Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
  • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
  • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
  • B05B11/1042—Components or details
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
  • B05B15/30—Dip tubes
  • B05B15/37—Dip tubes with decorative elements
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
  • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
  • B65D83/32—Dip-tubes

Definitions

• the dispensing member of the present invention also comprises a decorative assembly comprising a decorative element which extends near the dip tube, this assembly also comprising a support member fixed around the inlet sleeve.
• the support member comprises a receiving housing for the inlet sleeve.
• document FR 2 877 324 is already known which describes a dressing tube which is fixed to the inlet sleeve of the dispensing member and which extends around the dip tube by wrapping it in the less partially.
• a support member is fixed around the inlet sleeve, and a decorative tube is engaged on this support member so as to extend around the plunger tube by masking it on its major part .
• This document FR 2 877 324 therefore only describes a covering tube as a decorative element, this tube being in engagement with a support member fixed around the inlet sleeve, so that the connection of the tube to the support organ is done over the entire outer periphery of the support member concentrically with respect to the axis of the inlet sleeve.
• the decorative assembly of this document is therefore exclusively oriented towards a dressing tube masking the dip tube.
• the present invention seeks to define a decorative unit, of course visible through the tank, which is not exclusively intended to dress or hide the dip tube.
• the decorative assembly of the present invention is more generally intended to decorate the inside of the tank, in combination or not with the dip tube.
• Another object of the present invention is to depart from the cylindrical or concentric design, allowing only to envelop the dip tube.
• the decorative element since the decorative element is connected to the support member which is fixed around the inlet sleeve, the decorative element will extend in most cases adjacent to or near the dip tube. It is also conceivable for the decorative element to extend around the dip tube without making a fastening thereon.
• the receiving housing surrounds the inlet sleeve over its entire periphery, so that the support member is axially engaged on the sleeve.
• the receiving housing then has a closed cylindrical configuration, and the only possibility to engage it on the inlet sleeve is to engage it axially.
• the receiving housing may include a lateral access passage, so that the support member is laterally engageable by elastic deformation around the sleeve. With this design, it is not necessary to thread the support member around the dip tube to go up to the inlet sleeve. The engagement is laterally by snapping the support member around the inlet sleeve.
• the lateral access passage must be sufficiently open and have adequate elasticity to pass around the inlet sleeve and then tighten it properly to achieve proper fastening.
• the coupling means comprise a coupling housing in which is inserted the upper end of the connecting element.
• the coupling means are then in the form of a mechanical structure for fixing by clamping the upper end of the connecting element in the coupling housing.
• the connecting means comprise a plurality of distinct connection points, advantageously located diametrically opposite with respect to the axis X.
• they are connecting housings, we can speak of connection points, since they do not extend around the inlet sleeve. It is possible, for example, to imagine connection points in the form of a junction formed by molding.
• connection points can also be made by gluing or welding. Overmolding and bi-injection can also be used to make the connection points. This is valid, whether there are several points of connection, or only one.
• the invention also defines a fluid dispenser comprising a fluid reservoir which is perfectly or substantially transparent, and a dispensing member as defined above, that is to say provided with a decorative assembly according to the invention. It is a principle of the present invention to use the inlet sleeve of a dispenser body to attach a support member which is connected directly or indirectly to one or more decorative elements at points. fitting. It is thus possible to obtain an overall visual effect of a decorative element positioned next to the dip tube. However, it is not excluded that the decorative element may extend around the dip tube, but connect to the support member at one or more eccentric lateral connection points.
• the reservoir 6 is provided with an opening, for example in the form of a neck on which the dispensing assembly 1 can be fixedly mounted and sealed.
• the necks of this type of tank have a reduced internal diameter, which is often less than 10 mm. It is therefore not possible to introduce any decorative element inside the tank.
• the dispensing member 2 also comprises an actuating rod (not shown) on which is mounted the pusher 4 which incorporates a dispensing orifice, for example in the form of a nozzle for dispensing in spray form.
• the inlet sleeve 22 of the body 21 internally defines an inlet passage communicating with the interior of the pump body 21 which conventionally defines a chamber in which fluid can be pressurized prior to its discharge through the pusher 4.
• the inlet sleeve 22 extends along an axis X which is the longitudinal axis of revolution of the dispensing member 2.
• the dip tube 3 comprises an upper end 31 fitted , for example by force, inside the inlet sleeve 22, and a free lower end 32 which is situated near the bottom of the tank 6.
• the fluid product stored inside the tank 6 can be conveyed inside the body 21 through the plunger tube 3 and the inlet sleeve 22.
• a dispensing member such as a pump, in the fields of perfumery, cosmetics, household products, liquid soaps, etc.
• the dispensing assembly 1, and more particularly its dispensing member 2 is provided with a decorative assembly 7 which is fixed on the inlet sleeve 22.
• This decorative assembly 7 comprises two essential components, namely a support member 71 and a decorative element 72.
• the decorative assembly 7 comprises another constituent element, namely a connecting element 73, which can however be omitted in certain modes of realization, as will be seen below.
• the connecting element 73 makes it possible to connect the decorative element 72 to the support member 71.
• FIGS. 2a and 2b to further describe the characteristics of the decorative assembly 7 according to this first embodiment. of the invention.
• the support member 7 also comprises means 712 connecting means 712 are here laterally in the form of an axial coupling housing which may have a shape similar to that of the receiving housing. 711.
• the connector housing 712 may be in the form of a cylindrical through passage.
• the connecting means 712 do not extend around the receiving housing 711, but instead are positioned ad hoc next to the receiving housing 711.
• the two housings 711 and 712 are arranged side by side.
• the connecting element 73 comprises an upper end 731 engaged inside the coupling housing 712 and a lower end 732 engaged in a blind hole formed by the decorative element 72, which is here in the form of a pearl.
• the decorative assembly 7 comprises three distinct pieces reported to each other. It is therefore very easy to manufacture these three elements with different plastics.
• the connecting element 73 may be made of a transparent plastic material.
• the tabs 73' can be molded integrally with the support member 71, and in this case, the connecting points 712 'are simply formed by the junction of the tabs with the support member 71. It is also possible to realize the support member 71 and the legs 73' by overmolding or bi injection. In this case, the junction points 712 'are formed at the material interface. It is the same with respect to the junction of the legs 73 'with the decorative element 72'.
• FIG. 5 there is shown a decorative assembly according to a third embodiment of the invention.
• the decorative element 72 ' is here in the form of a cord or a ribbon which is wound or twisted around the dip tube 3.
• the upper end of the decorative element 72 is connected to the support member 71 at a connection point 712".
• the connection point 712 is unique and punctual, and can be realized with any suitable technique, for example by wrapping, gluing, welding, one-piece molding, overmolding or bi-injection.

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