WO2014033080A1 - Rechargeable dispenser for tablets - Google Patents

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WO2014033080A1
WO2014033080A1 PCT/EP2013/067605 EP2013067605W WO2014033080A1 WO 2014033080 A1 WO2014033080 A1 WO 2014033080A1 EP 2013067605 W EP2013067605 W EP 2013067605W WO 2014033080 A1 WO2014033080 A1 WO 2014033080A1
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Sébastien Lucien FILY
Bruno Chazel
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Bayer Consumer Care Ag
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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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0481—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the articles passing through a small opening or passage, without additional dispensing devices and without retaining means for the following article

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  • the invention relates to a rechargeable dispenser for one or more single doses of a product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation and a refill pack for such dispenser.
  • Rechargeable dispensers for tablets are known for example from CH 290466 or FR2 791 555 A I .
  • Known dispensers for tablets comprise a rigid container for tablets.
  • Said container has a cylindrical shape with an open top and a closed bottom.
  • the container comprises a cap for closing the open top.
  • the container can be recharged with tablets through the open top after removing the cap.
  • Adjacent to the open top a slit is located in the cylindrical wall of the container for dispensing a tablet.
  • the dispenser may comprise a ring movably attached to the cylindrical wall and movable in axial direction between a position covering the slit and a position clearing the slit.
  • the ring has a slit of comparable size and shape as the slit in the cylindrical wall.
  • the ring is rotatably attached to the cylindrical wall and movable between a position covering the slit and a position where the slit in the ring coincides with the slit in the container wall.
  • the tablets for recharging have to be provided in separate packaging.
  • the tablets have to be removed from the separate packaging and to be filled into the open top of the rechargeable dispenser after removal of the cap.
  • the disadvantage of rechargeable dispensers known in the art is that there is always the risk that tablets do not properly arrange within the container and block the entrance for subsequent tablets, that tablets fall down to the floor or are being contaminated through the manual handling.
  • the whole refilling procedure requires a sleight of hand which for example elderly persons might not have.
  • the product to be refilled has always to be taken out of a bag or other package and manually be filled into the target container.
  • the rechargeable dispenser for one or more single doses of a product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation according to the present invention.
  • Product or “product” shall mean any product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation, especially pharmaceutical products or food supplements such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids or amino acids, and shall refer to one or more single doses of the product.
  • the rechargeable dispenser for the product comprises a main container portion, a refill pack comprising a rigid head portion and a compressible pouch portion attached to the rigid head portion, the rigid head portion having an opening for dispensing the product, the main container portion having means to attach the rigid head portion of the refill pack to the main container portion such that the compressible pouch portion is located within the interior of the main container portion.
  • the rigid head portion of the refill pack has means for attaching to the corresponding means of the main container portion.
  • the main container portion and the rigid head portion are cylindrical and the means for attachment are corresponding screw threads at the main container portion and the rigid head portion.
  • the rechargeable dispensers may further comprise a lid for covering the rigid head portion of the refill pack, when the rigid head portion is being attached to the main container portion.
  • a lid for covering the rigid head portion of the refill pack, when the rigid head portion is being attached to the main container portion.
  • Such lid is preferably adapted to be attached to the main container portion thereby encompassing the rigid head portion of the refill pack.
  • the lid may alternatively be adapted to be attached to the rigid head portion of the refill pack thereby encompassing at least part of the rigid head portion.
  • the lid has an opening for dispensing the product and is adapted to be rotated when being attached to the main container portion or the rigid head portion between a position in which the opening in the rigid head portion is covered and a position where the opening in the lid coincides with the opening in the rigid head portion.
  • the lid is just adapted to be attached rotatably to the main container portion or to the rigid head portion of the refill pack.
  • the lid is attached by means of a hinge to the main container portion or to the rigid head portion of the refill pack.
  • the lid can be adapted to be attached by clipping to the main container portion or to the rigid head portion of the refill pack.
  • the lid is adapted to be sealingly engaged with the main container portion or the rigid head portion of the refill pack such that as little moisture as possible diffuses into the interior of the refill pack.
  • a rubber seal could be present at the outer wall of the rigid head portion around the opening in the rigid head portion.
