WO2008154354A1 - Système de distribution de fluide - Google Patents

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WO2008154354A1
WO2008154354A1 PCT/US2008/066065 US2008066065W WO2008154354A1 WO 2008154354 A1 WO2008154354 A1 WO 2008154354A1 US 2008066065 W US2008066065 W US 2008066065W WO 2008154354 A1 WO2008154354 A1 WO 2008154354A1
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container
storage means
fluid dispensing
dispensing system
fluid
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R. Bruce Yacko
Edward L. Mueller
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Idispense, Llc
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Priority to MX2009013203A priority Critical patent/MX2009013203A/es
Priority to CA002689144A priority patent/CA2689144A1/fr
Priority to AU2008261972A priority patent/AU2008261972A1/en
Priority to EP08756760A priority patent/EP2156145A4/fr
Publication of WO2008154354A1 publication Critical patent/WO2008154354A1/fr

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0237—Rigid or semi-rigid containers provided with a recess on their external surface for accommodating a smaller container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0078—Arrangements for separately storing several components
    • B05B11/0081—Arrangements for separately storing several components and for mixing the components in a common container as a mixture ready for use before discharging the latter
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents

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  • the invention relates to fluid dispensing systems that include concentrate cartridges and a dispensing container for mixing fluid solutions and more particularly to dispensing containers that include means for storing a concentrate cartridge.
  • Retailers of fluid dispensing systems have found it advantageous to carry multi-component products as well. Demand for individual components can easily be met by selling components separately. Water, when excluded from a fluid dispensing system, can drastically reduce the shipping weight of a product. A manufacturer who excludes water from a dispensing system may sell its products at a lower cost to consumers. Also, selling concentrate cartridges instead of whole systems requires significantly less retail shelf space, allowing a retailer to offer a greater variety of products or hold a larger inventory. Multi-component fluid dispensing systems are enable retailers to reduce overhead costs and increase customer satisfaction.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,041 ,969 discloses a multi-component fluid dispensing system that fails to provide a storage means for a concentrate container. Therefore, a user of the container must interrupt the task at hand to replace the concentrate container and fill the dispensing container with dilutant.
  • a multi-component fluid dispensing system incorporating a storage means for one or more concentrate containers allows a user of the dispensing container to increase productivity.
  • a diluting and dispensing container that provides at least one additional concentrate containing cartridge at the location of use, prolonging the use of the working fluid to increase productivity has surprisingly been discovered.
  • the fluid dispensing system comprises a fluid container having a hollow interior defined by a closed bottom, an open end, and a sidewall having an outer surface and interconnecting the bottom and the open end, a fluid dispensing means attached to the open end of the container and adapted to receive a concentrate containing cartridge for introduction of a concentrate to the hollow interior of the container, and a storage means for selectively retaining at least one concentrate containing cartridge on the outer surface of the container.
  • the fluid dispensing system comprises a fluid container having a hollow interior defined by a closed bottom, an open end, and a sidewall having an outer surface and interconnecting the bottom and the open end, a fluid dispensing means attached to the open end of the container and adapted to receive a concentrate containing cartridge for introduction of a concentrate to the hollow interior of the container, and a storage means for selectively retaining at least one concentrate containing cartridge on the outer surface of the sidewall of the container, wherein the storage means includes a compartment for receiving the concentrate containing cartridge.
  • the fluid dispensing system comprises a fluid container having a hollow interior defined by a closed bottom, an open end, and a sidewall having an outer surface and interconnecting the bottom and the open end, a fluid dispensing means attached to the open end of the container and adapted to receive a concentrate containing cartridge for introduction of a concentrate to the hollow interior of the container, and a storage means for selectively retaining at least one concentrate containing cartridge on the outer surface of the sidewall of the container, wherein the storage means includes a compartment for receiving the concentrate containing cartridge and is retained by an elastic deformation of one of the fluid container and the storage means.
  • FiG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a fluid dispensing system incorporating the features of the invention showing a fluid dispensing container having a storage means for a concentrate cartridge on the outer surface of the container;
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of a fluid dispensing container incorporating the features of the invention showing a fluid dispensing container having a storage means for a concentrate cartridge in a closed position on the outer surface of the container; and
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of a fluid dispensing container incorporating the features of the invention showing a fluid dispensing container having a storage means for a concentrate cartridge in an open position on the outer surface of the container.
  • Fig. 1 shows an exploded perspective view of a fluid dispensing system according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the fluid dispensing system includes a diluting and dispensing container 12, a dispensing means 14, and a storage means 16 for a concentrate cartridge 18.
  • the diluting and dispensing container 12 has an outer surface, a hollow interior 22 defined by a closed bottom 24, an open top 26, and a sidewall 28 interconnecting the bottom 24 and the top 26.
  • the dispensing container 12 may be formed from one of a plastic such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high density polyethylene (HDPE), for example.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • the container 12 can be manufactured through a two step process, including injection molding a quantity of PET into a desired shape which is subsequently blow molded to form the container 12.
  • a single blow molding process may be employed to form the container 12.
  • Attachment means such as threads 30, may be integrally formed near the top 26 for the purpose of fastening the dispensing means 14 to the container 12.
  • the container 12 includes a protuberance 32 integrally formed with the container 12 for retaining the storage means 16 by a press fit.
  • Other methods may be employed to secure the storage means 16 to the dispensing container 12 such as adhesion, fusing, or the like; or alternatively, the storage means 16 may be formed integral therewith.
  • a fluid dispensing means 14 is attached to the open end 26 of the container 12.
  • a closure cap 34 is rotatingly coupled to the dispensing means 14.
  • the closure cap 34 includes internally formed threads on the inner surface of the closure cap 34 adapted to threadably engage with the threads 30 of the container 12.
  • the fluid dispensing means 14 is provided with a dip tube 36, which is received by the container 12 and a concentrate containing cartridge 18.
  • the dip tube 36 provides fluid communication between the hollow interior 22 of the container 12 and the dispensing means 14.
  • the dispensing means 14 may be any conventional style of hand pump, and affords an operator of the fluid dispensing system a means to distribute a working fluid from the interior 22.
  • the concentrate containing cartridge 18 is adapted to be inserted into the open end 26 of the container 12.
  • the cartridge 18 is provided with an annular shoulder adapted to rest against the upper surface of the top 26 and is adapted to be retained within the upper portion of the container 12.
  • the dip tube 36 of the dispensing means 14 is inserted into and extends through the interior of the concentrate cartridge 18.
  • the end 38 of the dip tube 36 is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the closed bottom 24 of the dispensing container 12, affording removal of the working fluid from the hollow interior 22.
  • FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the dispensing means 14, concentrate cartridge 18, and dip tube 36 of the fluid dispensing system in assembled condition ready to be used by an operator.
  • the storage means 16 for holding at least one additional concentrate cartridge 18 is included in the fluid dispensing system.
  • the storage means 16 is preferably a single component typically formed by thermal forming a plastic such as PET, or any other suitable process.
  • the storage means 16 includes a cartridge containing portion 40 having an opening 42 suitably conformed to receive a concentrate cartridge 18. It will be understood that the cartridge containing portion 40 may be configured to receive and contain more than one cartridge 18. However, for simplicity a single containing cartridge 18 is illustrated.
  • the cartridge containing portion 40 of the storage structure 16 is hingedly secured to an associated closure 44 by a living hinge 43.
  • the closure 44 is provided with an exterior portion adapted to be press fitted within the opening 42.
  • the closure 44 is provided with a section 46 which is adapted to receive the protuberance 32, affording a press fit to retain the structure 16 to the container 12,
  • the cartridge containing section 40 may be swung from a closed to an open position to provide ready access to the stored cartridge 18.
  • the cartridge containing portion 40 may be swung into a closed position, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and secured by a press fit against the closure 44.
  • the cartridge portion 40 and closure 44 may contain apertures 48.
  • the apertures 48 facilitate the display and storage of the structure 16.

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un système de distribution de fluide qui fournit un moyen de stockage pour au moins une cartouche contenant un concentré supplémentaire, la cartouche étant reçue par une extrémité ouverte d'un contenant de fluide et étant disposée sur la surface externe de celui-ci. Le système de distribution de fluide comprend un contenant de fluide, un moyen de distribution de fluide et un moyen de stockage pour une cartouche contenant un concentré.
PCT/US2008/066065 2007-06-08 2008-06-06 Système de distribution de fluide WO2008154354A1 (fr)

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MX2009013203A MX2009013203A (es) 2007-06-08 2008-06-06 Sistema surtidor de fluido.
CA002689144A CA2689144A1 (fr) 2007-06-08 2008-06-06 Systeme de distribution de fluide
AU2008261972A AU2008261972A1 (en) 2007-06-08 2008-06-06 Fluid dispensing system
EP08756760A EP2156145A4 (fr) 2007-06-08 2008-06-06 Système de distribution de fluide

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US94286107P 2007-06-08 2007-06-08
US60/942,861 2007-06-08

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CA2689144A1 (fr) 2008-12-18
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