CA2164855A1 - Method for filling a cartridge with fluid and system for performing same - Google Patents
Method for filling a cartridge with fluid and system for performing sameInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
- B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
- B43K11/00—Filling devices
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for filling a cartridge (3) open on one side with a fluid by placing the cartridge in fluid-transferring with an outflow aperture (8) of a container (2) filled with the fluid (4). The container further comprises a venting aperture (7) and at least one of the two apertures is closable. The closable aperture(s) is opened until a determined quantity of the fluid has flowed from the container into the cartridge, and finally the connection between the cartridge and the container is broken. The invention further relates to a system for performing this method provided with a cartridge open on one side and a container which is filled with fluid and has an outflow aperture and a venting aperture, wherein the outflow aperture or the venting aperture has closing means. The closing means ate formed by a closing member which is arranged near the aperture to be closed and which is biased to a position closing the aperture and movable to a second position opening the aperture, and which hasan actuating part.
Description
MET~OD FOR FILLING A CARTRIDGE WIT~ FLUID
AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SAME
The invention relates to a method for filling a cartridge with fluid by placing the cartridge in fluid-transferring connection with an outflow aperture of a con-tainer at least partially filled with the fluid, which 5 container is further provided with a closable venting aper-ture, opening the venting aperture until a determined quan-tity of the fluid has flown from the container into the cartridge, and finally breaking the connection between the cartridge and the container. The invention also relates to a 10 system for performing this method, comprising at least one cartridge open on at least one side and at least one con-tainer, which container is at least partially filled with fluid, and has at least one outflow aperture and at least one venting aperture, the venting aperture having closing 15 means co-acting therewith. Such a method and system are known from US-A-3 533 455.
Fluid-filled cartridges are generally known and are for instance used as ink cartridges in writing imple-ments. The known cartridges are generally not refillable and 20 after being filled with fluid during a production process they are sealed, for example by welding. The seal is broken, for instance bored through, when the cartridge is placed in the writing implement. The cartridge can then no longer be re-closed.-Refillable systems are known, for instance ink pens wherein a cartridge is suction filled with ink, for instance by means of a piston system. Such a system is quite complicated and therefore too costly to be applied in wri-ting implements in a relatively low price class.
The system as known from the above-identified document US-A-3 533 455 comprises a manual ink gun which may be placed on a cartridge container or barrel of a fountain pen. The ink gun is formed by a cylinder in which a plunger ~M~DED SH~Er - 21 64~55 is reciprocably arranged. The cylinder is provided with an outflow opening in its end wall and a vent opening in its bottom wall. The vent opening may be closed off by the back of the plunger biased thereto. The plunger is operated by 5 pushing its outer rod, thus moving the plunger from the vent opening towards the outflow opening, and forcing ink out of the cylinder into the cartridge.
The invention now has for its object to provide a new method for filling a cartridge open on at least one side lO.with a fluid such as ink. According to the invention, this is accomplished in that the venting aperture can only be opened when the cartridge is connected to the container.
By this filling method, escape of fluid out of the container is prevented.
Preferred ways of carrying out the method of the invention are described in the dependent claims 2-4.
The invention has for its further object to provi-de a system with which the above described method can be performed in a simple m~nnPr. For this purpose, the system 20 according to the invention is characterized in that the closing means are arranged to be opened only when the car-tridge is connected to the container.
Preferred embodiments of the system of the inven-tion form the subject matter of the dependent claims 6-11.
25 See further original text page 3, line 11 ~htDED S~Er W094/29~5 PCT~L94/00121 When the venting aperture is closable and the actuating part is accessible from the outside of the contai-ner, a good protection against leakage is likewise obtained.
~; The closing means preferably comprise a resilient-5 ly flexible, perforated membrane. The closing and biasing function can thus be combined.
When the cont~; ner is at least partially manufac-tured from a resiliently flexible material the fluid can be easily injected into the cartridge by squeezing the contai-lO ner.
