Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
  • A45D34/02—Scent flasks, e.g. with evaporator
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
  • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
• • 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
  • B05B11/04—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles
  • B05B11/048—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles characterised by the container, e.g. this latter being surrounded by an enclosure, or the means for deforming it
• • 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
  • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
  • B65D75/52—Details
  • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
• • 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
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
  • A45D2200/05—Details of containers
  • A45D2200/054—Means for supplying liquid to the outlet of the container
  • A45D2200/057—Spray nozzles; Generating atomised liquid
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
  • A45D40/0087—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks for samples
• • 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
  • B65D2221/00—Small packaging specially adapted for product samples, single-use packages or échantillons

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir defining a movable and or deformable actuating wall capable of being moved or depressed, a dispensing orifice and spring means adapted to urge the deformable wall in a state maximum tank volume.
• the dispenser, or at least the reservoir can for example be made from one or two flexible sheets forming the actuating wall.
• the spring means act on the wall by deforming it towards a state of major deformation in which e ⁇ e defines a state of maidmal volume for the reservoir.
• the deformation of the deformable wall due to the spring means is not always aesthetic and can therefore adversely affect the appearance of the dispenser.
• the spring means increase the total thickness of the dispenser, which can be a major drawback in certain cases of use.
• document FR-2 791 645 discloses a dispenser of this type whose dispensing orifice is closed before use by a removable closure member.
• the inside of the tank therefore does not communicate with the outside and, according to this document, the spring which acts on a deformable wall is compressed to a maximum state, so that the thickness of the distributor can be kept to a minimum.
• This is a primary requirement when one wants to include such a dispenser in magazines in the form of a fluid sample. Even when the dispensing opening is closed, the spring acts obviously on the deformable wall, which unsightly deforms the deformable wall which then has an often irregular relief.
• Distributors of the prior art are also known, the actuating wall of which is not deformable, but just displaceable.
• the present invention aims to remedy this aforementioned drawback of the prior art by defining a fluid dispenser whose spring means do not harm the aesthetics of the actuating wall, at least before use of the dispenser.
• Another object is to be able to arm the spring means in a practical, rapid and preferably intuitive manner.
• the present invention provides that the spring means cooperate with arming means capable of bringing the spring means into bias of the actuating wall from an initial state in which the spring means do not do not stress the actuating wall, the spring means comprising a front plate and a rear plate, the reservoir being located between the front and rear plates, the arming means comprising spacer means being selectively movable between an inoperative position in which the two plates extend substantially parallel corresponding to a state of minimum volume of the tank and an operating position in which the plates are distant at least locally from each other, the front plate being movable relative to the plate rear so as to crush the tank situated between them, actuation means being provided for positioning the spacer means between the two plates so as to separate them, the actuation means comprising a traction member provided with a fixing end connected to the spacer means and a traction end, the traction end being located near the dispensing orifice.
• the spring means do not act on the actuating wall in the initial state and use is made of arming means to give the spring means their true and desired function, that is to say of stress on the actuating wall.
• the dispenser of the invention can therefore be stored before use in a state in which the spring means do not act not on the actuating wall.
• the actuating wall remains unconstrained and can therefore have a suitable aesthetic appearance.
• the actuating wall, and thus the dispenser can then remain in a perfectly flat state, suitable for use as a sample in magazines.
• the dispensing orifice is closed by a removable closure member secured to the traction member.
• the dispensing orifice is closed by a removable closure member provided with a gripping tab, the traction end being formed by said gripping tab.
• the pulling end is located in the immediate vicinity of the dispensing orifice allows a quick and even intuitive understanding of the use of the dispenser, since it is completely natural to remove the closure member from a dispenser by pulling on a tab associated with it.
• the user believes only to remove the shutter member, and in reality it also actuates the arming means. In other words, the operation of the arming means is completely masked by the withdrawal of the shutter member.
• the shroud means and the control means are made in one piece.
• which of the shroud means comprises an articulated flap movable between the inoperative and armed positions, said flap and the traction member being produced in a single piece.
• the fraction member can extend between the two plates.
• the traction member forms a stirrup comprising two branches connected together by a common core, the two branches defining two connection ends together forming said fixing end.
• the fraction member comprises a tab connected to the core, said tab defining a free end connected to or forming the fraction end.
• the tab is detachable from stirrup. More generally, the fraction end is detachable from the rest of the traction member.
• the reservoir is fixed to a plate between the two branches of the stirrup.
• the spring means are formed by at least one of the front plate, the rear plate and the shroud means.
• the reservoir contains almost only fluid before removal of the removable closure member.
• FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a dispenser according to the invention in an unfinished state to show its internal structure
• - Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the other side of the dispenser of Figure 1
• the dispenser comprises a pocket of liquid or powdery fluid product 3, which is here produced from a flexible deformable sheet 31 folded back on itself and fixed in leaktight manner on the periphery.
• the sealed fixing of the two sheets can advantageously be carried out by heat sealing.
• This defines a fluid reservoir 30 of variable volume.
• the flexible sheet 31 forms a deformable or push-in actuating wall.
