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US 9,386,840 B2Granted
Advance feed dispenser
OwnerKuo Yu Huang, Zoilo Luis Alviarinventors
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Abstract
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide dispensing and/or application of product from a reservoir of an applicator device or dispenser. A feeder device disposed within the reservoir expels the product from the reservoir when the feeder device is advanced from a first position to a second position within the reservoir. An applicator may be coupled to the reservoir to apply product expelled from the reservoir.
Claims17
An applicator device comprising:
- a reservoir configured to contain a product;
- an end cap coupled to a first end of the reservoir to prevent the product from escaping the reservoir from the first end;
- a feeder screw disposed within the reservoir and configured to expel the product from a second end of the reservoir when the feeder screw is rotated;
- a dial coupled to the feeder screw and configured to rotate the feeder screw when the dial is rotated;
- a click device coupled to the dial and configured to provide feedback to a user when the dial is rotated, the feedback comprising at least one of visual feedback, tactile feedback, and aural feedback, wherein a shaft of the feeder screw includes one or more notches and at least one of the dial and the click device include one or more tabs to engage the one or more notches of the shaft of the feeder screw, such that the shaft of the feeder screw and the at least one of the dial and the click device rotate together;
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- an applicator coupled to the second end of the reservoir for applying the product expelled from the reservoir.
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A dispenser comprising:
- a reservoir configured to contain a product, the reservoir sealed at a first end to prevent the product from escaping the reservoir from the first end;
- a feeder device disposed within the reservoir and configured to expel the product from a second end of the reservoir when the feeder device is advanced from a first position to a second position within the reservoir;
- a nozzle coupled to the second end of the reservoir, providing a channel for the product to be expelled from the reservoir;
- a dial coupled to the feeder device and configured to rotate the feeder device when the dial is rotated;
- a click device coupled to the dial and configured to provide feedback to a user when the dial is rotated, the feedback comprising at least one of visual feedback, tactile feedback, and aural feedback, wherein a shaft of the feeder device includes one or more notches and at least one of the dial and the click device include one or more tabs to engage the one or more notches of the shaft of the feeder device, such that the shaft of the feeder device and the at least one of the dial and the click device rotate together;
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- an applicator coupled to the nozzle for applying the product expelled from the reservoir.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.