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Dispensing device comprising at least one bottle with a frangible end fitting
Assignee: L'Oréal SA
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Filing: 1990-09-27
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Granted: 1992-10-06
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Expires: 2010-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A dispensing device includes at least one bottle provided at its end remote from its bottom with a dispensing opening closed by a frangible end fitting and it also includes a cap fitted on the bottle on the side of adjacent said dispensing opening. The cap includes at least one shoulder intended to entrain said frangible end fitting as the cap is displaced, so as to release the dispensing opening. The cap also includes a discharge passageway issuing outside the device and communicating with the dispensing opening of the bottle in a position of the cap where the frangible end fitting is released from the dispensing opening.
Inventors
- 👤 Vincent de Laforcade
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:04
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/36; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D81/3283; B65D81/3288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
262 words
A dispensing device comprising: (a) at least one bottle having a bottom and a side, said bottle having an end opposite from said bottom, said end being provided with a dispensing opening closed by a frangible end fitting; the improvement wherein (b) said device comprises a cap fitted on said end of said bottle adjacent said dispensing opening, said cap being movable relative to said bottle; (c) said cap comprises at least one shoudler to engage said frangible end fitting as the cap is moved so as to displace said frangible end fitting to open the dispensing opening; (d) said cap also comprises a discharge passageway issuing outside said dispensing device and communicating with said dispensing opening of said bottle when said frangible end fitting is displaced from said dispensing opening; said cap including a bushing with said shoulder of said cap being a side of said bushing which extends within the cap and substantially surrounds the frangible end fitting associated therewith, said bushing having an internal surface substantially conforming to the external shape of the said frangible end fitting associated therewith, and another bottle is joined to said at least one bottle, said another bottle having a dispensing opening closed by another frangible end fitting; said cap including another bushing with said shoulder of said cap being a side of said another bushing, one of said bushings for one of said bottles closely conforming to the outer shape of said respective end fitting and the other of said bushings associated with the other of said bottles having an oblong cross section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
262 words
A dispensing device comprising: (a) at least one bottle having a bottom and a side, said bottle having an end opposite from said bottom, said end being provided with a dispensing opening closed by a frangible end fitting; the improvement wherein (b) said device comprises a cap fitted on said end of said bottle adjacent said dispensing opening, said cap being movable relative to said bottle; (c) said cap comprises at least one shoudler to engage said frangible end fitting as the cap is moved so as to displace said frangible end fitting to open the dispensing opening; (d) said cap also comprises a discharge passageway issuing outside said dispensing device and communicating with said dispensing opening of said bottle when said frangible end fitting is displaced from said dispensing opening; said cap including a bushing with said shoulder of said cap being a side of said bushing which extends within the cap and substantially surrounds the frangible end fitting associated therewith, said bushing having an internal surface substantially conforming to the external shape of the said frangible end fitting associated therewith, and another bottle is joined to said at least one bottle, said another bottle having a dispensing opening closed by another frangible end fitting; said cap including another bushing with said shoulder of said cap being a side of said another bushing, one of said bushings for one of said bottles closely conforming to the outer shape of said respective end fitting and the other of said bushings associated with the other of said bottles having an oblong cross section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the cap is movable in rotation in relation to said bottles on which it if fitted, the dispensing opening of said bottles and the frangible end fittings associated therewith being located eccentrically relative to the axis of rotation of the said cap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said device comprises a supporting wall having at one surface said frangible end fittings which are caused to slide by the shoulder of the cap associated therewith, said surface being disposed near the dispensing opening associated with each said frangible end fitting substantially in the same plane as said frangible end fittings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the bottles are flexible and are deformed under the manual action of a user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cap includes an outer wall having a cylindrical shape and which engages a sleeve element carried by said end of said bottles, said sleeve element serving to guide said cap during the rotational motion of said cap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said bottles each include a sub-cap cooperating with the neck of the respective bottle with each said sub-cap extending with an outlet tube closed by said respective frangible end fitting.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A device as claimed in claim 6 further including a supporting wall having a surface surrounding said frangible end fittings of each said bottle, said surface being disposed near said dispensing opening associated with each said frangible end fitting and substantially in the same plane as the said frangible end fittings.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-10-06 | 1996-04-06 | 1996-10-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-10-06 | 2000-04-06 | 2000-10-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-10-06 | 2004-04-06 | 2004-10-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |