EP1462042B1 - Emballage jetable pour la distribution d'une préparation liquide pompable par un dispositif à effet venturi - Google Patents

Emballage jetable pour la distribution d'une préparation liquide pompable par un dispositif à effet venturi Download PDF

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EP1462042B1
EP1462042B1 EP03006569A EP03006569A EP1462042B1 EP 1462042 B1 EP1462042 B1 EP 1462042B1 EP 03006569 A EP03006569 A EP 03006569A EP 03006569 A EP03006569 A EP 03006569A EP 1462042 B1 EP1462042 B1 EP 1462042B1
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Elmar Mock
André Klopfenstein
Emmanuel Simont-Vermot
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Priority to AT03006569T priority patent/ATE353583T1/de
Priority to SI200330766T priority patent/SI1462042T1/sl
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Priority to JP2006504708A priority patent/JP4405507B2/ja
Priority to US10/550,400 priority patent/US7878108B2/en
Priority to RU2005132571/12A priority patent/RU2345694C2/ru
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Priority to BRPI0408634-1A priority patent/BRPI0408634A/pt
Priority to UAA200509888A priority patent/UA83657C2/ru
Priority to PCT/EP2004/002749 priority patent/WO2004084687A1/fr
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    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/8043—Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents
    • B65D85/8055—Means for influencing the liquid flow inside the package

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  • the present invention relates to disposable packaging containing one or more doses of a liquid that can be pumped off, in particular by a device with a venturi effect, in order to be dispensed for example in heated and / or foamed or emulsified form depending on the nature said liquid.
  • the invention relates preferentially to the food industry for the production of milk-based frothy drinks, it is in no way limited to the food industry and can be applied to any product that can be pumped from a package as cosmetic products in the form of pumpable creams or the like.
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing a preparation, such as an optionally foamed beverage, from a pumpable liquid, for example a liquid food contained in a disposable packaging.
  • a preparation such as an optionally foamed beverage
  • liquid food a basic edible product to be transformed and / or modified to produce a "food preparation” in liquid form having the desired taste qualities.
  • the liquid food contained in the package may be in the form of a whole product, a concentrate, an extract such as milk, cream, tea, coffee, a soup concentrate or an aromatic extract for example vanilla.
  • pumpable liquid any liquid or semi-liquid preparation whose viscosity allows it to be pumped.
  • venturi effect device a suction subassembly comprising a chamber in which arrives a channel for supplying a vector fluid pressurized by a constriction so as to create vacuum suction at the leaving a constriction in at least one channel connecting said chamber and the packaging containing the liquid food, the fluid vector can be a liquid or a gas, water vapor, hot or cold water or air or a mixture of these.
  • This suction subassembly makes it possible to modify the liquid and to distribute it in the form of a heated and / or foamed or emulsified preparation in combination with a gas, such as milkshake, milk-based beverages, for example flavored, coffee, tea, chocolate, soup or preparations for cappuccinos or moccachinos.
  • the invention will be illustrated by way of example by packages containing milk, intended to be heated and foamed to obtain a "cappuccino", by adapting to such a package a device venturi effect to be subject to the outlet tubing pressurized steam from an espresso coffee machine to obtain a foamy air-milk-steam preparation.
  • a device venturi effect will not include air intake.
  • the most common way of obtaining such a foamy emulsion is to pour the desired amount of milk into a container, to dip the steam outlet tubing into said container, while shaking it up and down to draw air necessary to obtain the foam.
  • the quality of the foam obtained depends on the ability of the user who, when not a professional, can also be splashed. For reasons of hygiene, it will be observed that the cleaning of the tubing and the container containing the milk is necessary after each use. Regarding the economic aspect, the user must be able to take the right amount of milk from a standard packaging to avoid wasting.
  • the simplest type of device with a simple venturi effect described for example in US Pat. No. 4,800,805, consists of an air supply pipe which is fastened to the steam outlet pipe and has its opening positioned below said outlet. assembly to be immersed in a container containing the desired amount of milk.
  • the improvement described in US Pat. No. 5,335,588 consists in rendering the supply of air integral with a sleeve that is itself adaptable to the steam tubing, the assembly always having to be immersed in a receptacle containing the milk.
