WO2020214972A1 - Distributeur de tablettes sensibles à l'humidité et procédé - Google Patents

Distributeur de tablettes sensibles à l'humidité et procédé Download PDF

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WO2020214972A1
WO2020214972A1 PCT/US2020/028793 US2020028793W WO2020214972A1 WO 2020214972 A1 WO2020214972 A1 WO 2020214972A1 US 2020028793 W US2020028793 W US 2020028793W WO 2020214972 A1 WO2020214972 A1 WO 2020214972A1
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moisture
dispenser
sensitive
pod
valve
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Mark DIKER
Peter STEED
Stuart Harvey Lee
Michael Anthony BAMBINO
Jochen Rainer Schaepers
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Splash Innovations, Llc
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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
    • B65D65/00—Wrappers or flexible covers; Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D65/38—Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D65/46—Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials
    • 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
    • B65D83/0409—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 dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/06—Dispensers for soap
    • A47K5/12—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure
    • B65D47/2031—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure
    • 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
    • B65D83/049—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 dispensing means forming a part of a removable closure, e.g. gripping teeth, cavity
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D2034/005—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes with a cartridge

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  • plastic personal care product containers can end up in landfills as relatively non- decomposable material that can persist for generations to come, or as hazardous debris in the oceans that can impact the food chain, among the various ways that non-recycled plastic materials can blight the environment.
  • consumer handling of the product typically occurs in an environment that is relatively dry, such as while loading a laundry machine before a wash cycle is performed. Additionally, when removing laundry pods, consumer hands are likely dry, thus removing one pod by hand from a batch of pods in a container would not compromise the remaining pods in the batch.
  • the water-soluble films that make up the pod“shells” can be easily susceptible to deterioration when exposed to ambient moisture or wet hands, which can be particularly problematic for the types of moisture-rich environments in or near sinks, showers and bathtubs where they are most likely to be used, and with the product being handled by users with wet hands in the bath or shower. Prolonged exposure of the pods to excessive ambient moisture levels and wet hands can result in deterioration of the waster-soluble films to a point where they exhibit a tacky or unpleasantly sticky feel, and can even result in failure of the water-soluble film and leakage of the personal care product. Wide-spread consumer adoption of such moisture-sensitive pods thus depends on the ability to maintain the structural integrity of the pods even in moisture-rich environments.
  • FIGS 17A-17C are perspective views of another embodiment of a moisture-sensitive pod dispenser, according to aspects herein;
  • a dispenser 100 that has a valve 300 that serves as a moisture-inhibiting barrier for moisture-sensitive pods 102 stored in the dispenser, while also allowing the pods 102 to be dispensed from the dispenser.
  • a valve 300 serves as a moisture-inhibiting barrier for moisture-sensitive pods 102 stored in the dispenser, while also allowing the pods 102 to be dispensed from the dispenser.
  • the closeable aperture 118 may in certain aspects subsequently be opened to dispense a pod received in the receiving chamber 400 from the dispenser 100.
  • the closeable aperture 118 may be opened at a time when the pod is accelerated to pass through the valve 300, such that a pod is passed from the interior compartment 110 through the valve 300 and out of the closeable aperture to be dispensed from the dispenser.
  • the closeable aperture 118 may be opened, but the pods are maintained in the interior compartment 110 by the control of the valve 300, until accelerated via movement and/or other operation of the user to pass a pod through the valve 300.
  • the interior compartment 110 comprises a removable refill cartridge 108 that is configured to hold the plurality of moisture-sensitive pods 102.
  • the removable refill cartridge 108 may be positioned within the dispenser body 104, and may be removable to refill with fresh pods once the plurality of pods in the dispenser have been dispensed, for example by removing an upper portion 112 of the dispenser body 104 from a base portion 114 if the dispenser body 104 to expose the refill cartridge 108, which can itself be removed for refill and/or replacement of the cartridge 108.
  • the valve 300 and one or more flexible panels 302 can comprise various sizes shapes and configurations, which are adapted to provide for control in dispensing pods held in the dispenser 100.
  • the valve 300 comprises a plurality of inwardly extending panels 302 that are affixed at a first end 304a thereof to one or more interior walls of the dispenser 100, and having second free ends 304b that converge at center region of the valve 300 to form a valve aperture 306.
  • the same interior compartment comprises a third moisture-sensitive pod having a third personal care composition, the third composition being different than the first and second composition, in the same interior compartment.
  • the same interior compartment comprises a fourth moisture-sensitive pod having a fourth personal care composition, the fourth composition being different than the first, second and third composition, in the same interior compartment.
  • the same interior compartment may comprise a first moisture-sensitive pod having a shampoo formulation, a second moisture-sensitive pod having a conditioner formulation, and a third moisture-sensitive pod having a body wash formulation, in the same interior compartment.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne des distributeurs permettant de distribuer des tablettes sensibles à l'humidité et des procédés d'utilisation associés, et en particulier des distributeurs et des procédés pour distribuer des tablettes sensibles à l'humidité comprenant une formulation de soins personnels.
PCT/US2020/028793 2019-04-18 2020-04-17 Distributeur de tablettes sensibles à l'humidité et procédé WO2020214972A1 (fr)

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