GB2563862A - Assembly for dispensing liquids - Google Patents
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Abstract
An assembly comprising a base 8, cap 4 and a dispensing capsule 6 comprising a capsule body (7, fig. 3) with a first and second end (16, 18, fig.4), a wall 20 defining a first cavity (38, fig. 5) with an opening at the first end, and a wall (22, fig. 3) defining a second cavity (40, fig 5) with an opening at the first end, the openings provided with a seal member (64, fig. 9) which seals the cavities, wherein the walls of the cavities are collapsible when pressure is applied from the second end of the capsule body, the cap including a plunger 54 to bear against the cavity walls in a loaded position and cause collapsing of the walls of the cavities to a dispensing position where the collapsing of the cavities causes unsealing of the openings, the cap and base provided with locking members 12, 52, 17 to prevent removal of the cap from the loaded or dispensing position and the base. The locking members may comprise mutually interengageable members preventing the removal of the cap from the loaded position, and may include second members to prevent the removal of the cap from the dispensing position.
Description
ASSEMBLY FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS
BACKGROUND a. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an assembly for dispensing liquids, notably for dispensing a disinfectant composition, and to apparatus including the assembly. b. Related Art
Many liquid preparations include active ingredients which degrade over time, limiting product shelf life. This is particularly true for disinfectants or sterilising agents such as chlorine dioxide, where the active ingredient is formed in situ when required by mixing two reagents. Examples are disclosed in WO 2005/011756. Chlorine dioxide, for example, may be formed by mixing a chlorite solution and an acid.
It is known to provide a dispensing capsule for location in the neck of a vessel, the capsule having two internal chambers, each containing a reagent. Discharging of the contents of the chambers into the vessel allows the reagents to mix and generate the active ingredient. Examples of such a dispensing capsule are described in WO 2017/060677. The dispensing capsule has two or more sealed dispensing chambers each of which contains a different substance to be dispensed into a primary chamber. Screwing a cap onto the neck of the vessel causes progressive crushing of the walls of the dispensing chambers and breaks an internal seal between the chambers, permitting pre-mixing of the contents of the chambers. Further crushing of the walls as the cap is screwed down results in breaking of an external seal, permitting discharge of the mixture into the primary chamber. The pre-mixing accelerates formation of the active agent and reduces or minimises delay in formation of an adequate concentration of active agent in the primary chamber.
After dispensing of the pre-mixed contents, the user unscrews the cap and must then remove the dispensing capsule from the neck of the vessel. The removal can be difficult as the capsule is typically a tight fit to ensure a good seal. The crushed dispensing capsule should then be properly recycled. However, re-use of the crushed capsule may be attempted, by pushing up the crushed cavity walls, refilling each cavity and resealing the capsule. This re-use is undesirable because the integrity of the cavity walls may have been compromised by the crushing, producing leakage and premature mixing. Also, the new seal may not perform within specification, for example by fracturing or delaminating too soon, or by not permitting sufficient time for pre-mixing. This can reduce efficiency and provide less surface complete disinfection, which is a particular problem in clinical environments.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Aspects of the invention are specified in the independent claims. Preferred features are specified in the dependent claims.
The invention provides an assembly for dispensing liquids, which may be ergonomically actuated to dispense the liquids and which is removable from the neck of a vessel by a single action of pulling or unscrewing. The assembly may be locked in a configuration in which re-use is prevented.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be further described, by way of example only, with reference to the following drawings in which:
Figures 1 and 2 show side and perspective views of an assembly for dispensing liquids, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Figures 3 and 4 are exploded views corresponding to Figures 1 and 2, respectively, ofthe assembly;
Figures 5 shows a capsule body for use in making an assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 6 is a sectional view through the assembly of Figure 1, with the cap in the loaded position;
Figure 7 is a sectional view corresponding to the right hand side of the assembly shown in Figure 6, with the cap in the dispensing position;
Figures 8 and 9 show partial sectional views of apparatus for mixing liquids, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
Figures 10 and 11 are perspective views of apparatus for mixing liquids according to a further embodiment of the invention, with the lever in the first position and the second position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The assembly 2 for dispensing liquids shown in Figures 1-4 comprises a base member 8, a cap 4 which is axially slidable on the base member 8, and a dispensing capsule 6 in the base member 8 and covered by the cap 4.
