Dec. 8, 1953 A. G. HUENERGARDT 2,661,871 MULTIPLE LIQUID DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed april 17, 1950 INVENTOR. ALFRED G. BY HUENERGARDT ~ATroRNe7 Patented Dec. 8, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT 2,661,871 OFFICE 2,661,871, MULTIPLE LIQUID DISPENSING CONTAINER Alfred G, Huenergardt, Beverly Hills, Calif, Application April 17, 1950, Serial No, 156,330 (CL 222129) 2 claims, 1 ‘This invention relates to multiple quid dis- pensing containers. ‘My invention 1s useful, for example, in a container for dispensing © hair tonle in'which one of the ingredients (such as Alcohol) Js contained in one compartment, and a mixture (uch as an emulsion of lanolin and bother ingredients) 1s contained in the other com- artment, ® One of the objects of the invention is to provide f multiple liguid dispensing container that. may be used to dispense two ligus Into the palm of the hand at closely spaced positions, so that they may be teadlly rubbed into an intimate mixture ‘To this end, the Jnvention contemplates ® con tainer which embodies an olter shell which may be of eylindrleal er other rounded form, and a fat partition disposed substantially diameteially Within the sald shell, the shell having a reduced hesk portion terminating’ in a pait-of noddles disposed on eath side of and close to the plane of said partition, and the partition extending into the reduced eck portion so ae to extend the compartmentation up to the nozzles. “another object of the invention is to provide such a dispensing” container having means £0r ormally sealing the two nozzles 20 as to close the container and prevent any interchange of the two ligulds between the tivo compartments of the container ‘another object is to provide such a container whlch is of relatively simple and inexpensive con- struction. ‘Other objests wilt become apparent in the en- suing specifications and appended drawings in which: ig. 11s an axtal sectional view of a container embodying my. invention, taken transversely {throueh the partition thereot: ‘Pig. 2 sa fransverse sectional view of the same tolken on te line 22 of Fig, 1 looking upwardly; ig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same taken on the line 3-9 of Fig. 1, looking down- wardliy: "ig, 4 isa plan view of the reduced neck portion of the container and Pig, 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view of one of the nogele members. ‘Asan example af one form in which the inven tion may be embodied, I have shown in the drawing & multiple compartment, multiple liquid lspenaing container embodying’ an outer shell ‘hich 1s formed in several sections including tylindrieal body portion 19, top section 11 and & base section 12, ana including a fat partition 18 Whlen divides the container into compartments Ta and 18 respectively. 10 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 2 ‘The top section {{ inciudes a flange 16 to re- ceive the upper end of cylindrical body section, 10, an inwardly extending top wall 17, and a Teduced neck 18 extending upwardly from wall 17. Neck 19 has an external thread 19 adapted to be threaded into @ cap 20. Cap 20, as shown, is constructed from wood with a metal or plastic lining 21 which is provided with an internal ‘threed to cooperate with thread 18 of neck (8. Lining 2{ has a flat top wall against which is seated a gasket disc 22. ‘Bottom member 12 is in the form of a dise hay- ing © pair of upwardly extending flanges 23 and 24 at its rim, the flanges 23 and 24 being radially spaced to define an annular groove which re- ceives the lower extremity of eylindrical body sec tion 19. Bottom (2 also has a palr of spaced straight flanges 28 extending from side to side ‘thereof, spaced on either side of a diameter thereof. ‘The flanges 25 define a flat diametrie groove which receives the lower end of parti- tion 13, All sections of the container are constructed from a synthetic resin plastic material which is tough and nonbreakable. One of the thermo- lastio resins, such as a polyvinyl acetate, is suit- able for this purpose. The upper extremity of evlindrical body section (0 is secured within flange 16 by a known bonding process stich as by softening the respective walls with a solvent for ‘the plastic and then assembling them and allow- ing the softened surfaces to harden and adhere to each other. In a similar manner, the lower end of eylindrical body section (0 is secured be- tween flanges 23 and 24 and the lower end of Partition 19 is secured between flanges 25. The side edges of flanges 19 are in a similar manner bonded to the inner wall of cylindrical shell section 10 and top member (1. ‘The upper ex- tremity of partition 13 is of reduced wldth to fit smugly between the respective sides of the inner wall of neck 18 and is bonded thereto in a similar manner. The upper extremity of partition (3 1s bonded to the under face of the top wall 26 of neck member (8. Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, top wall 26 hes therein a pair of circular apertures 27 (Fig, 5) in which are mounted a pair of nozzles 28 and 20° of grommet form. Nozzles 28 and 28’ have flanges 28 which seat against top wall 26. ‘The nozzles 28 and 28’ are sealed in openings 27 by & bonding process similar to that described above. As they may be noted from an inspection of Fig. 1, the outer diameters of nozzles 28 and 28” are the same but the inner diameters thereof are Gifferent, ‘The opening in nozzle 28” is calibrated,2,861,871 3 for example, to pass the proper quantity of a thin liquid such as alcohol while the opening in the nozzle 28 is calibrated to pass the thicker emul- sion of lanolin and other ingredients, so that any shaking motion of the bottle will eject therefrom the proper proportions of the two liquids. ‘The gasket 22 of cap 20 seats against flanges 29 of the two nozzles 28, 28’ so as to seal the space ‘between the gasket and the top wall of neck 18 against any intermingling or leakage of the liquids when the cap is in place. When the cap is removed, the flanges 29, both disposed in a ‘common plane, function to convey the two liquids to the palm of the hand without the liquids escap~ ing and spleshing out of the hand. To this end, ‘the customary method of using the dispensing containers is to cup the palm of one hand and, holding the dispenser in the other hand, to tap the neck lightly against the cupped palm so as to eject the two Mquids therein. ‘By using the insertable grommet form of noz- ales 28, 28’, any desired calibration of the two openings may be obtained, while the apertures 21 may be standardized to a sinsle selected diam~ eter. ‘Thus it is possible to develop the identical container into a container for hair tonic or a container for other incompatible liquids, as may ‘be desired, the only change being in the nozzles. T claim: 1, Ina dispensing container for simultaneously dispensing two Incompatible ingredients such 2s a lanolin bearing oil and an aqueous liquid of & cosmetic preparation, said ingredients to be mixed upon application to the skin, said dispensing con~ tainer being composed of several sections of syn~ thetic resin plastie material including: an outer shell comprising a bottom section having # mar- ginal flange and an upwardly opening integral ‘channel extending diametrically across the upper side of sald bottom, a tubular lateral well section joined to said bottom flange at its lower end, and a-top section having a marginal flange joined to tho upper end of said lateral well section and em~ ‘bodying an integral neck of reduced diameter rel~ ative to its said marginal flange; a partition ex- tending diametrically across said outer shell and dividing it into two compartments, with its lower ‘end secured in. said channel and its lateral edges bonded to the inner wall of said tubular lateral wall portion, said partition having @ portion of reduced width projecting upwardly into said neck and bonded to the inner lateral wall thereof: said neck having a flat end member provided with dis- pensing outlets located on opposite sides of said partition and communicating with the respective compartments, one of said outlets having an area materially greater than that of the other outlet, in a proportion such as to effect the ejection of proportional quantities of the respective liquids with the larger outlet accommodating the more viscous liquid and the smaller outlet providing restricted passage for the thinner liquid, said end wall being adapted to be tapped against the palm of one hand to effect said ejection, said outlets being immediately adjacent said partition so as to be closely spaced, and said end wall, around said outlets lying substantially in the plane of 20 25 20 40 45 50 6 65 4 the outer extremities of said outlets whereby to engage the palm of the hand with a sealing con tact such as to provide a small enclosed and sealed space into which said liquids may be deliv- ered without splashing out of the hand. 2, Ina dispensing container for simultaneously dispensing two incompatible ingredients such as a lanolin bearing ofl and an aqueous liquid of @ cosmetic preparation, said ingredients to be mixed upon application to the skin, said container being composed of number of sections of syn= thetio resin plastic material including: an outer shell comprising a bottom section having a mar- ginal flange, a tubular lateral wall section joined to said bottom flange at its lower end, and a top setcion having ® marginal flange joined to the upper end of said lateral wall section and em- odying an integral neck of reduced diameter rel- ative to its said marginal flange; a partition ex- tending diametrically across said outer sheil and dividing it into two compartments, with its lower’ end secured to said bottom and its lateral edges bonded to the inner wall of sald tubular lateral wall portion, said partition having a portion of reduced width projecting upwardly into said neck: and bonded to the inner lateral wall thereof; said neck having a flat end member provided with a ai of apertures located on opposite sides of said partition and communteating with the respective compartments; and a pair of nozzles each includ~ ing @ cylindrical tubular portion secured in a re- spective one of sald apertures and a thin flat radial flange portion seated against the outer wall of said end member, the tubular portion of ono of said nozzles being relatively thin and that of the other nozzle being relatively thick, whereby said tubular nozzle portions define outlets one of which is of substantially greater area than the ‘other, in a proportion stich as to effect the elec= tion of proportional quantities of the respective Voulds, with the larger outlet accommodating the more viscous liquid and the smaller outlet providing restricted passage for the thinner liquid, said end wall being adapted to be tapped against the palm of one hand to effect said ejection, said outlets being immediately adjacent said partition so as to be closely spaced, and said end wall, around said outlets lying ‘substantially in the plane of the outer extremities of said outlets whereby to engage the palm of the hand with a sealing contact such as to provide a small enclosed and sealed space into which said liquids may be delivered without splashing out of the hand. 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