CA1259288A - Measuring device for liquid products in bottles or like containers - Google Patents
Measuring device for liquid products in bottles or like containersInfo
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- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
- G01F11/10—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation
- G01F11/26—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus
- G01F11/262—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus for liquid or semi-liquid
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The invention concerns the packaging of liquids in bottles for the purpose of dispensing given measured amounts of liquid when using the bottle. The measuring device can con-stitute the cap of the bottle and comprises two compartments, the first compartment being filled when inverting the bottle so as to measure the amount of liquid which is emptied into the second compartment when the bottle is put back into a normal position so as to provide a reserve measured amount of liquid.
An orifice for discharging air when filling the first com-partment is so arranged as to constitute an overflow for the second compartment when the bottle is put back into its normal position. The second compartment in this way perfects the mea-surement of the amount of liquid. The measuring device may be manufactured simply and cheaply, in particular by moulding a plastics material in two elements which can be assembled along the connection plane between the two compartments.
The invention concerns the packaging of liquids in bottles for the purpose of dispensing given measured amounts of liquid when using the bottle. The measuring device can con-stitute the cap of the bottle and comprises two compartments, the first compartment being filled when inverting the bottle so as to measure the amount of liquid which is emptied into the second compartment when the bottle is put back into a normal position so as to provide a reserve measured amount of liquid.
An orifice for discharging air when filling the first com-partment is so arranged as to constitute an overflow for the second compartment when the bottle is put back into its normal position. The second compartment in this way perfects the mea-surement of the amount of liquid. The measuring device may be manufactured simply and cheaply, in particular by moulding a plastics material in two elements which can be assembled along the connection plane between the two compartments.
Description
ll25~Z~3t3 The present invention relates to the packaging of liquid products the volume of which must be measured when using the product so that an appropriate measure of the product is emplo~ed.
In this res?ect,it is convenient to have available a measuring device which ma~ be incorporated in the neck of the bottle containing the liquid products or, better still, which is an integral part of the packag-ing, for example is unitary with the bottle cap.
In this respect,there is disclosed in the ~erman ~atent l~o. 1 202 672 a measuring device for inserting in the neck of a bottle and eomprising a measuring eompartment which is filled upon inversion of the bottle and a reserve compartment which is fed b~ the measuring eom?artment when the bottle is put back into its normal position and communicates with the outlet orifiee of the bottle, said two eompartments havi~g axes ?arallel to the axis of the bottle andbeing se~arate, the measuring eompartment eomprising two orifiees eommu-nicating with the interior of the bottle, the first orifice being in the vicinity of its outlet orifice for filling and the second orifice being close to the opposite end of this compartment for disch rging air lZ~Z~38 in the course of this filling.
When the liquid reaches the level of this second orifice, the filling stops, apart from the arrival of an additional amount of liquid termed "free liquid" the volume of which is a function of various variables, such as the specific weight of the liquid and the extent of the filling of the bottle. Although this free liquid re-enters the bottle when the bottle is put back into its normal position owing to the depression prevalling therein, this measuring device results in a lack of precision in the measure which cannot be considered negligible.
Indeed, this measure depends on the inclination of the axis of the measuring compartment relativa to the vertical and it is only when these two axes are strictly parallel that the precise measure is provided.
An object of the invention is to overcome these drawbacks and to provide a measuring device of higher precision and also capable of being manufactured simply and cheaply.
The present invention provides a measuring device for ~0 liquid products packed in bottles or like containers having an outlet orifice, of the type adapted to be inserted in the neck of the bottle and comprising a measuring compartment which is filled by inversion of the bottle, and a reserve compartment fed by the measuring compartment when the bottle is placed back in its normal position and communicating with the outlet orifice of the bottle, said two compartments having axes parallel to the axis of the bottle and being separate and the measuring compartment comprising first and second orifices communicating with the interior of the bottle, the first orifice being in the vicinity of the outlet orifice for filling and the second orifice being close to the opposite end of said lZS~288 compartment for discharging air in the course of said fillingt wherein the second orifice of the measuring compartment is disposed at the level of the connection between the two compartments in a portion common to the two comp~rtments and is arranged in such manner as to act as an overflow for the reserve compartment which is arranged for this purpose to have an appropriate capacity relative to the measuring compartment and which thus perfects the measuring achieved in the measuring compartment.