  • Patent EP 0 243 326 describes for example a venturi accessory adaptable to an espresso coffee machine, having a large number of parts for having, in a suction chamber, an inlet of pressurized steam which entrains by venturi effect. , air through a first conduit and a second conduit of milk from a tank incorporated in the machine or aspirated in a standard package by means of a plunger connecting pipe, this mixture is then injected into a chamber d emulsion before exiting as a foamy emulsion.
  • Patents EP 0 803 219 and EP 0 803 220 B1 also describe a device for preparing a milk or cappuccino emulsified by pumping by means of two tubes immersed in a container of the "cardboard brick” type and connected to a device venturi effect. This device also requires frequent cleaning and the maintenance of the milk package at a refrigeration temperature by a cooling system associated with the device.
  • US Pat. No. 5,473,972 describes a dispensing apparatus of the above type comprising a device with a venturi effect, either totally integrated into the apparatus or forming a separable unit that can be connected to both the apparatus and to a container containing the liquid. food. This latter construction facilitates the cleaning of the venturi device which must be used as long as the apparatus can operate.
  • the patent application WO 02/087400 relates to the preparation of a foamed beverage using a capsule containing a foaming ingredient.
  • the principle is to inject a liquid into the capsule to effect the mixing, to release the mixture through the capsule into a receptacle and then to inject more liquid in the form of a jet to produce a foamed liquid in the receptacle.
  • the patent application WO 01/58786 relates to a cartridge for the preparation of a foaming beverage which comprises in the vicinity or directly at the outlet of the beverage, restriction means for producing a beverage jet, at least one inlet of air and means for generating a pressure reduction.
  • the mixture of the drink is made in a mixing compartment located upstream of the restriction means and sufficient overpressure is required in the compartment to pass the drink through the restriction means.
  • Such a cartridge is suitable for extracting a beverage from a roasted-ground substance.
  • the main purpose of the invention is therefore to overcome the drawbacks of the aforementioned prior art by providing a new type of packaging which makes it easier and faster to heat and, preferably, to foam in same time, a pumpable preparation such as a liquid food under better hygienic and economic conditions.
  • the subject of the invention is a disposable packaging according to claim 1.
  • the means for accommodating the suction subassembly comprise a passage forming for example a chimney.
  • the passage is arranged to allow relative movement of the suction and mixing subassembly through said passage, facing a hole formed in the cover.
  • the sealing means may advantageously be intended to cooperate in opening with the suction and mixing subassembly during a relative displacement of the suction and mixing subassembly in said passage so as to the compartment in communication with the suction subassembly.
  • the means for accommodating the suction subassembly may be arranged to receive said subassembly permanently without relative displacement; said subassembly then being in communication with the compartment, and the sealing means being arranged to isolate both the compartment and the subset of the external medium.
  • the opening of the sealing means has the effect of discovering the suction and mixing subassembly.
  • the suction subassembly In the case of a displacement of the suction subassembly to achieve the opening, the suction subassembly is secured to the housing and able to move between a closed position in which the suction subassembly and mixing is disengaged sealing means and an open position wherein the suction and mixing subassembly engages the sealing means in opening.
  • the packaging is formed of a body comprising a chimney forming the housing of the suction and mixing subassembly, the body delimiting at least said compartment, and the sealing means comprising a sealing cap which closes at least said compartment.
  • the sealing means comprise a sealing ring of the lid which is sealed on the edge of the chimney and which is forced into loosening by a relative displacement of the suction subassembly and mixing in the chimney.
  • the invention also relates to a disposable packaging for the distribution of at least one pumpable liquid by means of a suction and mixing subassembly called "venturi nozzle", adaptable to the tubing of a fluid generator under pressure.
  • the package includes a side wall, a bottom and a closure member having a sealed lid.
  • the packaging is characterized in that the lid has a hole and in that the bottom of the package is traversed by a chimney for housing the venturi nozzle, the end of said chimney being sealed at the edge of the hole of the lid at which the liquid food will be taken when the package is placed in the inverted position and it prints a relative translational movement relative to the nozzle.
  • the packaging according to the invention can be made in shapes and with very diverse materials. It may be rigid, for example by thermoforming a plastic material or stamping a thin metal foil, for example aluminum, and have an outline, for example circular, rectangular or hexagonal.
  • the package may also be flexible and form a flexible bag having at its center, on one of its sides or at one of its ends the suction subassembly.
  • the packaging can have a capacity of a few milliliters to a few tens of milliliters, corresponding for example to the production of one or two cappuccinos when the liquid is milk, the packaging has the shape of a circular capsule with the chimney. its center, the lid then forming the upper closure element of said capsule.
  • the assembly can also have a larger capacity, for example a few decilitres.
  • the lid is disposed above a small volume reserve in communication with the interior of the package, said reserve being formed laterally by an extension of the closure element upper, by a side wall and a bottom parallel to the bottom of the package.
  • the suction subassembly associated with a package according to the invention consists of a nozzle comprising at least one suction pipe for the liquid, at least one gas supply duct when a foamable preparation is to be obtained, at least one inlet for pressurized fluid, at least one suction chamber in which the ducts communicate, and at least one outlet for dispensing the preparation.
  • the sampling of the liquid to feed the nozzle can be achieved in different ways.
  • the hole made in the lid has a diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the chimney to form a ring extending inside the chimney, said ring being intended to be sealed or pinched to the end of a nozzle venturi effect, so that by printing the package a relative movement in translation to bring the nozzle of the lid, in particular by a movement up and down the package relative to the maintenance in the stationary position of the nozzle or conversely, it causes the total or partial loosening of the lid of the chimney to put the liquid contained in said package in communication with at least one conduit of the nozzle communicating with the suction chamber.
  • said package is placed in communication with at least one duct of the nozzle communicating with the suction chamber and at least one duct communicating with the outside to balance the pressure and / or produce a foaming preparation.
  • the lid is curved towards the inside of the package before loosening, so that after loosening a cup is formed in which the openings of the suction ducts of the nozzle are immersed, thus allowing optimal use of all the quantity of liquid contained in the packaging.
  • the part of the package from which the stack is made with ribs for reinforcing and / or positioning the nozzle, these ribs being formed for example by thermoforming, recessed in the bottom and wall facing towards the chimney.
  • the sampling of the liquid is carried out by piercing the lid between the chimney and the wall by means integral with the nozzle when the package is printed with a linear relative movement with respect to the nozzle, for example example from bottom to top or vice versa, to put the inside of the capsule in communication with both the outside and with the suction chamber of the nozzle.
  • the cover must be made of an easily pierceable material and the hole located at its center must have a diameter corresponding substantially to the inside diameter of the chimney to allow the movement of the nozzle.
  • These piercing means are constituted for example by at least two conduits having their ends curved at 180 °, one for pumping the liquid, the other serving to balance the pressure inside the capsule. We can obviously have a larger number of duct sets.
  • each compartment preferably comprises sealing means capable of cooperating independently in opening, thus able to put compartments in communication with the subassembly of suction and mixing.
  • packaging according to the invention makes it possible to make the dispensing of heated, foamed and / or emulsified liquids more hygienic and more economical in that, on the one hand, there is no more tube diver, on the other hand the liquid remains isolated from the external environment at the time of sampling and can be maintained without possible flow in the compartment of the package between each sampling.
  • the fluid under pressure causing the vacuum effect is usually steam or hot water.
  • the gas it is generally air, but it could also be used for example an inert gas.
  • the opening of the package is preferably carried out by the relative movement action of the venturi means relative to the package, and even more preferably, by guided movement in a housing of the package.
  • Such an opening configuration is particularly easy to use and does not require any particular training or qualification in the implementation of the method.
  • the opening of the package containing the liquid is made by breaking a sealed portion of the package and placing in communication the compartment containing the liquid by means of a venturi-type nozzle. by at least one conduit.
  • the venturi type means is integral with the package in sealing connection with the compartment so as to ensure proper suction of the liquid and a flow of liquid without leakage to the outside.
  • Such a mode is perfectly hygienic and does not generate losses of liquid that may soil the surroundings or cause a malfunction in the preparation.
  • the compartment may have to be rebalanced in pressure by placing the compartment in communication with an atmospheric pressure outlet by means of at least one pressure rebalancing duct.
  • the pressurized fluid is preferably steam or hot water.
  • the gas is preferably air but could be replaced by an inert gas, with stronger or weaker foaming effect.
  • the compartment is opened by piercing the package and placing the compartment containing the food liquid in communication with the venturi means by at least one supply duct and a balancing duct. in pressure.
  • the venturi means is an integral part of the package and is disposable with the package.
  • the venturi means is part of a nozzle adapted to be connected and delivered with the package.
  • the nozzle may be disposable or reusable, for example by being delivered in a package containing a small number of capsules.
  • the packaging is then more economical because simpler in its design.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a package according to the invention comprising a suction and mixing subassembly comprising a venturi effect nozzle designated by the general reference 1.
  • the nozzle 1 is associated with a package 2 in the form of a capsule closed by a deformable seal 7 sealed on a flange 28 of said capsule.
  • the package 2 comprises a chimney 9 going from the bottom 11 to the cap 7 which is provided with an opening 8 corresponding to the inner contour of a chimney 9.
  • the opening 8 in the cap 7 may be entirely free , or partially closed by a mesh to prevent splashing of the ejected preparation, and improve its foaminess.
  • the capsule can be obtained in one piece by thermoforming or injection of a plastic material.
  • the packaging has a general shape toric.
  • the chimney 9 is designed to receive, on the bottom side 11 the nozzle 1, and the side of the cap 7 a connecting element 13 assembled to the base 14 of the nozzle 1 to form means for fixing and opening the
  • the joining element 13 is screwed onto the nozzle 1, but could be fixed thereto in any other way, such as by clipping.
  • the liquid contained inside the capsule is thus isolated from the external environment and by gluing or sealing an inner ring 17 at the base of the chimney 9 and an outer ring 28 on the outer edge of the capsule, as shown in Figure 3.
  • the capsule 2 has ribs 6a, 6b extending from the chimney 9 to the periphery.
  • a first series of ribs 6a has a role of strengthening the capsule 2, and possibly partitioning as will be seen later.
  • a second series of ribs 6b is provided to block the nozzle in rotation in the package, as will be explained with reference to Figures 6 and 7.
  • the capsule 2 has on its outer wall 5a a plurality of lugs 18 allowing, according to one embodiment, to fix the packaging-capsule assembly to a fluid generator under pressure, as will be explained later.
  • the nozzle 1 comprises a generally cylindrical body 1a with the exception of fins 19 whose role will be explained later.
  • the nozzle comprises a steam inlet well 21 in which will be housed means for adapting to the tubing of a pressurized fluid generator, for example the tubing of an espresso coffee machine.
  • the steam inlet well 21 communicates with a suction chamber 25 via a restriction 27 of very small diameter for passing the carrier fluid at a sonic speed or at least close to it.
  • This restriction 27 is a section reduction which thus generates a vacuum in the suction chamber 25 required for the desired venturi effect.
  • Downstream of the suction chamber 25 is a throat 26 of larger diameter than the restriction 27 and which adjusts the rate of passage of the aspirated liquid depending on the speed.
  • the suction chamber 25 is itself in communication with a mixing well 29 via the constriction 26. In the suction chamber 25 also open a channel 31 for supplying air and a channel 33 feeding or pumping the liquid contained inside the package 2.
  • the final quality of a foam depends on many factors, including the air flow that can be controlled with a very accurate calibration of the air intake channel 31. Knowing that the diameter of this channel is around of a few tenths of a millimeter, it will be understood that such a calibration is relatively delicate, especially since this nozzle is intended to be mass produced, for example by injection molding of a plastic material such as polypropylene (PP) , polystyrene or any other suitable plastic material. That is why it is preferred to provide at the level of the air intake port 32 of larger diameter for adapting means to better control the air flow. It is for example a permeable membrane, for example a controlled porosity membrane 32a that is fixed above the orifice 32.
  • a membrane of this type is for example available in the range of products offered by Atofina (Paris) under the Pebax® brand or by Gor (USA) under the Gortex® brand.
  • This membrane 32a also allows, without modification of the body of the nozzle, to choose the porosity best suited to the pressure of a given steam generator. It will also be observed that the larger diameter of the orifice 32 makes it very easy to seal it if it is desired to use the nozzle, not to produce an emulsion but simply to heat a liquid.
  • liquid supply channel 33 is formed inside the body 1a of the nozzle 1, the supply orifices 34a, 34b, 34c (only 34a visible on the section of FIG. located in the example shown at the base 14 of the nozzle 1 and intended to be placed in communication with the inside of the package containing the liquid when the device is in pumping configuration.
  • the vertical outer portion of the nozzle 1 further comprises a groove 35 for balancing the pressure inside the capsule when the liquid contained in the pump is pumped in the packaging.
  • the lower part 36 of this groove 35 is thus arranged to be in communication with the inside of the package containing the liquid when the device is in pumping configuration.
  • the end of the mixing well 29 has an internal thread 30 making it possible to secure the joining element 13.
  • FIG. 5 the capsule 1 is shown ready for use. use before introduction of the adaptation means constituted in this case by a bayonet adapter 23 for securing the connecting sleeve 22 to the steam inlet well 21 in the nozzle.
  • a ring 15 of the lid 7 is clamped hermetically between the nozzle 1 and the joining element 13, and the bottom of the chimney 9 is hermetically bonded to a ring 17 of the cover 7 surrounding the first ring 15.
  • the liquid contained in the package is completely isolated from the outside environment the supply ports 34a, 34b, 34c in liquid and the orifice 36 for supplying air to balance the pressure all above the ring 17
  • the length of the chimney 9 is such that the cap 7 has a convex shape. It will also be observed that the fins make it possible to block the nozzle in rotation with respect to the capsule.
  • the ring 17 is detached, the lid 7 then taking a concave shape.
  • the supply orifices 34a, 34b, 34c are then placed in communication with the liquid contained in the capsule 2, as well as the lower part 36 of the groove 35 making it possible to bring air from outside to balance the pressure. inside the capsule. In this position the outside air can also flow through the channel 31 opening into the suction chamber 25.
  • the fixing and opening means are also preferably arranged so as to put in communication the suction channel and the liquid contained in the package without outward flow possible.
  • no outflow is meant that the liquid contained in the package is not likely to flow or spill out of the package without a forced suction effect by the subassembly suction venturi effect.
  • the attachment and opening means cooperate with the packaging to put the channel in communication near the bottom of the liquid. A differential hydrostatic pressure is then created which maintains the liquid in the package without the risk of possible flow, as is the case in bird troughs, where the level of water in the reserve is top of the feeder bucket without any leakage occurring.
  • the nozzle-capsule assembly has all the features described above, but the bayonet adapter 23 has a U-shape which surrounds the capsule 5 to cooperate with the lugs 16 distributed around the periphery of the capsule.
  • the sleeve 22 makes it possible to connect the well 21 for supplying fluid under pressure from the nozzle to the manifold of a generator of said pressurized fluid.
  • Figures 9 and 10 show in perspective partially broken away, in the closed and open position an alternative embodiment in which the suction and mixing subassembly is formed at the time of opening.
  • the restriction channel 27 of the pressurized vector fluid is formed in the end of the sleeve 22 of the adapter 23 (no represent).
  • the frustoconical end of the sleeve 22 is applied hermetically on a bowl 28, to form the suction chamber 25.
  • the means for closing and opening the capsule, by rings 15 and 17 of the cover 7, are the same as those previously described.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 correspond to a second embodiment which differs from the first essentially in the way in which the liquid inside the capsule 3, of the same type as that previously described but which is represented in this example without ribs, is taken. reinforcement or guidance.
  • the lid 7 is sealed only by a ring 17 at the base of the chimney 9 and the venturi effect device used is the same as that described in FIGS. 9 and 10, with the exception of the liquid sampling means. .
  • the supply or pumping channel 33 is extended beyond the base of the nozzle by bent nose 37 at 180 ° so that its pointed end 37a is opposite the operculum 7.
  • the channel, pressure balancing device (not shown) in a similar configuration.
  • the nozzle 1 may comprise a plurality of bent mouthpieces 37 and several liquid supply channels 33, for example 3 or 6, which may contribute to improving the quality of the emulsion or frothy preparation, and have another advantage explained herein. -after.
  • FIG. 13 shows a bottom view without the cap 7 a capsule 3 having reinforcing ribs 6a some of which are extended to form partitions 16 whose base 16a will be sealed to the cap 7 in the same way as the ring 17
  • partitions 16 whose base 16a will be sealed to the cap 7 in the same way as the ring 17
  • FIGS. 14 to 16 show an example of a third embodiment in which the capacity of the packaging, designated by the general reference 4, is much larger, for example a few decilitres, or even up to a liter, a such packaging being more particularly intended for industrial catering.
