Piercing device for venting a container

US11866319B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

• Andrew Krystinik · Middlefield, US
• Edward Gilchrest · Oxford, US
• Craig Bures · Prospect, US
• Lee M. Marchetti · Watertown, US
• Scott Smith · New Haven, US
• Daniel Peter Sterling · Fairfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 23, 2022
• Grant date: Jan 9, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 23, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2205/02
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A container for dispensing a liquid includes a body and a piercing device. The body includes an interior storage volume, an outlet through the first wall for dispensing the liquid, a first track disposed in a first side wall of the body, and a second track disposed in a second side wall of the body, the second side wall opposite the first side wall. The piercing device can be slidably coupled to the body and includes a first rail configured to slide within the first track, a second rail configured to slide within the second track, and a piercer that includes a piercing end. The piercer can slide from a first position to a second position to pierce the body and create a vent opening.