WO2008150810A1 - Distributeur et procédés d'utilisation correspondant - Google Patents

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WO2008150810A1
WO2008150810A1 PCT/US2008/065003 US2008065003W WO2008150810A1 WO 2008150810 A1 WO2008150810 A1 WO 2008150810A1 US 2008065003 W US2008065003 W US 2008065003W WO 2008150810 A1 WO2008150810 A1 WO 2008150810A1
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overshell
dispenser
dispensing
pump head
sleeve
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Victor Ribera Turro
Oscar Faneca Llsera
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Meadwestvaco Calmar, Inc.
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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
    • B05B11/01—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
    • B05B11/1059—Means for locking a pump or its actuation means in a fixed position
    • 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
    • B05B11/1059—Means for locking a pump or its actuation means in a fixed position
    • B05B11/106—Means for locking a pump or its actuation means in a fixed position in a retracted position, e.g. in an end-of-dispensing-stroke position

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  • Embodiments of the invention relate to dispenser devices and more particularly to compact, telescoping dispenser devices which may be used to dispense fluids, gels, lotions, or other products.
  • Compact pump dispensers which may be easily stored or carried in a purse or on a person are in demand.
  • many of such dispensers include caps or covers which cover the pump of the dispenser and help to prevent unintended discharge of the pump.
  • the caps and covers may fall off of a dispenser, become dislodged therefrom, or become lost. When such occurrences happen, the pump may inadvertently discharge or leak, distributing fragrance or another product in the bag or purse.
  • a dispenser that may be carried for personal use. It may also be desirable to develop a dispenser that does not need a cap or cover to prevent inadvertent activation of a pump. In other instances, it may be desirable to produce a refillable pump mechanism.
  • a dispenser may include a dispensing and a non-dispensing configuration.
  • the pump orifice may be hidden.
  • Rotation of a portion of the dispenser with respect to a second portion of the dispenser may produce a telescoping pump head configured to dispense a product from a bottle or reservoir in the dispenser.
  • Audible or visual indicators may be used to identify the dispensing and non-dispensing configurations of the dispenser.
  • the dispenser may be a ref ⁇ llable dispenser.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a dispenser in a non-dispensing state according to particular embodiments of the invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a dispenser in a dispensing configuration according to particular embodiments of the invention
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional diagram of a dispenser according to various embodiments of the invention
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional diagram of a dispenser according to various embodiments of the invention
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of a dispenser body according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an exploded view of a groove ramp used with a dispenser according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • a dispenser for personal products may include a telescoping dispenser body as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a dispenser 100 according to various embodiments of the invention in a non- dispensing configuration
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a dispenser 100 according to various embodiments of the invention in a dispensing configuration.
  • a dispenser 100 according to embodiments of the invention may include a pump head 110, an overshell 120, and a body 140.
  • the body 140 may include a sleeve 130.
  • a sleeve 130 may be separate from the body 140 and may be disposed between at least a portion of the body 140 and the overshell 120 in the non-dispensing configuration.
  • a dispenser 100 in a non-dispensing configuration may include a body 140 and sleeve 130 supporting overshell 120.
  • a pump head 110 may be at least partially surrounded by the overshell 120 such that a top surface of the pump head 110 is substantially flush with a top edge of the overshell 120.
  • the top edge of overshell 120 may be rounded, square, oval, sharp, or any other desired shape and may mesh with or fit with the pump head 110 in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
  • the sleeve 130 may be configured to be inside an exterior surface of the body 140 and an exterior surface of the overshell 120.
  • the sleeve 130 may be a part of, or integral with, the body 140 and at least a portion of the overshell 120 may fit over at least a portion of the sleeve 130.
  • the assembly of the overshell 120 in relation to the sleeve 130 and body 140 may present the appearance of a unitary object.
  • the pump head 110 in a dispenser 100 in a closed or non-dispensing configuration as illustrated in FIG. 1 may be fixed or immovable.
  • the pump head 110 may not be able to be pumped.
  • the inability to pump the pump head 110 prevents the dispersion of a product from the dispenser 100.
  • the substantially flush configuration of the pump head 110 with the top edge of the overshell 120 may also prevent inadvertent activation of the pump head 110 because the pump head 110 does not extend beyond the overshell 120. While the pump head 110 is illustrated as being substantially flush with the overshell 120 in FIG. 1, embodiments of the invention are not limited to such configurations.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a dispenser 100 according to various embodiments of the invention in an open, or dispensing, configuration, hi the dispensing configuration, the overshell 120 and body 140 of the dispenser 100 may be in contact.
  • the pump head 110 may extend beyond the top edge of overshell 120.
  • an orifice 112 embedded in the pump head 110 or otherwise configured as an integral part of the pump head 110 may be exposed.
  • the pump head 110 may be activated or pumped to dispense a product from the dispenser 100.
  • a dispenser 100 according to embodiments of the invention may be changed from a non-dispensing configuration to a dispensing configuration through the rotation of the dispenser 100 overshell 120 in a direction opposite that of the body 140.
  • the closed or non-dispensing configuration of the dispenser 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 may be changed to the open or dispensing configuration illustrated in FIG. 2 by rotating the overshell 120 in a clockwise direction with respect to the body 140.
  • the overshell 120 moves relative to sleeve 130 towards body 140.
  • movement of the overshell 120 may be in a slanted direction towards the body 140.
  • the body 140 and overshell 120 may meet, touch, or otherwise mate together.
  • the mating of the overshell 120 with the body 140 may prevent further rotation of the overshell 120 in a clockwise direction with respect to the body 140.
  • the dispenser 100 may also be configured such that the rotation is opposite of that described.
  • a counterclockwise rotation of the overshell 120 with respect to the body 140 may be used to change the dispenser 100 from the non-dispensing configuration illustrated in FIG. 1 to the dispensing configuration illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the amount of rotation required transform from a non-dispensing configuration to a dispensing configuration may vary based upon the embodiments of the dispenser 100. For example, the required rotation may be ninety degrees, one hundred eighty degrees, or some other amount as desired.
  • the pump head 110 may appear to telescope out of the overshell 120, revealing a pump orifice 112.
  • the telescoping of the pump head 110 creates a visual cue or indicator that the dispenser 100 is in an open or dispensing configuration.
  • the overshell 120 may be rotated away from the body 140 to close the dispenser 100, such that the overshell 120 again covers the pump head 110 as illustrated in FIG. 1. Rotation of the overshell 120 with respect to the body 140 allows the pump head 110 to appear to telescope in and out of the overshell 120.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 Cross-sectional diagrams of a dispenser 100 in a non-dispensing configuration and a dispensing configuration according to various embodiments of the invention are illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively.
  • certain embodiments of the invention may include a body 140, a sleeve 130, an overshell 120 in communication with the body 140 or sleeve 130, and a pump head 110. While the sleeve 130 illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a part of body 140, it is understood that sleeve 130 may be one or more separate pieces which fit with body 140 and overshell 120 in a manner consistent with embodiments of the invention.
  • the pump head 110 may include a pump orifice 112 for dispensing a product from the dispenser 100.
  • a bottle 200 may be stored in the dispenser 100 and may store product which may be dispensed from the dispenser 100.
  • a pump engine 210 may be attached to the bottle 200 for facilitating movement of a product from bottle 200 through pump orifice 112 to be dispensed.
  • a hollow cavity in the body 140 may store a product to be dispensed and a pump engine 210 may be attached to the body 140 or sleeve 130 to deliver the product to the pump orifice 112.
  • a pump head 110 may fit within an overshell 120 as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • a top surface of a pump head 110 may be flush with an upper surface or edge of overshell 120.
  • the top surface of a pump head 110 may extend just beyond an upper surface of the overshell 120 or may be sunk just below the upper surface of the overshell 120.
