CA1277642C - Dispenser package - Google Patents

Dispenser package

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CA1277642C
CA1277642C CA000512355A CA512355A CA1277642C CA 1277642 C CA1277642 C CA 1277642C CA 000512355 A CA000512355 A CA 000512355A CA 512355 A CA512355 A CA 512355A CA 1277642 C CA1277642 C CA 1277642C
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container
valve
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Thomas H. Hayes
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Anchor Hocking LLC
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D83/00Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/16Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/20Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
    • B65D83/207Actuators comprising a manually operated valve and being attachable to the aerosol container, e.g. downstream a valve fitted to the container; Actuators associated to container valves with valve seats located outside the aerosol container
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D83/00Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/75Aerosol containers not provided for in groups B65D83/16 - B65D83/74
    • B65D83/753Aerosol containers not provided for in groups B65D83/16 - B65D83/74 characterised by details or accessories associated with outlets
    • B65D83/7535Outlet valves opened by the product to be delivered

Abstract

DISPENSER PACKAGE

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A dispensing package is described for toothpaste or similar products. The package has a product chamber which is filled with the product and a propellant and has a valve operated nozzle including a reed-type outlet in which operation of a valve button causes the product to flow outwardly through the normally closed reed opening. The nozzle including the reed-type outlet is molded plastic of generally conical form adapted to fit over the product and propellant container.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF T~IE INVENTION

The present invention relates to convenience packaging and n~ore particularly to an aerosol or propellant type package lor toothpaste or similar products where the user dispenses a limited amount o~ product by pressing a button on a package nozzle. More particularly, the invention is an improved dispenser o~ toothpaste or the like which provides a simplified plastic nozzle and noz2,1e control arrangement in ~n aerosol type package.
l`here are a number of dispensing packages including mechanical or aerosol packages where the product is dispensed by mechanical action or by the pressure of a gas propellan~
such as ~reon or other propellant gases. Such containers have a variety of pressure and nozzle control devices, however, the prior ones are not well adapted to toothpaste dispensing as they are complex and difilcult to control particularly as regards tha dispensing of small amounts o~ toothpaste or other product.
The dispenser of the present invention provides a conven-iently used and easlly manufactured and attractive dispensing package.
Accordingly, an o~ject o~ the present invention is to provida an improved aerosol-type dispenser ior toothpaste and simllar products.

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The invention provides an improved pressurized dispensing package comprising the combination of: a container for containing a product and a propellant and having an outlet at its top, a hollow housing for the container outlet including an opening at an outer end wikh a coupling communicating with said container outlet, a valve mounted at and controlling said container outlet including a stem mounted for rotary and axial movement with respect to said outlet, a port in said stem positioned for opening the valve in its axially innermost position, sealing surfaces on said valve stem for closing the valve when the stem is in its axially outermost position, and said stem having sealing sur~aces adjacent to said port for closing the valve upon rotation of the axially depre~sed stem.
The invention also provides an improved aerosol dispensing package comprising ~he combination of a molded plastic con~ainer for containing a product and a propellant and having an outlet at its top, a hollow molded plastic cover for said container including a pressure expandible opening at orle end with a coupling communicating with said container outlett and a valve in said outlet including a stem mounted for axial movement between open and closed positions, said valve stem formed to provide both an open and a closed position in its axially innermost position and a closed posi.tion only in its axially outermost position.
Features o~ the present invention will become apparent upon an understanding of the illustrative embodiments about to be described, or will be indicated in the appended claims, and various advantages not referred to herein will occur to one skilled in the art upon employment of the invention in pract.ice.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION _F THE DR_~1INGS
A preferred embocliment of the invention has been chosen for purposes of illustration ancl description and is shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of ~he specification, wherein:
FIGURE l is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the dispenser.
FIGURE 2 is a side el.evational view partially in section of the package of FIGURE l.
FIGURES 3 and 4 are enlarged fragmentary cross-sec~ional views of the valve assembly in its closed and open positions respectively.

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FIGS. 5 through 8 are sec-tional views illustrating container filling and rela-ted valYe manipulation.
FIGS. 9 and lO are enlarged ~ragmentary sectional views of the reed nozzle in its closed and opened posision respect-ively.
FIG. 11 is a fragmentary view o~ another embodiment of a package in accordance with the inve~tion.

