Substance dispenser, use thereof, and method for manufacturing
AssigneeToilet Tapes B.V.
InventorOskar Anthoni DE WAAL
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Abstract
Substance dispenser for temporarily placement on a flush bowl. The substance dispenser comprises a flexible connecting part including a layer of film material defining a first surface, in particular a rear surface. The first surface is provided with a first adhesive for temporary connecting said connecting part to a rim of the flush bowl. Further, the substance dispenser comprises a substance holder holding a substance. In particular, the substance may comprise a cleaning agent, disinfectant, air freshener, and/or a descaling agent. The substance holder being connected to the connecting part.
Claims31
Substance dispenser for temporarily placement on a flush bowl, comprising:
- a flexible connecting part including a layer of film material defining a first surface, in particular a rear surface, which is provided with a first adhesive for temporary connecting said connecting part to a rim of the flush bowl;
- a handle part, connected to the connecting part at or near a first end region of said connecting part, for handling the substance dispenser during placement on the flush bowl and for handling the substance dispenser during removal from the flush bowl;
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- a substance holder holding a substance, which preferably may comprise a cleaning agent, disinfectant, air freshener, and/or a descaling agent, said substance holder being connected to the connecting part at or near a second end region of said connecting part.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the substance holder and the substance held therein form a relatively flat structure, in particular a structure of which both its height and its width exceed its largest thickness, more in particular wherein said thickness is at most ½ of the height and/or the width, yet more in particular at most ⅓ of the height and/or the width.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a first surface of the substance holder, in particular a front face, is substantially closed off.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, at least in a use state of the substance dispenser, one or more portions of a second surface of the substance holder, in particular a rear face, are at least partly open such as to allow flushing water to contact the substance held by the substance holder.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the layer of film material included in the flexible connecting part defines the attachment zone which is attached to the substance holder and further defines the handle part.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the substance holder, which holds the substance, includes one or more chambers for holding the substance, said one or more chambers at least being defined by a bottom and one or more sidewalls.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the substance holder is molded, preferably thermoformed, in particular in a manner in which the surface of the bottom facing away from the substance held by said substance holder, or the so-called bottom side of the bottom, is not in contact with a mold part provided with release agent during molding of said substance holder.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a surface of the substance holder, in particular a surface of a bottom of said substance holder facing towards and/or in contact with the substance, is provided with a relief structure, for instance a substantially raster-shaped relief, in particular wherein said relief structure has a height of at most 10 mm, preferably at most 5 mm, for instance at most 3 mm or at most 2 mm, such as a height of between 0.5 mm and 2 mm.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the substance is a pliable substance and/or paste which adheres to the substance holder.
Substance dispenser according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the substance holder includes, and preferably is substantially formed as, a mesh, a sponge and/or a textile, such as a woven textile or a non-woven textile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.