EP0099706B1 - Dispenser for liquid adhesives - Google Patents

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EP0099706B1
EP0099706B1 EP83303982A EP83303982A EP0099706B1 EP 0099706 B1 EP0099706 B1 EP 0099706B1 EP 83303982 A EP83303982 A EP 83303982A EP 83303982 A EP83303982 A EP 83303982A EP 0099706 B1 EP0099706 B1 EP 0099706B1
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Hans Halm
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M11/00—Hand or desk devices of the office or personal type for applying liquid, other than ink, by contact to surfaces, e.g. for applying adhesive
    • B43M11/06—Hand-held devices
    • B43M11/08—Hand-held devices of the fountain-pen type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C17/00—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces
    • B05C17/005—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K5/00—Pens with ink reservoirs in holders, e.g. fountain-pens
    • B43K5/18—Arrangements for feeding the ink to the nibs
    • B43K5/1818—Mechanical feeding means, e.g. valves; Pumps
    • B43K5/189—Pumps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/0094—Containers having an external wall formed as, or with, a diaphragm or the like which is deformed to expel the contents

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  • the present invention relates to dispensers for liquid adhesives.
  • Liquid adhesives are customarily packaged in collapsible aluminium tubes from which the adhesive is dispensed through a nozzle by squeezing and collapsing the tubes.
  • These tubes have the disadvantage that they are liable to burst through accidental application of pressure whilst the nozzle is closed and/or to leak due to fatigue- cracking of the aluminium.
  • partially emptied tubes are difficult to handle cleanly and may be unsightly.
  • European Published Application No. 0055954 discloses a liquid dispenser in which the body comprises two rigid parts located between two resilient parts and separated by folds in the body to permit compression of the resilient parts to dispense liquid.
  • German Patent No. 422383 discloses a liquid dispenser of the type indicated in the first part of claim 1.
  • a dispenser is in the form of a pen for dispensing coloured liquid, which includes a cylindrical body containing the liquid and a tightly sealed rubber casing surrounding oval openings in the body near the pen outlet. Liquid can be dispensed by manually squeezing the rubber casing.
  • a hand holdable dispenser for liquid comprising a rigid elongate tubular container with a dispenser nozzle at one end thereof, and resilient means for dispensing liquid by manually squeezing the means, characterised in that said dispenser is used for dispensing liquid adhesives and that the resilient means comprises a one piece plastics moulding which includes the nozzle and, adjacent the nozzle, a pair of diametrically opposed zones of flexible, resilient material separated by rigid non-flexible zones, the flexible zones being compressible between a user's finger and thumb to expel adhesive through the nozzle.
  • the flexible zones may be constructed so as to be flush with the remaining part of the container, or may be formed slightly proud of the container, or slightly depressed into the container.
  • the rigid body of the container may be constructed from plastics material or aluminium.
  • the ratio of the length of the dispenser to its width is greater than 5 to 1, more preferably greater than 10 to 1.
  • an adhesive dispenser comprises a rigid aluminium tube 1 closed at one end 2 and having an upper part 5 connected to a nozzle 3 via a shoulder 4.
  • the nozzle 3, the shoulder 4 and the upper part 5 of the dispenser are formed from a plastics material and are rigid with the exception of two opposed zones 6 which are flexible and resilient.
  • Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the aluminium tube 1 extends to the junction 7 with the shoulder 4 and has two apertures 8 through which two upraised flexible zones 6 protrude.
  • Fig. 3 shows a further embodiment wherein the entire tube 1 and nozzle 3 are of plastics material with integral flexible resilient zones 6 formed as thinner areas in the plastics moulding.
  • the dispenser is 10 to 18 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide, preferably it is 15 cm long and 1.5 cm wide.
  • Suitable adhesives for use in the present dispensers include those having sufficiently low viscosity to flow through the tube and nozzle under manual pressure, such as solvent adhesives.

Abstract

A dispenser for liquid adhesives, which comprises a rigid elongate tubular container (1) having a dispensing nozzle (3) at one end thereof, and a flexible portion (6, 11) for dispensing adhesive through the nozzle (3) by manual compression of the portion (6, 11), is provided.

