Dispenser system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12168240-B2
Application number	US-202318299980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2023
Priority date	Dec 29, 2017
Publication date	Dec 17, 2024
Grant date	Dec 17, 2024

Abstract

A system for dispensing a personal care fluid, such as a hand soap or the like. The system includes a dispenser and a refill cartridge. The dispenser includes a dispenser body having a refill cavity and a dispenser lid configured to be coupled to the dispenser body. There may be a pump sub-system mounted to the dispenser lid, or alternatively the personal care fluid may be dispensed by squeezing the dispenser and refill cartridge. The refill cartridge is configured for slidable insertion into and removal from the refill cavity of the dispenser body. The personal care fluid system is designed so that a user can readily and easily change out/replace the refill cartridge for use with a common dispenser, dispenser lid, and pump sub-system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for dispensing a personal care fluid, the system comprising:
a dispenser comprising:
a dispenser body comprising a refill cavity having a top end;
a dispenser lid; and

a pump sub-system comprising a dip tube, a dispensing orifice, and a pump;
a refill cartridge configured for slidable insertion and removal from the refill cavity via the top end of the refill cavity, the refill cartridge comprising:
a cartridge body comprising a fluid cavity; and
a store of the personal care fluid in the fluid cavity;

wherein the dispenser body comprises a ramped portion located within the refill cavity, the ramped portion configured to engage a lid coupling element on the dispenser lid to prevent rotation of the dispenser lid relative to the dispenser body, the ramped portion formed as a protrusion extending from the dispenser body;
wherein the ramped portion is angled downwardly from an open top end of the dispenser body; and
wherein the ramped portion further comprises a locking portion extending from an end of the ramped portion, the locking portion forming a stopper to prevent further movement of the lid coupling element therepast.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge body comprises an upper neck portion, a shoulder, a cylindrical portion and a tapered lower portion.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser lid is configured to be alterable between: (1) a first state in which the top end of the refill cavity is open so that the refill cartridge can be slid into the refill cavity; and (2) a second state in which the dispenser lid is coupled to the dispenser body to enclose the top end of the refill cavity.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the refill cartridge is supported in a suspended manner so that a space exists below a lowermost surface of the refill cartridge.

Assignees

• Colgate Palmolive Co

Inventors

• Toh Kiat-Cheong
• Bartlett Mark
• Fallat Ii Peter

Classifications

• B05B11/0064

  Lift valves (B05B11/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A45D2034/005

  with a cartridge · CPC title

• A45D34/00

  Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes · CPC title

• B05B11/0097

  Means for filling or refilling the sprayer (through additional openings in the container B05B11/0056) · CPC title

• B05B11/0054

  Cartridges, i.e. containers specially designed for easy attachment to or easy removal from the rest of the sprayer (attachment arrangements between pump and container B05B11/1043) · CPC title