WO2004058576A2

WO2004058576A2 - Rod-type expulsion capsule

Info

Publication number: WO2004058576A2
Application number: PCT/EP2003/014301
Authority: WO
Inventors: Thomas Kiepe
Original assignee: Thomas Kiepe
Priority date: 2002-12-23
Filing date: 2003-12-16
Publication date: 2004-07-15
Also published as: WO2004058576A3; US20060283740A1; EP1575395A2; AU2003293898A8; AU2003293898A1; EP1575395B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a rod-type expulsion capsule for solid or pasty materials and for liquid containers. Said capsule comprises a tubular capsule element for receiving the material or the liquid container, a rotating part, a slide which is displaceably positioned in the capsule element, can be displaced by means of the rotating part in the longitudinal direction of the capsule element, and is connected to the material or to the liquid container, and a closing cap which can be used to close an opening of the capsule element. The aim of the invention is to create a rod-type expulsion capsule which can be adapted, in a simple and economical manner, to a plurality of customer requirements in terms of the design thereof and the arrangement of advertising messages or other information, and especially enables the use of a large variety of elements increasing the effectiveness of the advertising. To this end, an application element (9) is arranged on the rotating part (4) or the closing cap (5) and is connected to the rotating element (4) and/or the closing cap (5) in a fixed manner, especially glued and/or engaged.

Description

Pin-shaped extension sleeve

Pin-shaped ejection sleeve for solid or pasty masses as well as for liquid containers with a tubular sleeve part for receiving the mass or the liquid container, a rotating part and a slide which is slidably mounted in the sleeve part and can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve part via the rotating part and is connected to the mass or the liquid container , and a closure cap, with which an opening of the sleeve part can be closed.

Such push-out sleeves are known from the prior art and are used to store and provide pasty compositions, for example lip care products such as lip coloring compositions or lipstick sticks. In addition, such extension sleeves serve to store and provide adhesive masses. For this purpose, the known extension sleeves consist of a tubular sleeve part for receiving the mass, which is arranged above a slide which is axially displaceably guided in the sleeve part. The slide is indirectly or directly connected to a rotating part, which can be rotated at least to a limited extent relative to the sleeve part and is arranged thereon. For example, the slide can be connected to the rotating part via a toothed rack that partially extends through the mass. Alternatively, the slide can have two diametrically opposed projections which are guided in obliquely extending guide links of an element arranged within the sleeve part. In this embodiment, the slide is guided by a rotary movement of the rotating part along the guide link and moved in the axial direction of the sleeve part in order to push out the mass in the region of an open end of the sleeve part and to make it available for the intended use.

The open end of the sleeve part can usually be closed with a sealing cap.

Such an extension sleeve is known for example from DE 89 05 482 U1. Such push-out sleeves for rigid pasty masses have proven themselves in particular in the area of lip care. Increasingly, de Objects used in the area of corporate advertising in the form of advertising material, advertising messages and / or company data, such as addresses, brands or the like, being printed on the closure cap and / or the sleeve part. However, these printing processes are labor-intensive and cost-intensive, particularly in the case of extension sleeves which are round in cross-section, which is contrary to a necessary cost structure in the case of such advertising materials.

Based on this prior art, the object of the invention is to create a pin-shaped push-out sleeve which can be adapted in a simple and cost-effective manner to a large number of customer requirements with regard to their design and the arrangement of advertising messages or other information, and in particular a wide range Variation of elements that increase the advertising effectiveness.

In the case of a generic extension sleeve, the solution to this problem provides that an application element is arranged on the rotating part and / or the sealing cap and is firmly connected to the rotating part and / or the sealing cap, in particular is glued and / or locked.

The design of the extension sleeve according to the invention has the essential advantage that, depending on its design, the application element either serves to receive an advertising message or other data or increases the added value, since there are further possible uses which, in particular in the area of advertising media, increase the advertising value and thus the Increase the recognition factor sustainably. For this purpose, the supplementary application element is arranged on the rotating part and / or the closure cap and is firmly connected to these components, for example glued and / or latched, so that both positive and non-positive connections are possible. In addition, there is also the possibility of ferromagnetic fastening of the application element to the closure cap and / or the rotating part, provided that the corresponding areas are designed with ferromagnetic properties. An advantage of this embodiment of a releasable connection is that the application element or elements after emptying the Extension sleeve is reusable and can therefore be attached to a further extension sleeve.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is provided that the application element is arranged on the end face of the rotating part and / or the closure cap. This area of the arrangement of the application element is advantageous in that it is generally essentially flat and, for example, allows the two parts to be glued to one another in a simple manner, since this can also be carried out by machine.

