WO2005095003A1 - Atomiseur - Google Patents

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WO2005095003A1
WO2005095003A1 PCT/GB2004/001389 GB2004001389W WO2005095003A1 WO 2005095003 A1 WO2005095003 A1 WO 2005095003A1 GB 2004001389 W GB2004001389 W GB 2004001389W WO 2005095003 A1 WO2005095003 A1 WO 2005095003A1
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bottle
light source
spray head
atomiser
spray
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PCT/GB2004/001389
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Peter John Townsend
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Promo International Limited
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
    • 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
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/75—Aerosol containers not provided for in groups B65D83/16 - B65D83/74

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  • the present invention relates to an atomiser or spray bottle, as commonly used to spray perfume.
  • the atomiser comprises a clear or translucent bottle which contains the perfume and is fitted with a spray head which includes a button connected to a tube that extends into the bottle. As the button is depressed, a spray of perfume is produced, which allows the user to apply small but controlled quantities of the perfume.
  • the bottle may be pressurised so that the atomiser produces a spray constantly while the button remains depressed or the depression of the button may itself perform a pumping action so that perfume is released in spurts and no perfume is sprayed if the button remains in a released or depressed position.
  • ⁇ spray head is used herein to include any top that is fitted to a bottle, regardless of whether or not it incorporates a pumping mechanism.
  • Perfume atomisers are usually designed to be eye catching as their appearance and distinctiveness are often as much of a sale incentive as the smell of the perfume that they contain.
  • the invention seeks to provide a novelty item which is intended to enhance the packaging of products such as perfume.
  • the above described bottle has several disadvantages.
  • the prior art proposal is inconvenient and costly to implement and unreliable in operation.
  • the present invention provides an atomiser having a clear or translucent bottle, a spray head fitted to the top of the bottle and having a button which, when depressed manually, is operative to produce or release an atomised spray of a liquid contained within the bottle, characterised in that the spray head additionally incorporates a light source positioned on the underside of the spray head to illuminate the bottle and its contents, a battery for energising the light source, an electrical circuit connecting the battery to the light source and switching means for closing the circuit to energise the light source.
  • the invention differs from DE 29622749 in at least two significant ways. First, it is the bottle and its contents that are illuminated not a display panel mounted on the bottle. Second, everything required to generate a light is incorporated within the spray head. As a result, the invention can be implemented without requiring any modification to the bottle.
  • the switching means for operating the light source preferably respond to the depression of the button used to produce a spray but they may alternatively or additionally comprise means, such as a mercury switch or a trembler switch, sensitive to tilting or shaking of the bottle.
  • a mercury switch or a trembler switch sensitive to tilting or shaking of the bottle.
  • Figure 1 is a section through the spray head of an atomiser in accordance with a first aspect of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a section through the spray head of an atomiser of a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a spray head 10 for screwing on to a bottle containing a perfume or other liquid to be sprayed.
  • the spray head 10 comprises a cap 26 to screwed on to the top of the bottle which carries a housing 16.
  • a printed circuit board 22 located within the housing 16 supports on its upper side a pair of batteries or cells 20 which are conventional and used extensively in wrist watches.
  • a pair of LED' s 24 projecting from the underside of the circuit board into the cap 26 are situated on opposite sides of a perfume feed pipe 28 to illuminate the liquid within the bottle when then are energised.
  • a spring 18 fitted over the cells 20 acts as a switch to complete the electrical circuit of the cells 20 and the LED' s 24 when it makes contact with the cells 20.
  • An actuating button 12 having a spray vent 14 which is fitted to the top of the feed pipe 28 in the usual manner is received in an opening in the top of the housing 16.
  • the button 12 When the button 12 is depressed to spray perfume from the bottle, it contacts the spring 18 and urges into contact with the cells 20 so as to complete the circuit and energise the LED' s 24. This causes the bottle to glow in an appealing and eye catching manner.
  • FIG. 2 shows a spray head 100 having an opening 110 which is fitted directly to the projecting upper end of the feed, pipe (not shown) in place of the actuating button or nozzle.
  • the spray head is formed of an opaque outer shell 112 within which there is slidably received a transparent or translucent inner housing 114.
  • the spray vent 116 is formed by a passage in the inner housing 114 which communicates with the opening 110.
  • a small hole is also formed in the outer shell 112 to allow the spray to escape.
  • a circuit board 120 that rests on a small lip in the inner housing 114, supports two cells 122, 124 which are arranged one above the other.
  • An LED 126 is mounted on the underside of the circuit board 120 and is energised by the cells 122 and 124 when the electrical circuit is completed, there being a strap 128 which acts as a return line.
  • the outer shell 112 When the outer shell 112 is depressed to operate the atomiser, it moves towards the inner housing 14 and closes a resiliently biased switch that operates the LED 126. This occurs prior to, as well as during, the depression of the feed tube. It is thus possible to apply slight pressure to switch on the LED 126 without any perfume being sprayed.
  • the outer shell 112 When the pressure is released, the outer shell 112 is resiliently biased away from the inner housing 114 back to its illustrated position, Separation of the outer shell 112 from the inner housing 114 is prevented by a retaining ridge 130 of the outer shell 112. In this position, the electrical circuit is no longer completed and the LED is switched off.
  • a tilt switch such as a pendulum operated switch or a mercury switch
  • a trembler switch may be used in place of the button actuated switch to operate the light source when the bottle is tilted or moved quickly.
  • the circuit boards 22 and 120 may simply carry conductors to complete the circuit between the cells and the LED' s but it is alternatively possible for them to carry timing circuits that act as hold on relays to maintain the LED' s energised for a time after the atomiser has been set down after use, that is to say after release of the button or after restoring the bottle to a stationary upright position.
  • the timing circuit can also be used to ensure that the battery is not drained through the light being left switched on, such as when an atomiser fitted with a tilt switch is placed down on its side.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un atomiseur comprenant une bouteille transparente ou translucide et une tête de pulvérisation (10) montée sur le haut de cette bouteille. La tête de pulvérisation (10) comporte un bouton (12) qui, lorsqu'il est enfoncé manuellement, produit ou libère un jet atomisé d'un liquide contenu dans la bouteille. Selon l'invention, la tête de pulvérisation (10) comprend également une source lumineuse (24) située sous celle-ci et permettant d'éclairer la bouteille et ses contenus, ainsi qu'une batterie (20) destinée à alimenter la source lumineuse (24) en énergie. Un circuit électrique assurant la connexion de la batterie à la source lumineuse (24) comprend une unité de commutation (18) destinée à fermer le circuit pour l'alimentation de la source lumineuse (24) en énergie dans certaines conditions, notamment lorsque le bouton (12) est enfoncé ou lorsque la bouteille est inclinée ou secouée.
PCT/GB2004/001389 2004-03-27 2004-03-27 Atomiseur WO2005095003A1 (fr)

