Multi compartment container system
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Abstract
A cartridge for use in a multi-compartment system, the cartridge including a housing having an opening at a top end, a sealing wall at a bottom end and wall openings through side walls of the housing; a displaceable sleeve sealingly mounted in the housing, the displaceable sleeve having a sealable filling opening at its top end, and an opening at its bottom end adapted and configured for sealing engagement with the sealing wall; the displaceable sleeve being axially displaceable between two positions along a longitudinal axis through the cartridge, a first position whereby the displaceable sleeve is in sealing engagement with the sealing wall and a seal is formed, and a second position where the sealing wall and the displaceable sleeve are disengaged, providing flow communication through the wall openings.
Claims18
A cartridge for use in a multi-compartment system, the cartridge comprising:
- a housing having an opening at a top end, a sealing wall at a bottom end and wall openings through side walls of the housing;
- a displaceable sleeve sealingly mounted in said housing, said displaceable sleeve having a sealable filling opening at its top end, and a detachable seal at its bottom end adapted and configured for fixed engagement with said sealing wall;
- said displaceable sleeve being axially displaceable between two positions along a longitudinal axis through the cartridge, a first position whereby said detachable seal is fixedly engaged with said sealing wall, and a second position where said detachable seal is detached from said displaceable sleeve, permitting flow communication through said wall openings.
A multi-compartment system for storing and mixing two components of a mixture and mixing the components prior to use, the system comprising:
- at least two containers;
- at least one of the containers being a cartridge, the cartridge comprising:
- a housing having an opening at a top end, a sealing wall at a bottom end and wall openings through side walls of the housing, the cartridge being adapted and configured to engage and seal the second container;
- a displaceable sleeve sealingly mounted in said housing, said displaceable sleeve having a sealable filling opening at its top end, and a detachable seal at its bottom end adapted and configured for fixed engagement with said sealing wall;
- said displaceable sleeve being axially displaceable between two positions along a longitudinal axis through the cartridge, a first position whereby said detachable seal is fixedly engaged with said sealing wall, and a second position where said detachable seal is detached from said displaceable sleeve, whereby the compartment inside the cartridge is in flow-communication with a compartment in said second container through said wall openings.
A method for forming a cartridge comprising:
- providing a housing having an opening at a top end, a sealing wall at a bottom end and wall openings through side walls of said housing;
- sealingly mounting a displaceable sleeve in said housing, said displaceable sleeve having a sealable filling opening at its top end, and a detachable seal at its bottom end adapted and configured for fixed engagement with said sealing wall;
- disposing said displaceable sleeve to be axially displaceable between two positions along a longitudinal axis through the cartridge, a first position whereby said displaceable sleeve fixedly engages said sealing wall, and a second position where said detachable seal is detached from said displaceable sleeve, permitting flow communication through said wall openings.
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