• the dispenser also includes a dispensing orifice 321 which here may preferably be a spraying orifice.
• This orifice is preferably formed by dispensing head 32 made of rigid plastic which defines an outlet channel whose downstream end forms the dispensing orifice. Sheet 31 is advantageously welded to the dispensing head.
• the orifice 321 is advantageously closed at least before the first use by a removable closure member which comprises a closure portion 341 and a hooking portion 342.
• a removable closure member which comprises a closure portion 341 and a hooking portion 342.
• the reservoir comprises a piece of porous material capable of being imbibed or of being impregnated with a fluid or powdery fluid.
• this part is positioned in direct contact with the dispensing orifice 321 or the outlet channel.
• the dispenser also includes spring and cocking means which are here in the form of an upper plate 2 and a lower plate 1, associated with a pivoting flap 42 and a pulling member 43 for pivoting the flap .
• the flap 42 fulfills a function of arming means making it possible to activate the spring means. It can also perform a spring function.
• At least one of the two plates is elastically deformable, so as to fulfill a spring function, if the flap does not already fulfill it.
• the two plates are elastically deformable and the flap is rigid.
• the two plates 1 and 2 can be made from a single piece of plate connected by a connecting fold 12, as is the case in the figures.
• a cutout or notch 21 is formed at the level of the connecting fold 12. The notch can be produced by a window which straddles the fold and which is then folded back on itself.
• the dispensing orifice 321 with its removable closure member are positioned in this notch 21.
• the plate 1 is formed by a pan 10 and two side flaps 11 which are foldable on the pan.
• the plate 2 is connected to the pan 10 by the fold 12.
• the plate is substantially the same size as the pan 10, so that they can overlap.
• a fixing heel 41 is advantageously glued to the pan 10.
• the heel can also be re-formed in one piece with the plate 1.
• the flap 42 is hinged relative to the heel 41 by pivoting around a line 412.
• the flap will serve of arming means in the form of an anchor means, as will be seen below.
• the flap is further provided with a small locking tab 422 whose function will be explained below.
• the heel and the flap can be made in one piece.
• the flap is advantageously located near the edge opposite the fold 12.
• the plate 2 As for the plate 2, it is formed with a slot 22 intended to receive the locking tab 422 of the plate 1.
• the plates are intended to be fixed, advantageously heat-sealed, together at the level of the flaps 11. This gives a sort of envelope sealed on three sides and open on the side where the articulated flap 42 is formed.
• the flexible pocket 3 is disposed between the two plates inside the envelope that they form together.
• the dispensing orifice 321 is advantageously positioned centrally at the level of the notch 21.
• the pocket 23 can advantageously be fixed inside the envelope formed by the two plates.
• the pocket can for example be fixed at two points 311 and 312 to each of the plates.
• the plate 2 extends substantially parallel to the plate 1, with the flexible pocket 3 interposed between them.
• the flexible bag 3 advantageously contains very little fluid, so that it can have a particularly flat configuration.
• the cumulative thickness of the dispenser can be of the order of 2 to 3 mm.
• the dispenser is then in a state of rest suitable for its transport and storage.
• the flexible pocket 3, which forms the actuating walls, is not subject to any constraint.
• the plates 1 and 2 are not subject to any constraint.
• the folding line 412 is advantageously produced in a curved manner, for example in the form of an arc of a circle. Symmetrically, the edge of the flap where the tongue is formed can also be shifted in a curved manner.
• the flap 42 pivots towards the plate 2
• the plates take a curvature corresponding to the fold line and the free edge.
• the flap is articulated by pivoting until its free edge comes to bear on the plate 2 and its small locking tab 422 comes to be housed inside the window 22 formed in the plate 2. This is shown on the Figure 4.
• the flap then extends substantially perpendicularly, both to the plate 71 and to the plate 2. Due to the engagement of the tongue 422 in the window 22, the flap is locked in position.
• the flap can for example be rehselled rigidly. It thus constitutes a shroud means which makes it possible to keep the two plates distant from one another.
• the spacing of the two plates due to the interposition of the shroud flap also has the effect of spreading the walls of the pocket .
• the internal volume of the reservoir thus increases by air entering through the dispensing orifice 321, and advantageously through the piece of porous material.
• this is only possible after removal of the removable closure member 34.
• it is practically not possible, except to destroy the dispenser, to fold the flap down to position it as shown on Figure 4 without having previously removed the shutter member.
• the spacing of the plates is only possible if air can penetrate inside the tank.
• the plates are made of an elastically deformable material which gives them this characteristic of return elasticity.
• the dispenser in the configuration shown in Figure 4, it can be actuated by pressing the plate with a finger and holding the other plate with another finger.
• the plates each form return spring means.
• the plates can be perfectly rigid and serve as a reaction surface.
• the flap is elastically deformable and rigid plates. The flexible flap and a deformable plate are also possible.
• the plates can be brought closer to each other by deforming the pocket. This has the effect of putting the reservoir 30 under pressure and thus of delivering a mixture of fluid product air through the dispensing orifice.