The invention is now elucidated in the light of two embodiments, wherein reference is made to the ~n~ye~
drawing, in which corresponding components are designated with correspon~ing reference numerals, and in which:
fig. l shows a cross sectional perspective view of a first P~ho~;ment of the filling system according to the invention prior to a f;ll;n~ operation, fig. 2 is a view of the system of fig. 1 during filling, fig. 3 is a view corresponding with fig. l of a second embodiment of the system according to the invention, fig. 4 is a view correspon~;ng with fig. 2 of the filling system shown in fig. 3, fig. 5 shows a completely filled cartridge, fig. 6 is a cross sectional detail view of an alternative embodiment of the cartridge, and fig. 7 shows a cross section through fig. 6 along the line VII-VII.
A f;ll;~ system l (fig. l) comprises a cont~
30 2 and a cartridge 3. Cont~;n~r 2 is at least partially filled with a fluid 4, for instance ink, and has on its underside an outflow aperture 6. Cont~; nPr 2 further has a venting aperture 7 which is located above the highest level of the fluid 4. Outflow aperture 6 is connected via a passa-35 ge 8 to the interior of container 2. As seen from the inte-rior of cont~in~r 2 the outflow passage 8 has first a narro-wing, funnel-like portion in which is accommodated a chamfe-red head 9 of a closing member l0. This latter further W094/29~ 2 1 6 4 8 5 5 PCT~L94/00121 comprises a stem-like actuating part 11. Closing member lO
is held in the first position closing the outflow passage 8 by means of biasing means in the form of a resiliently flexible membrane 12. The membrane 12 has passage openings 5 13 which co~nPct the outflow p~c~ge 8 and the interior of containers 2. In order to increase the leak-tightness of container 2 ribs (not shown here) can be further arranged in the funnel-like portion of outflow passage 8, which ribs can be placed in register with the p~CcAge op~ni~gs 13, thus 10 making fluid transfer between the interior of cont~inPr 2 and outflow passage 8 impossible when the closing member 9 occupies its shown position closing off the outflow passage 8. The outer side 17 of outflow passage 8 is tapering and has a number of straight ribs 18.
The cartridge 3, which in the embodiment shown is formed integrally with a fountain pen 14, is open on its end 16 remote from a point 15 of the pen. A receiving part 19 with tapering ribs 20 is arran~ed in the open side 16. The tapering of ribs 20 corresponds with that of the outer side 20 17 of outflow passage 8 of cont~i~pr 2. The receiving part 19 has an end ring 21 which defines an inflow or~nin~ 22 of small diameter. Arranged between inflow opPni n~ 22 and the interior of cartridge 3 is a closing element 23 which is formed by a resiliently flexible membrane 24 in which are 25 formed passage openings 25 which in the shown position of element 23 are covered by the end ring 21. Closing element 23 further comprises a protruding actuating part 26. Closing element 23 is clamped between receiving part 19 and a ring 27 which has on its side facing toward the interior of 30 cartridge 3 a spherical segment-~h~re~ recess 28 for recei-ving a spherical floating body 29 present in cartridge 3. In the interior of the cartridge can be arranged a body 30 with capillary action as described in the Netherlands patent application 9300709 of applicant. Cartridge 3 can however 35 also be a conventional cartridge.
Like the outflow aperture 6 the venting aperture 7 of cont~;n~r 2 can al50 be provided with closing means. In the embodiment shown these take the form of a resiliently W094l29~5 PCT~L94/0012l flexible membrane 31 which extends over the whole diameter of cont~;ner 2 and which is stretched along the rigid upper wall 32 of container 2 and defines a space 33 therewith.
Membrane 31 has a number of p~-Cc~ge openings 34 which con-5 nect the interior of cont~;ner 2 to this space 33. Membrane31 further has a double closing ring 35 which is pressed against the upper wall 32 of the cont~iner by the membrane tension and thus closes off the interior of cont~;nPr 2 from venting aperture 7. Membrane 31 also has an actuating part lO 36 which protrudes through the venting aperture and which in the shown ~mho~;ment is fixed to a sleeve 37 enclosing the container 2. Sleeve 37 and cont~ r 2 are displaceable slidably in relation to each other and one of the two can be fixedly arranged in for instance a frame.