Further features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the ensuing detailed description of some embodiments of the invention.
Reference will be made for this purpose to the accompanying drawings which are given solely by way of example and in which:
Figures la, lb and lc diagrammatically illustrate a measuring device according to the invention in three stages of its operation;
Figures 2 and 3 are axial sectional views of two elements constituting, by their assembly, a practical embodiment of the measuring device according to the invention;
Figures 4 and 5 are respectively cross-sectional views taken along lines 4-4 and 5-5 of Figures 2 and 3;
Figure 6 is A partial view of a modification of the element illustrated in Figure 3;
Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views respectively corresponding to Figures 2 and 3, and Figure 9 is a perspective view of the measuring device according to the invention after assembly of the two elements of Figures 7 and 8.
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l~S92~8 62301-1283 With reference first of all to Figures la, lb and lc for the description of the principle and operation of the measuring device, the latter is generally designated by the 3a .~
reference eharacter D ancl adapted to be inserted in the neck of a bottle F, for whieh it at the same time constitutes the eap.
The device D comprises a ~lanar cover 1 rigid with a skirt 2, the assembly eap?ing the neck of the bottle.
~igi~ with tne eover 1 is a first tubular element or tube 3 which is connected by an inclined wall 4 to a second tubular element or tube 5 of smaller section closed at its opposite end. The tube 3 is divided by a partition wall 6 which extends from the cover 1 to a point slightly within the tube 5. The partition wall 6 defines in the tube 3 a measuring compartment A whicn is the part of this tube whieh is offset relative to ; the tube 5. The tube 5 eonstitutes a reserve or storage com?artment B which eommunieates, on one hand, with the compartment A at the inner end of the partition wall 6 which forms with the wall 4 a part C eommon to the two compartments and, on the other hand, with the cover 1 through the secon~ ~art of the tube 3,defined by the partition wall 6,which forms a eommunication ?assage 6a. Formed in the cover 1 in vertical alignment with the passage 6a is an outlet orifice 7 which may be elosed by a fl~ 8.
Formed in the lateral wall of the eompartment A is ~S a first orifice 9 which puts this compartment in commu-nication with the rest of the bottle F. The orifice 9 is formed in the vicinity of the eonneetion of the ~2S9288 compartment A to the cover 1. A second orifice 10 puts this compartment in communication with the rest of the bottle. It is provided at the end of a tube 11 extending through the inclined wall 4 at tne connec-tion of the latter to the tube 5 and is located at thelevel of the connection of the inclined wall ~ to the tube 3. Further, the partition wall 6 has an orifice 12 at a level slightly closer to the cover 1 than the orifice 10.
The measuring device operates in the following manner :
With the flap 8 open, the bottle ~ is inclined with respect to its normal position so as to reach the position illustrated in Fig.la. The liquid contai-ned in the bottle F then enters the measuring compart-ment A by way of the orifice 9 and rises in this measur-ing compartment while expelling the air contained therein which escapes to the interior of the bottle by way of the tube 11. This rise of the liquid continues until the liquid level reaches the orifice lO,apart from ; a slight excess of liquid constituting the liquid termed free liquid .
The bottle is then returned to its normal position (Fig. lb). The liquid of the compartment A consequently enters the compartment B along the partition wall 6, the relative volume of the compartments A and B being such that the level of the liquid reacnes a point slightly above the connection of the inclined wall 4 to the tube 3, ie. above the orifice 10. The slight excess of liguid above the orifice 10 returns to the bottle b~ way of this orifice and the tube 11 which - 5 thus performs the function of an overflow. This return is facilitated by the oriflce 12 provided in the par-tition wall 6. This air inlet indeed ensures the e~uilibrium of the level in the compartment B and the base of the compartment A up to the level of the orifice orifice 10.
The volume of the com?artment B measured up to the level of the~,orifice 10 corresponds to the volume of the required measure while the volume of the compartment A is slightly greater,as explained before.
In o~der to obtain a sufficient ~recision in the volume of the measured amount of ~roduct, the interme-diate chamber C interconnecting the compartments A and B has a minimum volume ; further, its shape is such that it permits an easy ?assage of the liquid to the compartment B.
