Dispenser for Thread Treatment Compound

摘要

A thread conditioner dispenser is provided as well as a method of conditioning thread. The dispenser has a storage and dispensing unit and a cap unit. The storage/dispensing unit has multiple resilient plinths and a generally planar base defining a cavity. Notches are defined between the plinths. Multiple linear channels are defined in the base. One channel connects each notch with a diametrically opposed notch. The plinths define a cylindrical sidewall. The cap has a cylindrical sidewall defining an outwardly flaring mouth to engage the plinths. One of the cap inner sidewall and the storage/dispensing sidewall has an annular recess. At least one lug is formed into the other sidewall for engagement with the annular recess. Thread may be passed through one of the notches and into one of the channels and withdrawn through the diametrically opposed notch while the cap sidewall is engaged with the storage and dispensing sidewall.

主权项

1. A thread conditioner dispenser comprising:
(a) a generally cylindrical conditioner storage and dispensing unit having a conditioner storage cavity defined among a plurality of upwardly extending resilient plinths defining notches therebetween and a generally planar base having a plurality of linear channels defined therein, one of said channels connecting each of said notches with a diametrically opposed notch, said plurality of upwardly extending resilient plinths defining an upwardly extending resilient cylindrical sidewall; (b) a cap unit having a generally cylindrical downwardly extending sidewall defining an outwardly flaring mouth adapted to engage said plurality of upwardly extending resilient plinths; (c) a annular recess being formed into one of the inner wall of said generally cylindrical downwardly extending sidewall of said cap unit and said upwardly extending resilient cylindrical sidewall of said conditioner storage and dispensing unit; and (d) at least one lug formed into the other of inner wall of said generally cylindrical downwardly extending sidewall of said cap unit and said upwardly extending resilient cylindrical sidewall of said conditioner storage and dispensing unit and adapted to be urged into engagement with said annular recess;
said upwardly extending resilient cylindrical sidewall of said conditioner storage and dispensing unit and said upwardly extending side wall of said cap unit being configured such that thread may be passed through said one of said notches into the conditioner storage cavity of said conditioner storage and dispensing unit and into one of said plurality of channels connecting notches defined between said plinths and withdrawn through the notch diametrically opposed to the notch by which said thread entered said conditioner storage cavity while said downward extent sidewall of said cap unit is in engagement with said upwardly extending resilient cylindrical sidewall of said conditioner storage and dispensing unit.