Liquid dispensing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11560262-B2
Application number	US-202117559705-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2021
Priority date	Apr 2, 2014
Publication date	Jan 24, 2023
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023

Abstract

A liquid dispensing device includes a dispensing end piece and a neck of a reservoir for storing the liquid, the end piece being attached to the neck, which has a tubular internal surface. The end piece has a tubular internal skirt that is mounted in the neck and defines, with the internal surface, at least one annular sealing zone, preventing the liquid from passing between the internal skirt and the neck. The skirt defines, with the internal surface, a separate zone for retaining shavings, which prevents shavings that are formed in the sealing zone while the end piece is being fitted into the neck from getting into the reservoir.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid dispensing device, comprising,
a dispensing head, and
a reservoir for storing the liquid, said reservoir having a neck, wherein the dispensing head is attached to the neck by screwing,
the neck having an internal surface of a substantially tubular shape,
the dispensing head having a skirt of a substantially tubular shape, said skirt being mounted inside the neck of the reservoir,
wherein said skirt defines, with the internal surface of the neck, at least one sealing zone, and
wherein the skirt of the dispensing head defines, with the internal surface of the neck, a retention zone arranged upstream of the sealing zone with respect to the reservoir, said retention zone configured to retain chips generated during device assembly.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the internal surface of the neck of the reservoir has a general diameter and comprises a convex annular shape projecting from the internal surface of the neck defining a reduced diameter with respect to the general diameter of the neck, wherein the convex annular shape is configured to form, by cooperation with the skirt of the dispensing end piece, the retention zone.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the reduced diameter is smaller than a diameter of the neck of the reservoir at the sealing zone.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, during assembly of the dispensing head on the neck of the reservoir, the skirt of the dispensing head comes into contact with the internal surface of the neck of the reservoir first at the sealing zone and then at the retention zone.

5. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the neck of the reservoir has a minimal length delimited by an upper end of the length of the neck providing sealing and an upper end of the length of the neck providing the retention zone,
the dispensing head has a maximal length delimited by a lower end of the length of the dispersing head providing sealing sealing and a lower end of the length of the dispensing head providing the retention zone,
and wherein the minimal length of the neck of the reservoir is greater than the maximal length of the dispensing head.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the internal surface of the neck of the reservoir at the sealing zone is substantially plane, and wherein the sealing zone is formed by a face-to-face contact between the internal skirt of the dispensing head and the internal surface of the neck of the reservoir.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the internal surface of the neck of the reservoir at the sealing zone comprises an annular bead.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the internal surface of the neck of the reservoir comprises, downstream and adjacent to the sealing zone, an annular recess.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the neck of the reservoir is made of low density polyethylene and the skirt of the dispensing head is made of high density polyethylene.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an end of the skirt of the dispensing head situated on a side facing the reservoir has a funnel shape.

11. A dispensing head configured for attachment to a reservoir for storing a liquid, comprising:
a skirt having a substantially tubular shape, said skirt configured to be mounted inside a neck of the reservoir, wherein said skirt defines, with the internal surface of the neck, at least one sealing zone, and
wherein the skirt of the dispensing head defines, with the internal surface of the neck, a retention zone arranged upstream of the sealing zone with respect to the reservoir, said retention zone configured to retain chips generated during device assembly.

12. The dispensing head of claim 11 , wherein an end of the skirt of the dispensing head situated on a side facing the reservoir has a funnel shape.

13. The dispensing head of claim 11 , wherein, during device assembly, said skirt is configured to contact the internal surface of the neck first at the sealing zone and then at the retention zone such that chips formed at the sealing zone while the dispensing head is being assembled on the neck of the reservoir cannot get into the reservoir.

14. A reservoir for storing the liquid, comprising:
a neck having an internal surface of a substantially tubular shape, said neck configured to attach to a liquid dispensing head by screwing,
at least one sealing zone defined by the internal surface of the neck making contact with a skirt of the liquid dispensing head, and
a retention zone defined by the internal surface of the neck making contact with the skirt of the liquid dispensing head, wherein the retention zone is arranged upstream of the sealing zone with respect to the reservoir and is configured to retain chips generated during device assembly.

15. The reservoir of claim 14 , wherein the internal surface of the neck of the reservoir has a general diameter and comprises a convex annular shape projecting from the internal surface of the neck defining a reduced diameter with respect to the general diameter of the neck, wherein the convex annular shape is configured to form, by cooperation with the skirt of the dispensing end piece, the retention zone.

16. The reservoir of claim 14 , wherein the reduced diameter is smaller than a diameter of the neck of the reservoir at the sealing zone.

Assignees

• Nemera La Verpilliere

Inventors

• Decock Thierry
• Quaglia Benjamin
• Painchaud Gaëtan

Classifications

• A61J1/05

  for collecting, storing or administering blood, plasma or medical fluids {(multiple bags systems for separating or storing blood components A61M1/0209); Infusion or perfusion containers} · CPC title

• B65D1/0246

  Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads · CPC title

• A61F9/0008

  Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein (putting in contact lenses A61F9/0061; introducing or retaining media in cavities of the body in general A61M31/00) · CPC title

• B65D47/18 Primary

  for discharging drops; Droppers (droppers in general B01L3/00; {pipettes connected to container closures B01L3/0282}) · CPC title

• B65D1/023 Primary

  Neck construction · CPC title