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US 7,654,415 B2Granted
Dispensing unit
AssigneeAirspray International B.V.
InventorEdgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
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AssigneeAirspray International B.V.
InventorEdgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
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The invention relates to a combination of a first container and a second container to form a dispensing unit. The first and second containers each have a reservoir for a liquid substance and pump which is secured to the reservoir, can be actuated by hand and has a dispensing opening and a pump-actuating button for dispensing substance from the reservoir. The combination also comprises coupling means for coupling together the first and second containers in a position next to one another. The invention is characterized in that the coupling means comprise: one or more first coupling members, which are each arranged on the first container, and one or more second coupling means, which are each arranged on the second container and which can each be directly coupled to an associated first coupling member on the first container. It is preferable for a first coupling member and an associated second coupling member each to be arranged fixedly on the assembly of reservoir and pump of the associated container in order to create a stable coupling between the assemblies reservoir and pump of the two containers.
A dispensing unit formed or to be formed from a combination of a first container and a second container, which first and second containers each have a reservoir for a liquid substance and a pump, which is secured to the reservoir, can be actuated by hand and has a dispensing opening and a pump-actuating button, for dispensing substance from the reservoir, which combination also comprises coupling members for coupling together the first and second containers in a position next to one another, the coupling members comprising one or more first coupling members which are each arranged on the first container, and one or more second coupling members, which are each arranged on the second container and which can each be directly coupled to an associated first coupling member on the first container, whereby each reservoir has an opening at the top side, in which the pump is secured to the reservoir by means of a securing collar, and in that a first coupling member and associated second coupling member are arranged on the securing collar of the first container and the second container, respectively.
A dispensing unit formed or to be formed from a combination of a first container and a second container, which first and second containers each have a cylindrical reservoir for a liquid substance and a pump, which is secured to the reservoir, can be actuated by hand and has a dispensing opening and a pump-actuating button for dispensing substance from the reservoir, which combination also comprises coupling members for coupling together the first and second containers in a position next to one another, the coupling members comprising one or more first coupling members, which are each arranged on the first container, and one or more second coupling members, which are each arranged on the second container and which can each be directly coupled to an associated first coupling member on the first container, characterised in that a first coupling member and an associated second coupling member are each arranged fixedly on the pump-actuating button of the associated container in order to create a stable coupling between the pump-actuating buttons of the two containers and that the dispensing unit further comprises a separate reservoir holder which is designed to at least partially enclose the reservoir of the first container and the reservoir of the second container.
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