Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D83/40—Closure caps
• • 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
  • B65D83/16—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 characterised by the actuating means
  • B65D83/22—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 characterised by the actuating means with a mechanical means to disable actuation
  • B65D83/224—Tamper indicating means obstructing initial actuation, e.g. removable
  • B65D83/228—Tamper indicating means obstructing initial actuation, e.g. removable consisting of a rupturable connection between actuator element and actuator cap or skirt, e.g. tear strips or bridges
• • 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
  • B05B11/0027—Means for neutralising the actuation of the sprayer ; Means for preventing access to the sprayer actuation means
  • B05B11/0032—Manually actuated means located downstream the discharge nozzle for closing or covering it, e.g. shutters
• • 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
  • B65D83/757—Tamper-indicating means
• • 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
  • B65D83/16—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 characterised by the actuating means
  • B65D83/20—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 characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
  • B65D83/205—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container

Definitions

• the invention relates to a diffuser for dispensing a product contained in a container, which diffuser is provided with a base for fixing it on a container and a pushbutton provided with a channel opening on one side on means for cooperate with a device for dispensing a container and the other side on an outlet opening through which the product contained in a container can exit.
• the preamble diffusers find many applications, especially for aerosol bottles. However, they have the disadvantage that the push button can be operated inadvertently and that dirt can clog the outlet opening.
• the objective of the invention is to develop diffusers according to the preamble that do not have the drawbacks mentioned above.
• a cap connected to the base by a hinge so that it can be moved between a closed position in which it is folded on the base by isolating from the outside the push button and the outlet opening and an open position in which it is straightened by giving access to the push button and releasing the exit opening,
• tamper-proof means which must be partially torn off during the first use to enable the cap to be moved from the closed position to the open position
• the tamper-proof means being constituted on the one hand by a strip and on the other hand by a shoulder, one being fixed to the cap and the other to the base, the strip being fastened to the cap or to the cap; basis by connecting means that can be easily torn by hand, and the shoulder being placed on the base or the cap so that, when the cap is placed in the closed position, the shoulder is snapped behind a stop made in the strip without being able to release it otherwise than tearing off the strip.
• the hood will not be lost.
• the diffuser is not likely to be actuated inadvertently and the diffusion nozzle can not be soiled before the first use.
• This diffuser is simple to make. It suffices to mold a base provided with a cap and to provide on one of these pieces a strip that can be torn off and on the other a shoulder that can lock behind an abutment made in the strip. When the first closure of the cap, the shoulder is snapped behind the stop made in the strip without being able to disengage otherwise than by tearing the strip.
• the strip is preferably attached to the cap or base by a plurality of bridges extending from the edge of one edge of the strip to the cap or base.
• the edge of the strip between two particular bridges forms the abutment behind which engages the shoulder.
• the strip it is particularly advantageous to fix the strip to the cap and to make the shoulder in the base.
• provision may be made to give the strip an L-shape consisting of a vertical branch and a transverse branch, and to provide the cap with a recess.
• the top of the vertical leg can be connected by first bridges to the top, considering the cap in the closed position, the recess and the free end of the transverse branch to the lower part (31 1), considering the cap in the closed position, the cap.
• the shoulder may be wedge-shaped with an inclined surface and a radial surface, the radial surface cooperating with the strip to lock the cap in the closed position.
• the outlet opening may be provided with a nozzle for generating an aerosol.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view of a diffuser according to the invention, the cap being in the open position;
• Figure 2 the same perspective view as in Figure 1, the cap being in the closed position;
• Figure 3 another perspective view of the diffuser of Figure 1, the cap being in the open position;
• Figure 4 the same perspective view as in Figure 3, the cap being in the closed position
• Figure 5 is a top view of the diffuser of Figure 1, the cap being in the open position;
• Figure 6 is a top view of the diffuser of Figure 1, the cap being in the closed position;
• Figure 7 a view of the left side of the diffuser of Figure 1, the cap being in the open position;
• Figure 8 a view of the right side of the diffuser of Figure 1, the cap being in the closed position;
• Figure 9 A sectional view of the diffuser of Figure 1, the cap being in the closed position, (a) in section AA of Figure 6 and (b) an enlarged view at the shoulder.
• the diffuser shown in the figures is intended for an aerosol bottle. It consists mainly of a base (10), a push-button (20), a cap (30) and a tamper-evident strip (40).
• the diffuser can be manufactured and sold independently of any bottle or container. Therefore, these references are made with respect to the diffuser as shown in the figures with the cap in the closed position. This does not prevent the diffuser can be used in the opposite position, that is to say with the diffuser under the bottle, or in any other position.
