EP1676639B1 - Bottle with cap for a pump - Google Patents

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EP1676639B1
EP1676639B1 EP05027849A EP05027849A EP1676639B1 EP 1676639 B1 EP1676639 B1 EP 1676639B1 EP 05027849 A EP05027849 A EP 05027849A EP 05027849 A EP05027849 A EP 05027849A EP 1676639 B1 EP1676639 B1 EP 1676639B1
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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
    • B05B11/0008—Sealing or attachment arrangements between sprayer and container
    • B05B11/001—Snap-on-twist-off type connections
    • 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
    • B05B11/1046—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container
    • B05B11/1047—Sealing or attachment arrangements between pump and container the pump chamber being arranged substantially coaxially to the neck of the container the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container

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  • the invention relates to a bottle with a shoulder and a neck on which a pump can be attached, and with a cap which can be snapped onto the bottle and thereby covers the shoulder and the bottle neck, wherein an actuating handle of the pump protrudes from the top of the cap,
  • the bottle preferably consists of an outer container of a hard, dimensionally stable plastic and of a soft inner bag, which receives the bottle contents, preferably a liquid.
  • the pump is preferably an airless pump which sucks the contents of the container out of the soft inner bag, but without allowing air to enter the soft inner bag for pressure equalization, so that it increasingly contracts as the contents of the container are dispensed.
  • For pressure equalization openings are provided in the outer container.
  • the invention is not limited to such a bottle, but it is also applicable to single-walled containers which are provided with a cap and with a pump.
  • the EP810036A2 discloses a bottle with shoulder and bottleneck, wherein on the bottle a cap is snapped, which covers the shoulder and the bottle neck and which has an upper opening for a sliding handle of the pump.
  • the closure cap has on its inner side in the circumferential direction extending and approximately radially inwardly projecting locking projections, which can be latched in the assembled state in a correspondingly formed locking groove on the container neck.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a bottle of the type considered, in which it is ensured that the cap is not detached from the bottle by operating the pump.
  • the invention provides that the bottleneck at two diametrically opposite peripheral portions undercuts and to offset by about 90 °, also diametrically opposite peripheral portions laterally projecting lugs, which are each provided with at least one circumferentially extending groove, and that inside the cap two spring arms which are latched with molded hooks under the undercuts, and at least one circumferentially extending, circumferential projection or two separate projecting portions are formed, which are latched to the grooves of the approaches of the bottle neck.
  • the arrangement of the grooves and the projection or the projection portions can also be met vice versa, so that the radially projecting lugs of the bottle neck can be provided with circumferentially extending projections which engage in a corresponding groove or groove portions in the inside of the cap, when the cap is snapped onto the bottle.
  • the bottle in the plan has an oval shape, i. is oval in any cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the dimensions of the bottle being able to decrease continuously from the upper and lower edges towards the center, so that the bottle not only has a very pleasing shape but is also comfortable and easy to operate can be safely grasped.
  • the cap also has an oval shape in this case, which also applies to its upper opening and the handle of the pump displaceably guided therein, which protrudes beyond its shaft in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the grip.
  • the lugs are integrally formed on both the bottleneck and the shoulder and extend almost to the edge of the shoulder. It is preferred that the lugs are set back by a wall thickness of the cap.
  • the grooves of the lugs (or reverse arrangement of groove / projection: the projections of the lugs) are preferably formed directly above the shoulder, so that the shoulder forms the lower groove wall.
  • the approaches each extend over a peripheral region of the neck of the bottle of approximately 90 °, whereby a circumferential region of the same order of magnitude is also proposed for the undercuts.
  • the upper edge strip of the bottle is recessed stepwise about the wall thickness of the cap, and that the cap in the snapped condition rests with its peripheral edge on the circumferential step of the bottle also also for secure attachment of the cap contributes to the bottle.
  • the arrangement of the bottle and cap receives a very pleasing, continuous outer contour and is comfortable in the user's hand when operating the pump.
  • the bottle and the cap are made of a plastic such as PP, which also applies to the handle of the pump.
  • the plastic bottle 1 shown in Figures 1 A and 1 B consists of a dimensionally stable outer container and a not visible in the figures inner bag made of a soft, flexible plastic.
  • the outer container has an oval cross-sectional shape, wherein the cross-sectional dimensions decrease from the upper and the lower edge of the outer container to the center so that the outer contours have the arc shape shown in the drawings.
  • the outer container 1 has at its upper edge a stepped recessed edge portion 2, which merges into the shoulder 3 of the container from which a bottleneck 4 extends.
  • the bottleneck 4 has at two diametrically opposite portions, which face the short sides of the container, undercuts 5, each extending by about a quarter of the peripheral portion of the bottle neck 4.
  • At the two other, also diametrically opposite areas are on the bottleneck 4 and on the shoulder 3 laterally projecting projections. 6 formed, which are provided directly above the shoulder 3, each with a groove 7 extending in the longitudinal direction of the projections 6.
  • Figure 1 A shows a side view of the longitudinal side of the container 1 and can be seen that the projections 6 extend along the longitudinal side of the container 1.
  • the shoulder 3 of the container forms practically the lower groove wall of the grooves 7.
  • Figure 3 shows in a partially sectioned view a cap 8 which can be snapped on top of the container 1 with airless pump 9 arranged therein, which is connected to a handle 10.
  • the handle 10 is seated with a lower in the representation of Figure 3 shank portion 11 in an upper opening 1,2 of the cap, in which the shaft 11 is guided slidably.
  • the shaft 11 merges into an actuating section 13, which protrudes above the shaft 11, in particular in a longitudinal direction of the oval cross-sectional shape of the cap 8 and of the bottle 1.
  • Figure 4A shows a cross section through the approximately bell-shaped cap 8, which has a stepped widened edge portion 14 at its lower edge, which surrounds the edge strip 2 of the container 1 in the snapped-on state of the cap 8.
  • the cap 8 has immediately before the gradation 14 on the inside a circumferential annular projection 15 which engages in the grooves 7 of the projections 8 of the bottle neck 4.
  • two diametrically opposed spring arms 16 are integrally formed on the inside of the cap 8, which engage under hooks, inwardly facing projections 17 at their lower ends undercuts 5 of the bottle neck 4 when the cap 8 is snapped onto the bottle 1.

