Dispensing System
AssigneeScholle Corporation
InventorsDavid Bellmore, Kyle Erickson
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Abstract
A dispensing system which has a dispenser housing assembly, and a bag assembly that fits within the dispensing housing assembly. The bag assembly includes a flexible bag and an integrated spout and valve member. The integrated spout and valve member includes a spout portion which has an annular base flange and a spout body extending therefrom. A valve is positioned within the spout body. The valve including an opening that can be selectively opened to allow the passage of a flowable material from within the flexible bag.
Claims22
A dispensing system comprising:
- a dispenser housing assembly having:
- a canister with a first end and a second end;
- a dispensing mechanism coupled to the canister at the first end thereof, the dispensing mechanism having a piston slidably movable along the canister between the first end and the second end thereof;
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- a lower cap coupled to the canister at the second end thereof, the lower cap including a central body with a central opening extending therethrough;
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- a bag assembly having:
- a flexible bag defined by a plurality of seals forming the sides and second end, with the first end defined by a fold, the flexible bag defining a fluid tight cavity with an opening at the fold for providing ingress into the fluid tight cavity;
- an integrated spout and valve member molded as a single member coupled to the flexible bag at the first end and extending over the fold, the integrated spout and valve member being placed in fluid communication with the fluid tight cavity by way of the opening, the integrated spout and valve member further including:
- a spout portion including a spout body with a proximal end and a distal end, an annular base flange coupled to the spout body at the proximal end;
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- a valve portion disposed within the spout body, the valve portion including a central portion with an opening, an annular marginal portion extending therearound, an annular sidewall portion extending from the annular marginal portion toward the distal end of the spout body, and an annular outwardly extending portion extending outwardly from the annular sidewall portion and coupled to an inner surface of the spout body, the valve portion spanning across the spout body, with the opening providing passage therethrough.
An integrated spout and valve member molded as a single member attachable to a flexible bag, comprising:
- a spout portion including a spout body with a proximal end and a distal end, an annular base flange coupled to the spout body at the proximal end;
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- a valve portion disposed within the spout body, the valve portion including a central portion with an opening, an annular marginal portion extending therearound, an annular sidewall portion extending from the annular marginal portion toward the distal end of the spout body, and an annular outwardly extending portion extending outwardly from the annular sidewall portion and coupled to an inner surface of the spout body, the valve portion spanning across the spout body, with the opening providing passage therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.