Cleaning liquid dispensing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10370167-B2
Application number	US-201615543015-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2016
Priority date	Jan 6, 2015
Publication date	Aug 6, 2019
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019

Abstract

A cleaning liquid dispensing system comprising the combination of a re-usable container (3) and a replaceable spouted pouch (5) wherein (i) the spouted pouch (5) comprises a flexible pouch body (7) containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout (9), (ii) the container (3) is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber (11) for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout (17) in fluid communication with said rigid pouch spout (9), (iii) the container comprises a handle aperture (19), and (iv) a dosing device (50) is nested in the handle aperture (19).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cleaning liquid dispensing system comprising the combination of a cleaning liquid dispensing system comprising the combination of a re-usable container and a replaceable spouted pouch wherein
(i) the spouted pouch comprises a flexible pouch body containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout and
(ii) the container is rigid and, comprises a pouch chamber for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout in fluid communication with said rigid pouch spout
(iii) the container comprises a handle aperture
(iv) a dosing device nested in the handle aperture;

wherein the container and pouch spout comprise respective pairs of snap-fit rigid engagement members which engage along substantially orthogonal and intersecting axis.

2. A cleaning liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the handle aperture is elongate and extends longitudinally of the container.

3. A cleaning liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein the handle aperture extends for at least 80% of the height of the container when container is located upright on level surface.

4. A cleaning liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the handle aperture is through-hole.

5. A cleaning liquid dispensing system according to claim wherein the dosing device comprises
(a) a storage chamber for storing the cleaning liquid, and
(b) a filling and dispensing aperture defined by one or more upper edge portions of the storage chamber, said edge portion/s comprising a pour spout.

6. A cleaning liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the dosing device is flexible so as to enable squeezing into the handle aperture and comprises a waist portion to allow the device to stay in position once it is located in the handle aperture.

7. A cleaning liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 wherein the dosing device provides a fabric stain treatment or pre-treatment function by means of at least one scrubbing portion.

8. A system according to claim 1 wherein the rigid engagement members comprise a respective pair of locating members, which locate the spout in a position whereby a second pair of locating members including fluid communication members can be engaged for fluid intercommunication therebetween.

9. A system according to claim 1 wherein the container comprises a lid which is operable to overlie an aperture in the spout chamber and said lid includes the container pour spout.

10. A system according, to claim 1 wherein the liquid composition is a multi-dose laundry liquid.

11. A method of dispensing a cleaning liquid using a dispensing system comprising the combination of a re-usable container and a replaceable spouted pouch wherein
(i) the spouted pouch comprises a flexible pouch body containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses via rigid pouch spout; and
(ii) the, container is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout, characterized in that
(iii) the container comprises a handle aperture
(iv) a dosing device nested in the handle aperture the method comprising the steps of:
i) inserting the spouted pouch into the container pouch chamber;
ii) removing the dosing device from the handle aperture and
iii) dispensing of the cleaning liquid stored in the flexible pouch body via the container pour spout into the dosing device, wherein the container and pouch spout comprise respective pairs of snap-fit rigid engagement members which engage along substantially orthogonal and intersecting axis.

12. The method according to claim 11 further comprising nesting the dosing device into the handle aperture.

13. A cleaning liquid dispensing system comprising the combination of a cleaning liquid dispensing system comprising the combination of a re-usable container and a replaceable spouted pouch wherein
(i) the spouted pouch, comprises a flexible pouch body containing a cleaning liquid which dispenses from a rigid pouch spout; and
(ii) the container is rigid and comprises a pouch chamber for holding said spouted pouch, and a pour spout in fluid communication with said rigid pouch spout wherein

the container comprises a handle aperture, a dosing device nested in the handle aperture wherein the container and pouch spout comprise respective pairs of rigid engagement members, the rigid engagement members comprising a respective pair of locating members, which locate the spout in a position whereby a second pair of locating members including fluid communication members can be engaged for fluid intercommunication therebetween, and wherein the handle aperture is elongate and extends longitudinally of the container.

Assignees

• Conopco Inc

Inventors

• Benson Paul
• Gately John Declan
• Pryor James Garfield
• Smith Elizabeth Jane

Classifications

• Y02W30/807

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B65D83/0055

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65D75/5883

  connected to the package at the sealed junction of two package walls · CPC title

• B65D77/06 Primary

  Liquids or semi-liquids {or other materials or articles} enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers · CPC title

• B65D23/10

  Handles · CPC title