Dropper for use at night or in other low-light conditions

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to droppers that can be used at nighttime or in low-light conditions.

1 - 2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . A device for dispensing liquids, comprising:
 a dropper tube with a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion medically suitable to intake and dispense medicament from an inner surface of the dropper tube;   a squeezable bulb sealably connected to the top portion of the dropper tube; and   an illumination coating disposed about a surface of the dropper tube.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the illumination coating is disposed about an outside surface of the dropper tube. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the illumination coating is disposed about the bottom portion of the dropper tube. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the illumination coating is disposed about an outside surface of the bottom portion of the dropper tube. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 3 , further comprising an outer surface of the dropper tube comprising notches. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the illumination coating is disposed about the notches. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the illumination coating is disposed in the notches. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 3 , further comprising a second illumination coating disposed about the outside of the dropper tube. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the second illumination coating is disposed about notches in the outer surface of the dropper tube and the illumination coating is disposed about the remainder of one of the outside and inside surface of the dropper tube. 
     
     
         12 . A notched device for measuring liquids, comprising:
 a dropper tube with a top portion and a bottom portion and an inner surface and an outer surface, the bottom portion of the dropper tube being configured to intake and dispense liquids from the inner surface of the dropper tube;   a squeezable bulb sealably connected to the top portion of the dropper tube;   a plurality of contours in the outer surface of the dropper tube that are substantially aligned with one another; and   an illumination coating disposed about at least one of the plurality of contours in the outer surface of the dropper tube.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 10 , further comprising at least one measurement adjacent one or more of the plurality of contours in the surface of the dropper. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the illumination coating is disposed about the at least one measurement. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of contours are aligned to accurately reflect an amount of liquid within the dropper tube. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the illumination coating is disposed to reflect liquid within the dropper tube in low-light conditions. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the contours are notches in the outer surface of the dropper tube. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the notches are vertically aligned about the outer surface of the dropper tube. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 10 , further comprising a second illumination coating disposed about one of the inner and outer surface of the dropper tube. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the illumination coating disposed about at least one of the plurality of contours differs from the second illumination coating disposed about one of the inner and outer surface of the dropper tube.