Container for dispensing a heated fluid
AssigneeReckitt Benckiser N.V.
InventorsBruno Guillaume, Bruno Lablaine, Serge Ruello
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Abstract
A container adapted to heat and dispense material comprises a container (1) which defines a first compartment (3) adapted, in use, to be filled with the material requiring heating, such as epilatory wax, and a second compartment (9) adjacent to the first compartment and separated therefrom by a dividing wall (8). The container (1) has an inlet to the second compartment (9) in the outer wall thereof which is closeable by a plug or stopper (10). In use, the second compartment (9) is filled with a heated liquid, such as warm water, to heat the material in the first compartment (3), so that it can be applied to a site through an applicator (12).
Claims8
A container for heating material within it and for dispensing said material once heated, the container comprising:
- (a) a first compartment for location of the material, and
- (b) a second compartment for receiving a hot liquid, the second compartment being isolated from the first compartment such that liquid in the second compartment and material in the first compartment cannot mix;
- the second compartment being in thermal communication with the first compartment;
- wherein the second compartment has an inlet for the introduction of the hot liquid, the inlet having a removable closure;
- wherein the first compartment has a restricted outlet in the form of an applicator comprising a roller or a roller ball for prolonged dispensing of heated liquid material in the container, the applicator being adapted to apply a film of the material to a surface, the outlet formed in a removable closure;
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- whereby the first and second compartments are separated by a dividing wall that extends between and is connected to the outer wall of the container, thereby dividing the container into two end-to-end compartments.
A container for heating material within it and for dispensing said material once heated, the container comprising:
- (a) a first compartment containing the material, the material at ambient temperature being a solid or a liquid and at an elevated temperature being a liquid or a vapour (in the case of a solid at ambient temperature) or a less viscous liquid or a vapour (in the case of a liquid at ambient temperature);
- (b) a second compartment for receiving a hot liquid, the second compartment being isolated from the first compartment such that the hot liquid and the material cannot mix, the second compartment being in thermal communication with the first compartment;
- wherein the second compartment has an inlet for the introduction of the hot liquid, the inlet having a removable closure;
- wherein the first compartment has a restricted outlet in the form of an applicator comprising a roller or roller ball adapted for prolonged dispensing of the heated material within it, said outlet formed in a removable closure;
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- whereby the first and second compartments are separated by a dividing wall that extends between and is connected to the outer wall of the container, thereby dividing the container into two end-to-end compartments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.