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Bottle (1) comprises a neck (4) having undercuts (5) on two diametrical opposite-lying peripheral sections and lateral projections (6) protruding on the peripheral sections displaced by 90[deg]. The projections are provided with a groove (7) running in the peripheral direction of the projections. Two spring arms are molded to a cap inside and can be locked with a molded hook under the undercuts. A pump is arranged on the neck.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Flasche mit einer Schulter und einem Flaschenhals, an dem eine Pumpe anbringbar ist, und mit einer Kappe, die auf die Flasche aufschnappbar ist und dabei die Schulter und den Flaschenhals überdeckt, wobei ein Betätigungsgriffstück der Pumpe oben aus der Kappe herausragt,The invention relates to a bottle with a shoulder and a neck on which a pump can be attached, and with a cap which can be snapped onto the bottle and thereby covers the shoulder and the bottle neck, wherein an actuating handle of the pump protrudes from the top of the cap,

Die Flasche besteht vorzugsweise aus einem äußeren Behälter aus einem harten, formstabilen Kunststoff und aus einem weichen Innenbeutel, der den Flascheninhalt, bevorzugt eine Flüssigkeit aufnimmt. Die Pumpe ist bevorzugt eine Airless-Pumpe, die Behälterinhalt aus dem weichen Innenbeutel heraussaugt, ohne jedoch Luft zum Druckausgleich in den weichen Innenbeutel eintreten zu lassen, so daß sich dieser bei der Abgabe des Behälterinhalts zunehmend zusammenzieht. Für den Druckausgleich sind Öffnungen in dem Außenbehälter vorgesehen.The bottle preferably consists of an outer container of a hard, dimensionally stable plastic and of a soft inner bag, which receives the bottle contents, preferably a liquid. The pump is preferably an airless pump which sucks the contents of the container out of the soft inner bag, but without allowing air to enter the soft inner bag for pressure equalization, so that it increasingly contracts as the contents of the container are dispensed. For pressure equalization openings are provided in the outer container.

