Shaped cartridge dispensing systems
US10569286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D83/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Dispensing systems utilize shaped cartridges to dispense one or more different types of chemical product concentrates. The chemical product concentrates may include, for example, tablets, capsules, encapsulated pellets or loose powders, or any other unit dose form factor. The chemical product concentrates may also include loose pellets or loose powders, or any other form of chemical product concentrate. The chemical product concentrates are dispensed from a plurality of shaped dispensing cartridges having different geometrically shaped cross-sections. Each cross-sectional shape may correspond to a different type of chemical product concentrate. Dispensing units include one or more shaped receptacles, each having a different geometrically shaped cross-section sized to receive a geometrically compatible one of the shaped dispensing cartridges. The dispensing units may further include shaped dispensing fitments sized to receive a geometrically compatible neck of a product container.
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