  • at least a portion of the pump head 110 may extend above an upper surface of the overshell 120.
  • the portion of the pump head 110 extending above the overshell 120 may include a pump orifice 112 for dispersing a product from the dispenser 100.
  • pump head 110 may include one or more notched surfaces 114 which may rest on a pump head stop surface 124 integral to or configured with the overshell 120 surrounding the pump head 110.
  • the one or more notched surfaces 114 may rest on one or more pump head stop surfaces 124 as illustrated in FIG. 3, preventing a downward movement of the pump head 110.
  • one or more spaces opens between the one or more notched surfaces 114 and the one or more pump head stop surfaces 124. The space between those surfaces may permit the pump head 110 to be depressed or otherwise moved relative to the dispenser 100 to dispense a product from the dispenser 100.
  • the pump head 110 may be biased by a spring, spring-like device, or force-producing device to bias the pump head 110 into and out of a dispensing position.
  • a pump engine 210 may include a spring, spring-like device, or force-producing device to act against the pump head 110 when it is depressed or released. Any conventional method may be used to activate or operate the pump head 110 with a pump engine 210.
  • pump head 110 may be configured such that stops, projections, indentations, or other mechanisms may prevent or allow the pump head 110 to be depressed or actuated for operation.
  • the pump head 110 may include a stop projection that travels along a platform integral to the overshell 120.
  • the platform on the overshell 120 may be configured such that it supports the stop projection of the pump body 110 in all but the "on" or dispensing configuration.
  • the stop projection of the pump head 110 may be allowed to pass by the platform of the overshell 120, or through a gap in the platform, allowing the pump head 110 to be activated. Rotation of the overshell 120 and body 140 may move the stop projection over the platform, preventing any attempt to depress the pump head 110.
  • a dispenser 100 may be changed from a non-dispensing configuration as illustrated in FIG. 3 to a dispensing configuration as illustrated in FIG. 4 by rotating the overshell 120 and the body 140 in opposite directions relative to one another.
  • overshell 120 may include one or more guide tabs 126 which may fit in one or more grooves 136 in the sleeve 130.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a side-view of a body 140 and sleeve 130 of a dispenser according to particular embodiments of the invention.
  • the sleeve 130 may include one or more grooves 136.
  • the one or more grooves 136 in the sleeve may have an angled or sloped character which may guide one or more tabs 126 inserted into the grooves 136 during rotation of an overshell 120 and a body 140.
  • the grooves 136 may include a top platform 134 and a bottom platform 132 upon which tabs 126 of an overshell 120 may rest or be guided.
  • tabs 126 of overshell 120 may rest upon a top platform 134 of a groove 136 in a non-dispensing configuration of a dispenser 100 according to embodiments of the invention.
  • the tabs 126 of the overshell 120 may rest on a bottom platform 132 of the grooves 136.
  • tabs 126 move in grooves 136 and guide the overshell 120 up or down with respect to the body 140.
  • the sleeve 130 may include tabs which fit into one or more grooves in an overshell 120 to control the movement of the overshell 120 with respect to the sleeve 130.
  • tabs and grooves may be designed in either the overshell 120, the sleeve 130, or both the overshell 120 and sleeve 130.
  • tabs and grooves may be formed in the sleeve 130 and body 140 in a similar manner as to the tabs and grooves illustrated in FIGS. 3 through 5 with the exception that the sleeve 130 moves relative to the body 140 rather than the overshell 120. The movement of the sleeve 130 relative to the body may also move the overshell 120 relative to the body 140 if the overshell 120 and sleeve 130 are connected.
  • the overshell 120 When the dispenser 100 is in a non-dispensing configuration the overshell 120 may be removably locked to the body 140 or held in a non-dispensing configuration until sufficient forces are applied to rotate the overshell 120 with respect to the body 140.
  • one or more securing tabs 138 may be included in the grooves 136 to secure tabs 126 on the top platform 134 or bottom platform 132.
