DE102018116360A1 - Dispenser container for spray bottles and corresponding spray bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dispenser container for spray bottles for holding a solid medium and a corresponding spray bottle, the dispenser container (1) being a hollow body which has a receiving space (11) which is delimited by an outer wall (12), and the outer wall (12) comprises a circumferential wall (122), an upper wall (123) and a lower wall (124), and wherein the outer wall (12) has a plurality of openings (121), the hollow body having a clamping arrangement for the clamping reception of a spray gun hose a spray bottle (2).

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a dispenser container for spray bottles for holding a solid medium and a spray bottle with such a dispenser container.

STATE OF THE ART

Spray bottles are used to atomize liquids in order to distribute a liquid evenly. Spray bottles are widely used in everyday life and are often used, for example, in the household for cleaning purposes, although they are also often used for other applications, e.g. for moistening plants (e.g. orchids), for disinfection or for cosmetics.

Due to the wide range of applications, many different liquids can be used in spray bottles, the liquids being ready for use in the spray bottles or different components can only be mixed in the spray bottle. For the latter case, various essentially universal spray bottles with a dispenser container have been developed in the past, whereby an application-specific medium (e.g. cleaning, disinfecting, care or fertilizer) can be dispensed into a spray liquid through the dispenser container.

From the publication US 2016/0097132 A1 Such a conventional spray bottle is known, in which a container is attached in a liquid-free, upper region of the bottle body and is configured to dispense a liquid, gel-like or solid medium, for example in the form of pellets or tablets, into a liquid underneath, wherein the delivery of the medium is initiated by pressing a push button. However, this spray bottle has drawbacks in use. For example, when in a hurry, a user can easily forget to press the push button, thereby not dispensing a certain amount of application-specific medium with the spray liquid as desired.

The publication GB 1 258 845 A further describes a conventional spray bottle, in which a container with a plurality of chambers is attached in a liquid-free neck section of the bottle body and is used for storing, attaching and dispensing a crop protection agent containing several components, wherein all the components provided for a ready-to-use spray solution are separated from one another in the chambers are recorded, and mixing only takes place when a user so desires and at the time of use destroys the partitions of the chambers by a mechanical influence.

The pamphlets US 5,836,479 A1 . US 2003/0038186 A1 respectively. EP 1 561 514 A2 also disclose a conventional design of a spray bottle with at least one container for holding a medium, in particular a liquid concentrate, the container being cylindrical and having at least one through opening for receiving the spray gun hose, the container being closed and at the top and bottom by a membrane is sealed. Depending on requirements, the container can have a different length relative to the height of the spray bottles and can thus be immersed in a spray liquid. If the medium stored in the container is to be dispensed into a spray liquid, one of the membranes, namely the lower membrane, must be punctured by the user so that the medium accommodated in the container can be dispensed into the spray liquid through the opening formed. Such a container can therefore only be filled directly by a manufacturer and then sealed. As a result, the container forms a special accessory that contains a medium specified by the manufacturer, so that the user cannot fill the container with any desired medium. This limits the usability and the flexibility of the application. Furthermore, at least one of the membranes is destroyed during use, so that reusing the container is not possible or is very time-consuming and costly since the membrane has to be replaced.

There is therefore a need for improvement in the structure of a dispenser container for a spray bottle.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a novel dispenser container for spray bottles for holding a solid medium, which is inexpensive to produce and which is user-friendly and flexible in use, and a corresponding spray bottle in order to eliminate the deficiencies known in the prior art or at least to decrease.

TECHNICAL SOLUTION

This object is achieved by a dispenser container for spray bottles with the features of claim 1 and a spray bottle with a dispenser container with the features of claim 9. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

The invention proposes a dispenser container for spray bottles which is used to hold a solid medium, the dispenser container being a hollow body which defines a receiving space which is delimited by an outer wall, the outer wall being defined by a peripheral wall, an upper wall and a lower wall is formed, and wherein the outer wall has a plurality of openings through which the receiving space can communicate with a surrounding external environment.

The hollow body has a clamping arrangement for the clamping reception of a spray gun hose of a spray bottle, so that the dispenser container can be arranged in a simple manner on a spray gun hose. As a result, the dispenser container is fixedly received in the spray bottle and can also be inserted and removed from the spray bottle in a very simple manner. Due to the clamping arrangement, the dispenser container can be easily detached again from the spray gun hose, for example in order to refill it.

The openings can be arranged on the outer wall of the dispenser container in a regular shape in order to form a lattice structure, in particular in the region of the peripheral wall of the dispenser container. The openings can take up a large part of the area of the outer wall of the dispenser container and can for example form 30% to 70%, preferably 40% to 60% of the outer wall area.

In one embodiment of the invention, the openings can each have a rectangular or square shape, so that a rectangular or square grid is formed on the outer wall of the dispenser container.

The edge length of the rectangular or square openings can each be between 0.05 cm and 0.5 cm, the edge length preferably being between 0.07 cm and 0.2 cm.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the dispenser container can be essentially cylindrical.