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WO2009007238A1 (fr) 2007-07-11 2009-01-15 Osram Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Fermeture de bouteille éclairée ainsi que distributeur éclairé et procédé d'éclairage d'un distributeur
JP2009196709A (ja) * 2008-02-05 2009-09-03 Lvmh Recherche 流体製品用ディスペンサ装置と流体製品の供給方法
WO2012156619A1 (fr) 2011-05-13 2012-11-22 Aptar France Sas Distributeur de produit fluide
WO2013017800A1 (fr) 2011-08-01 2013-02-07 Aptar France Sas Distributeur de produit fluide
US20140296772A1 (en) * 2012-02-17 2014-10-02 Aptar France S.A.S. Fluid dispenser
FR3062553A1 (fr) * 2017-02-06 2018-08-10 Texen Services Vaporisateur avec moyens de reperage visuel prealable de la zone de depot de contenu vaporise sur un support

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WO2001076669A1 (fr) * 2000-04-07 2001-10-18 Henri Seydoux Flacon distributeur de parfum a transducteur de messages incorpore
US6390333B1 (en) * 2001-07-05 2002-05-21 Daniel Bozzo Illuminating pistol-type device for a plunger actuated aerosol can

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2001076669A1 (fr) * 2000-04-07 2001-10-18 Henri Seydoux Flacon distributeur de parfum a transducteur de messages incorpore
US6390333B1 (en) * 2001-07-05 2002-05-21 Daniel Bozzo Illuminating pistol-type device for a plunger actuated aerosol can

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2009007238A1 (fr) 2007-07-11 2009-01-15 Osram Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Fermeture de bouteille éclairée ainsi que distributeur éclairé et procédé d'éclairage d'un distributeur
CN101687583B (zh) * 2007-07-11 2012-05-16 欧司朗股份有限公司 发光的瓶盖和发光的分配器以及用于照明分配器的方法
JP2009196709A (ja) * 2008-02-05 2009-09-03 Lvmh Recherche 流体製品用ディスペンサ装置と流体製品の供給方法
KR101544950B1 (ko) * 2008-02-05 2015-08-17 엘브이엠에이취 러쉐르쉐 유체 디스펜서 장치 및 디스펜싱 방법
WO2012156619A1 (fr) 2011-05-13 2012-11-22 Aptar France Sas Distributeur de produit fluide
WO2013017800A1 (fr) 2011-08-01 2013-02-07 Aptar France Sas Distributeur de produit fluide
US20140296772A1 (en) * 2012-02-17 2014-10-02 Aptar France S.A.S. Fluid dispenser
US9694199B2 (en) * 2012-02-17 2017-07-04 Aptar France S.A.S. Fluid dispenser
FR3062553A1 (fr) * 2017-02-06 2018-08-10 Texen Services Vaporisateur avec moyens de reperage visuel prealable de la zone de depot de contenu vaporise sur un support

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