In the f;~ling method according to the invention the cartridge 3 is placed under the container 2 and pressed upward until the receiving part 19 encloses the outflow p~-C-e~ge 8 close-fittingly (fig. 2). $his is simplified by the tapering form of both co-acting parts 8,19 which have 20 self-centering effect. When cartridge 3 and container 2 are thus connected, both actuating parts 11 and 26 are in mutual contact, whereby the closing member lO is pressed upward counter to the spring force of membrane 12 and unblocks outflow passage 8, while the closing element 23 is simulta-25 neously pressed downward counter to the spring force ofmembrane 24 and thus unblocks the passage opening 25. A
fluid communication is thus effected between cont~;~er 2 and cartridge 3. Fluid is however only transferred when the venting aperture 7 of con~iner 2 is opened. For this ~u~o 30 se the sleeve 37 and container 2 are moved toward each other, whereby the actuating button 36 con~cted to sleeve 37 presses in membrane 31, whereby the closing ring 35 is released from the upper wall 32 of cont~i n~r 2. Ambient air can thus reach the interior of container 2 via the space 35 between sleeve 37 and cont~;ner 2, the venting aperture 7, the space 33 between upper wall 32 and membrane 31 and the passage openings 33 and urge the fluid out of container 2 via outflow aperture 6. Venting aperture 7 can otherwise W094129~5 2 1 6 4 8 5 5 PCT~94/00121 only be opened when a cartridge 3 is present to provide a certain back pressure. Leakage is thus prevented. The flow of fluid to cartridge 3 is ~hr~nce~ by the force of gravity and can be further augmented by squeezing cont~;n~r 2, if 5 this latter is manufa~L~d at least partially of resilient-ly flexible material. Filling is interrupted or ended by removing the pressure of membrane 31 on actuating element 36 or by removing the back pressure by removing cartridge 3.
Venting aperture 7 does not otherwise nPcPc~s~rily lO have to be closable if, as in the present embodiment, the outflow aperture 6 is also closable. What is important is that one of the two apertures can be closed.
In the alternative embodiment of the filling system l according to the invention (fig. 3-5) only the 15 venting apertures 7 can be closed by means of a flange 38 of sleeve 37. The outflow p~-Cc~e 8 herein has outflow apertu-res 6 debouching to the sides. The closing element 23 of cartridge 3 is held by a simple push spring 39 in its posi-tion closing the open side 16 of cartridge 3. Tn this embo-20 diment cartridge 3 otherwise has no capillary body.
In an alternative embodiment cartridge 3 has anupper chamber 40 filled with the fluid and a capillary body 30 arranged therel~n~Pr. The upper chamber 40 and capillary body 30 are mutually separated by a wall 4l in which is 25 arranged a star-shaped orifice through which protrudes a connecting or capillary element 42. Due to the star shape of the orifice the venting apertures 43 remain clear, also after insertion of element 42.
Instead of the embodiments shown, wherein the clo-30 sure of the venting aperture(s~ 7 is opened by means of apressure mech~nism~ embodiments are of course also conceiva-ble wherein it is nPcPeC~ry to pull on the cont~; nPr 2 or a part thereof to allow air into cont~i~Pr 2. This may be advantageous for instance when a mech~n;-~m with a ~G,.~lol 35 lever is applied.
Although in the embodiments shown the cartridge 3 is in each case formed integrally with a fountain pen 14, wo 94/29125 2 1 6 4 8 5 5 PCT~L94/00121 the invention can of course also be applied with loose cartridges 3.
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AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SAME
The invention relates to a method for filling a cartridge with fluid by placing the cartridge in fluid-transferring connection with an outflow aperture of a con-tainer at least partially filled with the fluid, which 5 container is further provided with a closable venting aper-ture, opening the venting aperture until a determined quan-tity of the fluid has flown from the container into the cartridge, and finally breaking the connection between the cartridge and the container. The invention also relates to a 10 system for performing this method, comprising at least one cartridge open on at least one side and at least one con-tainer, which container is at least partially filled with fluid, and has at least one outflow aperture and at least one venting aperture, the venting aperture having closing 15 means co-acting therewith. Such a method and system are known from US-A-3 533 455.
Fluid-filled cartridges are generally known and are for instance used as ink cartridges in writing imple-ments. The known cartridges are generally not refillable and 20 after being filled with fluid during a production process they are sealed, for example by welding. The seal is broken, for instance bored through, when the cartridge is placed in the writing implement. The cartridge can then no longer be re-closed.-Refillable systems are known, for instance ink pens wherein a cartridge is suction filled with ink, for instance by means of a piston system. Such a system is quite complicated and therefore too costly to be applied in wri-ting implements in a relatively low price class.