• shroud flap 42 forms arming means making it possible to bring the plates into a spaced configuration.
• the spring and arming means are here in the form of an envelope which surrounds the flexible pocket 3.
• the spring and arming means are in the form of two narrow strips or blades, one of which includes an armament flap.
• the flexible pocket 3 would then be disposed between these two bands.
• the fluid dispenser is provided with control means which are designated as a whole by the reference numeral 4 in FIG. 1.
• These actuating means can include in their definitions the flap 42 as well as the heel of attachment 41, since they can be made in one piece with the rest of the actuating means 4.
• the actuating means 4 comprise a fraction member which extends between the flap 42 and the notch 21. L the fraction member is advantageously connected in a single piece to the edge of the flap 42 where the locking tab 422 is formed.
• the fraction member comprises a traction end 442 initially positioned in the notch 21. In pulling on the fraction end 442, the traction member transmits the fraction force to the flap 42 which is then pivoted from its inoperative position shown in FIG.
• the traction member extends across the two plates 1 and 2.
• the removable closure member 34 is integral with the traction member, so that by pulling on the traction end 442, the dispenser is cocked simultaneously and the withdrawal of the member d 'removable closure to clear the distribution port 321. This is the general concept achieved by the actuating means of the invention.
• the actuating means 4 comprise a force transfer bracket. 43 as well as a pull tab 44.
• the stirrup and the lug can be made in one piece, or alternatively, the lug 44 can be fixed, for example by gluing, on the stirrup 43.
• the stirrup 43 comprises two side branches substantially para ⁇ oxy 432 connected at one of their ends to a common core 431.
• the branches 432 extend substantially parallel to the flaps 11 of the plate 1.
• the core 431 is located near the notch 21
• the branches 432 define connecting ends 433 attached to the flap 42 on either side of the locking tab 422.
• the stirrup 43 and the flap 42 can be made in one piece, advantageous ment with the fixing heel 41.
• the traction lug 44 is connected to the stirrup 43 at the level of the common core 431.
• the lug comprises a free fraction end 442 positioned in the notch 21 and a fixing strain 441 detachably connected to the core 431.
• the removable closure member 34 advantageously comprises a closure part 431 positioned in leaktight manner on the dispensing orifice 321 and a hooking part 342 fixed to the lug 44. This is clearly visible in FIG. 2. Initially, before the first use, the flap 42 is pressed against the plate 1. The fraction end 442 is then positioned in the notch 21 without projecting from the outside.
• the user can grasp the pull end 442 and pull it so as to pivot the flap 42 and detach the closure part 341 from the dispensing orifice. By continuing to pull, the user will detach the tab 44 from the stirrup 43. This is visible in FIG. 5.
• the member removable shutter 34 can remain attached to lug 44, as can be seen in FIG. 5.
• the flexible pocket 3 is arranged between the stirrup 43 and the plate 1, as can be seen in FIG. 1, the flexible pocket 3 being shown in dotted lines.
• the stirrup shape allows on the one hand a better distribution of the fractional forces on the flap 42, but also allows a centered fixing of the pocket 3 at the point 312, shown in Figures 3 and 4, which is located between the two branches.
• the stirrup shape also makes it possible to make an abutment contact against the common core 431 and the fold 12 at the end of traction, which has the consequence of detaching the tab 44 from the stirrup 43.
• the traction end is produced by the attachment portion 342 of the removable closure member 34 which would then form a gripping tab capable of being grasped by the user.
• the preferred form of rehsation implements a single piece forming the transmission stirrup 43, the articulated flap 42 and the fixing heel 41.
• the two sheets 1 and 2 are also produced in a single piece.
• the fraction tab 44 is fixed to the stirrup and the removable closure member 34 is attached to the dispensing orifice and to the tab.
• the dispensing orifice 321 opens laterally and no longer at the top of the distribution head as in the previous embodiment.
• the actuating means, and in particular the fractional member can be identical or almost identical. Therefore, the orifice is directed towards the fractionating member and the plate 2.
• the traction tab 44 is positioned in the notch 21; the removable closure member 34 masks the orifice 321 and is connected to the lug 44 and the lug 44 is connected to the core 431 of the stirrup 43.
• the lug or the soul is located just in front of the orifice still closed.
• the core is pierced with an opening 4314 which is offset from the orifice.
• Plate 2 is provided with a window 24 at which the orifice is positioned. We can thus grasp the tab 44 in the notch 21 and pull it. This has the effect of moving the stirrup: the flap 42 is raised and the closure part 341 is detached from the orifice the attachment part 342 fixed to the tab.
• the orifice is completely cleared and the opening 4314 has shifted at the level of the orifice in a manner substantially centered relative to the window 24 of the plate 2.
• the tab By continuing to pull on the tab, it can optionally be detached from the stirrup at point S, so that the notch 21 remains empty.
• the fluid product is discharged in sprayed form through the orifice.
• the jet or spray is diffused through the opening 4314 and the window 24.
• the axis of the spray is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the plate 2.
• the user can, with a single intuitive gesture, clear the distribution port and bring the spring means into operating condition.

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