Die Erfindung ist jedoch nicht auf eine solche Flasche beschränkt, sondern sie ist auch auf einwandige Behälter anwendbar, die mit einer Kappe und mit einer Pumpe versehen sind.However, the invention is not limited to such a bottle, but it is also applicable to single-walled containers which are provided with a cap and with a pump.

Damit eine Flasche der betrachteten Art betätigbar ist, muß gewährleistet sein, daß das Griffstück der Pumpe, das in vertikaler Richtung verschieblich in der oberen Öffnung der Kappe sitzt, bei seiner Betätigung, d.h. beim Niederdrücken, nicht die Kappe von der Flasche "abhebelt". Wenn nämlich das Griffstück - wie dies in der Praxis häufig der Fall ist - durch den Benutzer nicht exakt senkrecht, d.h. in Richtung der Längsachse der Flasche einwärts gedrückt wird, wirkt eine Seitenkraft auf die Kappe ein, die ein Drehmoment hervorruft, das ein Ablösen der Kappe von der Flasche zur Folge haben kann, so daß die Pumpe nicht mehr funktionsfähig ist. Die Gefahr des "Abhebelns" der Kappe ist in dem Falle noch weiter erhöht, in dem das Griffstück zur bequemeren Betätigbarkeit eine vergrößerte Grifffläche hat, die über den verschieblich in die Abdeckkappe aufgenommenen Schaft des Griffstücks übersteht, so daß fast zwangsläufig mit dem Niederdrücken des Griffstücks das oben angesprochene Drehmoment hervorgerufen wird, das an der dem auskragenden Teil des Griffstücks gegenüberliegenden Seite die Abdeckkappe von der Flasche abheben möchte.For a bottle of the type considered to be actuated, it must be ensured that the grip of the pump, which is slidably seated in the vertical direction in the upper opening of the cap, during its operation, ie when depressing, does not "pry" the cap from the bottle. Namely, if the handle - as is often the case in practice - by the user is not exactly vertical, that is pressed inwardly in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bottle, a side force acts on the cap, which causes a torque that peeling the cap of the bottle can result so that the pump is no longer functional. The risk of "prying off" the cap is further increased in the case where the handle for ease of operation has an enlarged gripping surface which projects beyond the shank of the handle which is slidably received in the cover so that almost inevitably the handle is depressed the above-mentioned torque is caused, which would like to lift the cap on the opposite side of the projecting part of the handle from the bottle.

Die EP810036A2 offenbart eine Flasche mit Schulter und Flaschenhals, wobei auf die Flasche eine Kappe aufschnappbar ist, die die Schulter und den Flaschenhals überdeckt und die eine obere Öffnung für ein verschiebliches Griffstück der Pumpe hat. Die Verschlußkappe weißt an ihrer Innenseite sich in Umfangsrichtung erstreckende und etwa radial nach innen vorstehende Arretiervorsprünge auf, die im Montagezustand in eine entsprechend ausgebildete Arretiernut an dem Behälterhals einrastbar ist.The EP810036A2 discloses a bottle with shoulder and bottleneck, wherein on the bottle a cap is snapped, which covers the shoulder and the bottle neck and which has an upper opening for a sliding handle of the pump. The closure cap has on its inner side in the circumferential direction extending and approximately radially inwardly projecting locking projections, which can be latched in the assembled state in a correspondingly formed locking groove on the container neck.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Flasche der betrachteten Art anzugeben, bei der gewährleistet ist, daß durch Betätigung der Pumpe die Kappe nicht von der Flasche gelöst wird..The present invention has for its object to provide a bottle of the type considered, in which it is ensured that the cap is not detached from the bottle by operating the pump.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale des Patentanspruchs 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen gekennzeichnet.Advantageous embodiments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims.

Die Erfindung sieht vor, daß der Flaschenhals an zwei diametral gegenüberliegenden Umfangsabschnitten Hinterschneidungen und an dazu um etwa 90° versetzten, ebenfalls diametral gegenüberliegenden Umfangsabschnitten seitlich abstehende Ansätze aufweist, die jeweils mit wenigstens einer in Umfangsrichtung verlaufenden Nut versehen sind, und daß innen an der Kappe zwei Federarme, die mit angeformten Haken unter die Hinterschneidungen einrastbar sind, und wenigstens ein in Umfangsrichtung verlaufender, umlaufender Vorsprung oder zwei getrennte Vorsprungabschnitte ausgebildet sind, die mit den Nuten der Ansätze des Flaschenhalses verrastbar sind. Dabei kann die Anordnung der Nuten und des Vorsprungs bzw. der Vorsprungabschnitte auch umgekehrt getroffen sein, so daß die radial abstehenden Ansätze des Flaschenhalses mit in Umfangrichtung verlaufenden Vorsprüngen versehen sein können, die in eine entsprechende Nut bzw. Nutabschnitte in der Innenseite der Kappe einrasten, wenn die Kappe auf die Flasche aufgeschnappt ist.The invention provides that the bottleneck at two diametrically opposite peripheral portions undercuts and to offset by about 90 °, also diametrically opposite peripheral portions laterally projecting lugs, which are each provided with at least one circumferentially extending groove, and that inside the cap two spring arms which are latched with molded hooks under the undercuts, and at least one circumferentially extending, circumferential projection or two separate projecting portions are formed, which are latched to the grooves of the approaches of the bottle neck. In this case, the arrangement of the grooves and the projection or the projection portions can also be met vice versa, so that the radially projecting lugs of the bottle neck can be provided with circumferentially extending projections which engage in a corresponding groove or groove portions in the inside of the cap, when the cap is snapped onto the bottle.

Dabei ist mit Vorzug vorgesehen, daß die Flasche in der Aufsicht eine ovale Form hat, d.h. in jedem zur Längsrichtung senkrechten Querschnitt oval ist, wobei sich die Abmessungen der Flasche vom oberen und vom unteren Rand aus zur Mitte hin kontinuierlich verringern können, so daß die Flasche nicht nur eine sehr gefällige Form erhält, sondern auch bei der Betätigung der Pumpe bequem und sicher umgriffen werden kann. Die Kappe hat in diesem Fall ebenfalls eine ovale Form, was auch für ihre obere Öffnung und das darin verschieblich geführte Griffstück der Pumpe gilt, das in Richtung der Längsachse des Griffstücks über dessen Schaft auskragt.It is preferably provided that the bottle in the plan has an oval shape, i. is oval in any cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the dimensions of the bottle being able to decrease continuously from the upper and lower edges towards the center, so that the bottle not only has a very pleasing shape but is also comfortable and easy to operate can be safely grasped. The cap also has an oval shape in this case, which also applies to its upper opening and the handle of the pump displaceably guided therein, which protrudes beyond its shaft in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the grip.

Mit besonderem Vorteil ist vorgesehen, daß sich die Ansätze des Flaschenhalses in Richtung der Längsseiten der Flasche erstrecken, während die beiden Federarme der Kappe die Hinterschneidungen des Flaschenhalses an den Schmalseiten der Flasche untergreifen. Die Haltekraft der Federarme wird erfindungsgemäß durch den Eingriff der in Längsrichtung der Kappe verlaufenden Vorsprünge in die entsprechend angeordneten Nuten der seitlich abstehenden Ansätze des Flaschenhalses (oder der umgekehrten Anordnung derselben) ergänzt, so daß bei einer leichten Anbringbarkeit der Kappe an der Flasche eine überraschend große Haltekraft hervorgerufen wird, so daß die Kappe auch bei einer kräftigen außermittigen Betätigung der Pumpe nicht von der Flasche abgehebelt wird. Der Eingriff der beiden in Umfangsrichtung verlaufenden Vorsprünge der Kappe in die in Umfangsrichtung verlaufenden Nuten der Ansätze des Flaschenhalses stellt sicher, daß bei den üblicherweise auftretenden Kräften die Kappe nicht derart um die kurze Achse der ovalen Querschnittsform gedreht werden kann, daß sie sich von der Flasche löst. Die um die Längsachse der ovalen Querschnittsform einwirkenden Drehmomente beim Betätigen der Pumpe sind ohnehin kleiner und rufen ebenfalls kein Loslösen der Kappe von der Flasche hervor.With particular advantage it is provided that extend the approaches of the bottle neck in the direction of the longitudinal sides of the bottle, while the two spring arms of the cap engage under the undercuts of the bottle neck on the narrow sides of the bottle. The holding force of the spring arms according to the invention by the engagement of the projections extending in the longitudinal direction of the cap in the correspondingly arranged grooves of the laterally projecting lugs of the bottle neck (or the reverse arrangement thereof) added, so that with a slight attachability of the cap on the bottle a surprisingly large Holding force is caused, so that the cap is not levered off the bottle even with a strong off-center actuation of the pump. The engagement of the two extending in the circumferential direction Protrusions of the cap into the circumferentially extending grooves of the neck of the neck ensures that, with the forces commonly encountered, the cap can not be rotated about the short axis of the oval cross-sectional shape to disengage from the bottle. The forces acting on the longitudinal axis of the oval cross-sectional shape torques when operating the pump are already smaller anyway and also do not call for detachment of the cap from the bottle.