The system as known from the above-identified document US-A-3 533 455 comprises a manual ink gun which may be placed on a cartridge container or barrel of a fountain pen. The ink gun is formed by a cylinder in which a plunger ~M~DED SH~Er - 21 64~55 is reciprocably arranged. The cylinder is provided with an outflow opening in its end wall and a vent opening in its bottom wall. The vent opening may be closed off by the back of the plunger biased thereto. The plunger is operated by 5 pushing its outer rod, thus moving the plunger from the vent opening towards the outflow opening, and forcing ink out of the cylinder into the cartridge.
The invention now has for its object to provide a new method for filling a cartridge open on at least one side lO.with a fluid such as ink. According to the invention, this is accomplished in that the venting aperture can only be opened when the cartridge is connected to the container.
By this filling method, escape of fluid out of the container is prevented.
Preferred ways of carrying out the method of the invention are described in the dependent claims 2-4.
The invention has for its further object to provi-de a system with which the above described method can be performed in a simple m~nnPr. For this purpose, the system 20 according to the invention is characterized in that the closing means are arranged to be opened only when the car-tridge is connected to the container.
Preferred embodiments of the system of the inven-tion form the subject matter of the dependent claims 6-11.
25 See further original text page 3, line 11 ~htDED S~Er W094/29~5 PCT~L94/00121 When the venting aperture is closable and the actuating part is accessible from the outside of the contai-ner, a good protection against leakage is likewise obtained.
~; The closing means preferably comprise a resilient-5 ly flexible, perforated membrane. The closing and biasing function can thus be combined.
When the cont~; ner is at least partially manufac-tured from a resiliently flexible material the fluid can be easily injected into the cartridge by squeezing the contai-lO ner.
The invention is now elucidated in the light of two embodiments, wherein reference is made to the ~n~ye~
drawing, in which corresponding components are designated with correspon~ing reference numerals, and in which:
fig. l shows a cross sectional perspective view of a first P~ho~;ment of the filling system according to the invention prior to a f;ll;n~ operation, fig. 2 is a view of the system of fig. 1 during filling, fig. 3 is a view corresponding with fig. l of a second embodiment of the system according to the invention, fig. 4 is a view correspon~;ng with fig. 2 of the filling system shown in fig. 3, fig. 5 shows a completely filled cartridge, fig. 6 is a cross sectional detail view of an alternative embodiment of the cartridge, and fig. 7 shows a cross section through fig. 6 along the line VII-VII.
A f;ll;~ system l (fig. l) comprises a cont~
30 2 and a cartridge 3. Cont~;n~r 2 is at least partially filled with a fluid 4, for instance ink, and has on its underside an outflow aperture 6. Cont~; nPr 2 further has a venting aperture 7 which is located above the highest level of the fluid 4. Outflow aperture 6 is connected via a passa-35 ge 8 to the interior of container 2. As seen from the inte-rior of cont~in~r 2 the outflow passage 8 has first a narro-wing, funnel-like portion in which is accommodated a chamfe-red head 9 of a closing member l0. This latter further W094/29~ 2 1 6 4 8 5 5 PCT~L94/00121 comprises a stem-like actuating part 11. Closing member lO
is held in the first position closing the outflow passage 8 by means of biasing means in the form of a resiliently flexible membrane 12. The membrane 12 has passage openings 5 13 which co~nPct the outflow p~c~ge 8 and the interior of containers 2. In order to increase the leak-tightness of container 2 ribs (not shown here) can be further arranged in the funnel-like portion of outflow passage 8, which ribs can be placed in register with the p~CcAge op~ni~gs 13, thus 10 making fluid transfer between the interior of cont~inPr 2 and outflow passage 8 impossible when the closing member 9 occupies its shown position closing off the outflow passage 8. The outer side 17 of outflow passage 8 is tapering and has a number of straight ribs 18.
