Apparatus and method for providing an improved spray pattern with a squeeze bottle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016158775-A1
Application number	US-201514958120-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 3, 2015
Priority date	Dec 4, 2014
Publication date	Jun 9, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A spray nozzle assembly includes a rotating spray nozzle and a cap for attachment to a squeeze bottle. The spray nozzle includes at least one exit orifice and at least three sidewall portions. The cap includes an indicator on an upper surface.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A spray nozzle assembly comprising:
a rotating spray nozzle; and a cap for attachment to a squeeze bottle, wherein the spray nozzle comprises at least one exit orifice and at least three sidewall portions, and wherein the cap includes an indicator on an upper surface.

2 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 1 further comprising a dip tube in fluid communication with the rotating spray nozzle.

3 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second exit orifice.

4 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spray nozzle comprises at least four sidewall portions.

5 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 1 further comprising a swirl chamber in fluid communication with the at least one exit orifice and disposed within the rotating spray nozzle.

6 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 1 further comprising a spray insert having an outlet hole disposed within the exit orifice.

7 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 6 , wherein the spray insert includes one or more channels or feed ducts.

8 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 6 , wherein the spray insert further comprises a mesh screen disposed adjacent the outlet hole of the spray insert.

9 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rotating spray nozzle operates to emit liquid particles in a cone shaped pattern.

10 . A spray nozzle assembly, comprising:
a spray nozzle; and a cap attached to a squeeze bottle, wherein the spray nozzle includes a first operational state and a second operational state for the emission of fluid.

11 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first operational state is an off state and the second operational state is a spray state.

12 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 11 , wherein the spray state is a foaming spray state.

13 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 11 , wherein the spray state is a stream spray state.

14 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 10 further comprising a third operational state wherein the first operational state is an off state, the second operational state is a spray state and the third operational state is a stream state.

15 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 10 further comprising one or more communication elements disposed on one or more walls of the spray nozzle.

16 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 10 further comprising a dip tube in fluid communication with the spray nozzle.

17 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 16 , wherein the dip tube is molded to an interior surface of the container.

18 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the spray nozzle is a rotating nozzle.

19 . The spray nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the squeeze bottle is formed from one of high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyethylene terephthalate.

20 . A method of providing a sprayer to a consumer, comprising:
providing a spray nozzle assembly including a rotating spray nozzle and a cap for attachment to a squeeze bottle; and providing instructions, which instruct a user to:
rotate the spray nozzle until either a first sidewall portion with a first spray pattern or a second sidewall portion with a second spray pattern is adjacent to an indicator on the cap,
orient the squeeze bottle to either a first position directed at a first intended surface to be sprayed or a second position directed at a second intended surface to be sprayed, and
apply pressure to the squeeze bottle to emit a fluid.

Assignees

• Johnson & Son Inc S C

Inventors

• Petkus Matthew M
• Spang Ronald H
• Van Handel Mark J
• Barron Bradley J

Classifications

• B05B11/0008

  Sealing or attachment arrangements between sprayer and container (between pump and container B05B11/1043) · CPC title

• B05B1/16

  having selectively- effective outlets · CPC title

• B05B11/047

  characterised by the outlet or venting means (B05B11/041 and B05B11/042 take precedence) · CPC title

• B05B15/30

  Dip tubes · CPC title

• B05B1/3421

  with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber · CPC title