EP2454159B1 - Single-dose device for dispensing adhesive fluid substances, particularly for the application of hygienising substances on bathroom fixtures and the like - Google Patents

Single-dose device for dispensing adhesive fluid substances, particularly for the application of hygienising substances on bathroom fixtures and the like Download PDF

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EP2454159B1
EP2454159B1 EP10730513.8A EP10730513A EP2454159B1 EP 2454159 B1 EP2454159 B1 EP 2454159B1 EP 10730513 A EP10730513 A EP 10730513A EP 2454159 B1 EP2454159 B1 EP 2454159B1
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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
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    • B65D83/0055—Containers or packages provided with a flexible bag or a deformable membrane or diaphragm for expelling the contents
    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to a single-dose device for dispensing adhesive fluid substances, particularly for the application of hygienising substances on bathroom fixtures and the like.
  • the cages have to be repositioned by hand in a way not at all hygienic.
  • Such substances can be applied by means of a corresponding applicator directly on the internal surface of the WCs, to which these hygienising substances adhere perfectly.
  • the substances also remain on the internal surfaces of the WCs after being invested by the flushing water, and are usually completely removed only after a large number of flushes.
  • These substances are suitable for also being applied to the surfaces of urinals, toilets, industrial washbasins, showers, bath tubs, dishwashers and the like.
  • This dispensing device also has a number of drawbacks however, such as, e.g., the fact that the presence of the toothed system considerably complicates the shape of the device, to manufacture which, therefore, considerably complex and costly moulds are needed with consequent increase in packaging costs which, inevitably, affect the retail price, with the risk of making the products less appealing for consumers.
  • the main aim of the present invention is to provide a single-dose device for dispensing adhesive fluid substances, particularly for the application of hygienising substances on bathroom fixtures and the like, which allows applying a fluid substance on a surface to hygienise, disinfect and/or perfume in a practical, easy and functional way and in perfectly hygienic conditions for the user.
  • a further object of the present invention consists in providing a device that allows dispensing preset quantities of fluid substance, without the risk of overdoses or underdoses.
  • Another object of the invention consists in providing a device that can be manufactured in a very simple way and with low costs.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a single-dose device for dispensing adhesive fluid substances, particularly for the application of hygienising substances on bathroom fixtures and the like which allows overcoming the mentioned drawbacks of the state of the art within the ambit of a simple, rational, easy and effective to use solution.
  • a single-dose device for dispensing adhesive fluid substances, particularly for the application of hygienising substances on bathroom fixtures and the like.
  • fluid substances is preferably meant viscous products, e.g., in paste or gel state, but alternative solutions cannot be ruled out wherein the fluid substance is a liquid or powdered product, in particular very fine powders with great flowability.
  • the fluid substances according to the present invention must in any case have self-adhesive properties to allow them to stick to a surfaces 2 which, e.g., consists in the inner surface to be hygienised, disinfected and/or perfumed of a WC, but alternative uses cannot be ruled out on urinals, toilets, industrial washbasins, showers, bath tubs, dishwashers or other types of surfaces.
  • a surfaces 2 which, e.g., consists in the inner surface to be hygienised, disinfected and/or perfumed of a WC, but alternative uses cannot be ruled out on urinals, toilets, industrial washbasins, showers, bath tubs, dishwashers or other types of surfaces.
  • the device 1 comprises a hollow bellows body 3 which is suitable for containing a dose of adhesive fluid substance 4 and which has a dispensing opening 5 for the application of the adhesive fluid substance 4 on the surface 2.
  • the hollow bellows body 3 comprises a tubular wall foldable onto itself and having a first axial end 3a in which is obtained the dispensing opening 5 and a second axial end 3b opposite the first axial end 3a.
  • the hollow bellows body 3 is obtained by injection moulding of plastic material, with the first axial end 3a open, so as to define the dispensing opening 5, while the second axial end 3b is made closed.
  • the closing means 6 comprise a cap 7, which can be interlocked around the first axial end 3a of the hollow bellows body 3 in correspondence to the dispensing opening 5, and a dividing wall 8, that can be torn off from the cap 7.
  • the cap 7 and the dividing wall 8, in particular, are made in a single body by injection moulding of the plastic material so that they remain joined together along a joining line 9 with weakened section and which is easy to tear off.
  • the dividing wall 8 is associated with a gripping tab 10 which allows the user to grip it.
  • the dividing wall 8 is substantially coinciding with the dispensing opening 5.
  • On the cap 7 can be associated a spacer element 11 suitable for keeping the dispensing opening 5 at a distance from the surface 2 during the application of the adhesive fluid substance 4.
  • the spacer element 11 is substantially lobe shaped and has a concave inner face terminating in a circular edge 12 suitable for coming into contact with the surface 2.
  • a threaded portion 14 is obtained for screwing up to a corresponding nut screw 15 obtained along the edge of the hole 13 of the spacer element 11.
  • the device 1 comprises gripping means 16 suitable for allowing a user to grip the spacer element 11 with his/her fingers 17; such gripping means 16 consist, e.g., in an annular pad that can be placed underneath the lobe 11.
  • the spacer element 11 and the gripping means 16 are made in a single monolithic body, e.g. by injection moulding of plastic material.
  • the device 1 shown in the figures from 1 to 4 can be distributed on the market in packs containing a series of hollow bellows bodies 3, packed and closed by means of the corresponding closing means 6, and a series of the same number of spacer elements 11, to be screwed up to the caps 7 before use.
  • a pack of devices 1 could contain a series of hollow bellows bodies 3 and just one spacer element 11 to be used again from time to time with the various hollow bellows bodies 3.
  • the device 1 is usefully equipped with a protective cover 18 which allows preserving the spacer element 11 between one use and another, is associable in a removable way with the edge 12 of the lobe 11 and has a gripping flap 19 to make removing the edge 12 easier.
  • the device 1 shown in the figures from 1 to 4 operates as follows.
  • the user Before applying on the surface 2, the user removes the dividing wall 8 from the cap 7 by levering on the gripping tab 10 and, if present, removes the protective cover 18 too from the spacer element 11.
  • the user screws the hollow bellows body 3 into the hole 13 of the spacer element 11 and brings the edge 12 of the lobe 11 into contact with the surface 2.
  • the adhesive fluid substance 4 remains attached to the surface 2 to perform its hygienising, disinfecting and/or perfuming task.
  • the device 1 comprises a hollow bellows body 3 completely identical to that shown in the previous illustrations.
  • Such embodiment differs from the previous one inasmuch as the spacer element 11 and the closing means 6 are made in a single monolithic body together with the gripping means 16.
  • the centre of the spacer element 11 is shaped to be interlocked directly onto the first axial end 3a of the hollow bellows body 3 while the closing means 6 comprise a dividing wall 8 substantially coinciding with the dispensing opening 5 and removable by tearing off from the spacer element 11.
  • the dividing wall 8 and the spacer element 11 are joined by means of a joining line 9 with weakened section which is easy to tear off.
  • the dividing wall 8 is associated with a gripping pin 20 that extends substantially coaxial to the hollow bellows body 3 and which allows the user to grip the dividing wall 8 and remove it.
  • the gripping means 16 are composed no longer of an annular pad but of a pair of fins arranged at diametrically opposite sides of the lobe 11.
  • the device shown in the figures from 5 to 7 operates as follows.
  • the hollow bellows body 3 is meant to be filled with the adhesive fluid substance 4 and therefore joined to the spacer element 11 to close the dispensing opening 5 thereof.
  • the device 1 thus assembled is ready to be distributed on the market.
  • the device 1 has closing means 6 and gripping means 16 substantially similar to those shown in the figures from 5 to 7.
  • This embodiment features the spacer element 11 and the hollow bellows body 3 made in a single monolithic body together with the closing means 6 and gripping means 16.
  • the second axial end 3b of the hollow bellows body 3 is made open to allow the filling thereof with the adhesive fluid substance 4 and can be closed interlocked by means of a closing bottom 21.
  • the closing bottom 21 is shaped to define a protuberance 22 that can be placed inside the hollow bellows body 3 and at least partially complementary to the inner face of the hollow bellows body 3 in correspondence to the dispensing opening 5.
  • This embodiment operates as follows.
  • the device 1 is manufactured by injection moulding of two separate pieces: one piece is made up of the hollow bellows body 3, spacer element 11, closing means 6 and gripping means 16 made in a single monolithic body, while the other piece consists in the closing bottom 21.
  • the device 1 is ready to be distributed on the market.
  • the user removes the dividing wall 8 and presses the closing bottom 21 to crush the hollow bellows body 3 and dispense the product.
  • the particular shape of the closing bottom 21 allows the protuberance 22 to occupy almost all the space inside the hollow bellows body 3 in the end-of-dispensing configuration, allowing the dispensing of the substantial totality of the adhesive fluid substance 4 contained in the device 1.
  • the device according to the invention contains just one dose of adhesive fluid substance, thereby preventing users from incurring in overdoses and/or underdoses.
  • the particular solution of providing a hollow bellows body also allows obtaining a particularly compact and at the same time functional device that can be manufactured with very limited costs and used in a practical, easy and perfectly hygienic way.