  • a packaging which typically has the shape of a brick having a wall 41, a bottom 43 and an upper closure element 45, has in the extension of its upper closure member 45 a small volume reserve 40 in communication with the interior of the package.
  • This reserve 40 has all the characteristics of the capsules previously described, namely a side wall 42 joining the wall 41 a bottom 44 parallel to the bottom 43 and an upper closure element 46 in the extension of the element 45.
  • This reserve 40 is crossed by a chimney 9 surrounded by a lid 7 pierceable or peelable at least partially from the base of the chimney according to the type of nozzle used.
  • the chimney 9, the sealing zone 47 of the lid 7 and a perforated junction element 48 may be made by thermoforming to form an insert adaptable to a packaging made otherwise, for example totally cardboard-based. It will also be observed that the wall 42 is represented with a polygonal contour, but that it may have any shape.
  • Figure 17 shows schematically a fourth embodiment, designated by the general reference 5, wherein the body of the package is made of a flexible material. More particularly, the package comprises a flexible bag comprising a reservoir 50 containing the liquid and a suction and mixing subassembly 51 connected to the reservoir 50 by means of a suction pipe 33.
  • the subassembly comprises means equivalent to those of the previously described modes, namely, a means 21 for introducing a fluid under pressure, a restriction zone 27 for accelerating the pressurized fluid, a flow channel of the mixture or emulsion 48 , optionally an air inlet 31 for introducing a certain amount of air into the mixing chamber or emulsion.
  • the package may consist of one or more sealed flexible films forming sealing areas 53, 55, which are removed by cutting, delaminating or tearing along lines of weakness, 54, 56.
  • the package is thus completely watertight. at the moment of opening of the sealing zones 53, 55.
  • the opening causes access to the means for introducing the fluid 21 which may be, for example, an end piece allowing the introduction of an injection needle Or other.
  • the opening also causes the uncovering of the flow conduit 48 of the beverage.
  • the packaging of the mode of FIG. 17 can be envisaged by means of rigid non or little deformable packaging elements forming walls of the compartment and the suction subassembly of the venturi type.

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EP03006569A 2003-03-24 2003-03-24 Emballage jetable pour la distribution d'une préparation liquide pompable par un dispositif à effet venturi Expired - Lifetime EP1462042B1 (fr)

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DE60311767T DE60311767T2 (de) 2003-03-24 2003-03-24 Wegwerfpackung zur Verteilung einer pumpbaren Flüssigkeit von einer Venturi-Vorrichtung
ES03006569T ES2280640T3 (es) 2003-03-24 2003-03-24 Embalaje desechable para la distribucion de una preparacion liquida bombeable para un dispositivo de efecto venturi.
PT03006569T PT1462042E (pt) 2003-03-24 2003-03-24 Embalagem descartável para a distribuição de uma preparação líquida bombeável por um dispositivo de efeito venturi
AT03006569T ATE353583T1 (de) 2003-03-24 2003-03-24 Wegwerfpackung zur verteilung einer pumpbaren flüssigkeit von einer venturi-vorrichtung
SI200330766T SI1462042T1 (sl) 2003-03-24 2003-03-24 Embalaža za enkratno uporabo za razdeljevanje tekočine, ki se črpa z napravo z venturijevim učinkom
EP03006569A EP1462042B1 (fr) 2003-03-24 2003-03-24 Emballage jetable pour la distribution d'une préparation liquide pompable par un dispositif à effet venturi
DK03006569T DK1462042T3 (da) 2003-03-24 2003-03-24 Engangsemballage til fordeling af en væske, der kan pumpes med en venturi-indretning
UAA200509888A UA83657C2 (ru) 2003-03-24 2004-03-17 Одноразовая упаковка для разлива жидкого продукта, перекачиваемого устройством с эффектом вентури (варианты), и способ для приготовления и разлива продукта с соблюдением санитарных требований
US10/550,400 US7878108B2 (en) 2003-03-24 2004-03-17 Disposable packaging for the distribution of a liquid preparation pumped by a venturi-effect device
RU2005132571/12A RU2345694C2 (ru) 2003-03-24 2004-03-17 Одноразовая упаковка для раздачи откачиваемого жидкого продукта при помощи устройства, работающего на основе эффекта вентури
CA2519159A CA2519159C (en) 2003-03-24 2004-03-17 Disposable packaging for the distribution of a liquid preparation pumped by a venturi-effect device
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