Liquid dispensing container

Claim 1

A container for dispensing liquids in an intermittent manner comprising in combination, a lower hollow body containing the liquid, a cover threaded onto said body and including a wall portion of resiliently deformable material and deformable towards the inside of said body, said cover provided with an upper and a lower orifice separated from one another and located at different levels, a conduit of resiliently deformable material including inlet and outlet ends, the inlet end of said conduit affixed to said cover and surrounding said upper orifice, the outlet end of said conduit projecting outwardly from the cover to provide a spout for the liquid being dispensed, said outlet end of the conduit normally being in a closed position, said conduit being opened to discharge liquid in response to pressure from inside the container produced by manual pressure against said resiliently deformable wall portion of the cover, a nozzle surrounding at least part of said conduit and defining a space for collecting liquid dripping from the outlet end of the conduit after discharge of liquid therefrom, said lower orifice located in the bottom of said space between said nozzle and conduit and connecting said space with the inside of the container, a valve member inside of said container for covering and uncovering said lower orifice, said valve member comprising a spring arm connected at one end to the inner surface of the container, the other end of said spring arm being free, a pad mounted on said free end, said spring arm normally urging said pad to cover said lower orifice whereby outside pressure greater than the pressure inside the container causes said pad to uncover said orifice, to thus permit the passage of liquid collected in said space together with ambient air into the interior of the container.