  • the lid is rotatably attached to the main container portion or to the rigid head portion of the refill pack and has an ellipsoid-shaped cro s section, whereas the main container portion or the rigid head portion has a circular cross section.
  • the difference in length between semi-minor axis and semi-major axis of the ellipsoid-shaped cross section is preferably in the range between 0.25% to 3%.
  • the opening in the lid is located in the circumferential wall of the lid at a certain distance from the intersection of the semi-minor axis of the ellipsoid-shaped cross section with the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid.
  • this distance corresponds to an angle in the range between 80° and 100° at the circumference of the lid.
  • the ellipsoid-shaped lid can be turned to a position where the area of the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid at or adjacent the intersection of the semi-minor axis of the ellipsoid-shaped cross section with the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid covers the opening in the rigid head portion.
  • the tightness can be improved by addition of a rubber seal around the opening of the rigid head portion.
  • the lid may be partly or fully transparent.
  • the compressible pouch portion is filled with the product the number or amount of which is being reduced in the course of using the dispenser.
  • the invention is further directed to a refill pack for a rechargeable dispenser comprising a rigid head portion and a compressible pouch portion attached to the rigid head portion.
  • the rigid head portion has an opening for dispensing the product.
  • the rigid head portion is adapted to be attached to the main container portion of a rechargeable dispenser, the main container portion having means to attach the rigid head portion of the refill pack to the main container portion such that the compressible pouch portion is located within the interior of the main container portion.
  • the rigid head portion of the refill pack has means for attaching to the corresponding means of the main container portion.
  • both the main container portion and the rigid head portion are cylindrical and the means for attachment are corresponding screw threads at the main container portion and the rigid head portion of the refill pack.
  • the compressible pouch portion is filled with the product.
  • Fig. 1 shows a rechargeable dispenser including refill pack
  • Fig. 2 shows a rigid head portion with lid
  • Fig. 3a to e show technical drawings of a rigid head portion with an ellipsoid-shaped lid 10 - rechargeable dispenser
  • Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of the rechargeable dispenser according to the invention.
  • the rechargeable dispenser 10 comprises a main container portion 1 and a lid 11 separable from each other.
  • the refill pack 2 has a rigid head portion 3 with a closed top 7 and an open bottom.
  • the rigid head portion 3 is made from a rigid material such as plastics or metal.
  • the refill pack 2 has further a compressible pouch portion 4 attached to the open bottom o the rigid head portion 3.
  • the compressible pouch portion 4 can be made from aluminum foil or any other flexible material or foil such as metal or plastic foil or paper.
  • the compressible pouch portion 4 has been filled with the product before connecting the compressible pouch portion 4 to the rigid head portion 3.
  • the rigid head portion 3 of the refill pack 2 has screw threads 6 for attaching to corresponding screw threads (not shown) in the interior of the main container portion 1 adjacent the open top 8. By means of the corresponding screw threads the refill pack 2 can be separably attached to the main container portion 1 such that the compressible pouch portion 4 is located within the interior of the main container portion 1.
  • the rigid head portion 3 o the refill pack 2 has an opening 5 in its cylindrical wall for dispensing the product.
  • a lid 1 1 is adapted to be attached rotatably by means of clips 15 to the main container portion 1 or to the rigid head portion 3 thereby encompassing the rigid head portion 3 of the refill pack 2.
  • the lid 1 1 has an opening 14 in its cylindrical wall for dispensing the product.
  • the lid 11 is adapted to be rotated when being attached to the main container portion 1 between a position in which the opening 5 in the rigid head portion 3 is covered and a position where the opening 14 in the lid 11 coincides with the opening 5 in the rigid head portion. In the first position the lid is usually maintained when the rechargeable dispenser is set aside to avoid any contamination o the interior of the refill pack.
  • the rechargeable dispenser 10 is ready to dispense one or more times product from the refill pack 2 through the openings 5, 14.
  • the lid has an upper part 13 being made from an opaque material and a lower part 12 being made from a transparent material.
  • the lower part 12 includes the opening 14.