DESCRIPTION OF TIIE PREFER~ED EMBODIMENT

The drawing illustrates a pre~erred em,bodi~ent of the dispenser 1. There are three principal portions o~ the dispenser 1 which are the pr~duct and propellant container 2, the valve 3, and the dispensing nozzle and housing 4. Preferably the container 2 comprises a molded plastic container having a convenient shape of generally cylindrical form with a concave bottom 5 and an outlet 6 at its domed top 10.
The valYa 3 and dispensing nozzle housing 4 are prei'erably molded plastic. The housing ~ has a reed-type dispensing opening 7 at its narrow end and has a bead 8 at its opposite end ~or engagement with a groove 9 on the container 2. The bead 8 on the housing 4 is shaped -to engage the cooperating groove 9 on the upper portion o~ the container 2, The housing 4 may ~e snap ~itted to the aerosol container 2 with or without additiollal cementing or other attaching means.
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The preferred dispensing opening is a reed valve type of vpening 7 which eliminates the need ~or an additional cover during the package yse. The opening 7, as illustrated, has a generally cylindrical ~eed nozzle 11 coupled to -the aerosol container outlet 6. The outer or dispensing opening 7 tapers to a point and has a slit 12 extending longitudinally and laterally for feeding the toothpaste or other dispensed material as it opens under pressure. The pressure from the propellant ~orces the material 13 outwardly through the valve 3 and outlet 6 and causes the opening 7 to 6pread outwardly or open to release the too-thpaste or other product for use as illustrated in FIG. 10.
The valve structure 3, as illustrated, is a separate assembly and also is pre~erably formed oi plastic and adapted for being attached to the dispenslng cone 4 and the container outlet 6 in position to control the ~low o~ material 13 from the aerosol container 2. The aerosol container 2 outlet 6 is tightly Iitted to the inner end of the ~eed nozzle 11.
A valve opening 14 is formed ln outlet 6 to receive a valve stem 16.
The control valve 3 has the stem 16 mounted ~or rotational and axial movement with respect to the container outlet 6.
The end oi the stem 16 has a cylindrical sealing portion 17 (FIG. 3) which closes o~ the outlet 6 when the valve stem 16 is in its outer and closed position (FIG. 3). A port 18 is formed in the stem 16 (FIGS. 3 and 6) inwardly of the sealing portion 17 for passing product when the valve stem 16 is rotated and depressed to the open positlon illustrated in FIG. 4.

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It is also possible to close the outlet 6 with the ste~ 16 in its depressed position by rotating the stem 16 90 causing the solid portion of the stem 16 to close o~ the opening 6 as illustrated in FIG. 8.
-. This permits the stem 16 to be used as a product release in a push-pull manner which is closed when -the stem 16 is out and is open when the stem 16 has been pressed in. It also permits the stem 16 to close of~ the outlet 6 in its depressed position by the above described 90 rotation, Closing the container 2 with stem 16 depressed is use~ul durlng the ~illing o~ the container 2 and the attachment o~ the housing 4 to the fille~ container 2. As illustrated in ~IGS. 5 through 7, the container 2 may be a~tached to an aerosol and product t'illing means indicated generally at 19 and the con-tainer 2 filled with the stem 16 depressed while turned to lt~ open position as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, Thereafter1 as : illustrated in FIG. 8, the stem 16 may be rotated 90 to a closed position while still depressed permltting the housing 4 to be slipped over valve 3 snd locked into place on the container 2 wlth the aperture 20 in the housing 4 passing over the depressed stem 16. Thereai'ter, the completed package 1 may be returned to a normal dlspensing position by rotating the stem lG 90 and permitting it to return to lts normal out and o~'~' position (FIG. 3).

