EP0867381A1 - Récipient, particulièrement pour un concentré diluable, associable à un pulvérisateur - Google Patents

Récipient, particulièrement pour un concentré diluable, associable à un pulvérisateur Download PDF

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EP0867381A1
EP0867381A1 EP97200929A EP97200929A EP0867381A1 EP 0867381 A1 EP0867381 A1 EP 0867381A1 EP 97200929 A EP97200929 A EP 97200929A EP 97200929 A EP97200929 A EP 97200929A EP 0867381 A1 EP0867381 A1 EP 0867381A1
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Priority to EP97200929A priority Critical patent/EP0867381A1/fr
Priority to EP98913707A priority patent/EP1012068B1/fr
Priority to ES98913707T priority patent/ES2186146T3/es
Priority to CA002283809A priority patent/CA2283809C/fr
Priority to TR1999/02285T priority patent/TR199902285T2/xx
Priority to PCT/EP1998/001418 priority patent/WO1998043895A1/fr
Priority to JP54109998A priority patent/JP3961577B2/ja
Priority to AU68307/98A priority patent/AU726880B2/en
Priority to DE69809570T priority patent/DE69809570T2/de
Priority to BR9808982-0A priority patent/BR9808982A/pt
Priority to ZA9802286A priority patent/ZA982286B/xx
Priority to US09/046,914 priority patent/US6182865B1/en
Publication of EP0867381A1 publication Critical patent/EP0867381A1/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0078—Arrangements for separately storing several components
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—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
    • B05B11/1042—Components or details
    • B05B11/1052—Actuation means
    • B05B11/1056—Actuation means comprising rotatable or articulated levers
    • B05B11/1057—Triggers, i.e. actuation means consisting of a single lever having one end rotating or pivoting around an axis or a hinge fixedly attached to the container, and another end directly actuated by the user