  • the advantage of making the lower part of the lid 1 1 from transparent material is that the user can see the position of the opening in the rigid head portion 3 through the transparent part 12 of the lid 1 1 and therefore selectively rotate the lid 1 1 such that the openings 5, 14 of the lid 1 1 and the rigid head portion 3 coincide with each other when he wishes to dispense the product.
  • Fig. 2 shows a rigid head portion 3 which is covered by a lid 11 having an ellipsoid-shaped cross section.
  • the ellipsoid-shaped lid 11 is rotatable and is shown in a position where the opening 14 in the lid 1 1 and the opening 5 in the rigid head portion 3 nearly coincide.
  • Figs. b to 3d show a rigid head portion 3 which is covered by a lid 21.
  • the lid 21 is rotatable and is shown in two different positions.
  • Figs. 3a and 3c show a cross sectional view of Figs. 3b and 3d at line A - A.
  • the ellipsoid-shaped lid 21 is in a rotational position where the openings 5, 14 in the rigid head portion 3 and the ellipsoid-shaped lid 21 coincide.
  • a small gap 23 is present in the area of the openings 5, 14 which is emphasized by a small circle in Fig. 3a.
  • the small gap 23 is located between the inner side of the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid 21 and the outer wall of the rigid head portion 3 in the area of the opening 5 of the rigid head portion 3.
  • the encircled portion of Fig. 3a is shown enlarged in Fig. 3e.
  • Figs. 3c and 3d the ellipsoid-shaped lid 21 is in a rotational position where the openings 5, 14 in the rigid head portion 3 and the ellipsoid-shaped lid 21 have an angular distance of 90°.
  • No gap is present in the area of the opening 5 of the rigid head portion 3 which is emphasized by a small circle in Fig. 3c. That means the opening in the rigid head portion is sealed.
  • the encircled portion of Fig. 3c is shown enlarged in Fig. 3f.
  • a cross section of a rubber seal 22 is arranged around the opening 5 of the rigid head portion 3.

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The invention is directed to a rechargeable dispenser for one or more single doses of a product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation and according refill pack. The rechargeable dispenser comprises a main container portion, a refill pack comprising a rigid head portion and a compressible pouch portion attached to the rigid head portion, the rigid head portion having an opening for dispensing a tablet. The main container portion has means to attach the rigid head portion of the refill pack to the main container portion such that the compressible pouch portion is located within the interior of the main container portion.

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The invention relates to a rechargeable dispenser for one or more single doses of a product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation and a refill pack for such dispenser.
Rechargeable dispensers for tablets are known for example from CH 290466 or FR2 791 555 A I . Known dispensers for tablets comprise a rigid container for tablets. Said container has a cylindrical shape with an open top and a closed bottom. The container comprises a cap for closing the open top. The container can be recharged with tablets through the open top after removing the cap. Adjacent to the open top a slit is located in the cylindrical wall of the container for dispensing a tablet. Further the dispenser may comprise a ring movably attached to the cylindrical wall and movable in axial direction between a position covering the slit and a position clearing the slit. Alternatively the ring has a slit of comparable size and shape as the slit in the cylindrical wall. The ring is rotatably attached to the cylindrical wall and movable between a position covering the slit and a position where the slit in the ring coincides with the slit in the container wall.
When using the state of the art dispensers the tablets for recharging have to be provided in separate packaging. The tablets have to be removed from the separate packaging and to be filled into the open top of the rechargeable dispenser after removal of the cap. The disadvantage of rechargeable dispensers known in the art is that there is always the risk that tablets do not properly arrange within the container and block the entrance for subsequent tablets, that tablets fall down to the floor or are being contaminated through the manual handling. The whole refilling procedure requires a sleight of hand which for example elderly persons might not have.
The same is true for the refilling of containers for other products such as salt, pepper, spices or sweets. The product to be refilled has always to be taken out of a bag or other package and manually be filled into the target container.
The problem described above is solved by the rechargeable dispenser for one or more single doses of a product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation according to the present invention. In the following "Product" or "product" shall mean any product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation, especially pharmaceutical products or food supplements such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids or amino acids, and shall refer to one or more single doses of the product.