In order to arrange the application element in the correct position on the rotating part or the closure cap, it is provided that the rotating part and / or the closure cap have a receptacle in which the application element is arranged, in particular is fastened in a positive and / or non-positive manner. In this embodiment, gluing can also be dispensed with, provided that a sufficiently firm positive connection is established.

The rotary part preferably has a rotary element which can be locked in place with the closure cap, the application element being arranged on the rotary element. In this embodiment, the rotating element and the closure cap form a smooth outer packaging, which overall leads to a pleasing and thus effective advertising design of the extension sleeve.

In order to be able to arrange additional advertising or information, it is provided that the application element has a presentation area which serves to accommodate letters, numbers and / or pictorial representations.

To protect the presentation area, according to a further feature of the invention it is provided that the presentation area has a convex acrylic lens. This acrylic lens covers the presentation area and has the further advantage that it can be designed in the form of a magnifying glass in order to present the advertising and / or information arranged on the presentation area in an enlarged manner. In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the application element has an eyelet for fastening a band, a chain or the like. In this embodiment, the extension sleeve can be worn in the form of a necklace and / or a bracelet, which further increases the applicability for advertising purposes. The band and / or the chain are in this case attached to an eyelet which is attached either as or with the application element to the closure cap or the rotating part or the rotating element.

In order to avoid the loss of one of the components of the extension sleeve, namely the closure cap on the one hand and the rotating part with the sleeve part arranged thereon, on the other hand, it has proven to be advantageous if the application element is formed in two parts and in each case one part at the front ends of the rotating part and the closure cap is attached. Both parts of the application element can be connected to one end of the band or chain, which enables the band and / or chain to be opened in the region of the extension sleeve. If both parts of the application element are additionally connected to one another via the band and / or the chain, which allows the closure cap to be pulled off the sleeve part with respect to its length, then a loss of part of the extension sleeve is almost completely ruled out.

A further embodiment of the extension sleeve according to the invention provides that the application element is designed as a clip element and is fastened to the closure cap, the clip element having a section which lies at least in the region of its free end on the outer surface of the closure cap and is designed to be resilient. In this way, the extension sleeve can be attached in the manner of a ballpoint pen or fountain pen in pockets of clothing. The clip element also serves with a further presentation area for the additional arrangement of advertising and / or information.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is provided that the application element as a container, in particular for holding food, such as Chewing gum or the like tablets or pills is formed.

Another embodiment provides that the application element has a time measuring device in an analog or digital configuration.

There is also the possibility that the application element has a rough surface that can be used for manicure and / or pedicure purposes.

A further embodiment of the invention provides that the application element is designed as a lighter.

In order to achieve a simplified and positionally accurate installation of the application element, it is provided that the application element has a first part of an attachment orientation and the closure cap and / or the rotating part has a second part of the attachment orientation. Such an attachment orientation can have, for example, at least two, preferably three pins of different diameters in the area of the application element and corresponding bores in the area of the closure cap or the turned part. A different arrangement of these construction elements is of course also possible.

In an embodiment of the invention with a liquid container which can be pushed out of the sleeve part with the slide for easier and better handling, it is provided that the liquid container has an atomizer.

The application element can be arranged on an application element carrier which, for example, can be detachably connected to two or more extension sleeves. This embodiment has the advantage, for example, that two extension sleeves with different contents, for example lip care agents with different tastes and / or medical effects, can be combined in a simple manner. Of course, this possibility also exists when the extension sleeves are connected directly via the application element without the additional use of an application element. teträgers. When connecting two or more extension sleeves, it has proven to be advantageous to connect them positively to the application element or the application element carrier. For example, bores can be provided for this purpose in the closure cap or the rotating part and pins corresponding to the bores on the application element or the application element carrier, which can be inserted into the bores in a frictionally locking manner. The application element is preferably glued to the application element carrier in order to keep the manufacturing costs low. A positive connection between the application element carrier and the application element is also possible, however, this connection also being conceivable in addition to an adhesive bond.

Finally, it is provided according to a further feature of the invention that the application element and at least the area of the arrangement of the application element have ferromagnetic properties. In this way, not only the magnetic attachment of the application element to the rotating part or the closure cap, but also the attachment of the extension sleeve to the metal surface, for example in a vehicle, can be provided.

Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following description of the accompanying drawing, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. The drawing shows:

Figure 1 shows a pin-shaped extension sleeve in a partially sectioned side view;

Figure 2 shows the extension sleeve according to Figure 1 in a plan view along the

Section line ll-ll in Figure 1;

FIG. 3 shows an upper section of the extension sleeve according to FIG. 1 in a further embodiment in a partially sectioned side view; Figure 4 shows the extension sleeve according to Figure 3 in plan view;

FIG. 5 shows an application element for arrangement on the extension sleeve according to FIGS. 1 to 4 in a perspective view;

Figure 6 shows an alternative embodiment of an application element for

Attachment to the extension sleeve according to Figures 1 to 4 in a perspective view;

FIG. 7 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a pin-shaped extension sleeve in a perspective view;

8 shows a further embodiment of an application element for arrangement on the extension sleeve according to FIGS. 1 to 4 and 7 in a perspective view;

9 shows a further embodiment of an application element for attachment to the extension sleeve according to FIGS. 1 to 4 and 7 in a perspective view and

10 shows a sleeve part for use in an extension sleeve according to FIGS. 1 to 4 and 7 in a perspective view, shown partly in section.

A pin-shaped extension sleeve shown in FIG. 1 consists of a tubular sleeve part 1 for receiving a solid or pasty mass or a liquid container 2 (see FIG. 10). In the sleeve part 1, a slider 3 is slidably arranged in the axial direction of the sleeve part 1, the slider 3 being displaceable within the sleeve part 1 by means of a rotating part 4 by means of a rotating part 4 by means of a slide guide (not shown) and projections arranged on the slider 3. A closure cap 5 can be plugged onto the sleeve part 1 and holds the entire sleeve part 1 and a shoulder 6 of the rotary part 4. For this purpose, the paragraph 6 has punctiform projections, not shown, which can be locked behind an edge of the closure cap 5. The rotating part 4 and the sleeve part 1 can be formed in one part or two parts.

The rotating part 4 has on its outer lateral surface a surface which increases the coefficient of friction, for example in the form of projections 7.

At the end of the closure cap 5 opposite the rotary part 4, the closure cap 5 has a recess 8 into which an application element 9 can be inserted. The application element can be locked or glued in the recess 8.

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1, the application element 9 consists of a presentation area 10 for receiving information and / or advertisements, for example, and an acrylic lens 11 arranged above the presentation area 10, which is convex and covers the entire presentation area 10, the acrylic lens 11 being flush ends with the outer surface of the cap 5 and has the same radius of curvature in each surface point.

On its surface facing the closure cap 5, the application element 9 has pin-shaped projections 12 (cf. FIG. 5) which engage in corresponding bores 13 in the region of the recess 8 of the closure cap 5. The bores 13 serve on the one hand to lock the application element 9 and on the other hand have different diameters, so that a certain orientation of the application element 9 in relation to the closure cap 5 can be predetermined in this way, for example in order to match an advertising message arranged on the outer surface of the closure cap 5 - Bring mood with an advertising message on the application element 9.

FIG. 3 shows an alternative embodiment of the upper region of the closure cap 5, in which the application element 9 as a whole, ie the presentation surface Before 10 and also the acrylic lens 11 is arranged within the recess 8 of the closure cap 5. In the upper region, the closure cap 5 has a peripheral edge 14, on the inside 15 of which are arranged wart-shaped projections 16 which are distributed at a uniform distance from one another over the circumference of the inside 15. With an arrangement of preferably 3 wart-shaped projections 16, an angle of 120 ° accordingly extends between the individual projections 16.

Formed in this way, an application element 9 according to FIGS. 3 and 4 can be snapped into the recess 8 in a simple manner with sufficient flexibility.

FIG. 6 shows an alternative embodiment of an application element 9, which is plate-shaped and consequently has a disk 17, for example made of plastic, which can be inserted into a recess 8 in the closure cap 5. The disk 17 has a presentation surface 10 on its surface which can be seen in the inserted state. Furthermore, an eyelet 18 is arranged in this area, which serves to receive a band 19 or an equivalent chain, in order to be able to carry the extension sleeves connected to the application element 9, for example in the form of a chain. The eyelet 18 is preferably arranged centrally in the region of the disk 17 and anchored, for example glued, in a bore (not shown) provided there. However, positive connections between the eyelet 18 and the disk 17 are also possible, which, for example, enable a relative movement in the form of a rotatability of the disk 17 relative to the eyelet 18.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of an extension sleeve which has an application element 9 according to FIG. 6 at both ends. For this purpose, the rotating part 4 of the extension sleeve is also formed with a recess which serves to receive the application element 9.

