dispensing assemblies and related methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015251813-A1
Application number	US-201314435357-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2013
Priority date	Oct 15, 2012
Publication date	Sep 10, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

A dispensing assembly ( 100 ) for dispensing fluid generally includes a container ( 104 ) having a handle ( 126 ) located toward an upper portion of the container ( 104 ), and a sprayer ( 106 ) having an arm extending away from the sprayer. The arm ( 142 ) of the sprayer ( 106 ) defines a channel ( 158 ) configured to receive at least part of the handle ( 126 ) of the container ( 104 ) within the channel ( 158 ) to thereby couple the sprayer ( 106 ) to the container ( 104 ). Such a dispensing assembly ( 100 ) can be made by forming the container ( 104 ) with a handle ( 104 ) located toward an upper portion of the container ( 104 ), and forming the sprayer ( 106 ) with the arm ( 142 ) such that the arm ( 142 ) can be used to couple the sprayer ( 106 ) to the handle ( 126 ) of the container ( 104 ), where the arm ( 142 ) extends away from the sprayer ( 16 ) and defines the channel ( 158 ) for receiving at least part of the handle ( 126 ) of the container ( 104 ) into the channel ( 158 ).

First claim

1 . A dispensing assembly for dispensing fluid at desired targets, the dispensing assembly comprising:
a container having a handle located toward an upper portion of the container; and a sprayer having an arm extending away from an upper surface of the sprayer, the arm defining a channel configured to receive at least part of the handle of the container within the channel to thereby couple the sprayer to the container.

2 . The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the handle of the container includes a groove, the groove configured to receive at least part of the arm of the sprayer into the groove when the sprayer is coupled to container.

3 . The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the container includes a forward wall defining a recess, the recess configured to receive the sprayer when the sprayer is coupled to the container.

4 . The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the arm of the sprayer is configured to extend at least partly around the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container.

5 . (canceled)

6 . The dispensing assembly of claim 4 , wherein the arm of the sprayer includes a free end defining a lip configured to extend at least partly under the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container.

7 . The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sprayer includes a head portion and a handle portion arranged in a pistol-style configuration.

8 . The dispensing assembly of claim 6 , wherein the arm is monolithically formed with the head portion of the sprayer.

9 . The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the arm is coplanar with an upper surface of the sprayer.

10 . The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sprayer is disposed within a footprint of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container; and
wherein an upper surface of the sprayer is generally coplanar with an upper surface of the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container.

11 . (canceled)

12 . (canceled)

13 . A method of making a dispensing assembly suitable for use to dispense fluid at desired targets, the method comprising:
forming a container having a handle located toward an upper portion of the container; and forming a sprayer having a clip portion for coupling the sprayer to the handle of the container, the clip portion extending away from the sprayer and defining a channel configured to receive at least part of the handle of the container into the channel to thereby couple the sprayer to the handle of the container.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein forming a container having a handle further includes forming a groove around at least part of the handle, the groove configured to receive the clip portion of the sprayer at least partly into the groove when the sprayer is coupled to the handle of the container.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein forming a sprayer having a clip portion includes forming the clip portion of the sprayer with a generally L-shape arm.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein forming a sprayer includes forming the sprayer with a head portion and a handle portion arranged in a pistol-style configuration.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein forming a sprayer includes forming the clip portion of the sprayer monolithically with the head portion of the sprayer.

18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein forming a sprayer includes forming the clip portion of the sprayer coplanar with an upper surface of the sprayer.

19 . (canceled)

20 . (canceled)

21 . A dispensing assembly for dispensing fluid at desired targets, the dispensing assembly comprising:
a container having an upper portion; and a sprayer having an arm extending away from the sprayer, the arm configured to couple to the container such that an upper surface of the sprayer is generally coplanar with the upper portion of the container.

22 . The dispensing assembly of claim 21 , wherein the container includes a handle located toward the upper portion of the container, and wherein the arm of the sprayer includes a channel configured to receive at least part of the handle of the container within the channel to thereby couple the sprayer to the container.

23 . The dispensing assembly of claim 21 , wherein the container includes a forward wall defining a recess, the recess configured to receive the sprayer when the sprayer is coupled to the container.

24 . The dispensing assembly of claim 21 , wherein the arm is monolithically formed with the head portion of the sprayer.

25 . (canceled)

26 . The dispensing assembly of claim 21 , wherein the sprayer is disposed within a perimeter defined by the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container.

Assignees

• Monsanto Technology Llc

Inventors

• Voelker Scott C

Classifications

• B05B11/1057

  Triggers, i.e. actuation means consisting of a single lever having one end rotating or pivoting around an axis or a hinge fixedly attached to the container, and another end directly actuated by the user · CPC title

• B05B15/63

  Handgrips · CPC title

• B05B11/0037

  Containers (for several components B05B11/0078) · CPC title

• B05B9/0426

  with a pump attached to the spray gun or discharge device (single-units hand-held apparatus in which the flow is effected by a pump B05B11/10) · CPC title

• B05B15/62

  Arrangements for supporting spraying apparatus, e.g. suction cups · CPC title