The rechargeable dispenser for the product according to the invention comprises a main container portion, a refill pack comprising a rigid head portion and a compressible pouch portion attached to the rigid head portion, the rigid head portion having an opening for dispensing the product, the main container portion having means to attach the rigid head portion of the refill pack to the main container portion such that the compressible pouch portion is located within the interior of the main container portion.
Preferably the rigid head portion of the refill pack has means for attaching to the corresponding means of the main container portion. In one embodiment the main container portion and the rigid head portion are cylindrical and the means for attachment are corresponding screw threads at the main container portion and the rigid head portion.
The rechargeable dispensers may further comprise a lid for covering the rigid head portion of the refill pack, when the rigid head portion is being attached to the main container portion. Such lid is preferably adapted to be attached to the main container portion thereby encompassing the rigid head portion of the refill pack. The lid may alternatively be adapted to be attached to the rigid head portion of the refill pack thereby encompassing at least part of the rigid head portion. In one embodiment the lid has an opening for dispensing the product and is adapted to be rotated when being attached to the main container portion or the rigid head portion between a position in which the opening in the rigid head portion is covered and a position where the opening in the lid coincides with the opening in the rigid head portion. In another embodiment the lid is just adapted to be attached rotatably to the main container portion or to the rigid head portion of the refill pack. In a further embodiment the lid is attached by means of a hinge to the main container portion or to the rigid head portion of the refill pack. Alternatively the lid can be adapted to be attached by clipping to the main container portion or to the rigid head portion of the refill pack. Preferably the lid is adapted to be sealingly engaged with the main container portion or the rigid head portion of the refill pack such that as little moisture as possible diffuses into the interior of the refill pack. For sealing a rubber seal could be present at the outer wall of the rigid head portion around the opening in the rigid head portion.
In one embodiment the lid is rotatably attached to the main container portion or to the rigid head portion of the refill pack and has an ellipsoid-shaped cro s section, whereas the main container portion or the rigid head portion has a circular cross section. The difference in length between semi-minor axis and semi-major axis of the ellipsoid-shaped cross section is preferably in the range between 0.25% to 3%. The opening in the lid is located in the circumferential wall of the lid at a certain distance from the intersection of the semi-minor axis of the ellipsoid-shaped cross section with the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid. Preferably this distance corresponds to an angle in the range between 80° and 100° at the circumference of the lid. For covering the opening in the rigid head portion in a tight manner, the ellipsoid-shaped lid can be turned to a position where the area of the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid at or adjacent the intersection of the semi-minor axis of the ellipsoid-shaped cross section with the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid covers the opening in the rigid head portion. The tightness can be improved by addition of a rubber seal around the opening of the rigid head portion.
The lid may be partly or fully transparent. Preferably the compressible pouch portion is filled with the product the number or amount of which is being reduced in the course of using the dispenser. The invention is further directed to a refill pack for a rechargeable dispenser comprising a rigid head portion and a compressible pouch portion attached to the rigid head portion. The rigid head portion has an opening for dispensing the product. The rigid head portion is adapted to be attached to the main container portion of a rechargeable dispenser, the main container portion having means to attach the rigid head portion of the refill pack to the main container portion such that the compressible pouch portion is located within the interior of the main container portion. Preferably the rigid head portion of the refill pack has means for attaching to the corresponding means of the main container portion. In one embodiment both the main container portion and the rigid head portion are cylindrical and the means for attachment are corresponding screw threads at the main container portion and the rigid head portion of the refill pack. Preferably the compressible pouch portion is filled with the product.
