Product dispensing head and packaging with variable flow

A packaging and dispensing unit for a product, including:

• a receptacle containing the product and fitted with a dispensing element mounted on the receptacle;
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• a dispensing head having an axis X and which can actuate the dispensing element mounted on the receptacle to dispense the product contained in the receptacle, said dispensing head comprising:
• a) attachment means for attaching the dispensing head onto a receptacle;
• b) a dispensing conduit which can be placed in communication with the inside of the receptacle, the dispensing conduit comprising at least two passages of different cross-sections, the dispensing conduit being formed by molding as a single piece with said attachment means integral therewith via a deformable connection means;
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• c) actuating means for actuating the dispensing element and for causing the conduit to communicate with the inside of the receptacle, the actuating means having a dispensing orifice formed at the extremity of a channel, wherein said channel has a length greater than a diameter of the dispensing orifice, and wherein the actuating means are movable relative to the dispensing conduit between at least two positions, said at least two positions including a first position in which the dispensing orifice communicates with a first passage of the at least two passages, and a second position in which the dispensing orifice communicates with a second passage of the at least two passages.

A dispensing head having an axis X, and which can actuate a dispensing element mounted on a receptacle to dispense a product contained in the receptacle, said dispensing head comprising:

• a) attachment means for attaching the dispensing head onto the receptacle;
• b) a dispensing conduit which can be placed in communication with the inside of the receptacle, comprising at least two passages of different cross-sections, the dispensing conduit being formed by molding as a single piece with said attachment means integral therewith via a deformable connection means;
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• c) actuating means for actuating the dispensing element and for causing the conduit to communicate with the inside of the receptacle, the actuating means having a dispensing orifice defined by an attached nozzle, wherein the actuating means are movable relative to the dispensing conduit between at least two positions, a first position in which the dispensing orifice communicates with a first passage of the at least two passages, and a second position in which the dispensing orifice communicates with a second passage of the at least two passages.

A packaging and dispensing unit for a product comprising:

• a receptacle within which the product is provided, said receptacle including a dispensing element through which the product flows when dispensed;
• a first assembly mounted to said receptacle, said first assembly including a conduit having one end coupled to said dispensing element of said receptacle, said conduit including a second end having at least two passages of different cross-sections, and wherein said first assembly includes a fixed portion which is substantially fixed with respect to the receptacle, the first assembly further including a movable portion which is movable relative to said receptacle, and wherein said conduit is coupled to said movable portion such that upon application of force to said conduit said conduit is movable to move said dispensing element to dispense product through said dispensing element and through said conduit;
• a second assembly mounted to said first assembly, wherein said second assembly is movable relative to said fixed portion of said first assembly in a first direction, and wherein a portion of said second assembly engages said conduit during movement is said first direction to apply a force to said conduit to dispense the product, and further wherein said second assembly includes a channel and an outlet orifice at one end of said channel, and wherein the product exits said packaging and dispensing unit through said outlet orifice, and further wherein another end of said channel is in selective communication with one said at least two passages of said conduit of said first assembly, and said second assembly is rotatable with respect to said first assembly to determine which passage of the at least two passages of said conduit establishes selective communication with said channel.