• the diffuser has a certain symmetry so that it has an axis main vertical, marked with a cross in Figures 5 and 6, which serves as a reference in particular to qualify radial surfaces perpendicular to this main axis.
• the base (10) consists for example of a first wall (1 1) essentially cylindrical or frustoconical provided on its inner face with fasteners (12) constituting means for securing it on a container not shown.
• the first wall (1 1) ends upwards by a first annular plate (13) directed towards the center.
• This plate (13) continues upwards by a second substantially cylindrical or frustoconical wall (14) which, in turn, ends with a second annular plate (15) directed towards the center.
• the push-button (20) is connected to the second annular plate (15) via a tongue (16).
• the cap (30) is connected to the base (10) at the first annular plate (13) by a film hinge (17) and at the first cylindrical wall (1 1) by two butterfly hinges (17 '). Those skilled in the art will recognize that the representation of these butterfly hinges (17 ') in the closed position of the cap is not correct.
• the pushbutton (20) is constituted for example by a dome-shaped piece whose apex (21) is flattened, or even depressed, to form a support surface for the finger.
• a trigger for example a tip (22), constituting means for cooperating with the valve of an aerosol container is placed on the inner face of the dome. These cooperation means are extended by a channel (23) leading to an outlet opening (24) provided with a nozzle.
• the cap (30) consists for example of a substantially cylindrical or frustoconical wall (31) closed at its apex by a slightly domed top wall (32). It is connected to the base by hinge elements (17, 17 ') which are fixed on the lower part of the wall (31) of the cap.
• the latter can pass from a closed position in which it is folded down on the base by isolating from outside the pushbutton (20) and the outlet opening (24), and an open position in which it is straightened in giving access to the push button and the exit opening. In the closed position, the edge (31 1) of the wall (31) of the cap abuts against the first annular plate (13).
• the outer face of the cap in the closed position, is in the extension of the outer face of the first cylindrical or frustoconical portion (1 1) of the base.
• the closed position of the cap it is not possible to press the push button and the opening is hidden behind the cap. She is not likely to get dirty.
• the open position of the cap it is possible to access the push-button to press on it.
• the opening is released and the product can be propelled in the axis of the opening in the form of a spray or be collected in the hand for example if it is a foam.
• the diffuser is provided with tamper-proof means which hold it in the closed position.
• the cap can not go into open position after tearing tamper means.
• a strip (40) attached to the cap (30) by several bridges (41) and a shoulder (18) formed on the base.
• the strip has an L shape having a vertical leg (42) and a transverse leg (43).
• the cylindrical or frustoconical wall (31) of the cap has, opposite the hinge (17, 17 '), a recess.
• Three of the bridges (41 ') are attached between the top of the vertical leg (42) of the strip and the upper portion (312) of the recess.
• a fourth bridge (41 ") is fixed between the free end of the upper face of the transverse branch (43) and the portion (31 1) of the wall (31) of the cap abutting against the first annular plate (13). ) of the base.
• the shoulder (18) extends radially outwardly at the junction between the first cylindrical or frustoconical wall (1 1) and the first annular wall (13) of the base.
• the shoulder (18) protrudes outwardly beyond the cylindrical wall or frustoconical (1 1). It has the shape of a wedge whose upper face constitutes an inclined surface (181), while the lower face forms a radial surface (182) perpendicular to the direction of movement of the strip. This is clearly visible in Figure 9b.
• This shoulder (18) is placed so that when the cap (30) is closed, the shoulder is in abutment with its radial face (182) on the upper face of the transverse branch (43) of the strip.
• the shoulder is surrounded on the right by the fourth bridge (41 ") and left by the first of three bridges (41 ') fixed at the top of the recess (312), as shown in Figure 8.
• the diffuser is molded In the open position, it is necessary that the cap can be closed once without damaging the strip (40), which is possible thanks to the wedge shape of the shoulder, when the cap (30) is first closed.
• strip (40) comes with the lower face of the transverse branch (43) sliding against the inclined surface (181) of the shoulder by deforming elastically, until the upper face of the transverse branch (43) of the the strip has passed the radial lower face (182) of the shoulder, at which point the strip resumes its shape initial and the upper face of the transverse branch (43) of the strip is locked against the radial surface (182) of the shoulder.
• tear the strip (40) by tearing the bridges (41). Once the strip (40) torn off, the depression, at the top (312) of which was fixed the strip through the three bridges (41 '), forms a socket to facilitate the opening of the cap.
• all bridges would be fixed on the portion (31 1) of the wall (31) of the cap abutting against the first annular plate (13) of the base.
• the inviolability means are placed opposite the hinge (17) relative to the vertical main axis of the diffuser.
• the axis of the outlet opening (24) is oriented substantially horizontally and perpendicularly to the median vertical plane passing through the hinge (17) and the strip (40).
• the outlet opening could be placed differently with respect to the hinge and / or the strip (40).
• the strip could be attached to the base and the shoulder could be formed on the cap.
• the invention can be applied to any type of diffuser.
• the invention can be applied to a bottle provided not with a valve, but with a pump.
• cooperation means for actuating the valve it could have provided a rod cooperating with a female valve rather than a tip (22) for cooperating with the stem of a male valve.

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