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Fig. 1 shows a rechargeable dispenser including refill pack
Fig. 2 shows a rigid head portion with lid
Fig. 3a to e show technical drawings of a rigid head portion with an ellipsoid-shaped lid 10 - rechargeable dispenser
1 - main container portion
2 refill pack
3 - rigid head portion
4 - compressible pouch portion 5 opening in rigid head portion
6 - threads of the rigid head portion
7 - closed top of rigid head portion
8 open top of main container portion 11 - lid
12 - transparent part of lid
13 - opaque part of lid
14 opening in lid 1 5 - clips
21 - lid having an ellipsoid-shaped cross section
22 - rubber seal
23 - gap between rigid head portion and lid
Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of the rechargeable dispenser according to the invention. The rechargeable dispenser 10 comprises a main container portion 1 and a lid 11 separable from each other. The refill pack 2 has a rigid head portion 3 with a closed top 7 and an open bottom. The rigid head portion 3 is made from a rigid material such as plastics or metal. The refill pack 2 has further a compressible pouch portion 4 attached to the open bottom o the rigid head portion 3. The compressible pouch portion 4 can be made from aluminum foil or any other flexible material or foil such as metal or plastic foil or paper. The compressible pouch portion 4 has been filled with the product before connecting the compressible pouch portion 4 to the rigid head portion 3. The rigid head portion 3 of the refill pack 2 has screw threads 6 for attaching to corresponding screw threads (not shown) in the interior of the main container portion 1 adjacent the open top 8. By means of the corresponding screw threads the refill pack 2 can be separably attached to the main container portion 1 such that the compressible pouch portion 4 is located within the interior of the main container portion 1. The rigid head portion 3 o the refill pack 2 has an opening 5 in its cylindrical wall for dispensing the product.
A lid 1 1 is adapted to be attached rotatably by means of clips 15 to the main container portion 1 or to the rigid head portion 3 thereby encompassing the rigid head portion 3 of the refill pack 2. The lid 1 1 has an opening 14 in its cylindrical wall for dispensing the product. The lid 11 is adapted to be rotated when being attached to the main container portion 1 between a position in which the opening 5 in the rigid head portion 3 is covered and a position where the opening 14 in the lid 11 coincides with the opening 5 in the rigid head portion. In the first position the lid is usually maintained when the rechargeable dispenser is set aside to avoid any contamination o the interior of the refill pack. In the second position with coinciding openings 5, 14 the rechargeable dispenser 10 is ready to dispense one or more times product from the refill pack 2 through the openings 5, 14. In to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 the lid has an upper part 13 being made from an opaque material and a lower part 12 being made from a transparent material. The lower part 12 includes the opening 14. The advantage of making the lower part of the lid 1 1 from transparent material is that the user can see the position of the opening in the rigid head portion 3 through the transparent part 12 of the lid 1 1 and therefore selectively rotate the lid 1 1 such that the openings 5, 14 of the lid 1 1 and the rigid head portion 3 coincide with each other when he wishes to dispense the product. The lid 11 can sealingly engage with the main container portion 1 , such that basically no moisture can enter the interior o the refill pack 2. This requires further that the inner circumferential wall of the lid 1 1 and the outer circumferential wall of the rigid head portion 3 are tight fit with one another. Fig. 2 shows a rigid head portion 3 which is covered by a lid 11 having an ellipsoid-shaped cross section. The ellipsoid-shaped lid 11 is rotatable and is shown in a position where the opening 14 in the lid 1 1 and the opening 5 in the rigid head portion 3 nearly coincide.
Figs. b to 3d show a rigid head portion 3 which is covered by a lid 21. The lid 21 is rotatable and is shown in two different positions. Figs. 3a and 3c show a cross sectional view of Figs. 3b and 3d at line A - A. In Figs. 3a and b the ellipsoid-shaped lid 21 is in a rotational position where the openings 5, 14 in the rigid head portion 3 and the ellipsoid-shaped lid 21 coincide. A small gap 23 is present in the area of the openings 5, 14 which is emphasized by a small circle in Fig. 3a. The small gap 23 is located between the inner side of the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid 21 and the outer wall of the rigid head portion 3 in the area of the opening 5 of the rigid head portion 3. The encircled portion of Fig. 3a is shown enlarged in Fig. 3e.
In Figs. 3c and 3d the ellipsoid-shaped lid 21 is in a rotational position where the openings 5, 14 in the rigid head portion 3 and the ellipsoid-shaped lid 21 have an angular distance of 90°. No gap is present in the area of the opening 5 of the rigid head portion 3 which is emphasized by a small circle in Fig. 3c. That means the opening in the rigid head portion is sealed. The encircled portion of Fig. 3c is shown enlarged in Fig. 3f.
In the enlarged views shown in Figs. 3e and 3f a cross section of a rubber seal 22 is arranged around the opening 5 of the rigid head portion 3.