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The stem 16 of the control valve 3 is normally held in its outer and closed position by a spring means 21 surround-ing the inner end o~ the stem 16 and Gonfined between the stem 16 and adjacent flanges 22 and 23 at the outlet 6. The spring means 21 may bè a metallic spring or may be a plastlc spring formed separately or formed as an integral portion O.r the molded container 2 or housing 4.
In order to provide a seal at the valve 3, integrally molded flexible seals 24 are ~ormed at the aperture 14 in the outlet 6. A secondary seal 25 ls similarly molded integral-ly with the inner end of stem 16. The valve 3 is illustrated in its closed position in FIG. 3 and in its open position in FIG. 4 with the material 13 passing through the valve stem aperture 18.
As described above, the dispenser 1 utilizes a propellant supplied.in the container 2 behind the package for expelling the material when the valve 3 is opened. For certain materials including those which may not be compatible with the chosen propellant, it is desirable to isolate the packaged material from the propellant by providing a piston within the con-tainer between -the material and the propellant.
Such a piston 26 is illustrated in the embodiment o~
tlle dispenser illus-trated in FIG. 11. The piston 26 may be a molded plastic piston including one or more ~lexible sealing ~ 77~

gaskets at its circumference. One form of seal i~ illustrated comprising integrally molded flexible sealing seals 27 provided at the outer top and bottom edges of the piston 26. In order to position the piston 26 within the container 28, $he container 28 will be formed wi-th an initial 6plit or division. A seam or division 29 may be formed at any polnt throughout the cylind-rical pvrtion of the container 2~ to permit insertion of the piston Z6 and the container 28 may be welded or cemented or otherwise sealed a~ter the piston is inserted. When such a piston is used, provision i~ made for inserting the propellant ~ehind the piston and this is conveniently d~ne ~y providing a closable pin hole 31 in the bottom 30 o~ the container 28.
It will be seen that an lmproved pressurized dispensing package for prod~cts such as t~othpaste has been provided which is convenien~ and reliable ~o use and easily ~ormed by molding operations.
As varlous changes may ba made ln the form, construction and arrangement of the invention and without departing from the spirit an~ scope of the inventlon, and without sacrificing any of its advantages, it is ~o be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted a~ illuetrative and not in a li~iting sense. !

Claims (11)

1. An improved pressurized dispensing package comprising the combination of:
a container for containing a product and a propellant and having an outlet at its top, a hollow housing for the container outlet including an opening at an outer end with a coupling communicating with said container outlet, a valve mounted at and controlling said container outlet including a stem mounted for rotary and axial movement with respect to said outlet, a port in said stem positioned for opening the valve in its axially innermost position, sealing surfaces on said valve stem for closing the valve when the stem is in its axially outermost position, and said stem having sealing surfaces adjacent to said port for closing the valve upon rotation of the axially depressed stem.
2. The dispensing package as claimed in Claim 1 in which the opening in said housing is an expandible slit.
3. The dispensing package as claimed in Claim 1 in which the opening in said housing is a reed-type opening.
4. The dispensing package as claimed in Claim 1 in which said container comprises molded plastic.
5. The dispensing package as claimed in Claim 1 in which said housing comprises molded plastic.
6. The dispensing package as claimed in Claim 1 which includes a product dispensing piston in said container.
7. The dispensing package as claimed in Claim 1 in which said valve stem comprises molded plastic.
8. An improved pressure dispensing package comprising the combination of a molded plastic container for containing a product and a propellant and having a tubular outlet at its top, a hollow molded plastic housing for said container outlet including an opening at one end with a coupling connect-ing said opening with said container outlet, a valve aperture in said housing, means attaching said housing to the top of said container, a valve in said container outlet including a stem mounted for rotary and for an in and out axial movement with respect to said container outlet, a port in said stem for opening the valve when said stem is in its axially inner position, and sealing surfaces on said valve stem adjacent to said port for closing it at the axially inner position of said stem and additional sealing surfaces for closing it at the axially outer position of said stem.
9. The dispensing package as claimed in Claim 8 in which the housing opening is an expandible slit.
10. An improved aerosol dispensing package comprising the combination of a molded plastic container for containing a product and a propellant and having an outlet at its top, a hollow molded plastic cover for said container including a pressure expandible opening at one end with a coupling communicating with said container outlet, and a valve in said outlet including a stem mounted for axial movement between open and closed positions, said valve stem formed to provide both an open and a closed position in its axially innermost position and a closed position only in its axially outermost position.
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