In weiteren Einzelheiten der Erfindung wird vorgeschlagen, daß die Ansätze sowohl an dem Flaschenhals als auch an der Schulter angeformt sind und sich nahezu bis zum Rand der Schulter erstrecken. Dabei ist bevorzugt, daß die Ansätze um eine Wandstärke der Kappe zurückversetzt sind. Die Nuten der Ansätze (oder bei umgekehrter Anordnung von Nut/Vorsprung: die Vorsprünge der Ansätze) sind bevorzugt direkt oberhalb der Schulter ausgebildet, so daß die Schulter die untere Nutwand bildet.In further details of the invention, it is proposed that the lugs are integrally formed on both the bottleneck and the shoulder and extend almost to the edge of the shoulder. It is preferred that the lugs are set back by a wall thickness of the cap. The grooves of the lugs (or reverse arrangement of groove / projection: the projections of the lugs) are preferably formed directly above the shoulder, so that the shoulder forms the lower groove wall.

Weiter wird vorgeschlagen, daß sich die Ansätze jeweils über einen Umfangsbereich des Flaschenhalses von etwa 90° erstrecken, wobei auch für die Hinterschneidungen jeweils ein Umfangsbereich in gleicher Größenordnung vorgeschlagen wird.It is further proposed that the approaches each extend over a peripheral region of the neck of the bottle of approximately 90 °, whereby a circumferential region of the same order of magnitude is also proposed for the undercuts.

Nach einem weiteren Vorschlag der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß der obere Randstreifen der Flasche stufenförmig etwa um die Wandstärke der Kappe zurückversetzt ist, und daß die Kappe im aufgeschnappten Zustand mit ihrer Randkante auf der umlaufenden Stufe der Flasche aufliegt was ebenfalls zur sicheren Befestigung der Kappe an der Flasche beiträgt. Außerdem erhält die Anordnung aus Flasche und Kappe eine sehr gefällige, durchgehende Außenkontur und liegt bei der Betätigung der Pumpe angenehm in der Hand des Benutzers.According to a further proposal of the invention it is provided that the upper edge strip of the bottle is recessed stepwise about the wall thickness of the cap, and that the cap in the snapped condition rests with its peripheral edge on the circumferential step of the bottle also also for secure attachment of the cap contributes to the bottle. In addition, the arrangement of the bottle and cap receives a very pleasing, continuous outer contour and is comfortable in the user's hand when operating the pump.

Die Flasche und die Kappe sind aus einem Kunststoff wie PP hergestellt, was auch für das Griffstück der Pumpe gilt.The bottle and the cap are made of a plastic such as PP, which also applies to the handle of the pump.

Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform sowie anhand der Zeichnung, Dabei zeigen:

Figuren 1 A und 1 B
zwei um 90° gedrehte Seitenansichten einer erfindungsgemäßen Flasche;
Figur 2A und 2B
vergrößerte Darstellungen des Schulter- und Halsbereichs der Flasche gemäß Figur 1;
Figur 3
eine teilweise geschnittene Darstellung einer auf die Flasche aufschnappbaren Kappe mit darin eingesetztem Griffstück einer in die Flasche eingreifenden Pumpe und
Figuren 4A und 4B
um 90° zueinander versetzte Längsschnitte durch die Kappe.
Further details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment and with reference to the drawing, in which:
FIGS. 1A and 1B
two side views rotated by 90 ° of a bottle according to the invention;
FIGS. 2A and 2B
enlarged views of the shoulder and neck of the bottle of Figure 1;
FIG. 3
a partially sectioned view of a aufschnappbaren on the bottle cap with inserted handle of a bottle engaging in the pump and
FIGS. 4A and 4B
90 ° offset from each other longitudinal sections through the cap.

Die in den Figuren 1 A und 1 B dargestellte Kunststoffflasche 1 besteht aus einem formstabilen Außenbehälter und einem in den Figuren nicht sichtbaren Innenbeutel aus einem weichen, flexiblen Kunststoff. Der Außenbehälter hat eine ovale Querschnittsform, wobei die Querschnittsabmessungen vom oberen und vom unteren Rand des Außenbehälters aus zur Mitte hin so abnehmen, daß die Außenkonturen die in den Zeichnungen dargestellte Bogenform haben.The plastic bottle 1 shown in Figures 1 A and 1 B consists of a dimensionally stable outer container and a not visible in the figures inner bag made of a soft, flexible plastic. The outer container has an oval cross-sectional shape, wherein the cross-sectional dimensions decrease from the upper and the lower edge of the outer container to the center so that the outer contours have the arc shape shown in the drawings.

Der Außenbehälter 1 hat an seinem oberen Rand einen stufenförmige zurückversetzten Randabschnitt 2, der in die Schulter 3 des Behälters übergeht, von der sich ein Flaschenhals 4 erstreckt. Der Flaschenhals 4 hat an zwei diametral gegenüberliegenden Bereichen, die den Kurzseiten des Behälters zugewandt sind, Hinterschneidungen 5, die sich jeweils um etwa ein Viertel des Umfangsbereichs des Flaschenhalses 4 erstrecken. An den beiden anderen, ebenfalls einander diametral gegenüberliegenden Bereichen sind an dem Flaschenhals 4 und an der Schulter 3 seitlich abstehende Vorsprünge 6 angeformt, die unmittelbar über der Schulter 3 mit jeweils einer in Längsrichtung der Vorsprünge 6 verlaufenden Nut 7 versehen sind.The outer container 1 has at its upper edge a stepped recessed edge portion 2, which merges into the shoulder 3 of the container from which a bottleneck 4 extends. The bottleneck 4 has at two diametrically opposite portions, which face the short sides of the container, undercuts 5, each extending by about a quarter of the peripheral portion of the bottle neck 4. At the two other, also diametrically opposite areas are on the bottleneck 4 and on the shoulder 3 laterally projecting projections. 6 formed, which are provided directly above the shoulder 3, each with a groove 7 extending in the longitudinal direction of the projections 6.

Figur 1 A zeigt eine Seitenansicht der Längsseite des Behälters 1 und läßt erkennen, daß sich die Vorsprünge 6 entlang der Längsseite des Behälters 1 erstrecken. Die Schulter 3 des Behälters bildet dabei praktisch die untere Nutwand der Nuten 7. Figur 3 zeigt in einer teilweise geschnittenen Darstellung eine Kappe 8, die oben auf den Behälter 1 aufschnappbar ist, mit darin angeordneter Airlesspumpe 9, die mit einem Griffstück 10 verbunden ist. Das Griffstück 10 sitzt mit einem in der Darstellung der Figur 3 unteren Schaftabschnitt 11 in einer oberen Öffnung 1,2 der Kappe, in der der Schaft 11 verschieblich geführt ist. Der Schaft 11 geht in einen Betätigungsabschnitt 13 über, der vor allem in einer Längsrichtung der ovalen Querschnittsform der Kappe 8 und der Flasche 1 über den Schaft 11 auskragt.Figure 1 A shows a side view of the longitudinal side of the container 1 and can be seen that the projections 6 extend along the longitudinal side of the container 1. The shoulder 3 of the container forms practically the lower groove wall of the grooves 7. Figure 3 shows in a partially sectioned view a cap 8 which can be snapped on top of the container 1 with airless pump 9 arranged therein, which is connected to a handle 10. The handle 10 is seated with a lower in the representation of Figure 3 shank portion 11 in an upper opening 1,2 of the cap, in which the shaft 11 is guided slidably. The shaft 11 merges into an actuating section 13, which protrudes above the shaft 11, in particular in a longitudinal direction of the oval cross-sectional shape of the cap 8 and of the bottle 1.