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  • the present invention relates to a device for storing a liquid, particularly a dilutable concentrate such as a detergent concentrate or the like, which device is co-operable with a spray dispenser bottle and a spray dispenser head which together form a spray dispenser; to a spray dispenser comprising such a device and to a method for introducing a liquid concentrate, for example, into a spray dispenser bottle.
  • a dilutable concentrate such as a detergent concentrate or the like
  • the US patent 5,529,216 discloses a chemical reservoir mountable in the neck of a spray bottle dispenser for replenishing the active chemical reagent solution to be sprayed from the spray bottle dispenser. Accordingly, once the initial solution has been used up, the consumer need only refill the spray bottle with water, whereafter the chemical concentrate carried within the chemical reservoir is opened mixed with the water to provide a use solution.
  • US patent 5,529,216 teaches a reservoir cartridge having a pierceable, metal foil upper wall and pierceable plastic lower wall.
  • the concentrate contained herein is released into a spray container bottle, by means of a needle member associated with a spray head, which is pushed through the upper metal foil wall and lower plastic wall of the reservoir cartridge to rupture these, on assembling the spray dispenser, whereby concentrate held therein is released into the spray bottle container through the ruptured lower wall of the cartridge.
  • a disadvantage with this cartridge is that on piercing the lower wall, concentrate is not released at a sufficiently acceptable rate to provide quickly a use solution.
  • This needle member doubles as a down-tube for the spray head for transmitting liquid from the spray bottle to the spray head.
  • EP-A-0 606 672 discloses a system for diluting and dispensing liquid material including a rigid cartridge containing concentrated liquid, which cartridge is placed in the interior of the upper mouth of a bottle containing water. Said cartridge is opened at the bottom side thereof by screwing an atomizer onto a threaded mouth piece of the bottle, so that the concentrated liquid present in the rigid cartridge is released into the water. Further cartridge-like devices for use in recharging a chemical reagent solution in spray dispenser bottles, are known from the US patent 3,655,096 and the German patent document DE 3535986.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a device which substantially overcomes all of these problems.
  • the inventors have found that a considerable saving in raw materials is made utilizing a device according to the present invention.
  • the device according to the present invention is particularly easy to fill in an efficient way with liquid.
  • the device itself comprises the release means for releasing liquid from the reservoir area, this liquid release is easily and efficiently carried out and no additional cooperating features need be associated with either a spray head or spray container to open the device.
  • a spray dispenser comprising a spray dispenser head, a device as described above, and a spray container, the device being mounted between the spray dispenser head and the spray container.
  • a method of introducing a liquid, particularly a concentrate, into a spray container in order to provide a use solution comprising the steps of:
  • An assembly 1 (figure 1) comprises a spray bottle dispenser 2, a device 4, in the form of a cartridge, and a spray head 6 having a down tube 8 connected thereto.
  • the cartridge 4 has a lip section 10 protruding outwardly from a top wall 12.
  • the top wall 12 is provided with an opening 14.
  • the cartridge 4 is inserted into a neck section 16 of the bottle 2 (see figure 2) so that the cartridge 4 is suspended by the lip section 10 (see figure 2).
  • the spray head 6 is subsequently screwed onto the neck section 16 of the bottle, the down tube 8 of the spray head 6 extending through a channel (see later) continuous with the top wall opening 14 of the cartridge 4 to terminate in the bottle 2 (see figure 2, figure 3a and 3b).
  • the cartridge 4 (see figures 3a and 3b), comprises a side wall 18, integral with the lip section 10 and flexible top wall 12.
  • Top wall opening 14 is continuous with a channel 20 extending through the cartridge 4, which channel 20 terminates in a bottom channel opening 22. As shown in figures 1 and 2, this channel 20 can receive a down tube 8 associated with the spray head.
  • the side wall 18 and channel 20 define a reservoir area 32, sealed at one end of the device 4 by the flexible top wall 12 and at the other end of the device by a rigid bottom wall 24, extending from the bottom channel opening 22 to the side wall 18.
  • the bottom wall 24 comprises a first elongated part 26 arranged adjacent to the channel 20, a transverse piece 28 extending from said elongated part 26 to a downwardly extending sealing part 30 arranged adjacent to the side wall 18.
  • the down tube 8 of the spray head 6 is inserted into opening 14 and pushed through the channel 20 (see figures 3A and 3B).
  • the now empty concentrate cartridge 4 can be simply removed, and following refilling of the spray bottle 2 with water, replaced with a new, fully charged concentrate cartridge 4.
  • a second preferred embodiment as shown in figures 4a and 4b comprises a side wall 50 having a upper lip 52, an upper opening 54 continuous with a channel 56 which terminates in a lower opening 58.
  • a top wall section 60 extends between the lip 52 and up and over the channel 56, to terminate at the edge channel opening 54.
  • This upper wall section 60 is substantially rigid, having an extended support part 62 arranged adjacent to the channel 56.
  • a substantially rigid lower wall 64 extends downwardly from the channel 56 to the outer wall 50.
  • the outer wall 50 and the channel 56 define a concentrate reservoir area 66.
  • the lower wall 64 is more securely attached to the channel 56 than the outer wall 50.
  • the opening 54 extends in the sealed arrangement of the device (figure 4a) above the upper, outer lip 52.
  • the upper neck section of a down tube presses down into the opening 54 whereby the channel 56 and upper wall 60 of the cartridge are pushed down with respect to the side wall 50, whereby in turn the seal between the lower wall 64 and the side wall 50 is broken, whereafter the concentrate within the cartridge is released, through opening 69.
  • top wall section 70 has a pushing section 72 integral therewith, which extends downwardly adjacent to the side wall 74 from the top of the cartridge to the bottom thereof, in order to contact, at one side, the lower wall 76 where this is sealed with the side wall 74. Accordingly on pushing down of the channel, this moves downwardly relative to the outer wall, whereby the top wall and accordingly the downwardly extending section 72 hereof also move downwardly with respect to the outer wall whereby the bottom wall is pushed open by the top wall pushing section 72. Concentrate 78 is thereby released through opening 79 (see figure 5b).
  • the upper wall 80 is substantially T-shaped in cross section and comprises a first shoulder section 82 which rests on the top of the channel 84, said shoulder section 82 is continuous with a flat part 86 extending above a lip section 88 of the cartridge side wall 90 whereby an extended depending pushing section 92 depends from under the flat section 86 through the reservoir 94 adjacent the side wall 90 to contact the lower wall 96.
  • On forcing down of the flat section 86 this comes to rest on the lip section 88, whereby the channel 84 and depending section 92 are forced downwards with respect to the side wall 90, thereby forming an exit between the lower wall 96 and the side wall 90 wherethrough the concentrate can be released.
  • the pushing section has the form of cylinder, one end of which has been obliquely cut off, one side of this pushing section is longer than the other, this side contacting the lower wall 76 in the 'closed' arrangement of the device (see figure 5A, 6).
  • one side of the device consequently has a larger exit through which concentrate is releasable, since the pushing section at this side does not extend into the exit opening.

