Dispenser for aerosol container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494167-B2
Application number	US-201615559105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2016
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A dispenser for an aerosol container includes: a fixed platen, configured to be fitted to an aerosol container with two stems; a coupling member, provided with two coupling holes, through which contents dispensed from the two stems pass separately; a cover, which includes an inner tubular portion, configured to surround the two coupling holes and define passages for the contents, and an outer tubular portion, configured to cover the mounting cup; and an application member, which includes a dispensing port, through which the contents are dispensed from the inner tubular portion to outside. The cover includes at least one cut-out portion, formed by cutting part of the outer tubular portion, and the coupling member includes at least one first tab portion, configured to be accommodated in the cut-out portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dispenser for an aerosol container, the dispenser comprising:
a fixed platen configured to be fitted to a mounting cup of the aerosol container, the mounting cup having two openings to accommodate two valve stems of the aerosol container;
a coupling member provided with two coupling holes through which contents dispensed from the two valve stems pass separately;
a cover that includes (i) an inner tubular portion configured to surround the two coupling holes and to define passages for the contents and (ii) an outer tubular portion configured to surround the coupling member; and
an application member including a dispensing port through which the contents are dispensed from the inner tubular portion to outside, wherein:
the cover includes at least one cut-out portion in the outer tubular portion, and
the coupling member includes at least one first tab portion configured to be accommodated in the at least one cut-out portion.

2. The dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one cut-out portion comprises a cut-out portion located at each of two ends of the mounting cup, and
the at least one first tab portion comprises two first tab portions disposed in correspondence with the two cut-out portions.

3. The dispenser according to claim 2 , wherein the fixed platen includes an outer circumferential wall configured to surround the at least one cut-out portion and the at least one first tab portion.

4. The dispenser according to claim 3 , wherein the coupling member further includes:
a lower member including the at least one first tab portion and two connecting tubes configured to be coupled to the two valve stems;
an upper member including at least one second tab portion, a rod-like portion, and the two coupling holes; and
a hinge connecting the lower member and the upper member in an openable and closable manner.

5. The dispenser according to claim 2 , wherein the coupling member further includes:
(i) a lower member including the at least one first tab portion and two connecting tubes configured to be coupled to the two valve stems;
(ii) an upper member including at least one second tab portion, a rod-like portion, and the two coupling holes; and
(iii) a hinge connecting the lower member and the upper member in an openable and closable manner.

6. The dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed platen includes an outer circumferential wall configured to surround the at least one cut-out portion and the at least one first tab portion.

7. The dispenser according to claim 6 , wherein the coupling member further includes:
a lower member including the at least one first tab portion and two connecting tubes configured to be coupled to the two valve stems;
an upper member including at least one second tab portion, a rod-like portion, and the two coupling holes; and
a hinge connecting the lower member and the upper member in an openable and closable manner.

8. The dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling member further includes:
(i) a lower member including the at least one first tab portion and two connecting tubes configured to be coupled to the two valve stems;
(ii) an upper member including at least one second tab portion, a rod-like portion, and the two coupling holes; and
(iii) a hinge connecting the lower member and the upper member in an openable and closable manner.

Assignees

• Hoyu Kk
• Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kojima Hisayuki
• Kitabayashi Yuji
• Uemura Hideo

Classifications

• B65D83/68 Primary

  Dispensing two or more contents · CPC title

• B05B9/04

  with pressurised or compressible container (aerosol containers B65D83/14); with pump · CPC title

• B65D83/682

  initially separated and subsequently mixed · CPC title

• B65D83/28 Primary

  Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B01F2005/0637

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic