Product dispensing head for a container and associated dispensing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9415903-B2
Application number	US-201214238618-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2012
Priority date	Aug 16, 2011
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

The head ( 16 ) includes an application wall ( 30 ) having a central axis (A-A′), in which the application wall ( 30 ) defines at least one product dispensing orifice ( 82 A), off-centered with respect to the central axis (A-A′), It includes a removable cap, mobile between a position for closing each dispensing orifice ( 82 A) and a product dispensing position, the removable cap ( 32 ) comprising a bearing element ( 106 B) on the application wall ( 30 ). The dispensing orifice ( 82 A) remains clear when the bearing element is applied on the application wall ( 30 ), When the cap ( 32 ) occupies its closing position, each dispensing orifice ( 82 A) is placed facing an intermediate closed region ( 154 ) of a bearing element ( 106 B), located between a first exterior contact region ( 152 A) of the bearing element ( 106 B) with the application wall ( 30 ) and a second interior contact region ( 152 B) of the bearing element ( 106 B) with the application wall ( 30 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Product dispensing head for a container, including:
an application wall having a central axis, in which the application wall defines at least one product dispensing orifice, off-centered with respect to the central axis,
a removable cap, mobile with respect to the application wall between a position for closing each dispensing orifice and a product dispensing position, the removable cap comprising a bearing element on the cap, suitable for exerting a pressure on the application wall at a distance from the dispensing orifice when the cap occupies its closing position, in which the dispensing orifice remains clear when the bearing element is applied on the application wall,
wherein, when the cap occupies its closing position, each dispensing orifice is placed facing an intermediate closed region of the bearing element, located between a first exterior contact region of the bearing element with the application wall and a second interior contact region of the bearing element with the application wall,
wherein the first exterior contact region and the second interior contact region are separate with the second exterior contact region being contained inside the surface defined by the first interior contact region; the intermediate closed region between first exterior contact region and the second interior contact region is hollow; and each of the first exterior contact region and the second interior contact region protrudes from the hollow region.

2. Head according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first region and the second region revolves about the central axis.

3. Head according to claim 2 , wherein the first region and the second region are formed by contact lines, with the radial span of each region being less than 4 mm.

4. Head according to claim 2 , wherein the dispensing orifice is formed by a slot, with a maximum radial span (er) less than its length.

5. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the first region and the second region are connected to one another by intermediate contact regions of a bearing element on the cap, in which the first region, each intermediate contact region and the second region define a closed contact line surrounding a dispensing orifice.

6. Head according to claim 5 , wherein the first region and the second region are formed by contact lines, with the radial span of each region being less than 4 mm.

7. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the first region and the second region are formed by contact lines, with the radial span of each region being less than 4 mm.

8. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing orifice is formed by an slot, with a maximum radial span (er) less than its length.

9. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the maximum radial distance radially separating the dispensing orifice from the first region and the second region is less or equal to 5 mm.

10. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the maximum radial distance separating the first region from the second region is greater than 0.5 mm.

11. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the application wall has a central area without an orifice delimited externally by the second region and through which the central axis (A-A′) passes.

12. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the application wall has a downstream surface without roughnesses or macroscopic projections.

13. Head according to claim 1 , wherein each bearing element is more rigid than the application wall, with the application wall being locally deformable in the vicinity of the dispensing orifice, on each side of the dispensing orifice.

14. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the application wall is more rigid than the bearing element, with each bearing element being locally deformable in the vicinity of the dispensing orifice on each side of the dispensing orifice.

15. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the application wall is formed by a thermoplastic elastomer.

16. Head according to claim 1 , which comprises a support holding or defining the application wall, in which the cap is capable of being screwed or snapped onto the support.

17. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the application wall defines a plurality of separate dispensing orifices, in which each dispensing orifice is located between a first exterior contact region of the bearing element and a second interior contact region of a bearing element.

18. Product dispensing device, which comprises:
a container;
a dispensing head according to claim 1 , closing the container.

19. Device according to claim 18 , wherein the container is formed by a flexible tube or by a tube containing a dispensing mechanism.

20. Head according to claim 1 , wherein the first region and the second region are formed by contact lines, with the radial span of each region being between 0.2mm and 2 mm.

Assignees

• Albisetti Nicolas
• Oreal

Inventors

• Albisetti Nicolas

Classifications

• B65D35/36 Primary

  for applying contents to surfaces (brushes combined or associated with tubular containers A46B11/00) · CPC title

• B65D47/2037

  the element being opened or closed by actuating a separate element which causes the deformation, e.g. screw cap closing container slit · CPC title

• B65D47/42

  with pads or like contents-applying means · CPC title

• A45D19/02

  Hand-actuated implements, e.g. hand-actuated spray heads · CPC title