Pot with a flexible storage barrel and follow-up plate
AssigneeHenkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
InventorsGuenther Amberg, Wolfgang Huber, Klaus Rutz
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device enabling delivery of a paste from a flexible storage barrel located in a dimensionally stable container. Product is fed to a dosing device which dispenses product under vacuum. A follow-up plate is located on the storage barrel exerting pressure thereon. An opening is located in a central position and surrounds a pressure-sealed connection between the storage barrel and an access passageway to the dosing device.
Claims16
Apparatus for delivering and guiding a paste from a flexible storage container accommodated in a dimensionally stable pot downwards into a dispenser operating by reduced pressure, the flexible storage container being surmounted by a follower plate which applies pressure to the storage container, the follower plate being configured to provide a gap between the inner wall of the pot and an edge portion thereof which is capable of accommodating twice the wall thickness of the flexible container, and an opening being present in the base of the pot, wherein the opening is centrally positioned and surrounds a pressure-tight connection between the storage container and the access of the dispenser.
A dispensing apparatus for delivering and guiding a paste from a flexible storage container, said apparatus comprising:
- a dimensionally stable pot with upwardly extending sidewalls and a dispenser assembly located at a base portion thereof, said dispenser assembly including a fluid port on a top portion thereof;
- a flexible storage container being configured for placement on the top portion of said dispensing assembly within said pot, said container being further configured for fluid connection with the fluid port of said dispenser assembly;
- a follower plate disposed on top of said storage container for applying pressure thereto;
- a gap capable of accommodating twice the wall thickness of the flexible container, being defined between an inner wall of the pot and an edge of the follower plate;
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- a knife extending upwardly proximate the opening in the base of said pot for piercing said storage container, whereby the fluid connection between the container and the fluid port is formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.