The cartridge 3, which in the embodiment shown is formed integrally with a fountain pen 14, is open on its end 16 remote from a point 15 of the pen. A receiving part 19 with tapering ribs 20 is arran~ed in the open side 16. The tapering of ribs 20 corresponds with that of the outer side 20 17 of outflow passage 8 of cont~i~pr 2. The receiving part 19 has an end ring 21 which defines an inflow or~nin~ 22 of small diameter. Arranged between inflow opPni n~ 22 and the interior of cartridge 3 is a closing element 23 which is formed by a resiliently flexible membrane 24 in which are 25 formed passage openings 25 which in the shown position of element 23 are covered by the end ring 21. Closing element 23 further comprises a protruding actuating part 26. Closing element 23 is clamped between receiving part 19 and a ring 27 which has on its side facing toward the interior of 30 cartridge 3 a spherical segment-~h~re~ recess 28 for recei-ving a spherical floating body 29 present in cartridge 3. In the interior of the cartridge can be arranged a body 30 with capillary action as described in the Netherlands patent application 9300709 of applicant. Cartridge 3 can however 35 also be a conventional cartridge.
Like the outflow aperture 6 the venting aperture 7 of cont~;n~r 2 can al50 be provided with closing means. In the embodiment shown these take the form of a resiliently W094l29~5 PCT~L94/0012l flexible membrane 31 which extends over the whole diameter of cont~;ner 2 and which is stretched along the rigid upper wall 32 of container 2 and defines a space 33 therewith.
Membrane 31 has a number of p~-Cc~ge openings 34 which con-5 nect the interior of cont~;ner 2 to this space 33. Membrane31 further has a double closing ring 35 which is pressed against the upper wall 32 of the cont~iner by the membrane tension and thus closes off the interior of cont~;nPr 2 from venting aperture 7. Membrane 31 also has an actuating part lO 36 which protrudes through the venting aperture and which in the shown ~mho~;ment is fixed to a sleeve 37 enclosing the container 2. Sleeve 37 and cont~ r 2 are displaceable slidably in relation to each other and one of the two can be fixedly arranged in for instance a frame.
In the f;~ling method according to the invention the cartridge 3 is placed under the container 2 and pressed upward until the receiving part 19 encloses the outflow p~-C-e~ge 8 close-fittingly (fig. 2). $his is simplified by the tapering form of both co-acting parts 8,19 which have 20 self-centering effect. When cartridge 3 and container 2 are thus connected, both actuating parts 11 and 26 are in mutual contact, whereby the closing member lO is pressed upward counter to the spring force of membrane 12 and unblocks outflow passage 8, while the closing element 23 is simulta-25 neously pressed downward counter to the spring force ofmembrane 24 and thus unblocks the passage opening 25. A
fluid communication is thus effected between cont~;~er 2 and cartridge 3. Fluid is however only transferred when the venting aperture 7 of con~iner 2 is opened. For this ~u~o 30 se the sleeve 37 and container 2 are moved toward each other, whereby the actuating button 36 con~cted to sleeve 37 presses in membrane 31, whereby the closing ring 35 is released from the upper wall 32 of cont~i n~r 2. Ambient air can thus reach the interior of container 2 via the space 35 between sleeve 37 and cont~;ner 2, the venting aperture 7, the space 33 between upper wall 32 and membrane 31 and the passage openings 33 and urge the fluid out of container 2 via outflow aperture 6. Venting aperture 7 can otherwise W094129~5 2 1 6 4 8 5 5 PCT~94/00121 only be opened when a cartridge 3 is present to provide a certain back pressure. Leakage is thus prevented. The flow of fluid to cartridge 3 is ~hr~nce~ by the force of gravity and can be further augmented by squeezing cont~;n~r 2, if 5 this latter is manufa~L~d at least partially of resilient-ly flexible material. Filling is interrupted or ended by removing the pressure of membrane 31 on actuating element 36 or by removing the back pressure by removing cartridge 3.
Venting aperture 7 does not otherwise nPcPc~s~rily lO have to be closable if, as in the present embodiment, the outflow aperture 6 is also closable. What is important is that one of the two apertures can be closed.
In the alternative embodiment of the filling system l according to the invention (fig. 3-5) only the 15 venting apertures 7 can be closed by means of a flange 38 of sleeve 37. The outflow p~-Cc~e 8 herein has outflow apertu-res 6 debouching to the sides. The closing element 23 of cartridge 3 is held by a simple push spring 39 in its posi-tion closing the open side 16 of cartridge 3. Tn this embo-20 diment cartridge 3 otherwise has no capillary body.