The dispensing capsule 6 comprises a capsule body 7 having a first end 16 and a second end 18. In this embodiment the capsule includes a flange 24 at the second end of the capsule body, which sits on an annular seat 26 in the base member 8. In this embodiment, the flange 24 is interrupted by a production key detail 36 which is used to locate the capsule during filling and sealing operations.
The capsule body 7 has at least one wall 20 defining a first cavity 38 and at least one wall 22 defining a second cavity 40 (Figure 5). The cavities 38, 40 have first and second openings, respectively, at the first (dispensing) end 16 of the capsule. Each cavity contains a liquid and is covered by a seal member 64 which seals the contents of each cavity from the other cavity. Each cavity 38, 40 may be provided with a separate seal member, or a single seal member 64 may cover both cavities, for example as disclosed in WO 2017/060677, which provides for pre-mixing of the contents of the cavities before breaking of the seal between the seal member 64 and the peripheral wall around the base 34 of the capsule body.
The walls of the first cavity 38 and the second cavity 40 are collapsible, concertina-style, if pressure is applied to the walls of the cavities from the second end 18 of the capsule body 7. The cap 4 includes a plunger 54, which in this embodiment is at the bottom of an opening 28 in the cap. The plunger 54 will bear against and cause progressive collapsing of the walls of the first cavity and the second cavity if the cap 4 is made to slide by an external force to a dispensing position in which the walls 20, 22 of the cavities 38, 40 are sufficiently collapsed to cause unsealing of the first opening and the second opening. In the embodiment shown in Figure 5, a single seal member (not shown) may cover substantially the entire lower surface 34. A dividing member 30 is disposed between two internal projections 32 at the first end. A depression 56 helps reduce adhesion of the seal member at one end of the dividing member 32. As pressure increases within the cavities, a critical pressure is reached at which the bond between the seal member and the dividing member 30 breaks, allowing the seal member to deform into a dome and permit partial mixing of the contents of the cavities while the bond between the seal member and the peripheral wall around the base 34 remains intact. The contents may, for example, be reagents which when mixed produce a disinfectant composition; for example chlorine dioxide or peracetic acid. Suitable reagents will be well known to those skilled in the art; for example, reagents for producing chlorine dioxide include: chlorite and acid; chlorate, peroxide and acid; and chlorite, hypochlorite, and a suitable buffer. The reagents may be in a concentrated form, providing rapid formation of the active agent when the contents of the chambers are mixed.
In this embodiment, the first and second cavities 38, 40 have respective burst pins 42, 44. As pressure is increased, further collapse of the walls 20, 22 of the cavities 38, 40 brings the tips of the burst pins into contact with the seal member 64 and then causes the burst pins to push against the seal member to break the bond at the outer periphery, allowing pre-mixed contents of the capsule body 7 to be dispensed in a controlled manner. Alternatively, the burst pins could cause rupturing of the seal, or the burst pins could be omitted and application of sufficient pressure alone could be used to cause unsealing or bursting of the seal member, thereby releasing the contents of the cavities.
The base member 8 in this embodiment has an outer wall 46 and an inner wall 50 which defines an opening. The capsule 6 sits in the space defined by the inner wall 50. A screw thread 48 is provided on an inner-facing surface of the outer wall 46, for securing the assembly to the neck of a vessel.
The cap 4 and the base member 8 are provided with first mutually interengageable locking members arranged and adapted to prevent or inhibit removal of the cap 4 from the base member 8 when the cap is in a loaded position with the plunger 54 over the first cavity 20 and the second cavity 22 with the cavities sealed. In this embodiment, the base member 8 is provided with three external axial grooves 10 (two of which are visible in Figure 4) each of which has a projecting ridge 12. For each groove 10, the cap 4 has a corresponding inward-projecting catch or detent 52. The detent 52 is hook-like and has a bevelled or chamfered inner-facing edge 53. As the cap 4 is pushed onto the base member 8, the chamfered edge 53 passes over the ridge 12 and the detent 52 flexes outwardly. When the trailing edge of the detent 52 passes over the ridge 12, the detent 52 snaps into place at a location 13 within the groove 10 beneath the ridge 12, as best shown in Figure 6. In this loaded position, the assembly resists removal of the cap, which would require simultaneous outward flexing of each detent 52. The cavities remain sealed in the loaded position.
Application of sufficient further force to the cap 4 will cause the plunger 54 to bear against and cause progressive collapse of the walls of the first cavity and the second cavity as the cap is made to slide to a dispensing position in which the walls of the cavities are sufficiently collapsed to cause unsealing of the first opening and the second opening. As the cap moves from the loaded position to the dispensing position, the detent 52 travels over a ramp portion 14 and flexes outwardly. At the dispensing position (Figure 7) the detent snaps into place against a lower surface 17 of the base member 8. Here, the detent 52 and surface 17 comprise second mutually interengageable locking members arranged and adapted to prevent or inhibit removal of the cap from the dispensing position on the base member. Also in this embodiment, an inner shoulder 19 on the cap bears against an upper surface of the ridge 12 when the cap is in the dispensing position, preventing further downward travel of the cap. The assembly is fixed in the dispensing position.
Referring now to Figures 8 and 9, an embodiment of an apparatus for mixing liquids comprises a vessel 58 having a primary chamber 62 and a neck 60 in which is disposed the assembly 2. The seal member 64 is in fluid communication with the primary chamber 62. In this example, the assembly 2 is releasably secured to the neck 60 by the screw thread 48 on the base member 8 and a complementary screw thread on the neck 60. In Figure 8, the cap 4 is in the loaded position and the seal 64 is intact. Application of external pressure on the cap 4 pushes the cap to the dispensing position shown in Figure 9. Crushing of the walls of the cavities causes unsealing of the openings of the cavities, in this example by the action of the burst pins 42, 44 on the sealing member 64. Liquid 66 from the cavities enters the primary chamber 62 and mixes together, in this example to generate a chlorine dioxide solution. The vessel 58 may be at least partially filled with a liquid such as water prior to securing of the assembly on the neck, in a suitable quantity so that the resulting solution has a desired concentration of active agent. When mixing has taken place, the resulting solution may be dispensed. In this example, the vessel 58 is a bottle, and chlorine dioxide solution is dispensed by unscrewing the assembly 2 to remove it from the vessel neck, and pouring the solution out through the neck. Alternatively, the assembly could be replaced by a sprayer head with a dip tube, and the contents of the vessel could be dispensed by spraying.
In the further embodiment of the apparatus shown in Figures 10 and 11, the vessel 58 is a trigger sprayer, for example of a type described in WO 2014/064414. The assembly 2 is secured to a neck of the sprayer bottle with the cap 4 in the loaded position. The trigger sprayer is provided with a lever 68 which is pivotable between a first position (Figure 10) in which the lever 68 does not bear against the cap 4, and a second position (Figure 11) in which the lever bears against the cap in the dispensing position. The lever 68 is manually pivoted by the user about a hinge 72 until it is in contact with a surface 70 on the vessel 58. In this embodiment, the lever completely covers the cap when the lever is in the second position. This Class 2 lever provides a mechanical advantage, and enables the user to exert greater force via the lever than by applying finger pressure directly to the cap.
In a preferred embodiment the force required to move the cap from the loaded position to the dispensing position is greater than the force required to move the cap to the loaded position. This arrangement can permit the cap to be pushed onto the base member by hand to the loaded position, but prevent or inhibit the accidental pushing of the cap to the dispensing position.
Where a single sealing member is used for both cavities, it can be advantageous to permit pre-mixing of the contents of the cavities before dispensing the premixed contents into the primary chamber of the vessel. As is known per se from WO 2017/060677, this may be achieved by the seal member being bonded to a peripheral wall at the first end of the capsule body and to a dividing member between the cavities, with the seal member bonded less strongly to the dividing member than to the peripheral wall. If the cap is moved from the loaded position towards the dispensing position, pressure within the first cavity and the second cavity will be progressively increased until at a mixing position a critical pressure is reached at which the bond between the sealing member and the dividing member will break, permitting the contents of the first cavity to at least partly mix with the contents of the second cavity while the bond between the seal and the peripheral wall remains intact. In this embodiment, the cap and the base member may advantageously be provided with third mutually interengageable locking members arranged and adapted to prevent or inhibit movement of the cap from the mixing position towards the loaded position. The third locking members may each comprise the detent 52 on the cap and a second ridge intermediate the ridge 12 and the ramp 14 in the illustrated embodiments.