Both eyelets 18 provided at the end regions of the extension sleeve are connected to one another via a band 19, so that the loss of part of the Extension sleeve after removal of the sleeve part 1 from the cap 5 is prevented. For this purpose, the band 19 can be firmly connected to each eyelet 18 or can be slidably guided in the eyelets 18.

In addition, a clip element 20 can be seen in FIG. 7, which on the upper application element 9, i.e. is attached to the application element 9 arranged in the recess 8 of the closure cap 5. This clip element consists of a U-shaped metal bracket, the legs of which are of different lengths, the longer leg 21 being resilient and having a projection 22 at its free end, which abuts the outer surface of the closure cap 5. The second leg 23 of the clip element 20 is connected to the application element 9. Such a clip element is used to fasten the extension sleeves in the form of a writing instrument in the area of a pocket of a piece of clothing.

Alternative configurations of application elements 9 are shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 shows an application element 9 which is can-shaped and consequently encloses a cavity 24. The cavity is accessible via an opening 25 provided in the area of the presentation surface 10, the opening 25 being closable via a slide 26. This application element 9 can be used, for example, as a storage box for tablets or the like.

FIG. 9 shows an application element 9 which consists of a carrier plate 27 and a dome 28 arranged thereon, the dome having a surface 29 with high friction resistance, which makes it possible to use the surface for manicure or pedicure purposes, but also as Insert tool. Alternatively, an eraser or the like can of course also be provided here.

Finally, FIG. 10 shows the design of a liquid container 2, which is arranged in the sleeve part above the slide 3. A projection 30 can also be seen in FIG. 10, with which the slide 3 is shown in a manner not shown in detail. posed backdrop guide of the sleeve part 1 is guided. A second projection 30 is arranged on the slide 3 diametrically opposite the first projection 30.

The liquid container 2 consists of an outer wall 31, the outer surface of which rests on the inner surface 32 of the sleeve part 1. Furthermore, the liquid container 2 has a base plate (not shown in detail) and a cover 33, which is penetrated by an atomizer device 34 in order to enable a liquid 35 arranged in the liquid container 2 to be removed in portions.

The possibility of moving the liquid container 2 within the sleeve part 1 ensures that putting the closure cap 5 on the sleeve part 1 does not lead to actuation of the atomizing device 34.

The invention described above is not limited to the illustrated exemplary embodiments. Rather, further designs and variations of the application elements 9 are possible without leaving the scope of the invention.

Claims

Expectations

1.Pin-shaped extension sleeves for solid or pasty masses as well as for liquid containers with a tubular sleeve part for receiving the mass or the liquid container, a rotating part and a slide which is displaceably mounted in the sleeve part and which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve part via the rotating part and with the mass or the liquid container is connected, and a closure cap, with which an opening of the sleeve part can be closed, characterized in that an application element (9) is arranged on the rotating part (4) and / or the closure cap (5) and is fixed to the rotating part (4) and / or the closure cap (5) is connected, in particular glued and / or locked.

2. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) on the end face on the rotating part (4) and / or

Locking cap (5) is arranged.

3. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotating part (4) and / or the closure cap (5) have a receptacle in which the application element (9) is arranged, in particular positively and / or non-positively fastened.

4. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotating part (4) has a rotating element which can be locked with the closure cap (5), the application element (9) being arranged on the rotating element.

5. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) has a presentation surface (10) which serves to hold letters, numbers and / or pictorial representations.

6. extension sleeve according to claim 5, characterized in that the presentation surface (9) has a convex acrylic lens (11).

7. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) has an eyelet (18) for fastening a band

(19), a chain or the like.

8. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) is formed in two parts and one part is attached to the front ends of the rotating part (4) and the closure cap (5).

9. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) is designed as a clip element (20) and is attached to the closure cap (5), the clip element (20) at least in the region of its free end on the lateral surface the cap

(5) has adjacent section and is designed to be resilient.

10. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) is designed as a container, in particular for receiving tablets or pills.

11. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) has a time measuring device in an analog or digital configuration.

12. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) has a rough surface (29) which can be used for manicure and / or pedicure purposes.

13. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) is designed as a fire train.

14. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) has a first part of a fitting orientation and the closure cap (5) and / or the rotating part (4) has a second part of the fitting orientation.

15. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the liquid container (2) has an atomizer (34).

16. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) and at least the region of the arrangement of the application element (9) have ferromagnetic properties.

17. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that two or more rotating parts (4) and / or sealing caps (5) over one Application element (9) and / or an application element carrier are preferably detachably connected to one another.

18. extension sleeve according to claim 1, characterized in that the application element (9) is designed as a figure.