  • FIG. 6 An exploded view of a groove 136 including securing tabs 138 according to various embodiments of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • the groove 136 includes two securing tabs 138 on the top platform 134 and a single securing tab 138 on the bottom platform 132.
  • groove 136 illustrated in FIG. 6 include two securing tabs 138 in the top platform 134 and one securing tab 138 in the bottom platform 132, it is understood that any number of securing tabs 138 may be included in the grooves 136 and they may be positioned in any desired location along the grooves 136.
  • one or more detents and projections, or other devices or mechanisms may be included to indicate when the dispenser 100 has been manipulated into a dispensing or non-dispensing configuration.
  • the securing tabs 138 illustrated in FIG. 6 may be configured such that when a tab 126 slides past one or more securing tabs 138 a "click" or other audible sound is made.
  • an audible noise is made, informing the user that a particular state of the device has been achieved.
  • detents on the interior of the overshell 120 or part of the sleeve 130 or body 140 may be configured to move into or out of corresponding detents or projections on other parts of the dispenser 100. Movement of the detents into and out of the projections may create an audible noise which may inform a user of the status of the dispenser 100.
  • visual markings may be included on a dispenser 100 such that when the dispenser 100 is in a dispensing configuration the visible markings indicate the same and when the dispenser 100 is in a non-dispensing configuration the visible markings indicate the same.
  • a dispenser 100 may include noise making indications which produce a "click” or audible sound when the dispenser 100 is secured or removed from a non-dispensing configuration and a "click” or audible sound when the dispenser 100 is secured or removed from a dispensing configuration.
  • noise making indications which produce a "click” or audible sound when the dispenser 100 is secured or removed from a non-dispensing configuration and a "click” or audible sound when the dispenser 100 is secured or removed from a dispensing configuration.
  • Pump orifices 112 may include any conventional orifice capable of, or configured to, disperse a product from a pump.
  • the orifice 112 may be formed of any suitable material and may be configured to provide any desired spray pattern.
  • the overshell 120 may be formed from any suitable material.
  • the overshell 120 may be molded from a thermoplastic material or elastomeric thermoplastic material.
  • Other plastic materials may also be used to form overshells 120 according to embodiments of the invention.
  • the overshell 120 may also be formed of a metal material or a plastic material coated with a metal layer or overlaid with one or more metal layers. Materials, such as plastic, metal, wood, carbon fiber, stone, composites, or other suitable combinations of materials may also be used to form overshells 120.
  • the body 140 of the dispenser 100 may be made from any suitable material according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • the body 140 may be made of materials such as plastic, metal, wood, carbon fiber, stone, composites, or any combination thereof.
  • a body 140 may include one or more molded plastic pieces.
  • a body 140 may be formed from metal or plastic with an overlying metal layer.
  • the sleeve 130 may also be made of or from any suitable material according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • sleeves 130 may be made of materials such as plastic, metal, wood, carbon fiber, stone, composites, or any combination thereof.
  • Bottles 200 may include any conventional bottles 200.
  • the bottles 200 may be configured to accept or be attached to a pump engine 210 which may be configured to attach to a pump head 110.
  • the dispenser 100 may accept refill bottles 200 such that the dispenser 100 may be taken apart and the bottle 200 or the bottle 200 and pump engine 210 may be replaced with a refill.
  • Various methods for producing a refillable dispenser 100 may be used.
  • dispensers 100 illustrated in the Figures are generally cylindrical or elliptical in shape, embodiments of the invention may include dispensers 100 having any shape, including square, rectangular, triangular, hexagonal, or other shapes.
  • the dispensers 100 according to various embodiments of the invention may be of any size and may be used to dispense products such as lotions, creams, fluids, fragrances, cleaning agents, edible agents, or any other products conventionally dispensed by dispensing devices.

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La présente invention concerne un distributeur qui comprend une tête de pompe télescopique qui peut être fixée en position non distributrice et protégée dans une portion du distributeur et qui peut être télescopée en position de distribution du produit.
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