In an alternative embodiment cartridge 3 has anupper chamber 40 filled with the fluid and a capillary body 30 arranged therel~n~Pr. The upper chamber 40 and capillary body 30 are mutually separated by a wall 4l in which is 25 arranged a star-shaped orifice through which protrudes a connecting or capillary element 42. Due to the star shape of the orifice the venting apertures 43 remain clear, also after insertion of element 42.
Instead of the embodiments shown, wherein the clo-30 sure of the venting aperture(s~ 7 is opened by means of apressure mech~nism~ embodiments are of course also conceiva-ble wherein it is nPcPeC~ry to pull on the cont~; nPr 2 or a part thereof to allow air into cont~i~Pr 2. This may be advantageous for instance when a mech~n;-~m with a ~G,.~lol 35 lever is applied.
Although in the embodiments shown the cartridge 3 is in each case formed integrally with a fountain pen 14, wo 94/29125 2 1 6 4 8 5 5 PCT~L94/00121 the invention can of course also be applied with loose cartridges 3.
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Claims (13)
1. Method for filling a cartridge (3) open on at least one side (15) with a fluid (4) by placing the cartrid-ge (3) in fluid-transferring connection with an outflow aperture (6) of a container (2) at least partially filled with the fluid (4), which container (2) is further provided with a closable venting aperture (7), opening the venting aperture (7) until a determined quantity of the fluid (4) has flown from the container (2) into the cartridge (3), and finally breaking the connection between the cartridge (3) and the container (2), characterized in that the venting aperture (7) can only be opened when the cartridge (3) is connected to the container (2).
2. Method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the outflow aperture (6) is closable, and this is opened by placing the cartridge (3) in contact therewith.
3. Method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characteri-zed in that the cartridge (3) is connected to the underside of the container (2).
4. Method as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, characterized in that the container (2) is manufac-tured from resiliently flexible material and is squeezed when the cartridge (3) is connected to the container (2).
5. System for performing the method as claimed in any of the claims 1-4, comprising at least one cartridge (3) open on at least one side (15) and at least one container (2), which container (2) is at least partially filled with fluid (4), and has at least one outflow aperture (6) and at least one venting aperture (7), the venting aperture (7) having closing means (31,32,35;38) co-acting therewith, characterized in that the closing means (31,32,35;38) are arranged to be opened only when the cartridge (3) is connec-ted to the container (3).
6. System as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the closing means (31,32,35;38) are formed by a first closing member (31;38) which is arranged near the venting aperture (7), which is movable between a first position closing the aperture (7) and a second position opening the aperture (7), and which has a first actuating part (36) operatively connected thereto and which is biased to the first position.
7. System as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the closing member is a tensioned, resiliently flexible membrane (31) extended along a wall (32) of the container (2), having passage openings (34) therein and at least one closing ring (35) co-acting with said wall (32).
8. System as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the closing member is a first flange (38) arranged on a slidable sleeve (37) surrounding the container (2).
9. System as claimed in any one of the claims 5-8, characterized in that the outflow aperture (6) is closable by a second closing member (10) and has a second actuating part (11) co-acting with a part (26) of the cartridge (3).
10. System as claimed in any of the claims 5-9, characterized in that the cartridge (3) comprises a closing element (23) which is movable between a first position in which it closes the open side (16) of the cartridge (3) and a second position in which it leaves clear the open side (16), and which has a third actuating part (26) co-acting with a part of the container (2) in addition to biasing means (24) for urging the closing element to its first position.
11. System as claimed in any of the claims 5-10, characterized in that the container (2) is at least partial-ly manufactured from resiliently flexible material.
12. Container (2) evidently intended for use in a system as claimed in any of the claims 5-11.
13. Cartridge (3) evidently intended for use in a system as claimed in any of the claims 5-11.
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- 1993-06-11 NL NL9301020A patent/NL9301020A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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1994
- 1994-05-27 CA CA 2164855 patent/CA2164855A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-05-27 EP EP94917817A patent/EP0710185A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1994-05-27 WO PCT/NL1994/000121 patent/WO1994029125A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-05-27 JP JP7501602A patent/JPH09500339A/en active Pending
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| NL9301020A (en) | 1995-01-02 |
| EP0710185A1 (en) | 1996-05-08 |
| JPH09500339A (en) | 1997-01-14 |
| WO1994029125A1 (en) | 1994-12-22 |
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