Connection system between a bottle and a dispensing head

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11338309-B2
Application number	US-202016906854-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2020
Priority date	Jul 26, 2017
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

A connection system between a head and a bottle of a trigger dispensing device includes a main skirt having a first flexible tab and a neck having a first sloping plane and a first pocket. The first flexible tab extends circumferentially from a first end to a second end, and the first end is joined to an annular wall by a closing wall. The system also provides for an auxiliary window obtained through the annular wall of the main skirt, and a rigid auxiliary tooth of the neck, suitable to snap into the auxiliary window.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bottle for coupling with a trigger dispensing head, wherein the bottle comprises a bottle body and a bottle neck, in a single piece with the bottle body, wherein the bottle neck provides for an annular edge, having a predefined axial height that circumferentially delimits a mouth of the bottle, wherein, axially below the annular edge, on an outer surface thereof, the bottle neck provides for circumferential coupling regions, wherein the circumferential coupling regions comprise, spaced apart from one another in circumferential order:
a first coupling region for coupling with a first tab of the trigger dispensing head, the first coupling region comprising a first pocket, wherein the first pocket is circumferentially delimited by a projecting element and a stop wall;
a second coupling region for coupling a second tab of the trigger dispensing head; and
a third coupling region for coupling with a third tab of the trigger dispensing head, and
wherein the bottle neck comprises a rigid auxiliary tooth for coupling with an auxiliary window of the trigger dispensing head, wherein the auxiliary tooth protrudes from the outer surface of the bottle neck at a location circumferentially spaced from and between the third coupling region and the first coupling region.

2. A bottle according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary tooth is provided, at the top, with a tooth plane inclined downwardly, which forms an undercut.

3. A bottle according to claim 1 , wherein the first coupling region comprises a first sloping plane, having a predefined angular extension, externally projecting from the outer surface of the neck, circumferentially, the first sloping plane being delimited by a pair of guide elements, which give the first sloping plane a downwardly converging funnel shape.

4. A bottle according to claim 3 , wherein the first pocket, having a predetermined angular extension, at least equal to that of an outlet section of the first sloping plane, is arranged below the first sloping plane and axially aligned therewith.

5. A bottle according to claim 4 , wherein the projecting element is provided with a projecting ramp, external to the first pocket, for facilitating snap-fitting by rotation into the first pocket.

6. A bottle according to claim 4 , wherein the first coupling region comprises a first outlet ramp, circumferentially flanked by the first sloping plane and the first pocket, wherein between the first outlet ramp on one side and the first sloping plane and the first pocket on the other, a first channel is formed, wherein said first outlet ramp has an inlet portion at the level of a lower edge of the first pocket, almost horizontal, and an outlet portion terminating at the height of an upper edge of the first vertical sloping plane, wherein collectively, the first outlet ramp has a sloping progression which suddenly increases from the inlet portion to the outlet portion.

7. A bottle according to claim 3 , wherein the third coupling region comprises a third sloping plane having a predefined angular extension externally projecting from the outer surface of the bottle neck, the third sloping plane being circumferentially delimited by a pair of guide elements, which give the third sloping plane a downwardly converging funnel shape.

8. A bottle according to claim 7 , wherein a third pocket, having a predetermined angular extension, at least equal to that of an outlet section of the third sloping plane, is arranged below the third sloping plane, aligned axially therewith, the third pocket being circumferentially delimited by a projecting element and a stop wall.

9. A bottle according to claim 8 , wherein the projecting element is provided with a projecting ramp, external to the third pocket for facilitating snap-fitting by rotation into the third pocket.

10. A bottle according to claim 8 , wherein the auxiliary tooth is arranged axially at the lower edge of the third pocket.

11. A bottle according to claim 8 , wherein the third coupling region comprises a third outlet ramp, circumferentially flanked by the third sloping plane and the third pocket, wherein between the third outlet ramp on one side and the third sloping plane and the third pocket on the other, a third channel is formed.

12. A bottle according to claim 11 , wherein the second coupling region comprises a second sloping plane and a second pocket.

13. A bottle according to claim 1 , wherein sides that circumferentially delimit the auxiliary tooth diverge towards the outside, so as to hinder, at least in part, the emerging of the auxiliary tooth from a window of the trigger dispensing head by the relative rotation of a skirt of the trigger dispensing head with respect to the bottle neck.

14. A bottle according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary tooth is arranged in the third coupling region.

15. A trigger dispensing device comprising:
a bottle according to claim 1 ; and
a dispensing head applied to the bottle neck of the bottle.

Assignees

• Guala Dispensing Spa

Inventors

• Alluigi Riccardo

Classifications

• B05B11/1045

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

• B05B11/1011

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

• B05B11/001 Primary

  Snap-on-twist-off type connections · CPC title

• B05B11/3045

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic