Package design for dosing systems and methods of manufacture thereof
AssigneesDow Global Technologies LLC, ModenaPak Industria Importação Exportação de Máquinas Automáticas Ltda.
InventorsNicolas Cardoso Mazzola, Eduardo Baldini, Marcus-Vinicius Trombim Kerekes, Bruno Rufato Pereira, Harpreet Singh, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a dispensable container comprising a container for a fluid; and a fitting for discharging the fluid from the container; wherein the dispensable container is monolithic and where the container and the fitting contact each other seamlessly; and wherein the fitting comprises a conduit that has a higher aspect ratio than the container.
Claims14
A dispensable container comprising:
- a container for a fluid;
- and
- a fitting for discharging the fluid from the container;
- wherein the dispensable container is monolithic and where the container and the fitting contact each other seamlessly;
- and wherein the fitting comprises a conduit that has a higher aspect ratio than the container.
A dispenser comprising:
- a cavity in operational communication with a passage;
- a peristaltic pump;
- and
- a dispensable container comprising:
- a container that contains a fluid that is to be discharged;
- and
- a fitting for discharging the fluid from the container;
- wherein the dispensable container is monolithic and where the container and the fitting contact each other seamlessly;
- wherein the fitting comprises a conduit that has a higher aspect ratio than the container;
- where the container is disposed in the cavity and where the fitting is disposed in the passage;
- and wherein an arm of the peristaltic pump contacts the fitting via a roller to discharge a dose of fluid upon rotation of the arm.
A method of operating a dispenser comprising:
- opening a swiveling block of the dispenser;
- where the dispenser comprises a cavity in operational communication with a passage;
- and
- a peristaltic pump;
- disposing a fluid filled dispensable container that comprising a) a container that contains a fluid that is to be discharged and b) a fitting for discharging the fluid from the container;
- where the dispensable container is monolithic and where the container and the fitting contact each other seamlessly;
- where the fitting comprises a conduit that has a higher aspect ratio than the container;
- where the container is located in the cavity and where the fitting is located in the passage;
- closing the swiveling block of the dispenser;
- operating the peristaltic pump to discharge the fluid present in the dispensable container;
- removing an empty dispensable container from the dispenser;
- and
- replacing the empty dispensable container with another fluid filled dispensable container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.