Fluid dispenser
AssigneeCoty Inc.
InventorsAnn-Marie GASS, Hauke SCHORMAIR, Max MORINI
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Abstract
Provided is a fluid dispenser comprising a flexible container that contains the fluid, a rigid outer container that houses the flexible container, a dispensing member for drawing the fluid out from the flexible container, and optionally an interconnection piece. Also provided is a kit and a method thereof.
Claims16
A fluid dispenser comprising:
- a flexible container (1) adapted to contain a fluid, wherein the flexible container (1) comprises an opening (2) and a neck (3) disposed about the opening (2);
- a rigid outer container (4) adapted to house the flexible container (1), wherein the rigid outer container (4) comprises an installation opening (5) for insertion of the flexible container (1) within the rigid outer container (4) and a supply opening (6) for detachably engaging with the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
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- a dispensing member (7) for drawing the fluid through the opening (2) in the flexible container (1), wherein the dispensing member (7) comprises a connection piece (8) for attaching to the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
- wherein the flexible container (1) is fixed within the rigid outer (4) container by engaging the neck (3) of the flexible container (1) with the supply opening (6) of the rigid outer container (4).
The fluid dispenser of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rigid outer container (4) comprises at least one transparent or semi-transparent portion.
The fluid dispenser of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the supply opening (6) is detachably and directly engaged with the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
- or alternatively the supply opening (6) is detachably and indirectly engaged with the neck (3) of the flexible container (1).
The fluid dispenser of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) is directly attached to the neck (3) of the flexible container (1);
- or alternatively the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) is indirectly attached to the neck (3) of the flexible container (1).
The fluid dispenser of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the supply opening (6) comprises a locking means for engaging the neck (3) of the flexible container (1) or the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) or the interconnection piece, wherein the locking means limits at least one of horizontal, vertical and rotational movement of the neck (3) of the flexible container (1) or the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) or the interconnection piece.
The fluid dispenser of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the neck (3) of the flexible container (1) or the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) or the interconnection piece comprises at least one annular ring (10), wherein the at least one annular ring (10) detachably engages with the supply opening (6) thereby fixing the flexible container (1) or the dispensing member (7) or the interconnection piece within the rigid outer container (4).
The fluid dispenser of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the dispensing member (7) further comprises a pump means and a conveying tube (22), wherein the conveying tube (22) is disposed within the flexible container (1) when the connection piece (8) of the dispensing member (7) is attached to the neck (3) of the flexible container (1).
A fluid dispensing system comprising the fluid dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims and a fluid, wherein the fluid is contained in the flexible container (1) of the fluid dispenser and dispensed via the dispensing member (7).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.