In addition, the upper wall and / or the lower wall can be detachably connected to the peripheral wall in order to be able to fill the dispenser container easily.

In another embodiment of the invention, on the outer surface of the dispenser container along its longitudinal axis ( L ) a clamping section can be provided, which can be clamped to a spray gun hose of a spray bottle.

This clamping section can preferably be a groove-shaped clamping recess.

Furthermore, the invention proposes a corresponding spray bottle, each of which contains a spray bottle and at least one dispenser container according to the invention, the spray bottle comprising a bottle body with a bottle neck and a base, a spray gun head with a nozzle and an actuating element, and a spray gun hose which connects with the nozzle is connected and protrudes into the interior of the bottle body. The dispenser container can be attached to the spray gun hose using the clamp assembly.

In the dispenser container, powder-shaped or granulate-shaped solid bodies can be accommodated, such as quartz or rock crystals, which can interact, for example, in connection with water that is sprayed into the bottle.

In summary, the present invention thus provides a dispenser container for spray bottles for holding a solid medium, which is simple and inexpensive to produce, quick and easy to attach and flexible and user-friendly in use.

Further objects, advantages and functions of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with the aid of the attached drawings.

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• 1 eine schematische Ansicht eines Spenderbehälters gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung,
• 2 eine schematische Querschnittsansicht eines Spenderbehälters gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung,
• 3 eine dreidimensionale Darstellung eines bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiels des Spenderbehälters gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung,
• 4 eine schematische Querschnittsansicht eines Spenderbehälters gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung, der mit einem festen Medium befüllt ist, und
• 5 eine schematische Ansicht einer zweiten Verwendungsform des Spenderbehälters gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung in einer entsprechenden Sprühflasche.

The accompanying drawings show in a purely schematic manner in

• 1 1 shows a schematic view of a dispenser container according to the present invention,
• 2 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a dispenser container according to the present invention,
• 3 3 shows a three-dimensional representation of a preferred exemplary embodiment of the dispenser container according to the present invention,
• 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a dispenser container according to the present invention, which is filled with a solid medium, and
• 5 is a schematic view of a second form of use of the dispenser container according to the present invention in a corresponding spray bottle.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Further advantages, characteristics and features of the present invention will become clear in the following detailed description of the preferred exemplary embodiments, the invention being not restricted to these exemplary embodiments.

Referring to the 1 to 3 is a dispenser container according to the invention 1 formed for spray bottles for receiving a solid medium through a hollow body, one through an outer wall 12 limited recording space 11 defined, with the outer wall 12 from a peripheral wall 122 , an upper wall 123 and a bottom wall 124 composed. The outer wall 12 of the donor container 1 has a plurality of openings 121 so that through the openings 121 a lattice structure is formed through which the receiving space 11 is in contact with the surrounding environment, for example with the inside of a bottle body 21 or the spray liquid contained therein.

The dispenser container is preferably made of a plastic, but can also be made of another suitable material, e.g. Glass or metal.

In one embodiment, the openings have 121 each have a rectangular or square shape, so that the outer wall 12 of the donor container 1 is lattice-shaped. Each of the openings can 121 have an edge length of 0.05 cm to 0.5 cm, the edge length preferably being between 0.07 cm and 0.2 cm. Of course, the openings 121 in other embodiments also in a different shape, for example circular.

The openings 121 are preferably arranged evenly distributed.

However, it should be noted that the shape, size, number and distribution of the openings 121 is essentially freely selectable as long as a connection of the receiving space 11 is guaranteed with the surrounding environment and also ensures that one in the dispenser container 1 recorded medium does not fall out of it.

The dispenser container is preferably 1 formed by a substantially cylindrical hollow body, the lattice structure in particular on the peripheral wall 122 is formed and the top wall 123 and / or the bottom wall 124 are closed.

In the embodiment shown, the top wall 123 and / or the bottom wall 124 detachable with the peripheral wall 122 connected so that it can be removed if necessary to the recording room 11 to be filled with a solid medium. As a result, a user can insert a desired medium into the dispenser container as required 1 fill and refill so that there are many possible uses.

In the embodiment of the 3 the dispenser container shows 1 on its outer surface along its longitudinal direction L a clamping section 13 that is designed to be attached to a spray gun hose 23 a spray bottle 2 is clamped to the dispenser container 1 to fix it at any position, ie at any height.

Preferably, the clamping section 13 a clamping recess in which the spray gun hose 23 a spray bottle 2 is positively received.

Accordingly, it becomes a cylindrical dispenser container 1 provided for holding solid media, which can be placed in a spray bottle 2 configured, the spray bottle 2 a bottle body 21 with a bottle neck 211 and a floor 212 , a spray gun head 22 with a nozzle 221 and an actuator 222 and a spray gun hose 23 includes the one with the nozzle 221 is connected and inside the bottle body 21 protrudes. Because the construction of spray bottles 2 however, as is well known in the art, no further description thereof is made herein.

