Patent · US Expired

Cartridge-type dispenser

US4373646A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1981
Grant dateFeb 15, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 14, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05C17/00576
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A disposable container comprising a filled, temporarily sealed cartridge for use in a caulking gun-like apparatus for repeated discharge of incremental amounts of the contents thereof of mayonnaise-like consistency. The cartridge includes a generally cylindrical tubular body having an inwardly rolled rim at one end thereof with a generally circular disc disposed within the body and adhesively sealed in abutment with the rim. A plurality of mutually intersecting slits through the disc form a resilient, pressure-responsive valve and orifice in the center portion of the disc. A plug top closure is at least partially disposed in the open opposite end of the tubular body and is provided with a cylindrical sidewall sized to be closely received within the tubular body, at least one circumferential rib on the cylindrical sidewall for tightly and slidingly engaging the tubular body, and a radially outwardly extending closure flange for yieldably abuttingly engaging the annular end face of the tubular body. Alternate forms of generally circular discs as well as a method of assembling such a cartridge are also disclosed.

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