Description

  • The present invention relates to dispensers for liquid adhesives.
  • Liquid adhesives are customarily packaged in collapsible aluminium tubes from which the adhesive is dispensed through a nozzle by squeezing and collapsing the tubes. These tubes have the disadvantage that they are liable to burst through accidental application of pressure whilst the nozzle is closed and/or to leak due to fatigue- cracking of the aluminium. In addition, partially emptied tubes are difficult to handle cleanly and may be unsightly.
  • European Published Application No. 0055954 discloses a liquid dispenser in which the body comprises two rigid parts located between two resilient parts and separated by folds in the body to permit compression of the resilient parts to dispense liquid. -
  • German Patent No. 422383 discloses a liquid dispenser of the type indicated in the first part of claim 1. Such a dispenser is in the form of a pen for dispensing coloured liquid, which includes a cylindrical body containing the liquid and a tightly sealed rubber casing surrounding oval openings in the body near the pen outlet. Liquid can be dispensed by manually squeezing the rubber casing.
  • According to the present invention there is provided a hand holdable dispenser for liquid comprising a rigid elongate tubular container with a dispenser nozzle at one end thereof, and resilient means for dispensing liquid by manually squeezing the means, characterised in that said dispenser is used for dispensing liquid adhesives and that the resilient means comprises a one piece plastics moulding which includes the nozzle and, adjacent the nozzle, a pair of diametrically opposed zones of flexible, resilient material separated by rigid non-flexible zones, the flexible zones being compressible between a user's finger and thumb to expel adhesive through the nozzle.
  • The flexible zones may be constructed so as to be flush with the remaining part of the container, or may be formed slightly proud of the container, or slightly depressed into the container.
  • The rigid body of the container may be constructed from plastics material or aluminium.
  • Preferably, the ratio of the length of the dispenser to its width is greater than 5 to 1, more preferably greater than 10 to 1.
  • The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
    • Fig. 1(a) shows an elevation of a circular cylindrical adhesive dispenser according to the invention;
    • Fig. 1(b) shows a partial section on A-B of Fig. 1 (a);
    • Fig. 1(c) shows a section on C-D of Fig. 1(a);
    • Fig. 2(a) shows an elevation of an alternative dispenser;
    • Fig. 2(b) shows a partial section on A-B of Fig. 2(a);
    • Fig. 2(c) shows a section on C-D of Fig. 2(a);
    • Fig. 3(a) shows an elevation of a further dispenser;
    • Fig. 3(b) shows a section on A-B of Fig. 3(a);
    • Fig. 3(c) shows a section on C-D of Fig. 3(a);
  • Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, an adhesive dispenser comprises a rigid aluminium tube 1 closed at one end 2 and having an upper part 5 connected to a nozzle 3 via a shoulder 4. The nozzle 3, the shoulder 4 and the upper part 5 of the dispenser are formed from a plastics material and are rigid with the exception of two opposed zones 6 which are flexible and resilient.
  • By squeezing the two zones 6 together between finger and thumb the user can expel a controlled amount of adhesive from the dispenser through the nozzle 3 for application to a work surface. On release of the pressure, the two zones 6 are restored to their original position.
  • Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment the aluminium tube 1 extends to the junction 7 with the shoulder 4 and has two apertures 8 through which two upraised flexible zones 6 protrude.
  • Fig. 3 shows a further embodiment wherein the entire tube 1 and nozzle 3 are of plastics material with integral flexible resilient zones 6 formed as thinner areas in the plastics moulding.
  • Suitably the dispenser is 10 to 18 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide, preferably it is 15 cm long and 1.5 cm wide.
  • The skilled person will readily conceive various modifications of the above, all of which are encompassed by the present invention. Suitable plastics materials and alternatives to the aluminium tubes will be readily apparent.
  • Suitable adhesives for use in the present dispensers include those having sufficiently low viscosity to flow through the tube and nozzle under manual pressure, such as solvent adhesives.

Claims (5)

1. A hand holdable dispenser for liquid comprising a rigid elongated tubular container (1) with a dispenser nozzle (3) at one end thereof, and resilient means (3, 6) for dispensing liquid by manually squeezing the means (3, 6), characterised in that said dispenser is used for dispensing liquid adhesives and that the resilient means (3, 6) comprises a one piece plastics moulding (3, 6) which includes the nozzle (3) and, adjacent the nozzle (3), a pair of diametrically opposed zones (6) of flexible resilient material separated by rigid non-flexible zones (5), the flexible zones (6) being compressible between a user's finger and thumb to expel adhesive through the nozzle (3).
2. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it is in the form of a pen.
3. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the ratio of the length of the dispenser to its width is greater than 5 to 1.
4. A dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the tubular container (1) comprises aluminium.
5. A dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 characterised in that the tubular container (1) comprises plastics material.
EP83303982A 1982-07-17 1983-07-08 Dispenser for liquid adhesives Expired EP0099706B1 (en)

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AT83303982T ATE22823T1 (en) 1982-07-17 1983-07-08 LIQUID ADHESIVE DISPENSER.

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JP (1) JPS5926452A (en)
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DE (2) DE3366851D1 (en)
DK (1) DK315483A (en)
ES (1) ES273576Y (en)
GR (1) GR77576B (en)
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PT77013A (en) 1983-08-01
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