At this stage, the bottle may be closed again by means of the flap 8. This measure of liquid put in reserve in the compartment B is ready for use. In order to use the liquid, the bottle F is tilted with the neck downwards (Fig. lc). The measured amount of liquid stored in the compartment B flows to the exte-rior by way of the orifice 7~ At the same time, the lZ5928~3 compartment A is again filled according to the proce-dure described with reference to Fig. la.
Consequently, after the first utilization in the course of which the compartment B must be filled a first time, the measuring device can be used directly by inverting the bottle merely once.
The measuring device,the princinle and mode of operation of which have just been described,provides by its measuring in two stages in the compartments A
and B a high precision in the dispensed measured amount of liquid. Further, it lends itself remarkably well to a simple and cheap manufacture, for example by moulding in a plastics material.
Figs. 2 to 9 illustrate such a practical embodiment.
In order to permit an easy moulding, the measuring device is manufactured in two elements, the first being illustrated in Figs. 2, 4 and 7 and the second in Figs. 3, 5, 6 and 8. Fig. 9 shows the two assembled parts in perspective.
The first element comprises, first of all, the ;-means for closing the bottle F, namely the cover 1 with its skirt 2 and its closing flap 3 pivotally mounted on the cover 1 and clipping onto a c~p portion 13. The fla? 8 is provided with a stopper 21 adapted to be a force fit in the orifice 7 so as to close the latter.
The closing device constructed in this way may comprise,at the base of the skirt 2, a screwed portion or a cli~ping portion 14 provided, if required, with an orientation notch 15 which is engaged on a portion provided on the exterior of the neck of the bottle.
Advantageously, there is provided in the closing device an inner skirt 16 which is shorter than the outer skirt 2 and ensures a seal on the upper ?art of the interior of the neck. w Apart from the closing device, the first element comprises the cylindrical tube 3 provided with its u~per orifice 9 and the partition wall 6 and its ori-fice 12 which may be provided, as illustrated in Fig.2 and more precisely in ~ig. 7, in the form of a slot.
Preferably, as shown, the partition wall 6 is curved so as to enable the liquid to flow easily from the com-partment A to the compartment B while this liquid is prevented from returning into the compartment A during the stage of utilization of the bottle.
- The inner end of the tube 3 has a clipping means 17 cooperative with a complementary means 17a of the second element and a system 18 for preventing rotation ,`
which also cooperates with a complementary system 18a of the second element.
This second element is formed by the tube 5, the inclined wall 4 and the tube 11 provided with its orifice 10, the whole being in one piece.
As can be seen in Figs. 5 and 8, the tube 5 l;~S928~
closed at its base~is semi-cylindrical and comprises a first cylindrical wall portion 19 adapted to be in the extension of the cylindrical wall of the tube 3, and a second wall portion 20 which adjoins the tube 11 and is planar or preferably, as shown, outwardly convex and curved so as to increase the section of the passage Crom the com?artment A to the com?art-ment B between this wall 20 and the partition wall 6.
In a modification shown in Fig. 6, the second ele-~t may ~l~o include the fir~ orifice 9. ~ -. In this case, the tube 3 is not provided with this orifice in the vicinity of its connection to the cover 1. This orifice is replaced by a tube 9a which is in one piece with the wall 4 of the second element and forms a plunger tube in the compartment A
when the two elements are clipped together.
It will be clear from the foregoing that the invention provides a measuring device of high pre-cision, easy to place in position on a bottle of which it also constitutes the closing device and moreover easy to manufacture,owing to the fact that ~`
it is made in two elements which are easily mouldable and assembled.
In this res?ect,it is convenient to have available a measuring device which ma~ be incorporated in the neck of the bottle containing the liquid products or, better still, which is an integral part of the packag-ing, for example is unitary with the bottle cap.
In this respect,there is disclosed in the ~erman ~atent l~o. 1 202 672 a measuring device for inserting in the neck of a bottle and eomprising a measuring eompartment which is filled upon inversion of the bottle and a reserve compartment which is fed b~ the measuring eom?artment when the bottle is put back into its normal position and communicates with the outlet orifiee of the bottle, said two eompartments havi~g axes ?arallel to the axis of the bottle andbeing se~arate, the measuring eompartment eomprising two orifiees eommu-nicating with the interior of the bottle, the first orifice being in the vicinity of its outlet orifice for filling and the second orifice being close to the opposite end of this compartment for disch rging air lZ~Z~38 in the course of this filling.
