Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
  • B65D83/38—Details of the container body
• • 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
  • B05B11/1043—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container
  • B05B11/1049—Attachment arrangements comprising a deformable or resilient ferrule clamped or locked onto the neck of the container by displacing, e.g. sliding, a sleeve surrounding the ferrule

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an assembly for securing and sealing a
• dispenser such as a pump, a valve, or other dispensing means to a flanged
• the present invention relates to an improved assembly
• a dispenser such as a pump, a valve, or other
• a typical container may
• flange having an inwardly directed ledge is often provided to facilitate attachment of
• One such method is to provide the dispenser with a metal mounting ferrule. To attach the dispenser to the container, the bottom of the skirt of the
• mounting furrule is deformed, or crimped, beneath the container flange to retain the
• the crimping process may
• Another method for securing a dispenser onto a flanged container utilizes a
• a mounting cup having a generally cylindrical skirt
• the sealing collar includes a sleeve
• the end portion of the sleeve which comprises a
• the present invention is an improvement upon the method and assembly
• a dispenser such as a pump or valve
• Another object of the present invention is to provide an assembly having the
• a further object of the present invention is to provide an assembly having the
• Still another object of the present invention is to provide an assembly having
• Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide an assembly having
• Still a further object of the present invention is to provide an assembly having
• sealing collet formed from a resilient deformable molded
• the sealing collet has an outer surface having an outer diameter
• the assembly also includes a retaining collar formed
• retaining collar is slideable through a path of movement over the sealing collet to an
• a plurality of annular retaining rings which preferably comprise splines, grooves or a combination thereof, are provided on
• the retaining rings are formed to such an extent that they cause the outer
• each of the splines has a frustoconical portion having an
• the lower end of the frustoconical portion of each of the splines has a
• the splines are barbed or partially rounded.
• each of the grooves has a frustoconical portion having
• grooves has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the inner surface of the
• the grooves partially rounded
• the sleeve of the retaining collar includes a combination of splines and grooves.
• Fig. 1 is a partially cross-sectional view of an assembly for securing
• Fig. 2 is a partially cross-sectional view of a sealing collet of the assembly for
• Fig. 3 is a partially cross-sectional view of a retaining collar of the assembly for
• Fig. 4 is an enlarged partially cross-sectional view of portion A of the retaining
• FIG. 3 showing a retaining collar having a plurality of frustoconical splines in
• Fig. 5 is an enlarged partially cross-sectional view of portion A of the retaining
• FIG. 3 showing a retaining collar having a plurality of barbed splines in
• Fig. 6 is an enlarged partially cross-sectional view of portion A of the retaining
• FIG. 3 showing a retaining collar having a plurality of partially rounded splines
• Fig. 7 is an enlarged partially cross-sectional view of portion A of the retaining
• FIG. 3 showing a retaining collar having a plurality of frustoconical grooves in
• Fig. 8 is an enlarged partially cross-sectional view of portion A of the retaining
• FIG. 3 showing a retaining collar having a plurality of partially rounded
• Fig. 9 is an enlarged partially cross-sectional view of portion A of the retaining
• FIG. 3 showing a retaining collar having a combination of a plurality of
• Figs. 10-12 are partially cross-sectional views of the assembly for securing
• FIG. 1 shows a dispenser to a flanged container of FIG. 1 shown at various stages of
• Fig. 13 is a partially cross-sectional view of an assembly for securing
• the assembly 10 is particularly suited for use with a container
• the neck 14 includes a flange 18 which includes an upper surface
• the container 12 is typically made
• Assembly 10 in accordance with the present invention is particularly suited for use
• cosmetic containers such as those containing perfume.
• Assembly 10 includes a sealing collet 26 and a retaining collar 28.
• sealing collet 26 comprises a deformable material, and preferably a resilient
• deformable material such as polyethylene, including linear low density polyethylene,
• the sealing collet 26 includes a ring 30 having a floor 32
• the skirt 34 also includes a skirt 34 extending from the ring 30.
