Dual purpose cartridge dispensing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9248210-B2
Application number	US-201213586759-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2012
Priority date	Aug 15, 2012
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

A package for a refill for dispensing a volatile material is disclosed that includes a wall portion and a cartridge refill removably attached to the wall portion. Attachment means removably attach the cartridge refill to the wall portion. The package in a first state is substantially planar in structure. The cartridge refill may be removed from the package for use in a separate dispenser or the package may be used as a dispenser for the volatile material held within the cartridge refill.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package for a refill for dispensing a volatile material, comprising:
a wall portion with an opening disposed therein;
a cartridge refill disposed within the opening; and
attachment means that removably attaches the cartridge refill to the wall portion,
wherein the wall portion and the cartridge refill form a substantially planar structure in a first state,
wherein partial disruption of the attachment means partially removes the cartridge refill from the wall portion to create a substantially non-planar structure in a second state to facilitate dispensing a volatile material from the cartridge refill, and
wherein in the second state, the wall portion defines a first leg and the cartridge refill itself acts as a second leg.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein the wall portion comprises a pressed cellulose material.

3. The package of claim 1 , wherein the wall portion further comprises an aperture.

4. The package of claim 1 , wherein the attachment means comprise at least one of mechanical means or chemical means.

5. The package of claim 1 , wherein the attachment means comprises a plurality of attachment points.

6. The package of claim 1 , wherein the substantially non-planar structure comprises a substantially triangular structure.

7. The package of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge refill comprises a blister holding a volatile material and a permeable membrane extending across an open end of the blister.

8. A package for a refill for dispensing a volatile material, comprising:
a wall portion with an opening disposed therein;
a cartridge refill disposed within the opening; and
attachment means that removably attaches the cartridge refill to the wall portion,
wherein the wall portion and the cartridge refill form a substantially planar structure in a first state,
wherein partial disruption of the attachment means partially removes the cartridge refill from the wall portion to create a substantially non-planar structure in a second state to facilitate dispensing a volatile material from the cartridge refill, and
wherein in the second state, the wall portion defines a first leg, the cartridge refill itself acts as a second leg, and a bottom of the cartridge refill rests on a support surface.

9. The package of claim 8 , wherein the wall portion comprises a pressed cellulose material.

10. The package of claim 8 , wherein the wall portion further comprises an aperture.

11. The package of claim 8 , wherein the attachment means comprise at least one of mechanical means or chemical means.

12. The package of claim 8 , wherein the attachment means comprises a plurality of attachment points.

13. The package of claim 8 , wherein the substantially non-planar structure comprises a substantially triangular structure.

14. The package of claim 8 , wherein the cartridge refill comprises a blister holding a volatile material and a permeable membrane extending across an open end of the blister.

Assignees

• Kunesh Edward J
• Johnson & Son Inc S C

Inventors

• Kunesh Edward J

Classifications

• A01M1/2055

  Holders or dispensers for solid, gelified or impregnated insecticide, e.g. volatile blocks or impregnated pads · CPC title

• A61L9/12 Primary

  Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor · CPC title

• A61L2209/133

  Replaceable cartridges, refills · CPC title

• A61L2209/15

  Supporting means, e.g. stands, hooks, holes for hanging · CPC title

• A61L2209/134

  Distributing means, e.g. baffles, valves, manifolds, nozzles · CPC title