Figur 4A zeigt einen Querschnitt durch die etwa glockenförmige Kappe 8, die an ihrem unteren Rand einen stufenförmig verbreiterten Randabschnitt 14 hat, der den Randstreifen 2 des Behälters 1 im aufgeschnappten Zustand der Kappe 8 dicht umschließt. Die Kappe 8 hat unmittelbar vor der Abstufung 14 an der Innenseite einen umlaufenden Ringvorsprung 15, der in die Nuten 7 der Vorsprünge 8 des Flaschenhalses 4 einrastet.Figure 4A shows a cross section through the approximately bell-shaped cap 8, which has a stepped widened edge portion 14 at its lower edge, which surrounds the edge strip 2 of the container 1 in the snapped-on state of the cap 8. The cap 8 has immediately before the gradation 14 on the inside a circumferential annular projection 15 which engages in the grooves 7 of the projections 8 of the bottle neck 4.

Außerdem sind innen an der Kappe 8 zwei diametral gegenüberliegende Federarme 16 angeformt, die mit hakenförmigen, nach innen weisenden Vorsprüngen 17 an ihren unteren Enden die Hinterschneidungen 5 des Flaschenhalses 4 untergreifen, wenn die Kappe 8 auf die Flasche 1 aufgeschnappt ist.In addition, two diametrically opposed spring arms 16 are integrally formed on the inside of the cap 8, which engage under hooks, inwardly facing projections 17 at their lower ends undercuts 5 of the bottle neck 4 when the cap 8 is snapped onto the bottle 1.

Das Zusammenwirken des Eingriffs des Ringvorsprungs 15 der Kappe 8 in die Nuten 7 der Vorsprünge 6 mit dem Untergreifen der Hinterschneidungen 5 durch die hakenförmigen Vorsprünge 17 der Federarme 16 hat zur Folge, daß die Kappe 8 zuverlässig auf der Flasche 1 befestigt ist, so daß die Pumpe 9 stets durch das Griffstück 10 betätigbar ist.The interaction of the engagement of the annular projection 15 of the cap 8 in the grooves 7 of the projections 6 with the engaging under the undercuts 5 through the hook-shaped projections 17 of the spring arms 16 has the result that the Cap 8 is reliably fixed to the bottle 1, so that the pump 9 is always actuated by the handle 10.

Claims (8)

  1. A bottle with a shoulder and a bottle neck, on which a pump may be mounted, and with a cap, which may be snap-fitted onto the bottle and then covers the shoulder and the bottle neck and which has an upper opening, in which a handle of the pump is movably located, characterised in that the bottle neck (4) has undercuts (5) on two diametrically opposed peripheral sections and laterally projecting lugs (6) on diametrically opposed peripheral sections offset therefrom by about 90°, which are each provided with at least one groove (7) extending in the peripheral direction of the lugs (6) or at least one projection extending in the peripheral direction, and that integrally formed on the interior of the cap (8) are two spring arms (16), which are engageable beneath the undercuts (5) with integrally formed hooks (17), and at least one projection (15) extending in the peripheral direction or at least one groove extending in the peripheral direction is formed, which are engageable with the grooves (7) and the projections on the lugs (6) on the bottle neck (4), respectively.
  2. A bottle as claimed in Claim 1, characterised in that the bottle (1) has an oval shape in plan view and that the lugs (6) on the bottle neck (4) extend in the direction of the longitudinal sides of the bottle (1).
  3. A bottle as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the lugs (6) are formed both on the bottle neck (4) and also on the shoulder (13) and extend nearly to the edge of the shoulder (3).
  4. A bottle as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the grooves (7) in the lugs (6) are formed directly above the shoulder (3).
  5. A bottle as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the lugs (6) each extend over a peripheral region of the bottle neck (4) of about 90°.
  6. A bottle as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the undercuts (5) each extend over a peripheral region of the bottle neck (4) of about 90°.
  7. A bottle as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the upper edge strip of the bottle (1) is set back in the manner of a step by about the wall thickness of the cap (8) and that, in the snapped-on state, the edge of the cap (8) engages the peripheral step on the bottle (1).
  8. A bottle as claimed in one of Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the bottle and the cap are made of a plastic material, such as PP.
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