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1. Rechargeable dispenser (10) for one or more single doses of a product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation comprising: a main container portion (1), a refill pack (2) comprising a rigid head portion (3) and a compressible pouch portion (4) attached to the rigid head portion (3), the rigid head portion (3) having an opening (5) for dispensing one or more single doses of the product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation, the main container portion (1) having means to attach the rigid head portion (3) o the refill pack (2) to the main container portion (1) such that the compressible pouch portion (4) is located within the interior of the main container portion ( 1 ).
2. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 1, wherein the rigid head portion (3) has means (6) for attaching to the corresponding means of the main container portion (1).
3. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 2, wherein both the main container portion (1) and the rigid head portion (3) are cylindrical and the means for attachment are corresponding screw threads at the main container portion (1) and the rigid head portion (3).
4. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 1, wherein the rechargeable dispenser (10) further comprises a lid (11, 21) for covering the rigid head portion (3).
5. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4, wherein lid (11, 21) is adapted to be attached to the main container portion (1) thereby encompassing the rigid head portion (3).
6. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4, wherein lid (11, 21) is adapted to be attached to the rigid head portion (3) thereby encompassing at least part of the rigid head portion (3).
7. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4, wherein the lid (11, 21) has an opening (14) for dispensing one or more single doses of the product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation and is adapted to be rotated when being attached to the main container portion (1) or the rigid head portion (3) between a position in which the opening (5) in the rigid head portion (3) is covered and a position where the opening (14) in the lid (11, 21) coincides with the opening (5) in the rigid head portion (3).
8. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4 to 6, wherein lid (11, 21) is adapted to be attached rotatably to the main container portion (1) or to the rigid head portion (3).
9. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4 to 6, wherein lid (11) is attached by means of a hinge to the main container portion (1) or to the rigid head portion (3).
10, Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4 to 9, wherein the lid (11, 21) is adapted to be attached by clipping to the main container portion (1) or to the rigid head portion (3),
1 1 . Rechargeable dispenser (10) o claim 4 to 10, wherein the lid (11, 21) is adapted to be sealingly engaged with the main container portion (1) or the rigid head portion (3).
12. Rechargeable dispenser of claim 4 to 11, wherein a rubber seal (22) is present at the outer wall of the rigid head portion (3) around the opening (5) in the rigid head portion (3).
13. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4 to 12, wherein the lid (21) has an ellipsoid- shaped cross section and the main container portion (1) or the rigid head portion (3) has a circular cross section.
14. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 13, wherein the opening (14) in the lid (21) is located in the circumferential wall of the lid (21) at a certain distance from the intersection of the semi-minor axis of the ellipsoid-shaped cross section with the ellipsoid-shaped circumferential wall of the lid (21).
15. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 14, wherein the distance corresponds to an angle in the range between 80° and 100°, preferably about 90 ° at the circumference of the lid (11,
21).
16. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4 to 15, wherein the lid (11, 21) is partly or fully transparent.
17. Rechargeable dispenser (10) of claim 4 to 16, wherein the compressible pouch portion (4) is filled with the product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation.
18. Refill pack (2) for a rechargeable dispenser (10) comprising:
a rigid head portion (3) and a compressible pouch portion (4) attached to the rigid head portion (3), the rigid head portion (3) having an opening (5) for dispensing one or more single doses of the product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation,
the rigid head portion (3) adapted to be attached to the main container portion (1) of a rechargeable dispenser (10), the main container portion (1) having means to attach the rigid head portion (3) of the refill pack (2) to the main container portion (1) such that the compressible pou ch portion (4) is located within the interior of the main container portion (1).
19. Refill pack (2) of claim 18, wherein the rigid head portion (3) has means (6) for attaching to the corresponding means of the main container portion (1).
20. Refill pack (2) of claim 19, wherein both the main container portion (1) and the rigid head portion (3) are cylindrical and the means for attachment are corresponding screw threads at the main container portion (1) and the rigid head portion (3).
21. Refill pack (2) of claim 18 to 20, wherein the compressible pouch portion (4) is filled with the product in tablet-, powder- or granular formulation.
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