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP97200929A EP0867381A1 (fr) 1997-03-27 1997-03-27 Récipient, particulièrement pour un concentré diluable, associable à un pulvérisateur
EP98913707A EP1012068B1 (fr) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Dispositif de stockage d'un liquide, notamment d'un concentre pouvant etre dilue, destine a fonctionner avec un element de vaporisation
ES98913707T ES2186146T3 (es) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Dispositivo para almacenar un liquido, particularmente un concentrado diluible, cooperable con un dispensador de pulverizacion.
CA002283809A CA2283809C (fr) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Dispositif de stockage d'un liquide, notamment d'un concentre pouvant etre dilue, destine a fonctionner avec un element de vaporisation
TR1999/02285T TR199902285T2 (xx) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Bir s�v�y�, �zellikle sprey p�sk�rt�c�yle birlikte �al��t�r�labilen inceltilebilir bir konsantreyi muhafaza etmek i�in cihaz.
PCT/EP1998/001418 WO1998043895A1 (fr) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Dispositif de stockage d'un liquide, notamment d'un concentre pouvant etre dilue, destine a fonctionner avec un element de vaporisation
JP54109998A JP3961577B2 (ja) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 スプレーディスペンサーと協働可能な液体、特に希釈可能な濃縮物を貯蔵するためのデバイス
AU68307/98A AU726880B2 (en) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Device for storing a liquid, particularly a dilutable concentrate, co-operable with a spray dispenser
DE69809570T DE69809570T2 (de) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Mit einer sprühvorrichtung kombinierbarer flüssigkeitspeicher, insbesondere für ein lösbares konzentrat
BR9808982-0A BR9808982A (pt) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Dispositivo para armazenar um lìquido, conjunto, e, processo para se introduzir um lìquido, particularmente um concentrado, no interior de um recipiente pulverizador
ZA9802286A ZA982286B (en) 1997-03-27 1998-03-18 Device for storing a liquid co-operable with a spray dispenser, and spray dispenser comprising said device.
US09/046,914 US6182865B1 (en) 1997-03-27 1998-03-24 Device for storing a liquid co-operable with a spray dispenser, and spray dispenser comprising said device

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EP97200929A EP0867381A1 (fr) 1997-03-27 1997-03-27 Récipient, particulièrement pour un concentré diluable, associable à un pulvérisateur
PCT/EP1998/001418 WO1998043895A1 (fr) 1997-03-27 1998-03-10 Dispositif de stockage d'un liquide, notamment d'un concentre pouvant etre dilue, destine a fonctionner avec un element de vaporisation

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IT1188018B (it) 1985-08-22 1987-12-30 Jungen Otto Contenitore a cartuccia per liquidi concentrati o simili da porre in soluzione entro un apposito contenitore al momento dell'uso
IT207355Z2 (it) 1986-01-15 1988-01-04 Jurgen Otto Contenitore a cartuccia comprendente due o piu' camere ermeticamente separate contenti sostanze da porre in soluzione solo al momento dell'uso.
US5007563A (en) * 1988-11-09 1991-04-16 L'oreal Dispensing head for an additive product for mounting on a receptacle and a receptacle equipped with such a head
EP0606672A1 (fr) * 1992-12-09 1994-07-20 Bernardino Parise Récipient pour substances concentrées sous forme de poudre ou de liquide à mettre en solution dans un réceptacle au moment de l'emploi

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US3966089A (en) * 1975-04-25 1976-06-29 Colgate-Palmolive Company Diluting and dispensing container
IT1188018B (it) 1985-08-22 1987-12-30 Jungen Otto Contenitore a cartuccia per liquidi concentrati o simili da porre in soluzione entro un apposito contenitore al momento dell'uso
IT207355Z2 (it) 1986-01-15 1988-01-04 Jurgen Otto Contenitore a cartuccia comprendente due o piu' camere ermeticamente separate contenti sostanze da porre in soluzione solo al momento dell'uso.
US5007563A (en) * 1988-11-09 1991-04-16 L'oreal Dispensing head for an additive product for mounting on a receptacle and a receptacle equipped with such a head
EP0606672A1 (fr) * 1992-12-09 1994-07-20 Bernardino Parise Récipient pour substances concentrées sous forme de poudre ou de liquide à mettre en solution dans un réceptacle au moment de l'emploi

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US7331486B2 (en) 2004-04-06 2008-02-19 Colgate-Palmolive Company Pump dispenser and cartridge

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