• the skirt 34 has an inner
• the inner diameter 36 of the skirt 34 is slightly larger than the diameter of the flange
• the skirt 34 is preferably generally cylindrical and symmetric
• annular gasket (not shown) may be provided
• gasket may be desirable to enhance the seal between the sealing collet 26 and the
• the sealing collet 26 can be designed to receive any number of different
• dispensers including pumps, valves, shaker plug type valve, squeeze type
• the sealing collet 26 includes a central opening 40
• the bottom portion 42 of skirt 34 includes a
• the skirt 34 includes an inclined camming
• skirt 34 is continuous. More specifically, skirt 34 does not include a
• the thickness of the skirt 34 can be reduced, thereby
• skirt 34 also allows for the use of standard retaining collars typically used with
• camming surface 46 can be provided with a lesser angle than was previously
• camming surface of the assembly disclosed therein has an angle with respect to a
• camming surface 46 of skirt 34 preferably has an angle with respect to vertical axis
• the sealing collet 26 be of a molded polymeric material which can be formed in a single piece. Alternatively, if necessary, the sealing collet 26 could be
• the skirt 34 also includes a frustoconical portion 48.
• the upper region 50 of frustoconical portion 48 has a diameter less than the
• frustoconical portion 48 deforms slightly and contacts the flange 18 to provide an
• annular area 54 of contact and thereby providing a seal.
• the retaining collar 28 is made of a material which is
• substantially rigid such as metal, hard plastic, wood or glass, and includes a sleeve
• the retaining collar 28 has a generally cylindrical shape, but may also have a
• the inner diameter 58 of the sleeve 56 can be slightly less than the outer
• retaining rings 64 may comprise a
• Splines 65 are located such that they are coincident with and engage an outer
• Splines 65 protrude to such an extent that splines 65 cause the outer surface 66 of
• splines 65 are formed by
• splines 65 can be formed without causing any aesthetically
• each of splines 65 has a frustoconical
• portion 68 having an upper end 70 with a diameter less than the diameter 60 of the
• each of splines 65 has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter 60 of the
• FIG. 5 shows a sleeve 56 having splines 65 similar to those shown in FIG. 4, wherein each of splines 65 has a frustoconical portion 68.
• each of splines 65 also includes a backdrafted angle
• FIG. 6 shows another
• sleeve 56 includes a plurality of
• FIGS. 4 and 5 are preferred.
• the frustoconical configuration of these embodiments are preferred.
• retaining rings 64 may comprise
• Grooves 79 are located such that they are coincident with and engage an outer
• Grooves 79 are formed to such an extent that grooves 79 cause the outer surface
• grooves 79 are
• grooves 79 can be formed without causing any
• each of grooves 79 has a frustoconical
• portion 81 having a lower end 83 with a diameter larger than the diameter 60 of the
• each of grooves 79 has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter 60 of the
• FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present
• sleeve 56 includes a plurality of grooves 79 having a partially
• FIG. 7 may be used, the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is preferred.
• retaining rings 64 may comprise a
• grooves 79 and splines 65 are formed in one action by rolling
• FIG. 9 shows
• FIG. 1 which is the assembled position.
• annular ring or cup 80 is shown schematically and is connected to suitable
• the container 12 is
• the sealing collet 26 may be placed on the flange 18 in the
• the sealing collet 26 could be
• protruding member 44 crushes the gasket.
• the sleeve 56 urges the protruding member 44 and the camming surface 46 thereof
• ledge it is meant an inward slot or groove which is capable
• the ledge 24 would be simply an annular groove
• the method of assembly is particularly simple and
• FIG. 13 which shows assembly 10 before being placed on a
• the components of assembly 10 may be preassembled at the time of
• pump 90 may be affixed to
• sealing collet 26 as described above, and retaining collar 28 may be partially slid
• the assembly 10 of the present invention may be employed to affix a spray
• the spray pump assembly 90 is shown for purposes of illustration only as being
• the pump is actuated by manual
• actuator 92 is provided on
• the present invention therefore, provides an assembly which secures and

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