When the liquid reaches the level of this second orifice, the filling stops, apart from the arrival of an additional amount of liquid termed "free liquid" the volume of which is a function of various variables, such as the specific weight of the liquid and the extent of the filling of the bottle. Although this free liquid re-enters the bottle when the bottle is put back into its normal position owing to the depression prevalling therein, this measuring device results in a lack of precision in the measure which cannot be considered negligible.
Indeed, this measure depends on the inclination of the axis of the measuring compartment relativa to the vertical and it is only when these two axes are strictly parallel that the precise measure is provided.
An object of the invention is to overcome these drawbacks and to provide a measuring device of higher precision and also capable of being manufactured simply and cheaply.
The present invention provides a measuring device for ~0 liquid products packed in bottles or like containers having an outlet orifice, of the type adapted to be inserted in the neck of the bottle and comprising a measuring compartment which is filled by inversion of the bottle, and a reserve compartment fed by the measuring compartment when the bottle is placed back in its normal position and communicating with the outlet orifice of the bottle, said two compartments having axes parallel to the axis of the bottle and being separate and the measuring compartment comprising first and second orifices communicating with the interior of the bottle, the first orifice being in the vicinity of the outlet orifice for filling and the second orifice being close to the opposite end of said lZS~288 compartment for discharging air in the course of said fillingt wherein the second orifice of the measuring compartment is disposed at the level of the connection between the two compartments in a portion common to the two comp~rtments and is arranged in such manner as to act as an overflow for the reserve compartment which is arranged for this purpose to have an appropriate capacity relative to the measuring compartment and which thus perfects the measuring achieved in the measuring compartment.
Further features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the ensuing detailed description of some embodiments of the invention.
Reference will be made for this purpose to the accompanying drawings which are given solely by way of example and in which:
Figures la, lb and lc diagrammatically illustrate a measuring device according to the invention in three stages of its operation;
Figures 2 and 3 are axial sectional views of two elements constituting, by their assembly, a practical embodiment of the measuring device according to the invention;
Figures 4 and 5 are respectively cross-sectional views taken along lines 4-4 and 5-5 of Figures 2 and 3;
Figure 6 is A partial view of a modification of the element illustrated in Figure 3;
Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views respectively corresponding to Figures 2 and 3, and Figure 9 is a perspective view of the measuring device according to the invention after assembly of the two elements of Figures 7 and 8.
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l~S92~8 62301-1283 With reference first of all to Figures la, lb and lc for the description of the principle and operation of the measuring device, the latter is generally designated by the 3a .~
reference eharacter D ancl adapted to be inserted in the neck of a bottle F, for whieh it at the same time constitutes the eap.
The device D comprises a ~lanar cover 1 rigid with a skirt 2, the assembly eap?ing the neck of the bottle.
~igi~ with tne eover 1 is a first tubular element or tube 3 which is connected by an inclined wall 4 to a second tubular element or tube 5 of smaller section closed at its opposite end. The tube 3 is divided by a partition wall 6 which extends from the cover 1 to a point slightly within the tube 5. The partition wall 6 defines in the tube 3 a measuring compartment A whicn is the part of this tube whieh is offset relative to ; the tube 5. The tube 5 eonstitutes a reserve or storage com?artment B which eommunieates, on one hand, with the compartment A at the inner end of the partition wall 6 which forms with the wall 4 a part C eommon to the two compartments and, on the other hand, with the cover 1 through the secon~ ~art of the tube 3,defined by the partition wall 6,which forms a eommunication ?assage 6a. Formed in the cover 1 in vertical alignment with the passage 6a is an outlet orifice 7 which may be elosed by a fl~ 8.
Formed in the lateral wall of the eompartment A is ~S a first orifice 9 which puts this compartment in commu-nication with the rest of the bottle F. The orifice 9 is formed in the vicinity of the eonneetion of the ~2S9288 compartment A to the cover 1. A second orifice 10 puts this compartment in communication with the rest of the bottle. It is provided at the end of a tube 11 extending through the inclined wall 4 at tne connec-tion of the latter to the tube 5 and is located at thelevel of the connection of the inclined wall ~ to the tube 3. Further, the partition wall 6 has an orifice 12 at a level slightly closer to the cover 1 than the orifice 10.
