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US 8,939,327 B2Granted
Pump and bottle fitments and methods for using the same
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Calmar, Inc.
InventorOscar Faneca Llesera
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Abstract
A pump and container connector fitment system (210) for retaining a pump (200) on a container (120) and allowing the pump to be removed through rotational forces from the container.
Claims10
A pump assembly, comprising:
- a fitment, comprising:
- a pump retention portion;
- a skirt extending off a bottom of a body wall and angled toward an interior of the fitment;
- at least one opening in the skirt;
- the body wall being between the pump retention portion and the skirt;
- at least one protrusion on an outer surface of the body wall;
- and
- at least one thread guide on an interior surface of the body wall;
- a pump engine retained by the pump retention portion of the fitment;
- and
- a collar secured to the at least one protrusion.
8 more elements
A dispenser assembly, comprising:
- a container, comprising:
- a neck;
- and
- at least one thread on the neck;
- a pump, comprising:
- a fitment, comprising:
- a pump retention portion;
- a body wall extending away from the pump retention portion;
- a skirt extending off the bottom of the body wall and toward an interior of the fitment;
- at least one opening in the skirt;
- and
- at least one thread guide on an interior surface of the body wall;
- a pump engine retained by the pump retention portion of the fitment;
- and
- a collar overlying the fitment;
- wherein the collar secures the pump to the container.
13 more elements
A method for assembling and disassembling a dispenser assembly, comprising:
- providing a container having a neck and at least one thread on the neck;
- providing a pump assembly comprising:
- a fitment, comprising:
- a pump retention portion;
- a skirt extending off a bottom of a body wall and angled toward an interior of the fitment, having at least one opening in the skirt;
- the body wall being between the pump retention portion and the skirt;
- at least one protrusion on an outer surface of the body wall;
- and
- at least one thread guide on an interior surface of the body wall;
- a pump engine retained by the pump retention portion of the fitment;
- and
- a collar secured to the at least one protrusion;
- filling the container with a product;
- fitting the pump assembly on a neck of the container, wherein a portion of the pump engine extends into an interior of the container;
- forcing the collar over the fitment to secure the pump assembly to the container;
- and
- twisting the pump assembly to release the fitment from the neck of the container.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.