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US 2003/0155376 A1Published application
Fluid dispenser
AssigneeValois SAS
InventorsFirmin Garcia, Alex Milian
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AssigneeValois SAS
InventorsFirmin Garcia, Alex Milian
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A fluid dispenser comprising a dispensing member (1, 2) and packaging (4) surrounding said dispensing member at least in part, said dispensing member (1, 2) comprising a fluid reservoir (1) defining a neck (11) and at least one deformable actuating wall (10) serving to be pushed in to reduce the internal volume of the reservoir, said dispensing member (1) being provided with a dispensing orifice (25) through which the fluid is delivered by pressing on the actuating wall (10) of the reservoir (1), said packaging (4) having at least one deformable face (41) situated facing the actuating wall (10) of the reservoir, so that the actuating wall can be pushed in via the deformable face of the packaging, said fluid dispenser being characterized in that the packaging (4) is connected to the dispensing member (1, 2) at a fixing appendage (21) that is secured to or integral with the dispensing member and that has a fixing zone (210) for fixing to the packaging (4).
1/ A fluid dispenser comprising a dispensing member (1, 2) and packaging (4) surrounding said dispensing member at least in part, said dispensing member (1, 2) comprising a fluid reservoir (1) defining a neck (11) and at least one deformable actuating wall (10) serving to be pushed in to reduce the internal volume of the reservoir, said dispensing member (1) being provided with a dispensing orifice (25) through which the fluid is delivered by pressing on the actuating wall (10) of the reservoir (1), said packaging (4) having at least one deformable face (41) situated facing the actuating wall (10) of the reservoir, so that the actuating wall can be pushed in via the deformable face of the packaging, said fluid dispenser being characterized in that the packaging (4) is connected to the dispensing member (1, 2) at a fixing appendage (21) that is secured to or integral with the dispensing member and that has a fixing zone (210) for fixing to the packaging (4).
2/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the fixing appendage (21) is situated in the vicinity of the neck (11) of the reservoir (1).
3/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the fixing appendage (21) is made integrally with the dispensing member (1, 2).
4/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the fixing appendage (21) is separate and mounted on the dispensing member (1, 2).
5/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the dispensing member (1, 2) further comprises a dispensing end-piece (2) forming the dispensing orifice (25) and mounted in or around the neck (11) of the reservoir (1), the fixing appendage (21) being secured to or integral with the end-piece (2).
6/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the fixing appendage (21) has an outer peripheral outline that defines the fixing zone (20) for fixing to the packaging (4).
7/ A dispenser according to claim 6, in which the fixing zone (210) is cylindrical, with a diamond-shaped or eye- shaped cross-section.
8/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the packaging (4) has two faces (41, 42) connected together along their side edges and connected to the fixing appendage along their top edges (43), their bottom edges advantageously defining an open bottom (44).
9/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the packaging (4) is made up of two separate sheets of elastically deformable material, or of one sheet of elastically deformable material in half.
10/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the packaging extends in contact with the reservoir.
11/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the packaging is attached to the reservoir over a part of its height and periphery.
12/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the reservoir has a horizontal cross section with a shape substantially identical to the shape of the fixing appendage.
13/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the packaging is provided with a bottom appendage 21″ having advantageously a shape substantially identical to the shape of the fixing appendage.
14/ A dispenser according to claim 1, in which the fixing appendage is located outside the neck of the reservoir.