US 6,722,532 B2 · Dispenser unit for simultaneously dispensing the contents of two containers

Abstract

A dispenser unit comprises a housing and an actuator movable relative to the housing to cause the contents of two containers to be dispensed simultaneously in mixed or separate state. Each container includes a hollow stem through which the substance is dispensed when the stem is depressed. The dispenser unit includes a fluid-conducting member distinct from the actuator and including two hoods for engaging the two stems of the containers. Depressing the actuator causes the fluid-conducting member to actuate the stems and initiate dispensing of the contents into a single passage or two separate passages of the fluid-conducting member. The fluid-conducting member is movable within the housing for accommodating mismatch in heights of the stems. The actuator includes a single internal channel or two separate channels for receiving the container contents from the fluid-conducting member.

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Dependent claims

A dispenser unit for fixing onto a pair of containers each storing contents to be dispensed, each container at one end thereof including a hollow stem through which the contents of the container are dispensed when the stem is actuated, the dispenser unit comprising:

a housing structured and arranged to receive the pair of containers;
an actuator movably connected to the housing;
and
a fluid-conducting member movably disposed within the housing, the fluid-conducting member being formed separately from and being non-rigidly connected to the actuator and having at least one passage therethrough, the fluid-conducting member having portions for engaging and actuating the stems such that the contents of the containers are simultaneously dispensed into the at least one passage formed in the fluid-conducting member;
wherein the actuator is structured and arranged to be moved by a user into a dispensing position so as to displace the fluid-conducting member in a direction to actuate the stems to initiate simultaneous dispensing of the container contents, and wherein the actuator includes at least one internal channel into which the contents are delivered from the fluid-conducting member.

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a housing structured and arranged to receive the pair of containers arranged side-by-side;
an actuator movably connected to the housing;
and
a fluid-conducting member formed separately from the actuator and having at least one passage therethrough, the fluid-conducting member having portions for engaging the stems such that the contents of the containers are simultaneously dispensed into the at least one passage formed in the fluid-conducting member;
wherein the actuator is structured and arranged to be moved into a dispensing position so as to displace the fluid-conducting member in a direction to depress the stems to initiate simultaneous dispensing of the container contents, and the fluid-conducting member is pivotable relative to the housing to accommodate a mismatch in heights of the two stems.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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