Apparatus and method for dispensing product
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorVincent De Laforcade
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Abstract
A product dispensing device includes a container having an opening and a retaining member in the vicinity of the opening. The container is configured to contain a product, and the retaining member defines a dosing cavity for containing an amount of product capable of being dispensed when the device is in an upright orientation. The retaining member comprises a peripheral sidewall. A portion of the device comprises an edge defining an orifice in flow communication with the container and the dosing cavity. At least part of the edge extends inside the peripheral sidewall and/or an extension of the peripheral sidewall at a non-zero distance therefrom. The orifice is positioned to define a maximum filling level of the dosing cavity.
Claims78
A device for dispensing a product, comprising:
- a container having an opening, the container being configured to contain a product;
- and
- a retaining member in the vicinity of the opening, the retaining member comprising
- a first part defining a dosing cavity for containing an amount of product capable of being dispensed when The device is in an upright orientation, the first part comprising a peripheral sidewall at least partially defining the dosing cavity, and
- a second part at least partially defining a region,
- wherein the retaining member comprises a junction between the first part and the second part,
- wherein a cross-sectional dimension of the region in at least one plane is greater than a cross-sectional dimension of the cavity in a plane containing the junction, and
- wherein a portion of The device comprises an edge defining an orifice in flow communication with the container and the dosing cavity, at least part of the edge extending inside at least one of the peripheral sidewall and an extension of the peripheral sidewall at a non-zero distance therefrom, the orifice being positioned to define a maximum filling level of the dosing cavity, the maximum filling level of the dosing cavity being substantially in the plane containing the junction.
A device for dispensing a product, comprising:
- a container having an opening and a longitudinal axis, the container being configured to contain a product;
- and
- a retaining member in the vicinity of the opening, the retaining member defining a dosing cavity for containing an amount of product capable of being dispensed when The device is in an upright orientation, the retaining member comprising a peripheral sidewall at least partially defining the cavity,
- wherein a portion of The device comprises an edge defining an orifice in flow communication with the container and the dosing cavity, at least part of the edge extending inside at least one of the peripheral sidewall and an extension of the peripheral sidewall at a non-zero distance therefrom, the edge extending at least partly outside a plane that is both perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and intersecting the edge, the orifice being positioned to define a maximum filling level of the dosing cavity.
A device for dispensing a product, comprising:
- a container having an opening, the container being configured to contain a product;
- a retaining member in the vicinity of the opening, the retaining member defining a dosing cavity for containing an amount of product capable of being dispensed when The device is in an upright orientation, the retaining member comprising a peripheral sidewall at least partially defining the cavity;
- and
- a pump configured to dispense product contained in the dosing cavity,
- wherein a portion of The device comprises an edge defining an orifice in flow communication with the container and the dosing cavity, at least part of the edge extending inside at least one of the peripheral sidewall and an extension of the peripheral sidewall at a non-zero distance therefrom, the orifice being positioned to define a maximum filling level of the dosing cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.