Method and system for dispensing a composition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9649400-B2
Application number	US-201313969448-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2013
Priority date	Aug 17, 2012
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A dispensing system includes a substrate and a mechanism for discharging a flowable medium through the substrate. The discharge of the flowable medium through the substrate results in a visible plume of the flowable medium for at least 3 seconds.

First claim

We claim:

1. A dispensing system, comprising:
a substrate having a channel;
a base having an upper housing and a lower housing, wherein a container for discharging a flowable medium into the channel is completely accommodated within the base and is partially exterior to the substrate,
wherein the channel comprises:
an uninterrupted volume of at least 300 cm 3 , and

wherein the substrate comprises:
an average wicking speed of at least 0.05 mm/s.

2. The dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein the average wicking speed is between 0.05 mm/s to 0.1 mm/s.

3. The dispensing system of claim 2 , wherein the substrate is capable of absorbing about 0.015 mg/mm 2 of the flowable medium.

4. The dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein a discharge stream of the flowable medium is discharged onto a surface defining the channel, and wherein an external surface of the substrate is imparted with at least one wet spot that is most visually pronounced about 2 minutes after the discharge of the flowable medium.

5. The dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein at least one discharge stream of the flowable medium is discharged onto a surface defining the channel, and wherein an external surface of the substrate is imparted with at least one wet spot having an average size of greater than or equal to 8 cm 2 ten seconds after the discharge of the flowable medium.

6. The dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises:
a plurality of non-woven fibers.

7. A dispensing system, comprising:
a substrate having a channel; and
a mechanism for discharging a flowable medium into the channel being partially exterior to the substrate, wherein the mechanism includes an upper housing and a lower housing and the upper housing is movable with respect to the lower housing;
wherein the channel comprises an uninterrupted volume of at least 300 cm 3 , and
wherein the substrate allows the flowable medium to wick therethrough.

8. A dispensing system, comprising:
a substrate having a channel; and
a base having an upper housing and a lower housing, wherein a container for discharging a flowable medium into the channel is completely accommodated within the base and is partially exterior to the substrate;
wherein the channel comprises an uninterrupted volume of at least 300 cm 3 , and
wherein the substrate allows the flowable medium to wick therethrough.

9. The dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein the container is an aerosol container.

10. The dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein the container is a pump-type container.

11. The dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein the container partially extends through a lower opening of the channel.

12. The dispensing system of claim 7 , wherein the substrate comprises an average wicking speed of at least 0.05 mm/s.

13. The dispensing system of claim 8 , wherein the container is an aerosol container.

14. The dispensing system of claim 8 , wherein the container is a pump-type container.

15. The dispensing system of claim 8 , wherein the substrate comprises an average wicking speed of at least 0.05 mm/s.

16. The dispending system of claim 8 , wherein the container partially extends through a lower opening of the channel.

Assignees

• Johnson & Son Inc S C

Inventors

• Furner Paul E
• Harwig Jeffrey L
• Parsons William G

Classifications

• A61L9/14

  using sprayed or atomised substances {including air-liquid contact processes} · CPC title

• A61L9/12

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

• A01M7/0003

  Atomisers or mist blowers (single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use B05B11/00) · CPC title

• B05B1/26

  with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets · CPC title

• B65D83/384

  the container body being an aerosol container located in an outer shell or in an external container · CPC title