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US 11,628,458 B2Granted
Fluid dispenser
AssigneeWella International Operations Switzerland SàRl
InventorsAnn-Marie Gass, Hauke Schormair, Massimo Morini
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Abstract
Provided is a fluid dispenser comprising a flexible container that contains the fluid, a rigid outer container that houses the flexible container, a dispensing member for drawing the fluid out from the flexible container, and optionally an interconnection piece. Also provided is a kit and a method thereof.
Claims14
A fluid dispenser comprising:
- a flexible container (1) adapted to contain a fluid, wherein the flexible container (1) comprises an opening (2) and a neck (3) disposed about the opening (2);
- a rigid outer container (4) adapted to house the flexible container (1), wherein the rigid outer container (4) comprises an installation opening (5) for insertion of the flexible container (1) within the rigid outer container (4) and a supply opening (6) for detachably engaging with the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
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- a dispensing member (7) for drawing the fluid through the opening (2) in the flexible container (1), wherein the dispensing member (7) comprises a connection piece (8) for attaching to the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
- wherein the flexible container (1) is fixed within the rigid outer container (4) by engaging the neck (3) of the flexible container (1) with the supply opening (6) of the rigid outer container (4);
- wherein the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) is indirectly attached to the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
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- further comprising an interconnection piece for interconnecting the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) and the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
- wherein the supply opening (6) is detachably and indirectly engaged with the neck of the flexible container (1).
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A fluid dispenser comprising:
- a flexible container (1) adapted to contain a fluid, wherein the flexible container (1) comprises an opening (2) and a neck (3) disposed about the opening (2);
- a rigid outer container (4) adapted to house the flexible container (1), wherein the rigid outer container (4) comprises an installation opening (5) for insertion of the flexible container (1) within the rigid outer container (4) and a supply opening (6) for detachably engaging with the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
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- a dispensing member (7) for drawing the fluid through the opening (2) in the flexible container (1), wherein the dispensing member (7) comprises a connection piece (8) for attaching to the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
- wherein the flexible container (1) is fixed within the rigid outer container (4) by engaging the neck (3) of the flexible container (1) with the supply opening (6) of the rigid outer container (4);
- wherein the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) is indirectly attached to the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
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- further comprising an interconnection piece for interconnecting the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) and the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
- wherein the supply opening (6) is detachably and indirectly engaged with the neck of the flexible container (1);
- wherein the interconnection piece is assembled prior to use of the dispenser.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.