The measuring device operates in the following manner :
With the flap 8 open, the bottle ~ is inclined with respect to its normal position so as to reach the position illustrated in Fig.la. The liquid contai-ned in the bottle F then enters the measuring compart-ment A by way of the orifice 9 and rises in this measur-ing compartment while expelling the air contained therein which escapes to the interior of the bottle by way of the tube 11. This rise of the liquid continues until the liquid level reaches the orifice lO,apart from ; a slight excess of liquid constituting the liquid termed free liquid .
The bottle is then returned to its normal position (Fig. lb). The liquid of the compartment A consequently enters the compartment B along the partition wall 6, the relative volume of the compartments A and B being such that the level of the liquid reacnes a point slightly above the connection of the inclined wall 4 to the tube 3, ie. above the orifice 10. The slight excess of liguid above the orifice 10 returns to the bottle b~ way of this orifice and the tube 11 which - 5 thus performs the function of an overflow. This return is facilitated by the oriflce 12 provided in the par-tition wall 6. This air inlet indeed ensures the e~uilibrium of the level in the compartment B and the base of the compartment A up to the level of the orifice orifice 10.
The volume of the com?artment B measured up to the level of the~,orifice 10 corresponds to the volume of the required measure while the volume of the compartment A is slightly greater,as explained before.
In o~der to obtain a sufficient ~recision in the volume of the measured amount of ~roduct, the interme-diate chamber C interconnecting the compartments A and B has a minimum volume ; further, its shape is such that it permits an easy ?assage of the liquid to the compartment B.
At this stage, the bottle may be closed again by means of the flap 8. This measure of liquid put in reserve in the compartment B is ready for use. In order to use the liquid, the bottle F is tilted with the neck downwards (Fig. lc). The measured amount of liquid stored in the compartment B flows to the exte-rior by way of the orifice 7~ At the same time, the lZ5928~3 compartment A is again filled according to the proce-dure described with reference to Fig. la.
Consequently, after the first utilization in the course of which the compartment B must be filled a first time, the measuring device can be used directly by inverting the bottle merely once.
The measuring device,the princinle and mode of operation of which have just been described,provides by its measuring in two stages in the compartments A
and B a high precision in the dispensed measured amount of liquid. Further, it lends itself remarkably well to a simple and cheap manufacture, for example by moulding in a plastics material.
Figs. 2 to 9 illustrate such a practical embodiment.
In order to permit an easy moulding, the measuring device is manufactured in two elements, the first being illustrated in Figs. 2, 4 and 7 and the second in Figs. 3, 5, 6 and 8. Fig. 9 shows the two assembled parts in perspective.
The first element comprises, first of all, the ;-means for closing the bottle F, namely the cover 1 with its skirt 2 and its closing flap 3 pivotally mounted on the cover 1 and clipping onto a c~p portion 13. The fla? 8 is provided with a stopper 21 adapted to be a force fit in the orifice 7 so as to close the latter.
The closing device constructed in this way may comprise,at the base of the skirt 2, a screwed portion or a cli~ping portion 14 provided, if required, with an orientation notch 15 which is engaged on a portion provided on the exterior of the neck of the bottle.
Advantageously, there is provided in the closing device an inner skirt 16 which is shorter than the outer skirt 2 and ensures a seal on the upper ?art of the interior of the neck. w Apart from the closing device, the first element comprises the cylindrical tube 3 provided with its u~per orifice 9 and the partition wall 6 and its ori-fice 12 which may be provided, as illustrated in Fig.2 and more precisely in ~ig. 7, in the form of a slot.
Preferably, as shown, the partition wall 6 is curved so as to enable the liquid to flow easily from the com-partment A to the compartment B while this liquid is prevented from returning into the compartment A during the stage of utilization of the bottle.
- The inner end of the tube 3 has a clipping means 17 cooperative with a complementary means 17a of the second element and a system 18 for preventing rotation ,`
which also cooperates with a complementary system 18a of the second element.
This second element is formed by the tube 5, the inclined wall 4 and the tube 11 provided with its orifice 10, the whole being in one piece.
As can be seen in Figs. 5 and 8, the tube 5 l;~S928~
closed at its base~is semi-cylindrical and comprises a first cylindrical wall portion 19 adapted to be in the extension of the cylindrical wall of the tube 3, and a second wall portion 20 which adjoins the tube 11 and is planar or preferably, as shown, outwardly convex and curved so as to increase the section of the passage Crom the com?artment A to the com?art-ment B between this wall 20 and the partition wall 6.
In a modification shown in Fig. 6, the second ele-~t may ~l~o include the fir~ orifice 9. ~ -. In this case, the tube 3 is not provided with this orifice in the vicinity of its connection to the cover 1. This orifice is replaced by a tube 9a which is in one piece with the wall 4 of the second element and forms a plunger tube in the compartment A
when the two elements are clipped together.
It will be clear from the foregoing that the invention provides a measuring device of high pre-cision, easy to place in position on a bottle of which it also constitutes the closing device and moreover easy to manufacture,owing to the fact that ~`
it is made in two elements which are easily mouldable and assembled.
Claims (9)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A measuring device for liquid products packed in bottles or like containers having an outlet orifice, of the type adapted to be inserted in the neck of the bottle and comprising a measuring compartment which is filled by inver-sion of the bottle, and a reserve compartment fed by the measuring compartment when the bottle is placed back in its normal position and communicating with the outlet orifice of the bottle, said two compartments having axes parallel to the axis of the bottle and being separate and the measuring compartment comprising first and second orifices communicating with the interior of the bottle, the first orifice being in the vicinity of the outlet orifice for filling and the second orifice being close to the opposite end of said com-partment for discharing air in the course of said filling, wherein the second orifice of the measuring compartment is disposed at the level of the connection between the two compartments in a portion common to the two compartments and is arranged in such manner as to act as an overflow for the reserve compartment which is arranged for this purpose to have an approriate capacity relative to the measuring compart-ment and which thus perfects the measuring achieved in the measuring compartment.
2. A measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the reserve compartment is located in vertical alignment with the outlet orifice and separated from the latter by a commun-icating passageway which communicates with said outlet orifice, the measuring compartment, whose axis is laterally offset rela-tive to the outlet orifice, starts substantially at the level of the outlet orifice and opens at its other end into a divergent portion of the reserve compartment forming said common portion.
3. A device according to claim 2, wherein said divergent portion is defined by an inclined wall forming a common portion of small axial extent so as to reduce the volume of said common portion, the overflow orifice being located at the level of the connection of the inclined wall to the outer wall of the mea-suring compartment at the end of a tube which opens at its other end into the bottle through the inclined wall.
4. A device according to claim 2, comprising a first tubular element to which there is connected a second tubular element of smaller section, an axially extending partition wall defining in the first element the measuring compartment and said communicating passageway and extending from the outlet orifice to a short distance inside the second element which constitutes the reserve compartment.
5. A device according to claim 4, wherein said partition wall includes a narrow orifice or slot at a level close to the overflow orifice for balancing the pressures on each side of the partition wall.
6. A device according to claim 3, wherein a plunger tube extends axially from the inclined wall to inside the measuring compartment where the plunger tube opens out at a level close to the outlet orifice and is substituted for the first orifice of the measuring compartment.
7. A device according to claim 4, wherein the first tubular element is cylindrical, the partition wall being pre-ferably curved with its convexity facing the measuring compart-ment, the second tubular element being semi-cylindrical and its cylindrical wall being in the extension of the wall of the first element and defining externally the communication passageway and its planar, or optionally curved wall with its concavity facing outwardly, being connected to said divergent portion with which it is rigid.
8. A device according to claim 4, said device also constituting a device for closing the bottle, the first tubular element comprising a cover with the outlet orifice, a double set of skirts adapted to engage therebetween the neck of the bottle, and a flap pivotally mounted on the cover and including a stopper for the outlet orifice.
9. A device according to claim 4, wherein the two tubular elements are moulded separately from a plastics material and are clipped together.
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| FR8310898A FR2548142B1 (en) | 1983-06-30 | 1983-06-30 | DOSING DEVICE FOR LIQUID PRODUCTS PACKAGED IN LIKE BOTTLES OR CONTAINERS |
| FR8310898 | 1983-06-30 |
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| CA1259288A true CA1259288A (en) | 1989-09-12 |
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