Spray dispenser for liquid dispensing product having a nozzle guard

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10328447-B1
Application number	US-201815883507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jan 30, 2018
Priority date	Jan 30, 2018
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

A liquid dispensing product having: a spray dispenser having a nozzle with a guard of the nozzle and a liquid composition, the spray dispenser configured to spray the composition. The spray dispenser having a shroud housing a pump, the shroud having a shroud top surface, a shroud bottom edge opposing the shroud top surface and shroud walls connecting the shroud top surface to the shroud bottom edge; a rotatable nozzle cover housing a discharge nozzle, the discharge nozzle in fluid communication with the pump; a trigger operatively engaged with the pump; and a guard proximate the nozzle cover, the guard inhibiting contact by an outside structure or force with the nozzle cover from at least one direction. The guard is not in direct contact with the nozzle. The liquid composition having from about 5% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid dispensing product comprising:
a spray dispenser, said spray dispenser comprising:
a shroud housing a pump, wherein said shroud comprises a shroud top surface, a shroud bottom edge opposing said shroud top surface, and shroud walls connecting the shroud top surface to the shroud bottom edge;
a rotatable nozzle cover housing a discharge nozzle wherein said nozzle cover is rotatable about a central axis thereof, and wherein said discharge nozzle is in fluid communication with said pump;
a trigger operatively engaged with said pump, said a trigger having a trigger front surface facing away from said shroud and an opposing trigger back surface, and a pair of opposing trigger lateral edges;
a guard proximate said nozzle cover, wherein said guard inhibits contact by an outside structure or force with said nozzle cover from at least one direction and wherein said guard is not in direct contact with said nozzle, wherein said guard is unitary said trigger and extends from said trigger towards said nozzle cover; and

a liquid composition comprising from about 5% to about 15%, by weight of said composition, of a surfactant system; and
wherein said spray dispenser is configured to spray said composition.

2. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein said guard is at least partially beneath said nozzle cover.

3. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein said guard is at least partially between said nozzle cover and said trigger.

4. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , said nozzle cover having a nozzle cover front edge, a nozzle cover back edge opposing said nozzle cover front edge and facing said shroud, and nozzle cover walls connecting said nozzle cover front edge to said nozzle cover back edge, wherein said guard at least partially surrounds said nozzle cover walls.

5. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 4 , wherein said nozzle cover is of conical shape.

6. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein said guard inhibits contact by an outside structure or force with said nozzle cover from at least two directions or at least three directions.

7. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of said nozzle cover is between said guard and said shroud.

8. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein said spray dispenser comprises an area A between said guard and said shroud walls.

9. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein said guard and said trigger form a curvature for placement of a finger.

10. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein said guard inhibits contact by an outside structure or force with said nozzle cover from at least one direction.

11. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein said guard is not in direct contact with said nozzle.

12. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 , wherein said guard comprises a recess for accepting a portion of said nozzle cover wherein at least part of nozzle cover within said recess is between said guard and said shroud.

13. An assembly of liquid dispensing products each member of said assembly each individually being a liquid dispensing product according to claim 1 .

14. A method of shipping one or more liquid dispensing products, said method comprising the steps of:
providing one or more liquid dispensing products, said liquid dispensing products each individually comprising:
a spray dispenser, said spray dispenser comprising:
a shroud housing a pump, wherein said shroud comprises a shroud top surface, a shroud bottom edge opposing said shroud top surface, and shroud walls connecting the shroud top surface to the shroud bottom edge;
a rotatable nozzle cover housing a discharge nozzle wherein said nozzle cover is rotatable about a central axis thereof, and wherein said discharge nozzle is in fluid communication with said pump;
a trigger operatively engaged with said pump, said a trigger having a trigger front surface facing away from said shroud and an opposing trigger back surface, and a pair of opposing trigger lateral edges;
a guard proximate said nozzle cover, wherein said guard inhibits contact by an outside structure or force with said nozzle cover from at least one direction and wherein said guard is not in direct contact with said nozzle, wherein said guard is unitary said trigger and extends from said trigger towards said nozzle cover; and

a liquid composition comprising from about 5% to about 15%, by weight of said composition, of a surfactant system;
wherein said spray dispenser is configured to spray said composition; and

facilitating the transfer of said one or more liquid dispensing products from a first geographical address to a second geographical address.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein said step of facilitating the transfer of said one or more liquid dispensing products from said first geographical address to said second geographical address comprises said at least one of said liquid dispensing products at least partially in contact with a shipping material for any duration of time.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said shipping material comprises a receptacle, wherein at least one of said liquid dispensing products is placed at least partially on top of and/or at least partially within said receptacle.

17. A liquid dispensing product comprising:
a spray dispenser, said spray dispenser comprising:
a shroud housing a pump, wherein said shroud comprises a shroud top surface, a shroud bottom edge opposing said shroud top surface, and shroud walls connecting the shroud top surface to the shroud bottom edge;
a rotatable nozzle cover housing a discharge nozzle wherein said nozzle cover is rotatable about a central axis thereof, and wherein said discharge nozzle is in fluid communication with said pump;
a trigger operatively engaged with said pump;
a guard proximate said nozzle cover, wherein said guard inhibits contact by an outside structure or force with said nozzle cover from at least one direction and wherein said guard is not in direct contact with said nozzle, wherein said guard is not in direct contact with either said nozzle cover or said trigger; and

a liquid composition comprising from about 5% to about 15%, by weight of said composition, of a surfactant system; and
wherein said spray dispenser is configured to spray said composition.

18. The liquid dispensing product according to claim 17 , wherein said guard extends outwardly from said shroud walls.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Vandenbergh Pieter Paul Dirk Jenny Maria
• Hagee Richard Christopher
• Armstrong Mark

Classifications

• B05B11/1011

  without substantial movement of the nozzle in the direction of the pressure stroke · CPC title

• B05B11/1045

  the pump being preassembled as an independent unit before being mounted on the container (B05B11/1047, B05B11/1049 take precedence) · CPC title

• B05B15/16 Primary

  for preventing non-intended contact between spray heads or nozzles and foreign bodies, e.g. nozzle guards · CPC title

• B05B11/0008

  Sealing or attachment arrangements between sprayer and container (between pump and container B05B11/1043) · CPC title

• B05B11/1057

  Triggers, i.e. actuation means consisting of a single lever having one end rotating or pivoting around an axis or a hinge fixedly attached to the container, and another end directly actuated by the user · CPC title