Pump bottle flow control apparatus

Abstract

A pump bottle flow control apparatus consists of a bottle and pump combination. The bottle has a bottom and a peripheral side wall that rises from the bottom terminating at its upper extremity in a top opening. The bottle has an interior sump, serving as a lowermost portion of the bottle into which liquid flows by force of gravity. The pump is secured to the top opening of the bottle. The pump has a manual actuator and a rigid supply tube that extends into the bottle and terminates within the interior sump.

1 . A pump bottle flow control apparatus, comprising in combination: 
 a bottle having a bottom and a peripheral side wall that rises from the bottom terminating at its upper extremity in a top opening, the bottle having an interior sump serving as a lowermost portion of the bottle into which liquid flows by force of gravity;    a pump secured to the top opening of the bottle, the pump having a manual actuator and a rigid supply tube that extends into the bottle and terminates within the interior sump.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the sump has defining walls converging to a relatively narrow terminus at the bottom of the bottle, and the rigid supply tube that extends into the bottle and terminates within the terminus of the interior sump, such that the converging walls direct liquid contents within the bottle by force of gravity to the supply tube.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus as defined in  claim 2 , wherein there are two converging walls which form a trough to direct liquids to the sump.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus as defined in  claim 2 , wherein the converging walls form a conical funnel to direct liquids to the sump.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus as defined in  claim 2 , wherein there are at least three converging walls which form a funnel to direct liquids to the sump.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus as defined in  claim 5 , wherein there are four converging walls which form a funnel to direct liquids to the sump.