Dispensing system, spout and squeezable container
AssigneeFW Dispensing B.V.
InventorTammo Vredevoogd
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dispensing system for a squeezable container that can contain a fluid. The dispensing system comprises a housing with a fluid receiving space, a spout with spout opening through which fluid can be dispensed and biasing means for biasing the spout opening to a state wherein fluid dispensing is blocked; wherein the spout is flexible and wherein the spout opening can move with respect to the housing.
Claims20
A dispensing and application system suitable for a squeezable fluid container, wherein the dispensing and application system is arranged to receive fluid from a discharge end of the squeezable fluid container and to dispense the fluid from a dispensing and application end, the dispensing and application system comprising:
- a housing having a base that is arranged to be connectable to the discharge end of the squeezable fluid container;
- a spout that forms the dispensing and application end and comprises a spout opening, wherein the spout extends from the housing towards the dispensing and application end, wherein in a first state fluid can be dispensed through the spout opening and wherein in a second state fluid discharge through the spout opening is generally blocked;
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- biasing means arranged to bias the spout to the second state;
- wherein, in use, the dispensing and application end is movable with respect to the housing,
- wherein in the second state, the spout opening is positioned at a distance of at least 1 cm from the housing in a dispensing direction,
- wherein the dispensing and application system further comprises a dispensing end position biasing means arranged to allow the dispensing and application end to move in a direction sideward of the dispensing direction in both the first and second state by at least 0.2 cm, and wherein the dispensing end position biasing means is arranged to bias the dispensing and application end to a default position with respect to the housing.
A spout for a dispensing and application system arranged to be mounted on a squeezable container, the spout comprising a spout opening for dispensing a fluid, wherein the spout comprises an integrally formed flexible body having:
- the spout opening on a dispensing and application end;
- a spout base comprising a fluid receiving opening;
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- a hollow spout stem connecting the dispensing and application end to the spout base;
- wherein the spout is arranged such that the flexibility of the integrally formed body allows the dispensing and application end to move in a direction sideward of a dispensing direction by at least 0.2 cm, and
- wherein the spout opening is positioned at a distance of at least 1 cm from the spout base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.