Fluid dispenser
AssigneeAptar France SAS
InventorsRomain BERTIN, Pierre-Alain LESAGE
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Abstract
A refillable fluid dispenser comprising: a fluid reservoir (1) defining a neck (11) and a bottom wall (13); a filling valve (2); a dispenser member (4), such as a pump; a pusher (6) that is mounted on the dispenser member (4); and a vent channel (12) that extends along the fluid reservoir (1) and that is made integrally with the fluid reservoir (1); the dispenser being characterized in that it includes a stationary element (20) that is mounted on the bottom wall (13) of the fluid reservoir (1), the stationary element (20) forming a vent passage (221, 222) that connects the outlet of the vent channel (12) to the outside.
Claims12
A refillable fluid dispenser comprising:
- a fluid reservoir defining a neck and a bottom wall provided with an opening;
- a filling valve that is mounted in the opening of the bottom wall, the filling valve including a movable member and a valve seat for the movable member;
- a dispenser member, such as a pump, that is mounted on the reservoir so as to take the fluid, the dispenser member including a body and an actuator rod that is axially movable down and up;
- a pusher that is mounted on the actuator rod of the dispenser member;
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- a vent channel that extends along the fluid reservoir so as to put the fluid reservoir into communication with the outside, the vent channel defining an inlet in the proximity of the neck, and an outlet that opens out at the bottom wall, the vent channel being made integrally with the fluid reservoir;
- the dispenser being characterized in that it includes a stationary element that is mounted on the bottom wall of the fluid reservoir, the stationary element forming a vent passage that connects the outlet of the vent channel to the outside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.