Shrink Sleeve for Pump Dispenser
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsTami O'Connell White, Peddy Khatami
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Abstract
A shrink sleeve on a vertical pump-up dispenser covers a portion of the actuator, the container and the gap between the actuator and the container. The shrink sleeve may have upper and lower transparent portions to display properties of the dispenser and a middle portion to display product use information. The shrink sleeve may be removable via a tear strip so that the dispenser has an uncluttered appearance when used by the consumer.
Claims19
A package for dispensing a fluid, the package comprising a dispenser and a shrink sleeve;
- the dispenser having a container base for the fluid, a pump assembly, and an actuator, wherein the pump assembly fluidly connects the container base with at least one orifice in actuator;
- wherein actuator is reciprocatedly attached to the top of the container base;
- the shrink sleeve covering at least a portion of the container base and at least a portion of the actuator, and wherein the shrink sleeve additionally covers a gap between the container base and the actuator.
A package for dispensing a product, the package comprising a dispenser and a shrink sleeve;
- the dispenser having a container base with a container bottom and container walls defining an interior compartment for storing a liquid, an actuator attached to the container base, wherein the actuator includes an actuator top having an actuator top surface and a indented actuator skirt wherein the actuator skirt slides inside the container walls, and a vertical pump assembly which fluidly connects the container base with the actuator top surface;
- the shrink sleeve covering at least a portion of the container base, at least a portion of the actuator, and the gap between the actuator and the container base.
A shrink sleeve for covering a vertical pump-up dispenser having an actuator reciprocatedly connected to a container, the shrink sleeve comprising an upper transparent or translucent portion covering at least part of the actuator, an upper portion of the container, and a gap between the actuator and the container;
- and a lower opaque or translucent portion covering a middle portion of the container;
- wherein the lower portion is more opaque than the upper portion.
A process for providing an uncluttered consumer dispenser comprising:
- a. providing a dispenser relatively free of directions for use;
- b. attaching to the dispenser a shrink sleeve having a frangible tear strip so that the shrink sleeve is completely removable from the dispenser;
- c. wherein the shrink sleeve contains the directions for use and other product information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.