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  • Application Of Or Painting With Fluid Materials (AREA)
EP10730513.8A 2009-07-17 2010-06-21 Single-dose device for dispensing adhesive fluid substances, particularly for the application of hygienising substances on bathroom fixtures and the like Active EP2454159B1 (en)

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SI201031154A SI2454159T1 (sl) 2009-07-17 2010-06-21 Naprava za enkratni odmerek za dajanje adhezivnih fluidnih snovi, zlasti za nanašanje higienskih snovi na sanitarno keramiko in podobno
PL10730513T PL2454159T3 (pl) 2009-07-17 2010-06-21 Jedno-dawkowe urządzenie do dozowania przylepnych substancji płynnych, szczególnie do stosowania substancji higienizujących do armatury łazienkowej i tym podobnych
HRP20160335TT HRP20160335T1 (hr) 2009-07-17 2016-04-04 Jednodozna naprava za primjenu tekućih ljepila, osobito kod upotrebe tvari za provedbu higijene na predmetima u kupaonici i slično

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ITMO2009A000184A IT1399377B1 (it) 2009-07-17 2009-07-17 Dispositivo monodose per l'erogazione di sostanze fluide adesive, particolarmente per l'applicazione di sostanze igienizzanti su sanitari e simili
PCT/IB2010/001493 WO2011007222A1 (en) 2009-07-17 2010-06-21 Single-dose device for dispensing adhesive fluid substances, particularly for the application of hygienising substances on bathroom fixtures and the like

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EP2454159B1 true EP2454159B1 (en) 2016-01-06

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HRP20160335T1 (hr) 2016-04-22
PL2454159T3 (pl) 2016-06-30
WO2011007222A1 (en) 2011-01-20
SI2454159T1 (sl) 2016-05-31
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