Patent · US Active

Dispensing system for dispensing a liquid from a replacement container

US11827509B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by

41References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

Andrew Krystinik · Middlefield, US
Alexander Borgestedt · Shelton, US
George F. Wells · Boston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2022
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB67D3/0083
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dispensing system including a container and a dispenser. In some embodiments, the container includes a container body, a dispensing opening, and a seal over the dispensing opening. In some embodiments, the dispenser includes a base, a drawer, a piercing tube, and a dispensing tap. In some embodiments, the base is configured to receive the container. In some embodiments, the drawer is moveable relative to the base between a first position and a second position. In some embodiments, the piercing tube is coupled to and moveable with the drawer. In some embodiments, the dispensing tap is in fluid communication with the piercing tube. In some embodiments, the piercing tube is configured to pierce the seal of container when the container is received in the base and the drawer is moved from the first position to the second position.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.