Preferably, the force required to move the cap from the mixing position to the dispensing position is greater than the force required to move the cap to the mixing position. This facilitates a two step process in which the cap is first pushed to the mixing position, and then subsequently, by application of greater force, pushed to the dispensing position.
Although the invention has, for convenience, been illustrated with each set of locking members comprising a detent on the cap and one or more ridges or depressions on the base member, the invention is not limited to this arrangement. For example the base member may be provided with a detent, and the cap may be provided with one or more depressions which snap-fit over the detent when the cap is pushed down the base member. In another embodiment, the first (and optionally second or third) locking members may be an annular snap-fit which utilizes hoop-strain to hold the cap in place. Hoop-strain is the expansion of the circumference of the cap (more elastic piece) as it is pushed or twisted onto the base member (more rigid piece).
The invention has been illustrated with axial grooves on the base member. However, it will be understood that the grooves need not be completely straight, providing that the cap can be pushed on the base member. For example, the grooves could have a twist which imparts some rotational movement as the cap is pushed on the base member. In alternative embodiments, the cap may be provided with a groove and the base member with a projection that sits in the groove, or the cap and base member may have complementary screw threads.
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1. An assembly for dispensing liquids, the assembly comprising: a base member; a cap on the base member; and a dispensing capsule in the base member and covered by the cap; the dispensing capsule comprising: a capsule body having a first end and a second end; at least one wall defining a first cavity within the capsule body, the first cavity having a first opening at the first end of the capsule body; at least one wall defining a second cavity within the capsule body, the second cavity having a second opening at the first end of the capsule body; the first opening and the second opening provided with a seal member which seals the first cavity and the second cavity; wherein the walls of the first cavity and the second cavity are collapsible if pressure is applied to the cavities from the second end of the capsule body; the cap including a plunger which will bear against and cause progressive collapsing of the walls of the first cavity and the second cavity if the cap is made to move by an external force from a loaded position with the plunger over the first cavity and the second cavity with the cavities sealed, to a dispensing position in which the walls of the cavities are sufficiently collapsed to cause unsealing of the first opening and the second opening; the cap and the base member being provided with locking members arranged and adapted to prevent or inhibit removal of the cap from at least one of the loaded position and the dispensing position on the base member.
2. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the locking members comprise first mutually interengageable locking members arranged and adapted to prevent or inhibit removal of the cap from the loaded position on the base member.
3. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the locking members comprise second mutually interengageable locking members arranged and adapted to prevent or inhibit removal of the cap from the dispensing position on the base member.
4. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the locking members comprise first mutually interengageable locking members arranged and adapted to prevent or inhibit removal of the cap from the loaded position on the base member, and second mutually interengageable locking members arranged and adapted to prevent or inhibit removal of the cap from the dispensing position on the base member.
5. An assembly according to claim 4, wherein the force required to move the cap from the loaded position to the dispensing position is greater than the force required to move the cap to the loaded position.
6. An assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a burst pin disposed within each of the first cavity and the second cavity, each burst pin having a tip which will press against the seal member and cause breaking of the bond between the seal member and a cavity wall if the cap is moved from the loaded position to the dispensing position.
7. An assembly according to claim 2 or claim 4, wherein the first interengageable locking members comprise a projection on one of the cap and the base member, and a ridge or depression on the other of the cap and base member.
8. An assembly according to claim 7, wherein the first interengageable locking members comprise a hook on the cap and a ridge or depression on the base member.
9. An assembly according to claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the second interengageable locking members comprise a hook on the cap and a lower surface of the base member.
10. An assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the base member further comprises a screw thread for securing the assembly to the neck of a vessel having a complementary screw thread.
11. An assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cap is slidable on the base member.
12. Apparatus for mixing liquids, the apparatus comprising a vessel having a primary chamber and a neck in which is disposed an assembly according to any one of the preceding claims; the or each seal member being in fluid communication with the primary chamber.
13. Apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a lever pivotally mounted on the vessel, the lever being pivotable between a first position in which the lever does not bear against the cap, and a second position in which the lever bears against the cap in the dispensing position.
14. Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the lever completely covers the cap when the lever is in the second position.
15. Apparatus according to any one of claims 11-13, wherein the neck of the vessel and the base member of the assembly are secured together by screw threads.
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