The dispenser container according to the invention is used 1 which is at least partially filled with a solid medium (e.g. salt, sugar, stones, granules, other solids), as in 4 is shown in the interior of the bottle body 21 a spray bottle 2 introduced so that the solid medium in the recording room 11 of the donor container 1 over the openings 121 with one inside the bottle body 21 spray liquid is in contact, whereby the solid medium can interact with the spray liquid without any additional mechanical influence (eg stirring, shaking).

This interaction can be that the solid medium gradually dissolves and passes into the spray liquid, the solid medium having to be refilled after a certain period of use, so that an embodiment is preferably used in which the upper or lower wall 123 . 124 of the donor container 1 is removable.

Alternatively, the interaction can also be a filter effect, the solid medium being a filter medium, the solid medium not dissolving, but having to be regenerated or exchanged after a certain period of use, so that preferably an embodiment is also used in which the upper or bottom wall 123 . 124 of the donor container 1 is removable.

In a further embodiment, the interaction is bioenergization, the solid medium comprising a quartz, rock crystal and / or another gemstone, the solid medium not being dissolved or consumed, so that no further filling is provided and a tightly closed dispenser container 1 can be used. It should be noted that the principle of bioenergizing is based on the fact that quartz or gemstones transmit their vibrational impulses to another medium, for example water, the donor container 1 can be used. The principle of bioenergizing water is of increasing interest to the general population, for example because there is evidence that bioenergized water activated with quartz crystals has a better cleaning effect and is advantageous in personal care.

According to the in 5 Application shown is a spray bottle 2 provided, at least one dispenser container filled with a solid medium 1 is provided which has a clamping section 13 through which the dispenser container 1 on the spray gun hose 23 is releasably clamped.

It should be noted that according to the explanations in 5 also several dispenser containers 1 with the same medium or different solid media in the spray bottle 2 can be arranged to achieve a desired effect or a desired combination of effects.

It should also be noted that the length and diameter of the dispenser container 1 are essentially freely selectable in the frame, as long as they are reliably attached to the inside of the spray bottle 2 or on the spray gun hose 23 is guaranteed.

The dispenser container according to the invention 1 can be quickly and easily in a spray bottle 2 attached and can be easily replaced if necessary, so that the dispenser container according to the invention 1 and a corresponding spray bottle 2 overall are flexible and user-friendly to use.

Although numerous features and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, the description is merely illustrative. Modifications by omitting individual features or different combinations of the individual features presented are part of the invention as long as the scope of protection of the appended claims is not left. The present disclosure includes all combinations of the individual features presented.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

dispensing container

11

accommodation space

12

outer wall

121

openings

122

peripheral wall

123

top wall

124

bottom wall

13

clamping section

2

spray bottle

21

bottle body

211

bottleneck

212

ground

22

Sprühpistolenkopf

221

jet

222

actuator

23

Sprühpistolenschlauch

L

longitudinal axis

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is only included for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Patent literature cited

• US 2016/0097132 A1 [0004]
• GB 1258845 A [0005]
• US 5836479 A1 [0006]
• US 2003/0038186 A1 [0006]
• EP 1561514 A2 [0006]

Claims (10)

Dispenser container for spray bottles for holding a solid medium, the dispenser container (1) being a hollow body which has a receiving space (11) which is delimited by an outer wall (12), and the outer wall (12) is a peripheral wall (122), comprises an upper wall (123) and a lower wall (124), characterized in that the outer wall (12) has a plurality of openings (121), the hollow body having a clamping arrangement for the clamping reception of a spray gun hose of a spray bottle (2). Dispenser container after Claim 1 , characterized in that the openings (121) are at least partially regularly arranged on the outer wall and define a lattice structure. Dispenser container after Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the openings (121) each have a rectangular or square shape. Dispenser container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the openings (121) occupy 30% to 70%, in particular 40% to 60%, of the area of the peripheral wall. Dispenser container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dispenser container (1) has a substantially cylindrical basic shape. Dispenser container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper wall (123) and / or the lower wall (124) are detachably connected to the peripheral wall (122). Dispenser container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clamping arrangement is formed by a clamping section (13) extending on the peripheral wall of the dispenser container (1) along its longitudinal axis (L) and into which a spray gun hose of a spray bottle (2) can be pinched. Dispenser container (1) after Claim 7 , characterized in that the clamping section is a clamping recess and is formed as a groove-shaped recess in the hollow body, the cross section being in particular part, preferably predominant part of a circular area. A spray bottle comprising a bottle body (21) with a bottle neck (211) and a bottom (212), a spray gun head (22) with a nozzle (221) and an actuator (222), and a spray gun hose (23) connected to the nozzle (221) is connected and projects into the interior of the bottle body (21), characterized in that a dispenser container (1) according to one of the preceding claims is accommodated in the bottle body (21). Spray bottle after Claim 9 , characterized in that the dispenser container (1) is filled with powdery or granular solids, such as quartz, rock crystals and the like.

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