EP0705141B1 - Collapsible pump chamber having predetermined collapsing pattern - Google Patents

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EP0705141B1
EP0705141B1 EP94913425A EP94913425A EP0705141B1 EP 0705141 B1 EP0705141 B1 EP 0705141B1 EP 94913425 A EP94913425 A EP 94913425A EP 94913425 A EP94913425 A EP 94913425A EP 0705141 B1 EP0705141 B1 EP 0705141B1
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pump chamber
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pump device
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Robert James Peterson
Robert Edward Stahley
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Procter and Gamble Co
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    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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    • B05B11/1097—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle with means for sucking back the liquid or other fluent material in the nozzle after a dispensing stroke

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  • Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Massaging Devices (AREA)
  • Display Devices Of Pinball Game Machines (AREA)
  • Jet Pumps And Other Pumps (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Details Of Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
  • Mechanical Pencils And Projecting And Retracting Systems Therefor, And Multi-System Writing Instruments (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
EP94913425A 1993-06-24 1994-04-18 Collapsible pump chamber having predetermined collapsing pattern Expired - Lifetime EP0705141B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US08/082,001 US5303867A (en) 1993-06-24 1993-06-24 Trigger operated fluid dispensing device
US82001 1993-06-24
US20332194A 1994-02-28 1994-02-28
US203321 1994-02-28
PCT/US1994/004254 WO1995000253A1 (en) 1993-06-24 1994-04-18 Collapsible pump chamber having predetermined collapsing pattern

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EP0705141A1 EP0705141A1 (en) 1996-04-10
EP0705141B1 true EP0705141B1 (en) 1998-07-22

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JP (2) JPH08511988A (es)
KR (2) KR960703354A (es)
CN (2) CN1069232C (es)
AT (1) ATE168594T1 (es)
AU (2) AU7091794A (es)
BR (2) BR9406972A (es)
CA (2) CA2165314C (es)
DE (2) DE69411919T2 (es)
ES (2) ES2118403T3 (es)
MX (1) MXPA94002797A (es)
WO (2) WO1995001226A1 (es)

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CN1125915A (zh) 1996-07-03
WO1995001226A1 (en) 1995-01-12
EP0705144B1 (en) 1999-09-15
CN1069232C (zh) 2001-08-08
MXPA94002797A (es) 2002-06-18
CN1125916A (zh) 1996-07-03
DE69420730D1 (de) 1999-10-21
EP0705141A1 (en) 1996-04-10
KR960703353A (ko) 1996-08-17
CN1071147C (zh) 2001-09-19
AU6559594A (en) 1995-01-17
ATE168594T1 (de) 1998-08-15
WO1995000253A1 (en) 1995-01-05
DE69420730T2 (de) 2000-03-16
BR9406972A (pt) 1996-03-26
ES2118403T3 (es) 1998-09-16
CA2165315C (en) 2000-10-24
EP0705144A1 (en) 1996-04-10
ES2135586T3 (es) 1999-11-01
BR9406962A (pt) 1996-08-27
CA2165314A1 (en) 1995-01-12
DE69411919T2 (de) 1999-04-22
JPH08511988A (ja) 1996-12-17
KR960703354A (ko) 1996-08-17
JPH08511723A (ja) 1996-12-10
CA2165314C (en) 2000-11-28
DE69411919D1 (de) 1998-08-27
AU678463B2 (en) 1997-05-29

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